The BC Supreme Court revisits the tort of harassment in the recent case of Sandher Fruit Packers Ltd v MacAskill, 2024 BCSC 1855. While not expressly recognizing the tort, this is the most favourable treatment of the tort by a BC court to date. What does this mean for the state of BC harassment law?
Alex Kask, Shannon Tan, and Vinson Shih discuss the case and its implications for recognizing a tort of harassment in BC, and summarize current legal remedies that capture harassing conduct in the province.