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Update on Canada Consumer Product Safety Act

  • Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP
  • -
  • Canada
  • -
  • February 3 2010

You might recall that our last e-LERT provided you with information on the Canada Consumer Product Safety Act (the "CCPSA") and the potential costs that franchisors could face if this legislation became law

Trade Secrets International Ltd. v. Jalaly 2009

  • Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP
  • -
  • Canada
  • -
  • February 3 2010

To date, there have been precious few decisions dealing, even peripherally, with how to quantify damages under section 6 of the Arthur Wishart Act (Franchise Disclosure), 2000 (the "Act") where a franchisee has successfully sought rescission of its franchise agreement

Cases to watch for...

  • Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP
  • -
  • Canada
  • -
  • February 3 2010

There are three cases of particular interest to the franchising community, that are soon to be argued or are currently waiting for judicial pronouncement

Is your system safe?

  • Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP
  • -
  • Canada
  • -
  • November 9 2009

In response to recent consumer product failures and the shift of consumer product manufacturing to foreign jurisdictions, the Government of Canada is moving to shift Canada’s consumer product safety framework to one that is more far-reaching, regimented and punitive

Judgment released, releases judged: court finds Midas franchisee releases unenforceable

  • Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP
  • -
  • Canada
  • -
  • November 3 2009

The Ontario Superior Court of Justice has released its decision in 405341 Ontario Limited v. Midas Canada Inc., in which the franchisee, party to ongoing class proceedings against the franchisor, challenged the enforceability of the requirement in its franchise agreement that it execute a full and final release of the franchisor upon renewal

New Brunswick Franchises Act

  • Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP
  • -
  • Canada
  • -
  • April 27 2009

On April 16, the Department of Justice and Consumer Affairs for the province of New Brunswick released a consultation paper setting out the proposed regulations under the province's Franchises Act (the "Act"

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