AuthorMarija Blazevic

Ahluwalia v Ahluwalia: The Supreme Court of Canada Contemplates the Recognition of a Tort of Family Violence

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From 11 to 12  February 2025, the Supreme Court of Canada heard oral arguments in Ahluwalia v Ahluwalia to determine if a tort of family violence should be recognized. In 2022, a tort of family violence was recognized by the Ontario Superior Court of Justice in Ahluwalia v Ahluwalia, a case in which Ms. Ahluwalia was subjected to physical violence, economic abuse, and coercive control at the...

Domestic Violence Awareness Month: The Legal System is Failing Victims of Coercive Control

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November is Domestic Violence Awareness Month in Canada. In order to understand the complexities of domestic violence, it is important to raise awareness about a type of abuse that very often goes unnoticed, unreported, and consequently unpunished—coercive control. A Recent Act of Intimate Partner Violence in Canada On 18 October 2024, Brenda Tatlock-Burke was killed by her toxic and controlling...

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