CPD: Nuisance by Neighbour: Involves Tort Concerns for Unintentional Interferences as Well as Intentional Harassment

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Prepare for tortious nuisance issues frequently involving neighbours including:

• The accidental disruptions,
• The unwitting interferences,
• The intentional harassment misconduct.

and much more.

What Was Said About This CPD?

"...  such a great CPD last night.  The highlighting you use while reviewing the written materials live is very helpful.  Having the written materials on screen is very helpful for audio and visual learners like me.  Very clear delivery.  Abundance of case law.  Excellent extracts from the cases.  Wonderfully informative and very organized.  It’s helpful for me that the live session follows the prepared materials." ~ Sarah Bernamoff, Lawyer

Expected Takeaways

The Nuisance By Neighbour presentation explains the common law principles involved with, among other issues:

• The definition of tortious nuisance;
• The flexibility of tortious nuisance law as a cause of action;
• The strict liability nature of private nuisance including broad legal applications;
- Remedies Available:
• The requirement of substantial interference as a legal test for when liability is likely to arise;
• The requirement of unreasonableness including the lack of a useful utility in the conduct causing the nuisance;
• The remedies available including requirements for proof of general damages as well as punitive damages issues;
• The personal liability for directors, officers, managers, etc. where a corporation is causing a nuisance;
• The liability of landlords for nuisance to neighbours as caused by tenants; and
• The bonus material for how to attract more clients with nuisance cases.

Materials Included:

• A handout containing extensive case law, fully cited, and linked to CanLII for convenient future use as quick reference secondary source material; and
• A sample Plaintiff's Claim pleading and a sample Defence pleading for convenient future use when preparing to litigate nuisance cases.

What every legal practitioner should know.