In this employment law case, we represented three software engineers dismissed on the same day as part of a group layoff. The wrongful dismissal case included issues that, aside from the insufficient length of notice, the employer refused to include significant compensation components such as bonuses and stock options. We were successful in securing judgment … Continued
The Honourable Justice Sandra Ballance was assigned as the judge responsible for the action in place of Judge Bennett.
On June 8, 2007, the BC Director of Employment Standards obtained leave from the BC Court of Appeal to intervene in the appeal, to make submissions relating to the jurisdiction of the Director of Employment Standards and the jurisdiction of the court to hear overtime claims.
The court directed that the following be done in advance of the trial: Plaintiff’s counsel to finalize Index of joint document books and provide to defence counsel as soon as practical Plaintiff’s counsel to provide list of potential Examination for Discovery candidates by June 29th, 2007 Defendants to conduct an additional search for relevant documents, … Continued
At that conference, the court directed that Plaintiff’s counsel is to finalize a proposed Agreed Book of Documents by May 4, 2007 and a proposed Agreed Statement of Facts by May 25th, 2007. Another Case Management Conference is to be held before June 8th. to discuss cut off dates for futher matters such as examinations … Continued
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
I was fortunate to be referred to Tevlin Gleadle Curtis upon the surprising termination of my employment. During a very stressful time, their systematic and balanced approach provided the clarity and options essential to move a personally demanding process forward. Their effort and quick reaction times resulted in a court appearance four months post dismissal and a favourable judgement one an half months later.