ABSTRACT
This chapter identifies the essential elements for proving deceit and explores the requirements for proving malicious falsehood. It explains the essential elements for proving passing off and discusses the requirements for proving conspiracy and inducing a breach of contract. The chapter analyses each tort and describes the law to factual situations and reach conclusions as to liability. There are a number of torts that can be loosely grouped together and which are concerned with interference with a person’s economic interests. The claimant bought shares in a company whose prospectus falsely stated that a certain known influential person was a director of the company. The defendant wished to evict the claimant from a tenancy in order that he could sell the property with vacant possession. The tort would involve the defendant using the claimant’s brand name or trademark in order to fool a customer into purchasing goods.
