The law of tort deals with civil wrong. A wrong is something that causes harm or damage to another person. the words 'harm'and ' damage' have the same meaning.A person who suffers harm or damage is hurt in some way.This hurt might be physical in nature, but it might be some other type of hurt,such as causing someone to lose money. This are of law is based on the following principle. In situatons where l cause harm to another person, I hav may be liable to compensate him or her for that ham, even in situations when: