@article{47952,
      author = {Carty, Hazel,},
      url = {http://tind.wipo.int/record/47952},
      title = {An Analysis of the Economic Torts},
      abstract = {The economic torts for too long have been under-theorised  and under-explored by academics and the judiciary alike.  Also in recent years claimants have exploited the resulting  chaos by attempting to use the economic torts in ever more  exotic ways. This book attempts to provide practical legal  research to both explore the ingredients of all these torts  — both the general economic torts (inducing breach of  contract, the unlawful means tort, intimidation, the  conspiracy torts) and the misrepresentation economic torts  (deceit, malicious falsehood, and passing off) — and  their rationales. In addition, an optimum framework for  these torts is suggested. However, that framework has to  take on board the apparent tension within the House of  Lords as revealed in the recent decisions in OBG v Allan  and Total Network v Revenue. These decisions and the  conflict of policy that appears to lie behind them reveal  different agendas for the future development of the general  economic torts. These agendas are debated (against the  background of the growing academic debate) and a coherent  approach suggested. As for the misrepresentation torts  their potential for development is also discussed and the  peril of allowing them to transform into unfair trading or  misappropriation torts is explained. The thesis of this  book remains that a coherent framework for these torts can  best be constructed based on a narrow remit for the common  law.},
      recid = {47952},
      pages = {1 online resource},
}