Module 26 - Economic Torts 2
Topics
- Inducing breach of contract
- Introduction
- Direct persuasion of third party to breach an existing contract
- The claimant's right
- Other rights protected by the Lumley v Gye tort
- Knowledge that the procured act is a breach
- Intention to procure a breach
- Hindering performance of a Contract
- Procurement by the defendant
- Directors of Companies
- Indirect interference by unlawful means
- Intimidation
- Introduction
- Tort of Primary Liability
- Threat of unlawful act
- Conspiracy
- Introduction
- Comparison with Crime of Conspiracy
- Origin of the Tort
- Conspiracy to Injure
- Unlawful Means Conspiracy
- Unlawful Means
- Intention for Unlawful Means Conspiracy
- Abuse of Legal Procedure
- Introduction
- Malicious Prosecution
- Malicious civil proceedings
- Abuse of process
- Breach of Court Orders – Civil Law Issues
Cases
- Lumley v Gye (1853) 2 Bl & Bl 216
- British Industrial Plastics Ltd v Ferguson [1940] 1 All ER 479
- Emerald Construction Co Ltd v Lowthian [1966] 1 WLR 691
- Millar v Bassey [1994] EMLR 44 CA
- Mainstream Properties Ltd v Young [2005] EWCA Civ 861 CA; [2007] 2 WLR 920 HL
- Esso Petroleum Co Ltd v Kingswood Motors (Addlestone) Ltd [1974] QB 142
- J.T. Stratford & Sons Ltd v Lindley [1965] AC 269; [1964] 3 WLR 541 HL
- Rookes v Barnard [1964] AC 1129 HL
- Mogul Steamship Co Ltd v McGregor, Gow & Co (1888) 21 QBD 544
- Mogul Steamship Co Ltd v McGregor, Gow & Co [1892] AC 25 HL
- Quinn v Leathem [1901] AC 495 HL
- Crofter Hand Woven Harris Tweed Co Ltd v Veitch [1942] AC 435 HL
- Lonrho Ltd v Shell Petroleum Co Ltd (No 2) [1982] AC 173 HL
- Metall und Rohstoff AG v Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette Inc. [1990] 2 QB 479 CA
- Lonrho Plc v Fayed [1992] 1 AC 448; [1991] 3 WLR 188; [1991] 3 All ER 303 HL
- Powell v Boldaz [1998] Lloyd's Rep Med 116; (1998) 39 BMLR 35 CA
- Total Network SL v Commissioners of Customs & Excise [2008] UKHL 19; [2008] 2 WLR 711 HL
- Douglas v Hello Ltd [2005] EWCA Civ 595; [2006] QB 125; [2005] 3 WLR 881 CA
- Grainger v Hill (1838) 4 Bing NC 212
- Metall und Rohstoff AG v Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette Inc. [1990] 2 QB 479 CA
- Chapman v Honig [1963] 2 QB 502; [1963] 3 WLR 19 CA
- Her Majesty's Commissioners of Customs and Excise v. Barclays Bank plc [2006] UKHL 28; [2006] 3 WLR 1; [2006] 4 All ER 256; [2006] 2 Lloyd's Rep 327 HL
- Re Hudson, Hudson v Hudson [1966] Ch 209; [1966] 2 WLR 398
- Independiente Ltd v Music Trading On-Line (HK) Ltd Unreported, 9 November 2006, Underhill J
