Vernon v. British Columbia (Liquor Distribution Branch) 2012 BCSC 133
The Court awarded our client 18 months severance, $35,000 in aggravated damages and $50,000 in punitive damages after she was wrongfully dismissed from her job of 30 years with the Liquor Board. Download Case PDF
Chan v. Dencan Restaurants, 2011 BCSC 1439
Our client is 63 years of age and was a managment level employee employed by Denny's for 15 years. The court found that our client had not resigned from his employment but had instead been wrongfully dismissed by Denny's and awarded him 18 months of severance. Download Case PDF
McIntosh v. Metro Aluminum Products and Augustynowicz 2011 BCHRT 346
Our client brought a successful human rights complaint against her former employer and boss for sexual harassment (unwanted text messages), and received approximately $29,500 in compensation, including $12,500 tax free in general damages for injury to dignity, feelings and self-respect.
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December 2010
We represented an employer being sued by their CEO for wrongful dismissal. The matter went to arbitration and the CEO's claim was dismissed.Richard Toop v. Canadian Electronics Corporation (New West Registry M120038)
Our client sued his former employer for wrongful dismissal. The employer began winding-up its operation a few months after the claim was filed. Our client sought a Mareva Injunction to have the proceeds from the sale of the former employer’s real property assets posted to a trust account until the wrongful dismissal had been tried. The Court granted the Injunction.Vernon v. British Columbia (Liquor Distribution Branch) 2010 BCSC 1688
The Attorney General (on behalf of the defendant) made three court applications at a Trial Management Conference (TMC). The Court held that the first two applications could not be made at a TMC and the third application was dismissed. The Judge provided written reasons for his decision and discussed the problems associated with the lawyer for the Attorney General providing his own unsworn evidence to the court to support the applications.Download Case PDF
John Graham v. Galaxie Signs Ltd. S074997
In representing an employer client, we obtained a court order to reopen a case that had already been decided. The Court found that the discovery of new evidence, potentially contradicting the plaintiff employee's trial evidence, warranted the case being reopened.Download Case PDF
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.Download Case PDF
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.Download Case PDF
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.Download Case PDF
