On June 30, 2003 with the assistance of the Case Management Judge, a new hearing was scheduled for September 11, 2003. At that hearing, class counsel intended to seek to have the court resolve all outstanding issues relating to certification of the pension class action. These issues primariliy relate to the appropriate subclasses for the … Continued
In this employment law matter we successfully defended our client Intrawest Corporation from a claim of wrongful dismissal. We had worked with our client to develop a fair and progressive employee performance system which was referred to with approval by the Court of Appeal in this case. The Court dismissed the action against our client … Continued
Class Counsel have commenced an Appeal to the British Columbia Court of Appeal. Freightliner Ltd. has cross appealed for an order that the matter be decertified. Notice of Appeal
The court determined that Freightliner had given effective advance notice of termination of employment when it notified employees of the plant closure. Reasons for Judgement
The hearing took place at the Vancouver courthouse on March 24th and 25th, 2004. The court was asked to determine whether Freightliner’s employees received any effective working notice of termination of their employment. Notice of Motion filed January 20, 2004 Affidavit of Peter Gregg sworn on July 24, 2002 Affidavit of Peter Gregg sworn on … Continued
In this leading employment law case we represented a senior manager at Norkse Skog’s Crofton pulp and paper mill who was wrongfully dismissed. Mr. Tull had worked for the defendant and its predecessors for 14 years, and was awarded damages based on a 20 month notice period. Mr. Tull’s claim included a claim for damages … Continued
Counsel for Freightliner have scheduled an examination for discovery of Peter Gregg, the representative plaintiff, at the offices of TevlinGleadle on February 19th, 2004.
The Employment Class action includes two subclasses. One class is for individuals who are resident of British Columbia, the other is for persons who are residents of any other jurisdiction. The Certification Order mandates certain steps to notify each person in both of the two classes, and then gives a period of time (until September … Continued
On June 30, 2003 Judge Bennett formally ordered that the employment law claim of Peter Gregg be certified as a class proceeding, with two classes. These two classes (one of BC residents, and one of non-BC residents) are more particularly described in the formal order which can be viewed by clicking the link below. Certification … Continued
Pension benefits are of critical importance to a great number of Canadian workers. As our working population ages, those persons who have contributed to a pension plan look closely at the pension payments they can expect to receive on retirement. In the event of termination before normal retirement age, this issue is often critical for dismissed workers.
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