diff --git a/include/catch_session.hpp b/include/catch_session.hpp
index d0dc9e9d..dc356614 100644
--- a/include/catch_session.hpp
+++ b/include/catch_session.hpp
@@ -23,12 +23,10 @@
 namespace Catch {
 
     IStreamingReporterPtr createReporter( std::string const& reporterName, IConfigPtr const& config ) {
-        if( auto reporter = getRegistryHub().getReporterRegistry().create( reporterName, config ) )
-            return reporter;
+        auto reporter = getRegistryHub().getReporterRegistry().create( reporterName, config );
+        CATCH_ENFORCE( reporter, "No reporter registered with name: '" << reporterName << "'" );
 
-        std::ostringstream oss;
-        oss << "No reporter registered with name: '" << reporterName << "'";
-        throw std::domain_error( oss.str() );
+        return reporter;
     }
 
     IStreamingReporterPtr makeReporter( std::shared_ptr<Config> const& config ) {
@@ -105,11 +103,8 @@ namespace Catch {
 
         Session()
         : m_cli( makeCommandLineParser() ) {
-            if( alreadyInstantiated ) {
-                std::string msg = "Only one instance of Catch::Session can ever be used";
-                Catch::cerr() << msg << std::endl;
-                throw std::logic_error( msg );
-            }
+            if( alreadyInstantiated )
+                CATCH_INTERNAL_ERROR( "Only one instance of Catch::Session can ever be used" );
             alreadyInstantiated = true;
         }
         ~Session() {
diff --git a/include/internal/catch_commandline.hpp b/include/internal/catch_commandline.hpp
index 742f01a4..89c55695 100644
--- a/include/internal/catch_commandline.hpp
+++ b/include/internal/catch_commandline.hpp
@@ -19,19 +19,16 @@ namespace Catch {
 
     inline void abortAfterFirst( ConfigData& config ) { config.abortAfter = 1; }
     inline void abortAfterX( ConfigData& config, int x ) {
-        if( x < 1 )
-            throw std::runtime_error( "Value after -x or --abortAfter must be greater than zero" );
+        CATCH_ENFORCE( x >=1, "Value after -x or --abortAfter must be greater than zero" );
         config.abortAfter = x;
     }
-    inline void addTestOrTags( ConfigData& config, std::string const& _testSpec ) { config.testsOrTags.push_back( _testSpec ); }
+    inline void addTestOrTags( ConfigData& config, std::string const& testSpec ) { config.testsOrTags.push_back( testSpec ); }
     inline void addSectionToRun( ConfigData& config, std::string const& sectionName ) { config.sectionsToRun.push_back( sectionName ); }
-    inline void addReporterName( ConfigData& config, std::string const& _reporterName ) { config.reporterNames.push_back( _reporterName ); }
+    inline void addReporterName( ConfigData& config, std::string const& reporterName ) { config.reporterNames.push_back( reporterName ); }
 
-    inline void addWarning( ConfigData& config, std::string const& _warning ) {
-        if( _warning == "NoAssertions" )
-            config.warnings = static_cast<WarnAbout::What>( config.warnings | WarnAbout::NoAssertions );
-        else
-            throw std::runtime_error( "Unrecognised warning: '" + _warning + '\'' );
+    inline void addWarning( ConfigData& config, std::string const& warning ) {
+        CATCH_ENFORCE( warning == "NoAssertions", "Unrecognised warning: '" << warning << "'" );
+        config.warnings = static_cast<WarnAbout::What>( config.warnings | WarnAbout::NoAssertions );
     }
     inline void setOrder( ConfigData& config, std::string const& order ) {
         if( startsWith( "declared", order ) )
@@ -41,7 +38,7 @@ namespace Catch {
         else if( startsWith( "random", order ) )
             config.runOrder = RunTests::InRandomOrder;
         else
-            throw std::runtime_error( "Unrecognised ordering: '" + order + '\'' );
+            CATCH_ENFORCE( false, "Unrecognised ordering: '" << order << '\'' );
     }
     inline void setRngSeed( ConfigData& config, std::string const& seed ) {
         if( seed == "time" ) {
@@ -51,8 +48,7 @@ namespace Catch {
             std::stringstream ss;
             ss << seed;
             ss >> config.rngSeed;
-            if( ss.fail() )
-                throw std::runtime_error( "Argument to --rng-seed should be the word 'time' or a number" );
+            CATCH_ENFORCE( !ss.fail(), "Argument to --rng-seed should be the word 'time' or a number" );
         }
     }
     inline void setVerbosity( ConfigData& config, int level ) {
@@ -74,15 +70,14 @@ namespace Catch {
         else if( mode == "auto" )
             config.useColour = UseColour::Auto;
         else
-            throw std::runtime_error( "colour mode must be one of: auto, yes or no" );
+            CATCH_ENFORCE( false, "colour mode must be one of: auto, yes or no" );
     }
     inline void forceColour( ConfigData& config ) {
         config.useColour = UseColour::Yes;
     }
     inline void loadTestNamesFromFile( ConfigData& config, std::string const& _filename ) {
         std::ifstream f( _filename.c_str() );
-        if( !f.is_open() )
-            throw std::domain_error( "Unable to load input file: " + _filename );
+        CATCH_ENFORCE( f.is_open(), "Unable to load input file: '" << _filename << "'" );
 
         std::string line;
         while( std::getline( f, line ) ) {
diff --git a/include/internal/catch_common.h b/include/internal/catch_common.h
index bcb6bd51..c4ac2967 100644
--- a/include/internal/catch_common.h
+++ b/include/internal/catch_common.h
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 
 #include <sstream>
 #include <algorithm>
+#include <exception>
 
 namespace Catch {
 
@@ -99,8 +100,6 @@ namespace Catch {
     inline bool alwaysTrue() { return true; }
     inline bool alwaysFalse() { return false; }
 
-    void throwLogicError( std::string const& message, SourceLineInfo const& locationInfo );
-
     void seedRng( IConfig const& config );
     unsigned int rngSeed();
 
@@ -117,10 +116,29 @@ namespace Catch {
     T const& operator + ( T const& value, StreamEndStop ) {
         return value;
     }
+
+    template<typename ExceptionT = std::domain_error>
+    class Error {
+        std::ostringstream m_oss;
+
+    public:
+        template<typename T>
+        auto operator <<( T const& value ) -> Error& {
+            m_oss << value;
+            return *this;
+        }
+
+        [[noreturn]]
+        void raise() {
+            throw ExceptionT( m_oss.str() );
+        }
+    };
 }
 
 #define CATCH_INTERNAL_LINEINFO ::Catch::SourceLineInfo( __FILE__, static_cast<std::size_t>( __LINE__ ) )
-#define CATCH_INTERNAL_ERROR( msg ) ::Catch::throwLogicError( msg, CATCH_INTERNAL_LINEINFO );
+#define CATCH_INTERNAL_ERROR( msg ) do{ ( ::Catch::Error<std::logic_error>() << CATCH_INTERNAL_LINEINFO << ": Internal Catch error: " << msg ).raise(); } while(false)
+#define CATCH_ERROR( msg ) ( ::Catch::Error<>() << msg ).raise()
+#define CATCH_ENFORCE( condition, msg ) do{ if( !(condition) ) CATCH_ERROR( msg ); } while(false)
 
 #endif // TWOBLUECUBES_CATCH_COMMON_H_INCLUDED
 
diff --git a/include/internal/catch_common.hpp b/include/internal/catch_common.hpp
index 9f943777..fc82351e 100644
--- a/include/internal/catch_common.hpp
+++ b/include/internal/catch_common.hpp
@@ -106,13 +106,6 @@ namespace Catch {
 #endif
         return os;
     }
-
-    void throwLogicError( std::string const& message, SourceLineInfo const& locationInfo ) {
-        std::ostringstream oss;
-        oss << locationInfo << ": Internal Catch error: '" << message << '\'';
-        if( alwaysTrue() )
-            throw std::logic_error( oss.str() );
-    }
 }
 
 #endif // TWOBLUECUBES_CATCH_COMMON_HPP_INCLUDED
diff --git a/include/internal/catch_config.hpp b/include/internal/catch_config.hpp
index 8be68a81..869e4c70 100644
--- a/include/internal/catch_config.hpp
+++ b/include/internal/catch_config.hpp
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ namespace Catch {
                 if( m_data.outputFilename == "%debug" )
                     return new DebugOutStream();
                 else
-                    throw std::domain_error( "Unrecognised stream: " + m_data.outputFilename );
+                    CATCH_ERROR( "Unrecognised stream: '" << m_data.outputFilename << "'" );
             }
             else
                 return new FileStream( m_data.outputFilename );
diff --git a/include/internal/catch_console_colour_impl.hpp b/include/internal/catch_console_colour_impl.hpp
index f15494ab..07cb07b4 100644
--- a/include/internal/catch_console_colour_impl.hpp
+++ b/include/internal/catch_console_colour_impl.hpp
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ namespace {
                 case Colour::BrightGreen:   return setTextAttribute( FOREGROUND_INTENSITY | FOREGROUND_GREEN );
                 case Colour::BrightWhite:   return setTextAttribute( FOREGROUND_INTENSITY | FOREGROUND_GREEN | FOREGROUND_RED | FOREGROUND_BLUE );
 
-                case Colour::Bright: throw std::logic_error( "not a colour" );
+                case Colour::Bright: CATCH_INTERNAL_ERROR( "not a colour" );
             }
         }
 
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ namespace {
                 case Colour::BrightGreen:   return setColour( "[1;32m" );
                 case Colour::BrightWhite:   return setColour( "[1;37m" );
 
-                case Colour::Bright: throw std::logic_error( "not a colour" );
+                case Colour::Bright: CATCH_INTERNAL_ERROR( "not a colour" );
             }
         }
         static IColourImpl* instance() {
diff --git a/include/internal/catch_run_context.hpp b/include/internal/catch_run_context.hpp
index feb192ed..3d715c46 100644
--- a/include/internal/catch_run_context.hpp
+++ b/include/internal/catch_run_context.hpp
@@ -371,7 +371,7 @@ namespace Catch {
         if( IResultCapture* capture = getCurrentContext().getResultCapture() )
             return *capture;
         else
-            throw std::logic_error( "No result capture instance" );
+            CATCH_INTERNAL_ERROR( "No result capture instance" );
     }
 
 } // end namespace Catch
diff --git a/include/internal/catch_stream.hpp b/include/internal/catch_stream.hpp
index cc6c38a1..b287548b 100644
--- a/include/internal/catch_stream.hpp
+++ b/include/internal/catch_stream.hpp
@@ -59,11 +59,7 @@ namespace Catch {
 
     FileStream::FileStream( std::string const& filename ) {
         m_ofs.open( filename.c_str() );
-        if( m_ofs.fail() ) {
-            std::ostringstream oss;
-            oss << "Unable to open file: '" << filename << '\'';
-            throw std::domain_error( oss.str() );
-        }
+        CATCH_ENFORCE( !m_ofs.fail(), "Unable to open file: '" << filename << "'" );
     }
 
     std::ostream& FileStream::stream() const {
diff --git a/include/internal/catch_tag_alias_registry.hpp b/include/internal/catch_tag_alias_registry.hpp
index f7928a64..fef96c35 100644
--- a/include/internal/catch_tag_alias_registry.hpp
+++ b/include/internal/catch_tag_alias_registry.hpp
@@ -40,24 +40,13 @@ namespace Catch {
 
     void TagAliasRegistry::add( std::string const& alias, std::string const& tag, SourceLineInfo const& lineInfo ) {
 
-        if( !startsWith( alias, "[@" ) || !endsWith( alias, ']' ) ) {
-            std::ostringstream oss;
-            oss << Colour( Colour::Red )
-                << "error: tag alias, \"" << alias << "\" is not of the form [@alias name].\n"
-                << Colour( Colour::FileName )
-                << lineInfo << '\n';
-            throw std::domain_error( oss.str().c_str() );
-        }
-        if( !m_registry.insert( std::make_pair( alias, TagAlias( tag, lineInfo ) ) ).second ) {
-            std::ostringstream oss;
-            oss << Colour( Colour::Red )
-                << "error: tag alias, \"" << alias << "\" already registered.\n"
-                << "\tFirst seen at "
-                << Colour( Colour::Red ) << find(alias)->lineInfo << '\n'
-                << Colour( Colour::Red ) << "\tRedefined at "
-                << Colour( Colour::FileName) << lineInfo << '\n';
-            throw std::domain_error( oss.str().c_str() );
-        }
+        CATCH_ENFORCE( startsWith( alias, "[@" ) && endsWith( alias, ']' ),
+                "error: tag alias, '" << alias << "' is not of the form [@alias name].\n" << lineInfo );
+
+        CATCH_ENFORCE( m_registry.insert( std::make_pair( alias, TagAlias( tag, lineInfo ) ) ).second,
+                "error: tag alias, '" << alias << "' already registered.\n"
+                << "\tFirst seen at: " << find(alias)->lineInfo << "\n"
+                << "\tRedefined at: " << lineInfo );
     }
 
     ITagAliasRegistry::~ITagAliasRegistry() {}
diff --git a/include/internal/catch_test_case_info.hpp b/include/internal/catch_test_case_info.hpp
index 0ee14c82..32c0e6e9 100644
--- a/include/internal/catch_test_case_info.hpp
+++ b/include/internal/catch_test_case_info.hpp
@@ -37,15 +37,10 @@ namespace Catch {
         return parseSpecialTag( tag ) == TestCaseInfo::None && tag.size() > 0 && !std::isalnum( tag[0] );
     }
     inline void enforceNotReservedTag( std::string const& tag, SourceLineInfo const& _lineInfo ) {
-        if( isReservedTag( tag ) ) {
-            std::ostringstream ss;
-            ss << Colour(Colour::Red)
-               << "Tag name [" << tag << "] not allowed.\n"
+        CATCH_ENFORCE( !isReservedTag( tag ),
+               "Tag name: [" << tag << "] is not allowed.\n"
                << "Tag names starting with non alpha-numeric characters are reserved\n"
-               << Colour(Colour::FileName)
-               << _lineInfo << '\n';
-            throw std::runtime_error(ss.str());
-        }
+               << _lineInfo );
     }
 
     TestCase makeTestCase(  ITestCase* _testCase,
diff --git a/include/internal/catch_test_case_registry_impl.hpp b/include/internal/catch_test_case_registry_impl.hpp
index cecbc253..5406c543 100644
--- a/include/internal/catch_test_case_registry_impl.hpp
+++ b/include/internal/catch_test_case_registry_impl.hpp
@@ -62,18 +62,12 @@ namespace Catch {
 
     void enforceNoDuplicateTestCases( std::vector<TestCase> const& functions ) {
         std::set<TestCase> seenFunctions;
-        for( auto const function : functions ) {
-            std::pair<std::set<TestCase>::const_iterator, bool> prev = seenFunctions.insert( function );
-            if( !prev.second ) {
-                std::ostringstream ss;
-
-                ss  << Colour( Colour::Red )
-                    << "error: TEST_CASE( \"" << function.name << "\" ) already defined.\n"
-                    << "\tFirst seen at " << prev.first->getTestCaseInfo().lineInfo << '\n'
-                    << "\tRedefined at " << function.getTestCaseInfo().lineInfo << std::endl;
-
-                throw std::runtime_error(ss.str());
-            }
+        for( auto const& function : functions ) {
+            auto prev = seenFunctions.insert( function );
+            CATCH_ENFORCE( prev.second,
+                    "error: TEST_CASE( \"" << function.name << "\" ) already defined.\n"
+                    << "\tFirst seen at " << prev.first->getTestCaseInfo().lineInfo << "\n"
+                    << "\tRedefined at " << function.getTestCaseInfo().lineInfo );
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/include/internal/catch_test_case_tracker.hpp b/include/internal/catch_test_case_tracker.hpp
index beba96bd..d03fc936 100644
--- a/include/internal/catch_test_case_tracker.hpp
+++ b/include/internal/catch_test_case_tracker.hpp
@@ -202,11 +202,6 @@ namespace TestCaseTracking {
                 m_ctx.currentTracker().close();
 
             switch( m_runState ) {
-                case NotStarted:
-                case CompletedSuccessfully:
-                case Failed:
-                    throw std::logic_error( "Illogical state" );
-
                 case NeedsAnotherRun:
                     break;;
 
@@ -218,8 +213,13 @@ namespace TestCaseTracking {
                         m_runState = CompletedSuccessfully;
                     break;
 
+                case NotStarted:
+                case CompletedSuccessfully:
+                case Failed:
+                    CATCH_INTERNAL_ERROR( "Illogical state: " << m_runState );
+
                 default:
-                    throw std::logic_error( "Unexpected state" );
+                    CATCH_INTERNAL_ERROR( "Unknown state: " << m_runState );
             }
             moveToParent();
             m_ctx.completeCycle();
diff --git a/include/internal/catch_wildcard_pattern.hpp b/include/internal/catch_wildcard_pattern.hpp
index b9827b96..04d70f12 100644
--- a/include/internal/catch_wildcard_pattern.hpp
+++ b/include/internal/catch_wildcard_pattern.hpp
@@ -49,16 +49,9 @@ namespace Catch
                     return startsWith( adjustCase( str ), m_pattern );
                 case WildcardAtBothEnds:
                     return contains( adjustCase( str ), m_pattern );
+                default:
+                    CATCH_INTERNAL_ERROR( "Unknown enum" );
             }
-
-#ifdef __clang__
-#pragma clang diagnostic push
-#pragma clang diagnostic ignored "-Wunreachable-code"
-#endif
-            throw std::logic_error( "Unknown enum" );
-#ifdef __clang__
-#pragma clang diagnostic pop
-#endif
         }
     private:
         std::string adjustCase( std::string const& str ) const {