The Supreme Court of Canada has significantly expanded the legal framework surrounding family violence. In its landmark decision in Ahluwalia ...

The Elder Justice Coalition has lauded the House of Commons standing committee on Justice and Human Rights’ adoption of a change to the Protecting Victims Act that focuses on coercive control in ...

A landmark decision by the Supreme Court of Canada has introduced new language to speak about — and seek legal compensation ...

The Supreme Court of Canada recognized intimate partner violence as a new civil wrong on Friday. The majority said it is a ...

Controlling or coercive behaviour between partners is being explored as a criminal offence in Canada amid growing conversations and awareness of domestic abuse. A private member’s bill, C-332, brought ...

Decision could make it easier for people who suffer wide-ranging abuse to win cash compensation in the civil courts ...

In a landmark decision, a majority on the Supreme Court ruled that victims of intimate partner violence can sue an abusive ...

This past October, domestic violence month, was also a time to recognize changes to the legal definition of domestic violence. This year's statutory progress included coercive control in intimate ...

I’ve heard women describe years of psychological torture. Partners who controlled what they wore, who they spoke to, how they spent every penny. Men who monitored phones, isolated them from family and ...

In a landmark 6-3 decision on Friday, a Supreme Court of Canada majority recognized a new tort of intimate partner violence, paving the way for litigants to pursue damages against their romantic ...