LAWS203 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Ormeau Baths Gallery, Harrods
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Interference with p"s economic interest by unlawful means. No primary wrong doing on part of 3rd party, to which d is accessory. Also known as the tort in allen v flood : use of unlawful means, intention to injure the p, threat must be effectual, use of unlawful means. Locals (3p"s) came out with canoes to sell produce: d fired cannons at those going near p"ships, unlawful means. Flood: 3rd party employed both p"s and d"s, p"s are shipwrights: d are ironworkers, d unhappy that employer had employed p"s. Threatened to mobilize union members to walk out if employer continued to employ the p: employer had a contractual right to terminate p"s employment, threat: was unlawful (members to breach their employment. Fayed: p and d both trying to buy harrods, d tells lies about themselves to selling parties: easier for them to purchase, harder for p, 3p suffered no loss: got good market price, misrepresentation from d to 3p.
