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As set out in The economic torts—overview, the law makes provision to protect a person’s trade or business from acts which are considered to be unacceptable.

For guidance on claims for:

1. •

   procuring a breach of contract, see Practice Note: The tort of procuring a breach of contract

2. •

   intentional violation of rights in a judgment debt, see Practice Note: The Marex tort (interference with a judgment debt)

3. •

   conspiracy (both by lawful and unlawful means), see Practice Note: Civil conspiracy claims (economic tort)

4. •

   economic duress, see Practice Note: Economic duress—undue influence—tort of intimidation

5. •

   intentional violation with the claimant’s rights in a judgment debt, see Practice Note: The Marex tort (interference with a judgment debt)

Civil claims involving fraud and dishonesty often rely on pleading one or more of the economic torts, on which see Practice Note: Civil fraud—causes of action (heads of claim).