Is there a ban on joining wrongful dismissal and defamation claims in the same action?
Nova Scotia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Lockhart v. The Village of New Minas, 2005 NSSC 93 (CanLII):
In Ontario, before 1988, there was a blanket prohibition against joining wrongful dismissal and defamation claims in the same action. This appears to have been rooted in the English decision: Addis v. Gramophone Co. Ltd. [1909] A.C. 488.
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