by Evolution Legal | Jun 3, 2026 | Just Cause
In Benham v Suncor Energy Inc, 2026 ABKB 364, the Alberta Court of King’s Bench upheld Suncor’s dismissal for just cause of a professional engineer with more than 40 years of service who was terminated approximately five months before his planned retirement. The Court...
by Evolution Legal | May 15, 2026 | Just Cause, Employment Agreements, Severance, Wrongful Dismissal
In Khan v Students’ Union of the University of Regina Inc, 2026 SKKB 94, the Saskatchewan Court of King’s Bench granted summary judgment to the employee, Haris Khan, in a wrongful dismissal action and rejected the employer’s allegation of just cause. The case is...
by Evolution Legal | May 8, 2026 | Just Cause
In Vaassilakaki v. Vassilaki & Sons Investments Ltd (Last Call Liquor Mart), 2026 BCSC 474 the British Columbia Supreme Court considered whether an employer had condoned serious employee misconduct by waiting several months before terminating the employee for just...
by Evolution Legal | May 6, 2026 | Just Cause
In Tudor v Accurate Screen Ltd, 2026 ABKB 237, the Alberta Court of King’s Bench upheld termination for just cause where the employee intentionally misrepresented his academic qualifications during the hiring process. The wrongful dismissal claim was dismissed, with...
by Evolution Legal | Apr 23, 2026 | Wrongful Dismissal, Just Cause, Mitigation
Williamson v Brandt Tractor Inc, 2026 ONCA 272– Case Summary Facts and procedural history The employee, William Williamson, was 56 years old and had worked for Brandt for 18 years as a salesperson covering a large northern Ontario territory. The trial judge recorded a...
by Evolution Legal | Jan 18, 2026 | Just Cause, Wrongful Dismissal
Sobolewski v Advanced Completions Technology Services Ltd, 2026 ABKB 10 is a recent Alberta Court of King’s Bench decision that illustrates how after-acquired cause can justify a dismissal for cause even when misconduct is discovered post-termination. In this case, a...
