What are the legal principles applicable to a claim for aggravated damages in a wrongful dismissal case?

British Columbia, Canada


The following excerpt is from Ram v. The Michael Lacombe Group Inc., 2017 BCSC 212 (CanLII):

Recently, in George v. Cowichan Tribes, 2015 BCSC 513, Justice Skolrood summarized the legal principles applicable to a claim for aggravated damages in a wrongful dismissal case:

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