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Why - and when - are some torts actionable per se (vs needing to demonstrate actual damages)?
“The harm is inherent in the wrong”
This nice phrase was used by the Australian Law Reform Council in their report on a proposed new tort of Serious Invasions of Privacy in the Digital Era.
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