Robinson v Canfor Pulp Ltd., 2023 BCSC 581 (CanLII), <https://canlii.ca/t/jwnf2>
The plaintiff was the former CEO of the defendant. Following his termination, he filed a wrongful dismissal action, which was settled between the parties. The plaintiff signed a release. The issue in the action was the plaintiff’s entitlement to enhanced pension contributions: “the central issue is whether Notional Earnings should continue to accrue after the expiry of the notice period, regardless of when that was.” The court found that the release did not bar the plaintiff’s action. Turning to the merits of the dispute, the court concluded:
[74] In summary, I have concluded that the SERP Terms entitle Mr. Robinson to have his Notional Earnings accrue until the date of his termination and no longer. Mr. Robinson has released Canfor from any claim he may have had with respect to when that occurred. It follows that his Notional Earnings properly ceased to accrue on September 5, 2019.
The action was dismissed.