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In our last Update on the proposed British Columbia franchise legislation, we reported that the B.C. Legislature had, on October 5, 2015, introduced Bill 38 which would enact the Franchises Act of B.C.

Stéphane Teasdale's article titled "The Importance of Due Diligence in International Transactions" has been published in the December 2017 edition of Franchising World.

Cassels is pleased to announce that Tamara Prince has joined the firm in our Calgary office as a key franchise advocacy partner.

The upcoming relevant development to follow will be the discretionary decision of the Supreme Court of Canada to granting or not the application for leave to appeal.

As always at this time of year, franchisors should be considering if annual updates to their Canadian franchise disclosure document (FDD) are required.

Canadian courts have scarcely dealt with the enforcement of liquidated damages clauses in the franchise context.

In February 2010, the Canadian Union of Postal Workers filed an application for certification for the purpose of representing the employees working at postal outlets in various Shoppers Drug Mart and Pharmaprix drug store franchises across Canada.

My October 24, 2018 post, entitled What is the True Contract Between a Franchisor and its Franchisees?, dealt with the unique nature of the legal and commercial agreement...

People across Canada this week will walk into stores and legally purchase marijuana. But not in Ontario.

In JB & M Walker Ltd. v. TDL Group, Justice Morgan approved a litigation funding agreement between Galactic TH Litigation Funders LC ...

Ontario's Arthur Wishart Act (Franchise Legislation), 2000 (the "Arthur Wishart Act") will most likely see some important changes in the coming months as a result of Bill 154, the Cutting Unnecessary...

On March 17, 2016, the Supreme Court of Canada dismissed the Dunkin' Brands Canada Ltd.'s application for leave to appeal from the judgment rendered by the Québec Court of Appeal on April 15, 2015.

MLT Aikins lawyers David Filmon, K.C., Jordan Riese and Melissa Cattini (head of the firm's Franchising practice) recently acted for TPC Development Corporation ("TPC Development") in connection with its structuring...

A Commentary on Recent Legal Developments by the Opinions Group of McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Whether it is a new calendar year and/or a new fiscal year, franchisors should now be considering updates to their Canadian franchise disclosure document.

As noted in a previous Cassels Brock Franchise Law e-Lert (click here), Manitoba has proclaimed that its Franchises Act will come into force on October 1, 2012.

Manitoba’s Franchises Act came into force on October 1, 2012.

As noted in previous Cassels Brock Franchise Law e-Lert (click here) Manitoba has proclaimed that its Franchises Act will come into force on October 1, 2012.