Does the tort of conspiracy extend to the family law context?
Alberta, Canada
The following excerpt is from Hughes (Estate of) v. Hughes, 2006 ABQB 159 (CanLII):
[60] Wilson J. in Frame v. Smith, a case which I will discuss more fully later in these reasons, refused to extend the tort to the family law context. She said at para.19 in Frame: Although “the law concerning the scope of the tort of conspiracy is far from clear”, the criticisms which have been levelled at the tort give good reason to pause before extending it beyond the commercial context.
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