Can partial non-disclosure constitute a misrepresentation?
Ontario, Canada
The following excerpt is from Brar v. Smith, 2014 ONSC 5030 (CanLII):
Partial non-disclosure may constitute a misrepresentation; Petro Canada v. 366084 Ontario Ltd., 1995 CanLII 7418 (ONSC) at para. 50. Failure to disclose the whole truth may constitute fraudulent misrepresentation Graham v. Legault [1951] DLR, 423 at para. 20.
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