Unravelling civil conspiracy

• Main Author: LEE, Pey Woan
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2018
• Subjects: Torts; Conspiracy; Unlawful Means; Public Interests; Joint Tortfeasance; Joint Liability; Banking and Finance Law; Business Law, Public Responsibility, and Ethics; Securities Law
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/sol_research/2816; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/sol_research/article/4774/viewcontent/UNRAVELLING_CIVIL_CONSPIRACY_LMCLQ_pv.pdf
• Institution: Singapore Management University

This article seeks to understand civil conspiracy through the lens of its historical rationale. It identifies that purpose to be the protection of public interests as the tort was originally fashioned as an extension of criminal conspiracy to counter serious social ills. For lawful means conspiracy,...