Ahluwalia and the New Tort of Intimate Partner Violence

Ahluwalia and the New Tort of Intimate Partner Violence

June 23, 2026 · 27 min · Season 1 · Episode 70

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The episode discusses a landmark Supreme Court decision recognizing intimate partner violence as a new tort.

Send us Fan Mail What happens when the law recognizes a form of abuse that leaves no visible bruises? Gavin Tighe and Stephen Thiele examine a landmark Supreme Court of Canada decision that officially recognizes intimate partner violence as a new tort. The discussion explores how coercive control, psychological domination, financial manipulation, and long-term patterns of abusive behaviour can now give rise to civil claims even when traditional torts like assault do not apply.&nbs...

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