Cook Strait Skyferry Ltd v Dennis Thompson International Ltd - [1993] 2 NZLR 72

Tort — Inducing breaches of contract — Alleged tortfeasor governing director of company whose contract was said to have been breached — Circumstances in which a director could be liable in tort for inducing breach of contract.

Company law — Directors — Director inducing breach of contract — Director governing director of company whose contract was said to have been breached — Circumstances in which director could be liable in tort for inducing breach of contract.

Commercial law — Trade practices — Fair Trading Act 1986 - Contract for sale of goods — Contract partly performed in New Zealand — Goods purchased in another country — Whether alleged conduct amounted to breach relating to the supply of goods or services in New Zealand — Fair Trading Act 1986, s 3. 2