Litigation Notes

Inducing a breach of contract: Court of Appeal considers necessary degree of participation in a third party's breach to establish tort of inducement

Directors held liable for inducing breach of contract and unlawful means conspiracy where they placed company into liquidation to avoid outstanding debt

The Technology and Construction Court has upheld economic tort claims against two directors of a limited liability company who placed the company into …

Supreme Court refuses to apply a special jurisdiction rule to the tort of inducing breach of a jurisdiction clause

The Supreme Court has refused to craft a special rule for the tort of inducing a breach of contract where the contractual term which has been breached is …

Court of Appeal finds settlement with contract breaker did not release claims against others who induced the breach

The Court of Appeal has held that a claimant's previous settlement with a contract breaker did not discharge his claims against the present defendants …

Court of Appeal allows claim for "loss of a chance" damages where claimant failed to establish causation on a balance of probabilities

In a claim for inducing a breach of contract, the Court of Appeal held that a football agent could claim damages for the lost chance of earning …