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The trouble with stair step incentives

  • Sotos LLP
  • -
  • Canada
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  • April 23 2013

Every now and then, an issue rears its head that negatively affects automobile dealer clients across multiple brands. These are the types of issues

The myth of the ‘personal services contract’ in automotive dealer relations

  • Sotos LLP
  • -
  • Canada
  • -
  • April 5 2013

For years, many automotive manufacturers sought to avoid franchise legislation in Canada by claiming that their dealership agreements were not

Should you trade-mark your logo, name, or both?

  • Sotos LLP
  • -
  • Canada
  • -
  • March 27 2013

One of the first things people typically do when they come up with a new product or business idea is pick a name. They may go even further and start

Who does the tweeting? Developing a social media policy for franchise relationships

  • Sotos LLP
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  • Canada
  • -
  • March 22 2013

One of the key roles of the franchisor in any franchise system is to manage and develop its brand. The job of managing a brand has turned away from

Careful that little share issuance may be more trouble than it’s worth

  • Sotos LLP
  • -
  • Canada
  • -
  • March 19 2013

Every now and again, a client comes to our door wanting to issue shares in their small, private company to a no doubt deserving and loyal employee

Be wary of disclosing confidential information to accountants

  • Sotos LLP
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  • Canada, United Kingdom
  • -
  • March 14 2013

Canadian courts will likely turn to a recent UK decision for guidance on solicitor-client privilege. In a controversial ruling that saw a separate

Minimising the impact of marital breakdown on privately-owned businesses: Part II

  • Sotos LLP
  • -
  • Canada
  • -
  • March 4 2013

As a general rule, most provincial family law statutes permit spouses to contract out of the outcomes that would result if the

Minimising the impact of marital breakdown on privately-owned businesses

  • Sotos LLP
  • -
  • Canada
  • -
  • February 25 2013

Although the concepts described below are based on Part I of Ontario's Family Law Act, broadly speaking, the family law legislation in effect in most

What happens next? Dealing with statements of material change and additional disclosure

  • Sotos LLP
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  • Canada
  • -
  • February 21 2013

For franchisors selling franchises in those provinces with franchise disclosure legislation, the law requires that they must provide all prospective

Protect your interests and financial investment: shareholder agreements (part 1 overview)

  • Sotos LLP
  • -
  • Canada
  • -
  • February 12 2013

In its simplest form, a shareholder agreement is a contract between the owners of an incorporated business that sets out how the business should be