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dronde@casselsbrock.com

Telephone: 416 869 5428
Fax: 416 640 3063

Toronto
Suite 2100, Scotia Plaza
40 King Street West
Toronto, ON M5H 3C2
Canada

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Derek Ronde

Derek is an associate in our Litigation Group, and has a wide-ranging corporate-commercial litigation practice. He has significant experience in a multitude of areas including class proceedings, franchise litigation, product liability, securities litigation, employment litigation, contract disputes, regulatory investigations, injunctions and other commercial litigation practice areas.

His experience includes acting for:

  • An international corporation in a proposed class proceeding by national shareholders
  • An international manufacturing company in a New Brunswick product liability action brought by a large corporate customer
  • An international service provider in an injunction brought by one of its customers
  • An international manufacturing company in an Ontario product liability action by a customer seeking to add the company as a defendant in an ongoing proceeding
  • A food service franchisor on a variety of ongoing litigation matters
  • An international consulting firm in a variety of class proceeding and regulatory-related matters

Education

LL.B., Osgoode Hall Law School, 2001
B.A. (Hons.), University of Toronto, 1997

Call to the bar

Ontario, 2002

Associations

  • Advocates Society
  • Canadian Bar Association
  • Law Society of Upper Canada
  • Ontario Bar Association
  • Canadian Franchise Association


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Franchise Law e-COMMUNIQUÉ – May 2012
  1. Manitoba’s Franchises Act: Are You Ready?
  2. Practical Considerations for Dealing With Financially Troubled Canadian Franchisees
  3. “Read it and Weep!” - Is Restaurant Calorie Disclosure an Effective Behaviour Modification Tool?
  4. Repositioning Your Business For Change: The Pre-Sale Process
  5. Roll Out the Changes to Win: Court Grants Summary Judgment to Tim Hortons in Proposed Class Action
  6. What We’re Up To (Spring/Summer 2012)

Canadian Disclosure Laws Expand - Manitoba Franchise Law Becomes Effective on October 1, 2012

Roll Out the Changes to Win: Court Grants Summary Judgment to Tim Hortons in Proposed Class Action

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Roll Out the Changes to Win: Court Grants Summary Judgment to Tim Hortons in Proposed Class Action

Recent Ontario Court Decision Outlines the Limitation Period for Rescission Claims Under Ontario’s Franchise Legislation

Saskatchewan Court Finds Franchisor Waived Arbitral Termination Decision By Its Post-Termination Conduct

A Discrepancy Between Disclosure Document and Franchise Agreement Causes Alberta Court to Deny Enforcement of Non-Competition Clause

Ontario Court of Appeal Upholds Dismissal of a Proposed Class Action Involving Franchise Disclosure

Ontario Superior Court of Justice Recognizes that a Franchisor’s Duty of Good Faith Often Involves the Balancing of Competing Interests

Ontario Court Refuses to Grant Summary Judgment Against Franchisor Regarding Non-Competition Provision in Franchise Agreement

A Canadian Perspective on the U.S. Supreme Court’s Recent Ruling on Class Arbitrations

Suncor Successfully Resists Proposed Class Action Involving Franchise Disclosure

Ontario Court of Appeal Upholds Arbitration Agreement in Franchise Agreement