by Evolution Legal | Aug 10, 2026 | Employment Agreements, Just Cause, Severance, Termination Clauses, Wrongful Dismissal
In Ross v Newly Institute Inc, 2026 ABKB 538, the Alberta Court of King’s Bench held that a senior employee had been terminated without cause, had neither resigned nor abandoned his employment, and was entitled to $300,000 in contractual severance. The decision is...
by Evolution Legal | May 14, 2026 | Employment Agreements, Termination Clauses, Wrongful Dismissal
In LaPlume v AAA Internet Publishing Inc, 2025 BCSC 2139, the British Columbia Supreme Court considered whether an employment agreement signed at the beginning of employment remained enforceable after nearly a decade of promotions, salary increases, and expanded...
by Evolution Legal | Jan 18, 2026 | Constructive Dismissal, Fixed-Term Contracts, Termination Clauses
Comeau v Valcom Consulting Ltd, 2025 NBKB 253 Key Facts of the Case Employment relationship: Timothy Comeau was employed by Valcom Consulting Ltd. under a series of back-to-back fixed-term contracts. These contracts had no termination clause, meaning they did...
by Evolution Legal | Jan 6, 2026 | Severance, Termination Clauses
Background Christopher Plotnikoff was a long-term employee of Associated Engineering Alberta Ltd., working for nearly ten years as a Civil Engineering technologist. In April 2022, his employment was terminated without cause when he was 33 years old. Upon termination,...
by Evolution Legal | Dec 7, 2025 | Bad Faith, Termination Clauses
In Klyn v Pentax Canada Inc, 2024 BCSC 372, the Supreme Court of British Columbia examined how an employer’s conduct during the termination process can invalidate an otherwise enforceable termination clause. Background: • Mr. Klyn began working with Pentax as...
by Evolution Legal | Dec 2, 2025 | Termination Clauses
In De Castro v Arista Homes Limited, 2024 ONSC 1035, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice addressed critical issues concerning the enforceability of termination clauses in employment contracts and the employer’s burden in proving an employee’s failure to mitigate...
