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A {{tag|representation}} is a statement of '''present [[fact]]''' made by one person ''that induces another to enter a {{tag|contract}}''. By its nature, a {{tag|representation}} is therefore ''not'' a [[term]] of the {{t|contract}} itself — it cannot be; it was made before the contract came about; it is an {{tag|egg}} to the contract’s [[Chicken-licken|chicken]] — although that won’t stop [[Mediocre lawyer|attorneys]] gleefully adding representations into the {{tag|contract}} afterward, co-branding them as [[warranty|warranties]], for good measure. For, if your counsel is [[Mediocre lawyer|diligent]] enough, you may have your cake and eat it, too. [[Non-contractual representation|Non-contractual representations]] may provide relief: a false [[representation]] may entitle the party induced into the contract in reliance on it to claim under the [[Misrepresentation Act 1967]] and [[rescind]] the {{tag|contract}} altogether, ''or'' claim [[damages]] for [[negligent misstatement]] in {{tag|tort}}. <br>