The four elements of tort law are duty of care, breach of duty, causation, and damages. Duty of care refers to the legal obligation to avoid causing harm to others. Breach of duty occurs when someone fails to meet the standard of care owed to others. Causation requires a direct link between the breach of duty and the resulting harm. Damages refer to the harm or loss suffered by the victim as a result of the breach of duty.

A breach of contractual duty is not considered a tort, but rather a breach of contract. Tort law deals with civil wrongs that cause harm to individuals or property, while contract law involves violations of agreements between parties.

Professor P.H. Winfield

The elements of a tort are the presence of a duty, the breach of duty, occurrence of an injury, and breach of the duty.

The essential elements of the law of torts include the existence of a duty of care owed by the defendant to the plaintiff, a breach of that duty, causation linking the defendant's breach to the plaintiff's harm, and the plaintiff suffering actual harm or loss as a result of the breach.