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Manitoba’s new limitations legislation and its impact on franchise law

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Published: September 16, 2024

Authors: Melissa Cattini, Carter Liebzeit

Categories: Commercial Litigation, Corporate / Commercial, Franchising

In this article, we provide an overview of Manitoba’s new limitations legislation – which finally takes full effect on September 30, 2024 – and its application to franchise law. Each Canadian … Read More

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Non-disclosure agreements: What you need to know

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Published: May 15, 2024

Authors: Matt Barnes, Jeremy Barber

Categories: Corporate / Commercial, Innovation, Data and Technology, Intellectual Property Litigation

An organization's most valuable assets often lie in its non-public, sensitive and proprietary information – commonly referred to as confidential information. Such confidential information often includes the organization’s “crown jewels” … Read More

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The importance of IP in M&A transactions

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Published: March 28, 2024

Authors: Nicolas A. Joubert, Eric Buettner

Categories: Corporate / Commercial, Innovation and Emerging Growth, Innovation, Data and Technology, Mergers & Acquisitions, Technology Projects & Transactions

After slumping last year due largely to rising interest rates, mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in the technology sector are expected to recover in 2024. Interest rates are anticipated to decline this … Read More

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Fair play – The duty of fair dealing and its impact on the franchise relationship

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Published: March 21, 2024

Authors: Ahmed Malik, Melissa Cattini, Brandon Forbister

Categories: Corporate / Commercial, Franchising

Authors: Ahmed Malik, Melissa Cattini, Nicole Graham, Brandon Forbister British Columbia, Alberta, Manitoba, Ontario, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island as well as Saskatchewan’s proposed franchise disclosure legislation (discussed in our recent blog) impose the statutory … Read More

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When can a director or officer of a franchise become personally liable?

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Published: February 15, 2024

Authors: Melissa Cattini, Carter Liebzeit

Categories: Corporate / Commercial, Franchising

Authors: Melissa Cattini, Carter Liebzeit, Sipy Brar As we discussed in a recent article, franchisees sometimes have access to powerful potential remedies against franchisor corporations in cases of franchise disclosure issues. The purpose of this … Read More

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What are material facts and changes? Why does disclosure matter in franchise law?

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Published: February 2, 2024

Authors: Melissa Cattini, Carter Liebzeit

Categories: Corporate / Commercial, Franchising

Authors: Melissa Cattini, Carter Liebzeit, Sipy Brar In this article, we highlight the importance of the obligation under Canadian franchise law to disclose all material facts and all material changes. Franchisors are required by law … Read More

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Saskatchewan’s franchise disclosure legislation: How does it measure up?

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Published: January 12, 2024

Authors: Melissa Cattini, Ahmed Malik

Categories: Corporate / Commercial, Franchising

Authors: Melissa Cattini, Ahmed Malik, Nicole Graham On November 9, 2023, the Government of Saskatchewan introduced Bill 149, The Franchise Disclosure Act. For a general overview of what is proposed for The Franchise Disclosure … Read More

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Franchise case law highlights and noteworthy decisions during 2023

Insight

Published: January 9, 2024

Authors: Melissa Cattini, Ashley Bains

Categories: Corporate / Commercial, Franchising

In this article, we highlight and discuss some of the noteworthy decisions in the Canadian franchise law sphere over this past year. With the range of subject matter and highly fact-specific … Read More

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Canada adopts the Apostille Convention to streamline document verification

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Published: January 2, 2024

Authors: Erin Eccleston, Emily Barlas

Categories: Corporate / Commercial

Authors: Erin Eccleston, Emily Barlas, Jorie Halcro On May 12, 2023, Canada acceded to the Convention of 5 October 1961 Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation for Foreign Public Documents (the Apostille Convention). Through this accession, … Read More

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CBCA Corporations’ New Filing Requirements on Individuals with Significant Control

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Published: December 19, 2023

Author: Pamela Hilderman

Categories: Corporate / Commercial, Corporate Governance

Corporations Canada has announced that starting January 22, 2024, all federal corporations under the Canada Business Corporations Act (CBCA) will be required to file information on individuals with significant control … Read More