Fixed-term trap? Court throws out employer’s early termination provisions and awards former employee the balance of the contract
In Dufault v. The Corporation of the Township of Ignace, 2024 ONSC 1029, Justice Pierce found the early termination provisions of a fixed-term contract were unenforceable and awarded Ms. Dufault damages for the remaining term. On November 24, 2022, Ms. […]
BCCA confirms economic conditions alone may not establish frustration of contract
In Aldergrove Duty Free Shop Ltd. v. MacCallum, the British Columbia Court of Appeal (“BCCA”) dismissed an appeal of the trial judge’s decision that found the defence of frustration was not established on the basis of the Federal Government’s decision […]
