What are the remedies for abuse of process?
Nova Scotia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Hatfield v. Intact Insurance Company, 2016 NSSC 150 (CanLII):
Intact relies upon a number of authorities which canvass remedies for abuse of process. The authorities speak to the need for “wilful and continuing avoidance”, “wilful or deliberate ignoring of the process”, or “conduct so indifferent as to amount to a deliberate flouting of the law”. Specific reference was made to the decision of Smith, A.C.J in Ocean v. Economical, 2013 NSSC 14 and in particular to the following:
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