Edwards, Kenny & Bray LLP - Barristers and Solicitors

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EMPLOYMENT LAW

The Edwards, Kenny & Bray LLP standard of exceptional service and value extends to employment law. EKB represents both employers and employees on all aspects of the employment relationship.  From drafting employment contracts to representing clients in wrongful dismissal claims, our lawyers provide timely and effective advice.

Legal Services

EKB offers a comprehensive range of services, including:

• Preparation of employment contracts, including non-competition covenants and confidentiality agreements
• Advice to employers on the development of employment and human resource policies
• Advice on termination of employment
• Representation on claims for wrongful dismissal
• Advice on human rights legislation, including harassment and discrimination
• Advice on employment standards legislation
• Advice on enforcement of non-competition covenants and confidentiality agreements

EKB has assisted clients on many notable matters, including:

• Representing the former president and CEO of BC Hydro in an action for wrongful dismissal, resulting in an award of  24 months' pay in lieu of notice:  Sheehan v. BC Hydro, [1999] B.C.J. No. 1415 (B.C.S.C.)
• Representing a former vice president in overcoming, in an action for wrongful dismissal, a contractual limit on damages payable by the employer and resulting in an award of 22 months' pay in lieu of notice:  Schmidt v. AMEC Earth and Environmental Ltd., [2004] B.C.J. No. 1571 (B.C.S.C.)
• Representing a former branch manager in a wrongful dismissal action involving alleged harassment, in which the jury found that the claim was unsubstantiated and awarded $130,0000 in damages:   Laughlin v. Richmond Savings Credit Union, [1995] B.C.J. No. 1594 (B.C.S.C.)
• Representing an employee in a successful motion to have a restrictive covenant declared void and unenforceable:  McCorduck v. Diachem Industries Ltd., [1985] B.C.J. No. 1544 (B.C.S.C.)

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