Question juridique clé
Whether the employee’s participation in exploratory talks about a possible future business constituted just cause for immediate dismissal.
Solution extraite
No. The preparatory meeting did not amount to a serious breach of loyalty or other circumstances making continued employment intolerable.
Motifs extraits
The lower courts found only embryonic preparations, no concrete competing activity, no poaching of staff or clients, and no proof of disloyal performance or demotivation. Immediate dismissal under Art. 337 CO must be interpreted restrictively.