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In a claim by an employer against a former employee鈥檚 new employer for one of the economic torts (eg conspiracy, inducement to breach contract), what is the measure of damages?

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Published on: 02 October 2018
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The new employer of the former employee may be made a party to any litigation involving the target employee as a result of the operation of the economic torts, including:

  1. 鈥

    inducement/ Procurement of breach of contract

  2. 鈥

    Conspiracy (lawful means conspiracy and unlawful means conspiracy), and

  3. 鈥

    unlawful interference with business

At final trial, an award of Damages may be made against the offending employee's new employer for these economic torts.

Where the damages claimed arise from a tort, the court seeks to place the claimant in the

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Conspiracy definition
What does Conspiracy mean?

An agreement between two or more persons to commit an offence, or which necessarily involves committing an offence, or which falls within the ambit of 鈥conspiracy to defraud鈥 or 鈥渃onspiracy to corrupt public morals/outrage public decency鈥.

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