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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Louisa A.L. Morris
Associate
604-266-7006 ext:229
louisa@kentemploymentlaw.comLouisa Morris is an Associate and practices in the areas of both employment and family law. Her litigation experience includes appearances before the British Columbia Provincial and Supreme Courts, as well as at the British Columbia Court of Appeal.
Some examples of recent cases that Louisa has been involved in are:- Representing senior, long-term executives in negotiating severance packages
- Negotiating an out-of-court settlement in a wrongful dismissal action brought by a long-term employee
- Counsel on a highly-publicized Provincial Court trial on the issue of custody of child whose father was charged with the murder of the child’s mother
- Counsel at the BC Supreme Court and Court of Appeal in a case involving the issues of spousal support outside the Spousal Support Advisory Guidelines and a global order for asset division
Louisa is a member of both the Canadian Bar Association (BC Branch) and Trial Lawyers Association of British Columbia. She volunteers her time providing pro bono legal services through the Western Canada Society to Access Justice for the Vancouver Rape Relief and Women’s Shelter, and serving as a mentor to UBC law students. Louisa has also contributed to various legal publications as both author (“Female Musicians and Discrimination”; Alberta Civil Liberties Research Centre Centrepiece, Vol.12, No.1, 2006) and editor (“Rights? Your Rights Under the Youth Criminal Justice Act”; Department of Justice Canada, 2006). She is also a former media spokesperson for the Tom Baker Cancer Centre in Alberta.
Louisa has successfully run two marathons and has travelled extensively throughout different parts of the world. When she is not working, Louisa enjoys spending time with family and friends, walking her dog Winston, playing the violin, cooking, gardening and hiking.
