Conway v. Griff Building Supplies Ltd.,

JurisdictionBritish Columbia
JudgeHonourable Mr. Justice Gomery
Neutral Citation2020 BCSC 1899
Docket NumberVancouver
Citation2020 BCSC 1899
Date03 December 2020
CourtSupreme Court of British Columbia (Canada)

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13 practice notes
  • 2025 BCSC 8,
    • Canada
    • January 1, 2025
    ...Ms. Thompson argues that she is entitled to longer reasonable notice as she is an older employee: Conway v. Griff Building Supplies Ltd., 2020 BCSC 1899 at paras. 86–87. 59 In Sciancamerli, Justice Sharma made the following comments about the effect of a plaintiff's age being 57 at the time......
  • Thompson v Revolution Resource Recovery Inc.,
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court of British Columbia (Canada)
    • January 3, 2025
    ...Ms. Thompson argues that she is entitled to longer reasonable notice as she is an older employee: Conway v. Griff Building Supplies Ltd., 2020 BCSC 1899 at paras. 86–87. 59 In Sciancamerli, Justice Sharma made the following comments about the effect of a plaintiff's age being 57 at the time......
  • 2024 BCSC 949,
    • Canada
    • January 1, 2024
    ...each party's conduct would appear to a reasonable person in the position of the other party.” ( Conway v. Griff Building Supplies Ltd., 2020 BCSC 1899 at paras. 227 Alistair says that he invested it in the Expansion Plan personally because of the representations of Mr. Hart and Ms. Murr. He......
  • 2023 BCSC 224,
    • Canada
    • January 1, 2023
    ...para. 58. The employee stated that he refused to comply with the employer's policies. In Conway v. Griff Building Supplies Ltd., 2020 BCSC 1899, the employee said that he would resign if his proposal for reorganizing the business and putting him in charge of a separate company in which......
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  • 2025 BCSC 8,
    • Canada
    • January 1, 2025
    ...Ms. Thompson argues that she is entitled to longer reasonable notice as she is an older employee: Conway v. Griff Building Supplies Ltd., 2020 BCSC 1899 at paras. 86–87. 59 In Sciancamerli, Justice Sharma made the following comments about the effect of a plaintiff's age being 57 at the time......
  • Thompson v Revolution Resource Recovery Inc.,
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court of British Columbia (Canada)
    • January 3, 2025
    ...Ms. Thompson argues that she is entitled to longer reasonable notice as she is an older employee: Conway v. Griff Building Supplies Ltd., 2020 BCSC 1899 at paras. 86–87. 59 In Sciancamerli, Justice Sharma made the following comments about the effect of a plaintiff's age being 57 at the time......
  • 2024 BCSC 949,
    • Canada
    • January 1, 2024
    ...each party's conduct would appear to a reasonable person in the position of the other party.” ( Conway v. Griff Building Supplies Ltd., 2020 BCSC 1899 at paras. 227 Alistair says that he invested it in the Expansion Plan personally because of the representations of Mr. Hart and Ms. Murr. He......
  • 2023 BCSC 224,
    • Canada
    • January 1, 2023
    ...para. 58. The employee stated that he refused to comply with the employer's policies. In Conway v. Griff Building Supplies Ltd., 2020 BCSC 1899, the employee said that he would resign if his proposal for reorganizing the business and putting him in charge of a separate company in which......
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3 firm's commentaries
  • Certitude Entourant La Démission : Les Circonstances Révèlent L'intention
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • March 8, 2021
    ...démission doit refléter objectivement l'intention de démissionner d'un employé. Dans la décision Conway v. Griff Building Supplies Ltd., 2020 BCSC 1899, la Cour supr'me de la Colombie-Britannique précise dans quelles circonstances la démission d'un employé sera considérée comme effective lo......
  • Confidence In Quitting: Surrounding Circumstances Reveal Intention
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • March 10, 2021
    ...reflect an employee's intention to resign. The British Columbia Supreme Court's decision in Conway v. Griff Building Supplies Ltd., 2020 BCSC 1899, provides guidance about when an employee's resignation will be effective when there is no letter of What Happened The employee in this case had......
  • Retirement Offers: When Are They Binding?
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • November 7, 2025
    ...employee intention in this context has been inconsistent. It preferred to follow the approach in Conway v. Griff Building Supplies Ltd., 2020 BCSC 1899 and limit the applicability of the employee's state of mind to what would have been apparent to the "reasonable The Court also noted that "......