Unit 11 of Law of Torts, Motor Accident Claims and Consumer Protection (syllabus: Other Specific Torts). Below: what the unit covers, the provisions it turns on, and the cases an examiner expects you to name.
What this unit covers
- What must be proved in an action for deceit?
- When is a careless statement actionable?
- When does a combination or a threat become a tort?
- What makes a stranger liable for inducing a breach of contract?
Treat that list as a self-test: recite each topic's rule from memory before you open its cases.
Provisions
Leading cases
- Derry v Peek (1889) 14 App Cas 337
- Hedley Byrne & Co Ltd v Heller & Partners Ltd [1964] AC 465
- Crofter Hand Woven Harris Tweed Co Ltd v Veitch [1942] AC 435
- Lumley v Gye (1853) 2 E & B 216