On July 10, 2002 TevlinGleadle received notice that the Supreme Court of British Columbia had appointed Madam Justice Bennett as the judge who will be responsible for the trial of the action, as well as pre-trial management matters, including the certification hearing and all other motions in the case, unless otherwise ordered. Notice of Assignment … Continued
In this employment law case we represented departing employees in the situation where what we considered to be a groundless allegation of breach of confidence and trade secrets. We were successful in requiring the employer to particularize what, if any, trade secrets they claimed had been removed before compelling the departing employee from disclosing their … Continued
In this employment law matter we represented a corporate defendant resisting a claim of wrongful dismissal by a managerial employee. After a five day trial, we were entirely successful in proving that our client had just cause for dismissing the person and her claim was dismissed and costs were paid to the corporation by the … Continued
On April 16, 2002, TevlinGleadle commenced an action under the British Columbia Class Proceedings Act on behalf of Peter Gregg, a present Freightliner employee, as a representative member of the class of non-unionized employees of Freightliner’s Western Star Truck plant in Kelowna, British Columbia. Interested parties can review: the Writ of Summons and Statement of … Continued
On April 16, 2002, TevlinGleadle commenced an action under the British Columbia Class Proceedings Act on behalf of Peter Gregg, a present Freightliner employee, as a representative member of the class of non-unionized employees of Freightliner’s Western Star Truck plant in Kelowna, British Columbia. Interested parties can review: Writ of Summons and Statement of Claim … Continued
In this BC employment law action, we advanced a wrongful dismissal action on behalf of the plaintiff who had been employed by the defendant as a senior fixed term securities trader. Before consulting us, he negotiated terms of departure from his employment. Problems arose when the plaintiff and defendant disagreed as to the scope of … Continued
In this leading BC employment law case we represented a senior financial executive at trial in a successful claim against his employer for wrongful dismissal damages, obtaining an award valued at almost $500,000. Financial Post Article March 10, 2000, after trial judgement. The trial decision did not include an award or damages for our client’s … Continued
The purpose of this paper is to examine critical issues surrounding unfair competition in the employment context. The focus will be on written employment contracts, as there has been an increasing tendency on the part of both employers and employees to set out their contractual arrangements in writing.
This wrongful dismissal proceeding, which has become a leading case in Canada on a number of important employment law issues, began as a jury trial in BC Supreme Court and found its way to the Supreme Court of Canada.We successfully represented the plaintiff, a senior BC Tel executive. The jury awarded substantial damages, but on … Continued
In this BC employment law proceeding, we represented the defendant, an company in the oil exploration business, whose primary operations are located in the Crimea, in a successful defence of a wrongful dismissal action in which the plaintiff sought damages for the termination of his employment, and also damages for an alleged breach of an … Continued
I was referred to TGC by other lawyer. I was very frustrated with my situation and status at work and seeking professional advice. This was my first time to use the service and was a bit nervous coming in. David McWhinnie was very approachable and I was relaxed and able to ask any questions without hesitation throughout the consultation. He was very organized, quick to understand my situation, and gave me advice on how to approach employer in details within a very short period of time. I am very satisfied with his advice.