What is tort?

A tort is a wrongful act other than a breach of contract that results in injury to another body’s person, property, dignity or reputation and which is recognised by statute or common law as a legitimate basis for liability. It is the law of civil wrongs.The liabilities under tort in the Landscape Architect’s interest, are the following:

Tort law involves claims in an action seeking to obtain a private civil remedy, typically monetary damages. A tort claim can include intentional infliction of emotional distress, negligence, financial loss, injury, invasion of privacy, and numerous other harms. Tort claims may be compared to criminal law, which deals with criminal wrongs that are punishable by the state. A wrongful act, such as an assault and battery, may result in both a civil lawsuit and a criminal prosecution in countries where the civil and criminal legal systems are separate.

Tort law may also be contrasted with contract law, which also provides civil remedies after breach of a duty that arises from a contract; but whereas the contractual obligation is one agreed to by the parties, obligations in both tort and criminal law are more fundamental and are imposed regardless of whether the parties have a contract. In both contract and tort, successful claimants must show that they have suffered foreseeable loss or harm as a direct result of the breach of duty

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