From: Stephen Pitel <spitel@uwo.ca>
To: obligations@uwo.ca
Date: 01/06/2010 15:28:08 UTC
Subject: ODG: Inducing Breach of Contract

List members may find a recent New Brunswick Court of Appeal decision on the tort of inducing breach of contract to be of interest:  SAR Petroleum Inc. v. Peace Hills Trust Co., [2010] N.B.J. No. 104 (C.A.) (QL).  The decision features a lengthy analysis of the elements of the tort, especially the requisite intention.  The decision is available on the web at:

http://www.canlii.org/en/nb/nbca/doc/2010/2010nbca22/2010nbca22.html

Stephen