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No Agreement, No Conspiracy:
Ontario Court Affirms Civil Conspiracy Requires a Pleaded Agreement
Ontario Court Affirms Civil Conspiracy Requires a Pleaded Agreement
In this blog, the Ontario Court of Appeal confirmed that a civil conspiracy claim requires a properly pleaded agreement or common design between the alleged conspirators. The Court held that allegations of parallel conduct or knowledge alone are insufficient, reinforcing that claims lacking material facts establishing an agreement may be dismissed at an early stage.
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