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

Mainly due to the increase in work-from-home and remote communications, electronic signatures ("e-signatures") have been adopted by both provincial and federal legislation...

Competition (or the lack of it) in the grocery sector has been in the news a lot in the past few years. More than 80% of Canadians believe that large grocery chains are engaged in "greedflation" (link).

The current political climate has led to a stampede of companies, including a large number of Franchises, promoting that "going green" pedigree. As scientists and politicians...

In its recent decision, Edmonton (City) v AW Holdings Corp, 2024 ABCA 92, Alberta's top court has upheld a decision by the province's Land and Property Rights Tribunal (LPRT), which dealt with the issue of whether...

Courts have split on the test for certifying a common issue. Some courts have held that the plaintiff only needs to show that there is a basis in fact that a question is common to all class members...

Last week, the US Supreme Court affirmed a $5.8 million judgment and upheld the District Court's decision to certify a class action on behalf of pork-processing workers employed by Tyson Foods Inc...

There has been a lot written regarding a landlord's options and remedies upon the default of a tenant under a commercial lease.

Nearly every franchise system includes a franchise marketing and promotion fund, often referred to as an "ad fund." Typically, an ad fund operates as follows: individual units are obliged to contribute...

Changes in technology, customer needs, and the laws governing franchising require franchise agreements to evolve reactively, to accommodate such shifts as they happen, and proactively, in anticipation of what the future might bring.

Nearly seven years after it began, the "Paramount Trilogy" has now concluded.