ABSTRACT
Just as members of the business community must honour their legal undertakings whether written or oral, so too must they honour social undertakings that are underpinned by the principles of tortious liability. What is being upheld is the social contract that creates obligations to each other and to the wider community. The law of tort defines the obligations imposed on one member of society to his or her fellows and provides for compensation for harms caused by breach of such obligations.
