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Procedural order issued for mutual disclosure ahead of a rescheduled liquor licence suspension hearing.
The Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario held a pre-hearing teleconference regarding a Notice of Proposal to suspend the liquor licence of G Way Restaurant Services Ltd. (Boston Pizza).
The hearing was adjourned to a date to be set.
The Vice-Chair ordered both the corporate licensee and the Registrar to provide mutual disclosure of witness lists, evidence summaries, and documents ten days prior to the rescheduled hearing date.
Employment contract prohibiting dismissal interpreted as indefinite term requiring reasonable notice, not lifetime employment.
The respondent was hired as a bingo hall manager and later signed an employment contract stating she could not be dismissed.
After being fired, she sued for wrongful dismissal.
The trial judge found the contract was for life and awarded $712,000 in damages, including lost wages until age 65 and lost profits from lottery ticket sales.
On appeal, the Court of Appeal held that the contract lacked the explicit language required for a lifetime guarantee and interpreted it as an indefinite term contract.
The court reduced the damages to $30,800, representing a 12-month reasonable notice period, and excluded damages for lottery ticket sales as too remote.
