Breach of promise or heart balm is a former common law tort.

Violation of the right to quiet enjoyment is a common law tort.

The Court ruled that there can be no common law tort of discrimination.

It is similar to a civil law tort.

There was some debate over whether there was a common law tort of discrimination.

Passing off is a common law tort which can be used to enforce unregistered trademark rights.

Misfeasance in public office is considered to be a special kind of public law tort.

There remains some debate whether there exists a common law tort for breach of privacy.

Breach of promise, a former common law tort.

In other cases, legal commentary has led to the development of new causes of action outside the traditional common law torts.