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Torts (Interference with Goods) Act 1977 (1977 c 32)

The Torts (Interference with Goods) Act 1977 provides a comprehensive legal framework for civil wrongs (torts) regarding the unlawful interference with another person's goods. It consolidates various common law actions into statutory provisions, including detinue, conversion, and trespass to goods. The Act simplifies legal remedies available to claimants, allowing them to recover damages or secure the return of their property. It was enacted to clarify and modernise the law concerning the handling, possession, and disposal of goods, thereby improving legal predictability and efficiency in resolving disputes over tangible property.

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Torts (Interference with Goods) Act 1977 (1977 c 32)

The Torts (Interference with Goods) Act 1977 provides a comprehensive legal framework for civil wrongs (torts) regarding the unlawful interference with another person's goods. It consolidates various common law actions into statutory provisions, including detinue, conversion, and trespass to goods. The Act simplifies legal remedies available to claimants, allowing them to recover damages or secure the return of their property. It was enacted to clarify and modernise the law concerning the handling, possession, and disposal of goods, thereby improving legal predictability and efficiency in resolving disputes over tangible property.

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Torts (Interference with Goods) Act 1977 (1977 c 32)

1 Definition of “wrongful interference with goods”

2 Abolition of detinue

3 Form of judgment where goods are detained

4 Interlocutory relief where goods are detained

5 Extinction of title on satisfaction of claim for damages

6 Allowance for improvement of the goods

7 Double liability

8 Competing rights to the goods

9 Concurrent actions

10 Co-owners

11 Minor amendments

12 Bailee's power of sale

13 Sale authorised by the court

14 Interpretation

15 Repeal

16 Extent and application to the Crown

17 Short title, etc

SCHEDULE 1 Uncollected Goods

SCHEDULE 2 Transitional

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