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05/03/2013 Cassels Brock Successful in Landmark Appeal Decision on Class Action Opt-Out Procedure
04/04/2013 Franchise Law e-COMMUNIQUE - April 2013
  1. It’s That Time of Year: Does Your Canadian Franchise Disclosure Document Need Updating?
  2. Ontario Court of Appeal upholds Tim Horton’s Summary Judgment Decision
  3. Ontario Court of Appeal Upholds Lower Court Decision on Franchisee Right of First Refusal
  4. Ontario Court Denies Franchisee Injunction, Confirms That Duty of Good Faith Does Not Create New, Non-Contractual Rights
  5. Ontario Court Strikes Several Franchisee Claims in Shoppers Drug Mart Class Proceeding
  6. What We’re Up To (Winter and Spring 2013)
02/22/2013 Proposed Amendments to the Corruption of Foreign Public Officials Act Will Have a Significant Impact on Canadian Companies Doing Business Abroad
12/11/2012 Wake Up and Smell the Coffee: Summary Judgment Decision Dismissing Tim Horton’s Class Action Upheld on Appeal
10/02/2012 Franchise Law e-COMMUNIQUE - October 2012
  1. Manitoba’s Franchises Act: In Force on October 1, 2012
  2. Ontario Court Rejects Claim That Distributor was a Franchisor’s Associate
  3. Ontario Court Rules Automotive Dealership may not be a Franchise Under Ontario Franchise Legislation
  4. Deficient Delivery of Disclosure Document is not Enough to Trigger a Franchisee’s Two-Year Right of Rescission
  5. Alberta Court Addresses Franchisee Renewal Rights
  6. What We’re Up To (Fall and Winter 2012/13)
07/12/2012 Franchise Law e-COMMUNIQUE - July 2012
  1. Manitoba’s Franchises Act: There Is Still Time to Update Your Disclosure Document!
  2. Cassels Brock Successfully Resists Appeal Regarding Wishart Act Limitation Period at Ontario Court of Appeal
  3. Ontario Court of Appeal Confirms Limitation Period for Rescission Actions Under Ontario’s Franchise Legislation
  4. Repositioning Your Business for Change: The Sale Process
  5. What We’re Up To (Summer and Fall 2012)
06/20/2012 Copyright Reform Update: Bill C-11 is Passed by the House of Commons and Heads to the Senate
05/17/2012 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)
03/29/2012 Canadian Disclosure Laws Expand - Manitoba Franchise Law Becomes Effective on October 1, 2012
02/27/2012 Roll Out the Changes to Win: Court Grants Summary Judgment to Tim Hortons in Proposed Class Action
02/08/2012 Franchise Law e-COMMUNIQUÉ – February 2012
  1. Existing Franchisees with a Right of First Refusal Must Actually Exercise that Right in Order to Trigger Franchise Disclosure Obligations
  2. Federal Court Holds that Intellectual Property Rights Do Not Automatically Transfer in an Asset Sale
  3. Recent Ontario Court Decision Outlines the Limitation Period for Rescission Claims Under Ontario’s Franchise Legislation
  4. The New Canada Not-for-profit Corporations Act: What It Might Mean for Your Franchise System’s Ad Fund
  5. Saskatchewan Court Finds Franchisor Waived Arbitral Termination Decision By Its Post-Termination Conduct
  6. A Discrepancy Between Disclosure Document and Franchise Agreement Causes Alberta Court to Deny Enforcement of Non-Competition Clause
  7. What We're Up To (Winter And Spring 2012)
01/16/2012 New Conspiracy Provisions Claim First Victims
10/17/2011 Franchise Law e-COMMUNIQUÉ – October 2011
  1. Ontario Court of Appeal Upholds Dismissal of a Proposed Class Action Involving Franchise Disclosure
  2. Recent Decision of the Manitoba Appeal Commission Is a Disturbing Precedent for Franchisors Being Viewed as Employers for the Purposes of Worker’s Compensation
  3. Cassels Brock at the Forefront of Franchise Education – Restaurant Finance & Development Conference (Las Vegas) and Franchising for Dummies Seminars at Cassels Brock (Toronto)
  4. Ontario Superior Court of Justice Balances Franchisor and Franchisee Interests in Denying an Injunction
  5. Are You Ready? Customer Service Accessibility Standards Become Effective on January 1, 2012
  6. What We're Up To (Fall 2011)
07/20/2011 Franchisors Should Remember Their Potential Disclosure Obligations When Dealing With Franchise Resales