Mitchell v. Mitchell: How Courts Are Applying the New Tort of Intimate Partner Violence After Ahluwalia

Only months after the Supreme Court of Canada recognized the new tort of intimate partner violence (IPV) in Ahluwalia v. Ahluwalia, courts are beginning to define how coercive control claims will work in practice. As discussed in a previous alert, Supreme Court of Canada Recognizes New Tort of Intimate Partner Violence in Landmark Family Violence Decision, the Supreme Court of Canada recognized that coercive control can cause a distinct legal harm to an intimate partner’s dignity, autonomy, and…
By: Cozen O’Connor