Rice v Shell Global Solutions Canada Inc
| Jurisdiction | Alberta |
| Court | Court of Queen's Bench of Alberta (Canada) |
| Judge | Honourable Mr. Justice J.T. Eamon |
| Citation | 2019 ABQB 977 |
| Docket Number | 1701 11042 |
| Date | 18 December 2019 |
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7 practice notes
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McDonald v Sproule Management GP Limited
...of similar, alternative employment is to be assessed prospectively at the time of dismissal: Rice v Shell Global Solutions Canada Inc, 2019 ABQB 977 at para 96, citing Bahrami v AGS Flexitallic Inc, 2015 ABQB 536. However, the court may also consider the plaintiff’s job search as evidence o......
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Hou v. Canadian North Inc
...might be accomplished through the affidavit-based process contemplated for streamlined trials. Rice v Shell Global Solutions Canada Inc, 2019 ABQB 977, Eamon J – A wrongful dismissal case. There was one main liability issue, whether or not the plaintiff’s employment was fixed term. This iss......
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Crook v Duxbury
...provision in the contract. This appears to be the current position in Alberta as well (Rice v Shell Global Solutions Canada Inc., 2019 ABQB 977 at paras 71–79) and, as noted, it is consistent with the longstanding jurisprudence in [46] In sum, having reviewed the decisions in Howard and Moh......
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Rice v Shell Global Solutions Canada Inc
...from the Decision by The Honourable Justice J.T. Eamon Dated the 18th day of December, 2019 Filed on the 18th day of December, 2019 (2019 ABQB 977, Docket: 1701 Memorandum of Judgment _______________________________________________________   The Majority: Introduction [1]  &#......
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Hou v Canadian North Inc.
...might be accomplished through the affidavit-based process contemplated for streamlined trials. Rice v Shell Global Solutions Canada Inc, 2019 ABQB 977, Eamon J – A wrongful dismissal case. There was one main liability issue, whether or not the plaintiff's employment was fixed term. This iss......
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Crook v Duxbury
...provision in the contract. This appears to be the current position in Alberta as well (Rice v Shell Global Solutions Canada Inc., 2019 ABQB 977 at paras 71–79) and, as noted, it is consistent with the longstanding jurisprudence in [46] In sum, having reviewed the decisions in Howard and Moh......
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Rice v Shell Global Solutions Canada Inc, 2021 ABCA 408
...from the Decision by The Honourable Justice J.T. Eamon Dated the 18th day of December, 2019 Filed on the 18th day of December, 2019 (2019 ABQB 977, Docket: 1701 Memorandum of Judgment _______________________________________________________   The Majority: Introduction [1]  &#......
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Eyford v Precision Forensics Inc., 2022 ABPC 242
...At paragraph 71 in the decision of Rice v Shell Global Solutions Canada Inc, 2019 ABQB 977 the Court of Queen’s Bench of Alberta citing the reasoning in Lovely v Prestige Travel Ltd. [2013] CarswellAlta 1575 (ABQB) 71.       An employer who dismisses an ......
2 firm's commentaries
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Western Courts Clarify Effect Of Mitigation In Fixed-Term Contracts
...of the contract itself. Alberta A recent decision from Alberta Court of Queen's Bench, Rice v Shell Global Solutions Canada Inc, 2019 ABQB 977 [Rice], similarly affirmed that mitigation principles do not apply where an employment contract specifies the amount payable on termination. However......
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The 'Fix' Is In: Alberta Employee Awarded 34.5 Months' Damages For Breach Of Contract
...reasons, employers must ensure that they are clearly drafted and that they contain an enforceable early-termination clause. Footnotes 2019 ABQB 977. 2007 ABQB For example, see: Howard v Benson Group Inc (The Benson Group Inc), 2016 ONCA 256. The foregoing provides only an overview and does ......
