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In PQ Licensing S.A. v. LPQ Central Canada Inc., 2018 ONCA 331, the Ontario Court of Appeal considered whether a mandatory mediation provision in a franchise agreement had the effect of postponing the running of a limitation period for statutory recession.

The Expert Report dealt with laws relating to corporations, partnerships, secured lending and other commercial activities.

In Ontario, both partnerships and joint ventures are common legal structures used when two or more parties collaborate in business.

In Input Capital Corp. v Gustafson, 2019 SKCA 78, the Saskatchewan Court of Appeal recently overturned a trial judgment that found a standard form

An important concept for musicians to understand is that a band is a business, both generally and legally.

The case involved a dispute between Harish Bhasin, a retailer of education savings plans, and Canadian American Financial Corp. (CAF), the wholesaler of the plans.

The recent Court of Queen's Bench of Alberta decision in NOV Enerflow ULC v Enerflow Industries Inc. (the NOV Decision) considered survival periods of representations and warranties...

A franchise system opens its first Canadian location in the Greater Toronto Area and performs in line with projections. The same brand, the same price points, the same marketing message, opens eighteen months later in a mature site in Alberta with comparable foot traffic and comparable operating costs. Sales run materially below the Toronto comparable. A franchisor investigating the gap often looks first at the operator.

When complex commercial contracts have been drafted entirely by laypeople, without any input or advice from legal counsel, issues of interpretation can be a challenge

In the recent decision of C.M. Callow Inc. v. Zollinger, the Supreme Court of Canada expanded the duty of honesty in contractual performance...

On March 31, 2026, the TSX Venture Exchange (the Exchange) announced the immediate removal of its requirement for a Sponsor under its Corporate Finance Manual (the Manual).

In a groundbreaking decision, a Saskatchewan court has set a precedent that could reform the way contracts are accepted in the digital age in the case...

On October 3, 2022, McCarthy Tétrault hosted a seminar on Optimizing In-House Practice with People, Process and Technology with National Innovation Leader Matthew Peters, Partner and President MT...

Mergers and acquisitions activity was already off to a slow start when 2020 began, but the COVID-19 pandemic (the "Pandemic") initially resulted in a further decline in the volume of M&A activity.

Accepting certain terms may have unintended consequences and must be considered carefully.

A liability claim often arises where a borrower believes a lender failed to honour an agreement to lend under a commitment letter or an oral commitment to extend credit.

Disputes can arise when least expected—between business partners, in a contract, or in personal matters.