Intentional Torts - Tort Law

This type of tortious act effectively refers to any activity that leads to a civil wrong and that is carried out intentionally with the reasonably foreseeable risk of harm likely to ensue as a result and do actually lead to harm being caused. Therefore, with this in mind, it is also important to appreciate that this type of tort also has a number of subcategories within its remit including (a) assault; (b) battery; (c) intentional infliction of emotional distress, and (d) fraud.

But it is also important to look to appreciate the fact that, quite clearly, not every intentional act that anyone looks to perpetrate can be considered to be an intentional tort within the circumstances of any given case. Nevertheless, it still must be recognised that, in looking to be able to determine as to whether someone is liable for an intentional tort, the claimant needs to prove the defendant acted so as to lead to the damages that the claimant in a given case alleges that they sustained and that the defendant could have reasonably foreseen some harm ensuing from a recognised ‘wrongful act’.

 

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