Friday, September 3, 2010

Intentional interference in economic relations

Barber v. Molson Sport & Entertainment Inc., 2010 ONCA 570 sets out the elements of the tort of intentional interference in economic relations:

[47]          To establish the tort of intentional interference with economic relations, the plaintiff must prove that: (i) the defendant intended to injure the plaintiff; (ii) the defendant interfered with the plaintiff's economic interests by illegal or unlawful means; and (iii) as a result of that interference, the plaintiff suffered economic loss: Reach M.D. Inc. v. Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Assn. of Canada (2003), 65 O.R. (3d) 30 (C.A.), at para. 44.
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