On December 13, 2006 Madam Justice Wedge of the BC Supreme Court decided the jurisidiction issue in favour of the plaintiff. http://www.canlii.org/en/bc/bcsc/doc/2006/2006bcsc1851/2006bcsc1851.html
In this employment law matter we provided strategic advice and negotiation expertise to a group consisting of all contract medical doctors working as Hospitalists across the province. We worked closely with the doctors leadership group and reported to the full membership in successfully negotiating superior terms and conditions of employment necessary to make the hospitalist … Continued
At the case management conference Judge Bennett directed that: the matter was to be set down for a 4 week trial of the common isses all parties were to complete electronic document exchange, whereafter class counsel would prepare and circulate a proposed agreed statement of facts and list of agreed documents for use at trial.
This is a decision of the BC Human Rights Tribunal. We successfully represented a senior creative producer whom we established had been wrongfully dismissed due to a disability. The employment law (wrongful dismissal) action included a claim that the claimant had been working extremely long hours in the video gaming development industry. The Award of … Continued
In this employment law matter we successfully represented the co-executive director of the Society in a wrongful dismissal claim based on a verbal fixed term employment contract. We successfully obtained judgment for our client by overcoming a defence that she had quit. The Peace Society was found to have wrongfully demoted Ms. Hainsworth from her … Continued
E Care Contact Centers carries on business in British Columbia as a short term lender. Ms. Macaraeg was employed in that business between May, 2004 and February, 2006, first as a “Customer Service Representative” and later as a “Credit Recovery Specialist – Account Manager”. Ms. Macaraeg worked a considerable amount of overtime during her employment, … Continued
In this employment law matter, we successfully recovered wrongful dismissal damages from one of B.C.’s largest Pulp mills, on behalf of a 39 year service middle manager. Eurocan alleged that our client was thinking of taking home a small quantity of motor oil. The employer relied on this as “attempted theft” and alleged just cause … Continued
In this wrongful dismissal action we represented an employee who had refused to accept a proposed transfer in the employer’s business, which the employer characterized as a promotion. The employer fired the employee for his refusal, taking the position he had quit. We successfully argued that under our laws governing employment, an employer may not … Continued
In this employment law matter, we represented a hospital administrator in a claim for wrongful dismissal damages. The Defendant took the position that it owed our client only 12 months notice – they denied that she was entitled to the banked sick leave time or the retiring allowance referred to in her employment contract. The … Continued
The Appeal was heard on June 14, 2005. The Court of Appeal refused the appeal, in effect deciding that the original decision of the trial judge was correct. Reasons for Judgement, Court of Appeal – June 14, 2005
Not only would I use this firm again, but I would be more than happy to refer friends and colleagues to Tevlin Gleadle Curtis, specifically, Mr. McWhinnie and Mr. Kennedy. They have not only renewed my faith in the concept of due process, but did so while conducting themselves in a highly professional and ethical manner, imbued with integrity.