Medical negligence, A doctor mistakenly harms a patient by giving the wrong treatment. , Negligent damage to property, A motorist drives too close to another car and scratches it., Negligent misstatements causing financial loss, An estate agent mistakenly tells a Client that a property is ' structurally sound, but hasn’t actually checked., Assault, A hooligan throws a brick at a victim., Battery, A hooligan physically attacks and injures a victim, Trespass, A walker crosses a farmer’s land and damages his crops, Fraudulent misrepresentation, A party tricks another party into signing a harmful contract., Wrongful death, A careless driver accidentally kills a pedestrian., Fraud, A saleswoman takes deposits from customers who want holiday homes, but the homes don’t actually exist. , Defamation, A party damages another's reputation by writing or saying untrue statements. , Reckless driving, A drunk driver crashes after driving above the speed limit., Professional negligence, A lawyer causes financial harm to his client by giving faulty advice. , Nuisance, A property owner irritates her neighbours by burning rubber tyres in the garden. , False imprisonment, A shop manager wrongly accuses a customer of theft, and locks her in his office for an hour. , Product liability, A manufacturer makes and sells food which contains harmful ingredients. , Intentional infliction of emotional distress, A party threatens to harm a victim at an unspecified time in the future. |.

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