Economic tort of unlawful interference

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Practice notes

Economic tort of unlawful interference

Published by a UUֱ Dispute Resolution expert

Practice notes
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As set out in The economic torts—overview, the law makes provision to protect a person’s trade or business from acts which are considered to be unacceptable.

For guidance on claims for:

  1. procuring a breach of contract, see Practice Note: The tort of procuring a breach of contract

  2. intentional violation of rights in a judgment debt, see Practice Note: The Marex tort (interference with a judgment debt)

  3. conspiracy (both by lawful and unlawful means), see Practice Note: Civil conspiracy claims (economic tort)

  4. economic duress, see Practice Note: Economic duress—undue influence—tort of intimidation

  5. intentional violation with the claimant’s rights in a judgment debt, see Practice Note: The Marex tort (interference with a judgment debt)

Civil claims involving fraud and dishonesty often rely on pleading one or more of the economic torts, on which see Practice Note: Civil fraud—causes of action (heads of claim).

What is the tort of unlawful interference?

Causing loss by unlawful means exists where the defendant interferes with an economic interest of the claimant by unlawful means, the object and

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Conspiracy definition
What does Conspiracy mean?

An agreement between two or more persons to commit an offence, or which necessarily involves committing an offence, or which falls within the ambit of “conspiracy to defraud” or “conspiracy to corrupt public morals/outrage public decency”.

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