Ford v. Peak Products Manufacturing BCHRT 155

Human Rights Tribunal awards our client substantial damages and costs for being dismissed from her employment while disabled.
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Lewis v. Lehigh Northwest Cement Limited 2009 BCCA 424

Our client appealed certain aspects of a trial decision in which he was awarded 22 months of severance. We also successfully defended a cross-appeal by the employer where they argued that Mr. Lewis had failed to mitigate his damages.
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Taylor v. The City of New Westminster [2009] BCSC S084283

We represented Mr. Taylor, a 54 year old manager, who had worked for the City of New Westminster for 17 years and who was fired with cause. The Court found that the City did not have cause to dismiss our client and awarded him 18 months of severance.
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Recent Cases


Lewis v. Terrace Tourism Society. 2010 BCCA 346

A majority of the Court of Appeal agreed that our client had been wrongfully dismissed and that she did not repudiate her employment contract when she sued her employer for wrongful dismissal. The case was sent back to the Supreme Court for a calculation of damages.
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David Gilbert v. Galaxie Signs Ltd. S100176

We represented an employer being sued (twice) by an ex employee for wrongful dismissal.
The employee attempted to bring the case to court in an expedited manner under the Rules of Court and we were successful in showing the Court that the case was unsuitable for that process.
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Ford v. Peak Products Manufacturing BCHRT 155

Human Rights Tribunal awards our client substantial damages and costs for being dismissed from her employment while disabled.
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Jasrani Thauli v. The Hudson's Bay Company 08-23469

A 42 year old ex-sales manager for the Bay is awarded additional severance in the Small Claims Court.
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Lewis v. Lehigh Northwest Cement Limited 2009 BCCA 424

Our client appealed certain aspects of a trial decision in which he was awarded 22 months of severance. The Court of Appeal held that the trial judge had erred in 1) failing to award damages for lost pension benefits; and 2) depriving Mr. Lewis of his costs at trial. The result was that our client was awarded additional damages of $43,898 and all of his costs at trial and in the appeal. We also successfully defended a cross-appeal by the employer where they argued that Mr. Lewis had failed to mitigate his damages.
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Shannon Ford (Adams) v. Peak Products Manufacturing Inc. [2009] BCHRT 338

Successfully defended an Application to Dismiss a Human Rights claim brought by an employer who is alleged to have discriminated against an employee (our client).
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West Bay SonShip Yachts Ltd v. Gerald Esau [2009] CA 035080

The Court of Appeal confirmed a lower court ruling that our client was a creditor in the bankruptcy of his employer.
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