Malamas v. Wey: The impact of intimate partner violence on summary judgment motions

*This article was originally published by Law360 Canada (www.law360.ca), part of LexisNexis Canada Inc.

Thomson Rogers LLP Family Partner, Melanie Larock, breaks down Malamas v. Wey, a pivotal Court of Appeal decision reshaping how courts must engage with intimate partner violence on summary judgment motions.

Her analysis in this Law360 article shows why these cases can’t be fairly decided without a full, contextual review of the survivor’s experience.

A must‑read for anyone handling family law, limitations issues, or cases involving allegations of abuse.