In Mogul Steamship Co Ltd[2] the plaintiffs argued they had been driven from the Chinese tea market by a 'shipping conference', that had acted together to underprice them.
[4] The House of Lords thought that unions should be liable in tort for helping workers to go on strike for better pay and conditions.
But it riled workers so much that it led to the creation of the British Labour Party and the Trade Disputes Act 1906.
While Indian courts have been reluctant to award damages for the economic torts of simple and unlawful conspiracy as well as inducing breach of contract[11] due to the confused state of the law,[12] damages are regularly awarded for torts affecting economic interests under the conspiracy to injure and courts have referred to English precedent on the matter.
[13] The courts have been more willing to adopt English precedent in areas such as the tort of deceit,[14] unlawful interference with trade,[15] intimidation,[16] and malicious falsehood[17] which constitute an intentional attempt to undermine the interests of a specific party.