Kenya Tort Law:distinction between tort and crime

Distinction between Tort and crime-
Below are some distinctions between a tort and a crime under Kenya law

Tort	Crime
i) Less serious wrongs are considered as private wrongs and have been labelled as civil wrong.	i) More serious wrongs have been considered to be public wrongs and are known as crimes.
ii) The suit is filed by the injured person himself.	ii) The case is brought by the state.
iii) Compromise is always possible.	iii) Except in certain cases, compromise is not possible.
iv) the wrongdoers pays compensation to the injured party.	iv) The wrongdoer is punished.

Distinction between Tort and breach of contract-

Breach of contract	Tort
i) It results from breach of a duty undertaken by the parties themselves.	i) It occurs from the breach of such duties which are not undertaken by the parties but which are imposed by law.
ii) In contract, each party owes duty to the other.	ii) Duties imposed by law of torts are not towards any specific individual but towards the world at large.
iii) Damage of contract is liquidated.	iii) Damage of tort is unliquidated.
iv) It provides limited remedy	iv) It provides unlimited remedy.

Distinction between Tort and Breach of trust-

Tort	Breach of Trust
i) Damage of tort is unliquidated.	i) Damage of breach of trust is liquidated.
ii) Law of tort was part of common law.	ii) Law of trust was part of Court of Chancery.
iii) Tort is partly related to the law of property.	iii) Trust is a branch of law of property.