Is a plaintiff lawyer entitled to 12 months notice when he is dismissed by his employer?
Alberta, Canada
The following excerpt is from Adams v. Codeka Resources Ltd., 1988 CanLII 3893 (AB QB):
In Davidson v. Metropolitan Area Growth Investments Ltd. (1977), 28 N.S.R.(2d) 376; 43 A.P.R. 376, the plaintiff-lawyer was dismissed after five months. The court held he was entitled to 12 months notice. The plaintiff had been a practicing lawyer for 20 years prior to taking up employment with the defendant company.
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