On October 9, 2008, the Supreme Court of Canada released its decision in RBC Dominion Securities v. Merrill Lynch Canada et al, 2008 SCC 54. The Court restored an award of approximately $1.5 million in damages against a branch manager who had coordinated the defection of substantially the whole of his branch’s sales group to a competitor. The decision helps to clarify the duties of employees who leave to compete with their former employer as well as the obligations of supervisory employees.
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