Luke’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 violence will be decided by the Supreme Court of Canada later this year. The Supreme Court has granted several organizations, including Luke’s Place, leave to intervene in the case to share essential perspectives about the tort and the reality of family violence. The hearing is scheduled for February 11th and 12th and will be available online through a live webcast. More information about the case, including future links to the webcast, can be found on the Supreme Court of Canada website.
In our written and oral submissions for the Supreme Court of Canada, Luke’s Place will be focused on the inadequacy of existing tort law remedies to address the true nature of family violence and the importance of the tort of family violence when it comes to access to justice for survivors.
For more information about this case, including a summary of the original trial decision, please see the following past blog posts:
