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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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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Recent Cases


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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Jennifer Koos v. A & A Customs Brokers Ltd [2009] BCSC 000563

The court found that our client had not abandoned or resigned from her employment and awarded her ten months of severance plus a portion of her legal costs.
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Margaret Gillette v. Ian Sisett Law Corporation [2008] BCSC 065707

Successfully argued that a case was not suitable for disposition through the Rule 18A Summary Trial procedure
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Robert Lewis v. Lehigh Northwest Cement Limited [2008] BCSC 0125

We represented Mr. Lewis, a 59 year old manager, who had worked for his employer for 26 years and who was fired without cause as he came off a long term disability leave. The Court awarded Mr. Lewis 22 months of severance.
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Jordon v. Pacific Sign Group Inc. (d.b.a. Knight Signs) ER#143-091

After a three day hearing, the Director of Employment Standards ordered the Pacific Sign Group to pay our client, Mr. Jordon, $93,447.86 in unpaid wages, unpaid vacation pay and interest. The employer was also fined $1,000 for contravening two sections of the Employment Standards Act..
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Pardham v. Caledonia Enterprises Ltd. [2007] BCPC 0289

We represented an employer who was being sued by an ex-employee for wrongful dismissal. The employer had paid the employee eight weeks of severance but the employee sued for 15 additional weeks. The Court awarded the employee only two additional weeks of severance.
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