ABSTRACT
This chapter provides an introduction to claims in tort. It begins with a broad overview of the range of harms covered by tort law – for example, personal injury, damage to property, interference with land, and interference with reputation. Then it outlines the remedies that tort law can provide for those harms, such as damages and injunctions. The chapter then introduces the skill of client case analysis – that is, the use of a clear structured framework to analyse the client’s claim in order to determine the appropriate tort to provide a remedy for the harm suffered. It begins with identifying the relevant tort by reference to the type of harm suffered. It then looks at identifying the parties to the claim and establishing the elements of the claim.
