An analysis of the economic torts
Hazel Carty.
- 2nd ed.
- Oxford New York Oxford University Press 2010.
- xxvii, 333 p. 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Preliminary discussion of the general economic torts -- Inducing breach of contract -- The unlawful means tort -- Intimidation -- Conspiracy -- Two-part or direct economic tort liability -- The general economic torts : conclusion -- Deceit -- Malicious falsehood -- Passing off -- The misrepresentation economic torts : conclusion -- Overall conclusion and framework.
Economic torts are an area under-theorised and sparsely explored. Hazel Carty cuts through the resulting chaos to provide practical legal research to analyse the ingredients, uncertainties, and possibilities of the economic torts, and to suggest a coherent framework for their future development.