The parties had competed in bidding to acquire a public company. The plaintiff alleged that the defendant had used a fraudulent misrepresentation to the Secretary of State to achieve an advantage.
Held: To establish the tort of conspiracy to injure, it was sufficient that the conspirators intentionally caused injury to the plaintiff, and that they had used unlawful means to do so. It was not a defence to show that their predominant purpose was to protect their own interests.
Citations:
[1990] AC 479, Guardian 28-Jun-1991, [1991] 3 All ER 303
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Citing:
First Instance – Lonhro plc v Fayed 19-Jul-1988
The plaintiff and defendant competed in bidding for a public company. The plaintiff having been restrained by the Secretary of State, alleged that the defendant had used a fraudulent misrepresentation to achieve this.
Held: It was not a tort . .
Appeal from – Lonhro plc v Fayed CA 1990
The parties competed against each other in bidding for a public company. The plaintiff’s bid was referred to the Monopolies Commission, and they undertook to purchase no further shares. The defendant’s bid was not so referred, and the plaintiff . .
Cited by:
Cited – OBG Ltd OBG (Plant and Transport Hire) Ltd v Raymond International Ltd; OBG Ltd v Allen CA 9-Feb-2005
The defendants had wrongfully appointed receivers of the claimant, who then came into the business and terminated contracts undertaken by the business. The claimant asserted that their actions amounted to a wrongful interference in their contracts . .
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Torts – Other, Company
Updated: 19 May 2022; Ref: scu.223003