Ellen Vandergrift
Intentional torts must be pleaded with "clarity and precision"
Ceballos v. DCL International Inc., 2018 ONCA 49, is a reminder to lawyers that the pleading of intentional torts must meet a stringent...
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Ellen Vandergrift
- Aug 31, 2015
- 2 min
Judgments fail to differentiate between two types of conspiracy
Two recent judgments from the British Columbia Supreme Court demonstrate a failure on the part of the court to properly differentiate...
Ellen Vandergrift
- May 14, 2015
- 2 min
Leave to amend should be denied only in the clearest of cases
Leanne Tran was dismissed for unprofessional conduct from a medical residency programme at the University of Western Ontario. She sued...
Ellen Vandergrift
- May 7, 2015
- 2 min
Beware the potential cost consequences of pleading intentional torts
Lawyers are very aware of the negative cost consequences of an unfounded pleading of fraud, and may avoid pleading fraud in an effort to...
Ellen Vandergrift
- Apr 30, 2015
- 4 min
"Poster child" for the tort of unlawful means civil conspiracy
Canadian Hedge Watch Inc. v. Street, 2015 ONSC 454, identified by the chambers judge as a "poster child " for the tort of unlawful means...
Ellen Vandergrift
- Apr 23, 2015
- 6 min
Business (torts) as usual, for the most part
It has been a little over a year since the SCC clarified the tort of causing loss by unlawful means in A.I. Enterprises Ltd. v. Bram...
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