Key legal question
How should the contractual term “due cause” in the Term Sheet be interpreted?
Extracted holding
The clause was interpreted as excluding the severance only in case of dismissal for just cause.
Extracted reasoning
The cantonal court’s finding of the parties’ real and common intent protected the employee and guaranteed a nine-month exit indemnity unless termination was for just cause; the appellant failed to challenge that factual finding in a legally adequate manner.