1. (a) That's not right. The tort of trespass to chattels protects a person's interests in moveable property. But the tort protects possession of property rather than ownership, so an action is available to anyone whose possession or physical control of goods is interfered with. It therefore does not matter that A only leases the tables and chairs: he is still the possessor of them.

Wilson v Lombank Ltd [1963] 1 All ER 740.

The interference must be direct (rather than indirect) and must be either intentional or negligent. In this case, C's actions are clearly intentional.