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Luke’s Place will be intervening at the Supreme Court of Canada in the case of Ahluwalia v. Ahluwalia
On February 11th and 12th, 2025 Luke’s Place will appear before the Supreme Court of Canada in Ahluwalia v. Ahluwalia – a landmark case that will determine whether there should be a tort of family violence. This is a historic moment. Survivors of family violence often face significant legal barriers, and this case could change the landscape of legal…
Read moreLuke’s Place will be intervening at the Supreme Court of Canada in the case of Ahluwalia v. Ahluwalia
The recognition of the new tort of family violence in Ahluwalia v. Ahluwalia was a groundbreaking advancement in the law. It provided survivors with a civil law remedy that speaks to their experiences and financially compensates them for the harm they endured. The issue of whether there should be a common law tort of family…
Read moreOntario Court of Appeal Rejects Tort of Family Violence in Decision of Ahluwalia v. Ahluwalia
The Ontario Court of Appeal rejects the tort of family violence in the decision of Ahluwalia v. Ahluwalia, which was released on Friday, July 7, 2023. Luke’s Place intervened in this appeal along with the Barbra Schlifer Commemorative Clinic based on our collective experience supporting survivors of IPV. We sought intervenor status to help the…
Read moreLuke’s Place intervenes in the important decision of Ahluwalia v. Ahluwalia
On March 23, 2023, Luke’s Place was honoured to intervene in Ahluwalia v. Ahluwalia at the Ontario Court of Appeal along with the Barbra Schlifer Commemorative Clinic. The decision recognizes a new tort of family violence and has important implications for survivors of intimate partner violence throughout the province. This case involved a 17-year traditional…
Read moreInternational Women’s Day
Empowered voices: Women shaping law reform Throughout Canada’s history, countless women have worked tirelessly to advance gender equality. In 1884, women in Ontario fought to enact the Married Women’s Property Act. This granted married women the same legal rights as men, including the ability to own property and enter legal agreements. The women’s suffrage movement…
Read moreTracking our progress: 2022-23 Annual Impact Report
For Luke’s Place, 2022-23 was a period of adjusting to a new normal. With the lifting of provincial restrictions on vaccines and masks, a new era of recovery began. Our return to the office brought unique challenges in a post-pandemic environment. New workplace priorities emerged, and in response, new strategies were developed. Special attention was…
Read moreRecent family law case: Tort of family violence
Ahluwalia v. Ahluwalia 2022 ONSC 1303 This recent case has taken Ontario’s legal community by storm. Justice Mandhane of Ontario’s Superior Court has awarded the mother in this case $150,000.00 in compensatory, aggregated and punitive damages for the tort of family violence. This is a ground-breaking decision for survivors of family violence and one that…
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Advocacy Advocacy for system change has been a key part of our work since our doors opened in 2003. Women leaving relationships in which they have been subjected to abuse encounter many systems, including the family law/court system, that do not fully understand the dynamics of abuse or the structural framework within which much family…
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