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For many days now, we are being bombarded by articles, bulletins and messages providing all kinds of different advice and recommendations to face the COVID-19 global crisis we are living since the start of the new decade.

Everything is electronic. It certainly feels that way. Even in areas that are slow to adopt change, digital is taking over.

A recent Ontario case considered the test for determining whether deficiencies in a disclosure document are so material so as to amount to no disclosure at all...

Plusieurs franchiseurs, ainsi que plusieurs de leurs conseillers financiers et juridiques, se posent la question de savoir s'il existe un modèle idéal de détention des baux d'un réseau de franchises?

Franchising presents a powerful opportunity for restaurant concept owners to expand on the success of their brand and accelerate growth.

The nature of franchising requires that franchisors exercise some degree of control over their franchisees.

A foreign franchisor has delivered a compliant Franchise Disclosure Document to a promising Canadian candidate. The fourteen-day period is running. Site selection is underway. Then, eight days in, something happens: the landlord renegotiates a lease term, a key supplier is replaced, an executive who is named in the disclosure document resigns, or the franchisor is served with a claim that did not exist when the FDD was assembled.

Canadian franchise legislation mandates that franchisors deliver disclosure documents at least 14 days before signing agreements or accepting payment, yet many foreign franchisors underestimate this timing requirement. A perfectly prepared disclosure document can still expose franchisors to significant liability if delivered at the wrong time, and deficient documents may not even start the statutory clock.

ViacomCBS is a multinational media corporation that owns the rights to multiple blockbuster franchises including Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, SpongeBob and Transformers.

The Government of Saskatchewan recently introduced Bill 149 on November 9, 2023, to implement new legislation, under The Franchise Disclosure Act that will provide...

Une première limite à la portée de telles clauses se trouve au premier alinéa de l'article 1474 du Code civil du Québec qui prévoit que.

Dans le bulletin intitulé « Quelques conseils pratiques pour maximiser la valeur de votre portefeuille d'actifs intangibles » du 11 septembre 2018 ...

A fundamental aspect of the sound management of a franchise network is without a doubt the communication mechanisms and tools put in place by the franchisor to promote a true and timely exchange of relevant information ...

On May 8, 2024, The Franchise Disclosure Act received royal assent and will come into force by Order of the Lieutenant Governor in Council at a future date.

On May 29, 2018, the Honourable Madam Justice Nishikawa of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice released a decision in Pet Valu Canada Inc. v. Rodger, 2018 ONSC 3353...

The Court of Appeal for Ontario recently released its decision in Caffé Demetre Franchising Corp. v 2249027 Ontario Inc.

Over time, the franchise community has developed a relatively clear expectation for compensation awards in franchise disputes.

Different studies (conducted primarily in the U.S.) show that about only 25% of new franchisors are still active 15 years after starting up their franchise.