Sentences with phrase «wrongful dismissal cases set»

Employment lawyers will recognise this principle expressed in the rule governing the award of damages in wrongful dismissal cases set out in Gunton.

Not exact matches

He has been lead counsel on a number of precedent - setting cases and has made his mark in areas as diverse as personal injury litigation, medical malpractice, professional discipline, wrongful dismissal litigation and criminal law.

Wrongful dismissal cases often involve disputes as to whether the employee's entitlement to notice of dismissal is limited to that set out in the termination clause or if the former employee is entitled to significantly greater entitlements because the termination clause has breached the ESA and therefore the employee is entitled to reasonable notice of dismissal.

This was set at $ 500,000 — an amount five times more than the last major punitive award given to Wal - Mart in a wrongful dismissal case (that of Boucher v. Wal - Mart Canada Corp, 2014 ONCA 419).

Adjemian v. Brook Crompton North America, 2008 CanLII 27469 (ON S.C.), a precedent setting case at the Ontario Court of Appeal confirming that wrongful dismissal cases can and should be heard in an expedited fashion.