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Novel family violence tort has no place in Ontario law, Court of Appeal rules (Ahluwalia v. Ahluwalia)
Friday, July 28, 2023James R.G. Cook, Delila BikicLitigationDivorce Act
In July 2023, the Ontario Court of Appeal held that a novel tort specific to “family violence” should not have been created...
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Witnesses intimidated and conspiracy alleged while trying to conceal marriage
Monday, July 25, 2022James R.G. CookLitigationFraud, Divorce Act, Property Transfer Tax Act, Foreign Buyer’s Tax
Allegations of fraud and other unlawful conduct such as conspiracy are an attack on a person’s integrity and should not be made lightly by litigants. As the mere...
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Tort of “family violence” provides new way to seek damages for domestic abuse
Monday, March 28, 2022James R.G. Cook, Delila BikicLitigationDivorce Act
In July 2023, the Court of Appeal allowed the appeal 2023 ONCA 476 (CanLII), and set aside trial judge's decision creating the tort of family violence
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