What is the test for a party to be found in breach of a restraining order?
Ontario, Canada
The following excerpt is from Fourteen Estates Limited et al v. Mesgarlou, 2019 ONSC 1386 (CanLII):
In relation to the second element, the party alleged to have breached the order must have actual knowledge of the order. The party allegedly in breach must have intentionally done the act that the order prohibits or intentionally failed to do the act that the order compels. Carey v. Laiken, 2015 SCC 17 (CanLII), at paras. 33-35.
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