Tag: economic torts
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Supreme Court clarifies requirements for tort of lawful act economic duress
Supreme Court confirms proper boundaries to tort of causing loss by unlawful means
Directors held liable for inducing breach of contract and unlawful means conspiracy where they placed company into liquidation to avoid outstanding debt
The Technology and Construction Court has upheld economic tort claims against two directors of a limited liability company who placed the company into …
Supreme Court finds contempt of court constitutes unlawful means for the tort of conspiracy
The Supreme Court has held that contempt of court can constitute unlawful means for the purpose of the tort of conspiracy: JSC BTA Bank v Khrapunov …
Court of Appeal gives further guidance on how jurisdiction rules apply in economic tort claim
The Court of Appeal has held that the place of the event giving rise to damage in a claim alleging conspiracy to injure by unlawful means is where the …
Court of Appeal considers where harmful event occurred for the purpose of jurisdiction in economic tort claim
In a claim alleging conspiracy and unlawful interference in the claimant's business by cutting off supplies, the Court of Appeal has held that the …
Court of Appeal strikes out aspects of cartel claims based on economic torts
In the latest step in the long-running Air Cargo cartel damages saga, the Court of Appeal has struck out a large portion of the claimants' case brought …
House of Lords overhaul economic torts
The decision of the House of Lords handed down earlier this month has made headlines in the mainstream as well as the legal press. For the mainstream …