Commercial Law & Contracts – May 23, 2012

by Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP on 5/18/2012

When venturing into Quebec it’s important to be familiar with the Québec Charter of French Language (the Charter), which establishes French as the official language of Quebec and governs use of the French language in a broad...more

by Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP on 5/18/2012

In the recent decision, Sirianni v. Country Style, the Ontario Superior Court ordered a franchisor to pay punitive damages to a franchisee for breaching the statutory duty of fair dealing. The case offers useful insight...more

by Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP on 5/18/2012

Manitoba’s The Franchises Act (the Act) and Franchises Regulation (the Regulation) have been proclaimed into force with an effective date of October 1, 2012. On and after that date, franchisors granting franchises to be...more

by Antonio Viñal on 4/19/2012

Why franchise in Spain? With Expofranquicia, Spain's main franchise fair, just around the corner, it's a good time to get acquainted with one of the leading franchise markets in Europe. Plus, Spain is a great platform for...more

by Reed Smith on 4/18/2012

A new opportunity may exist for franchisors to claim an exception to Virginia’s royalty addback statute based on a recent Circuit Court decision. In Wendy's International Inc. v. Virginia Dep't of Taxation, decided March...more

by Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP on 4/3/2012

For our first newsletter of 2012, we thought it might be timely to look back at the many developments we have seen in franchise agreement and franchise disclosure document preparation in the past few years. Specifically, and...more

by Kocks & Partners Rechtsanwälte Belgien on 3/27/2012

In this first article in a series of selected topics on franchise law in Belgium, we will have a closer look on the possibilities for parties to a franchise agreement to unilaterally terminate this franchise agreement under...more

by Howard Ullman on 2/29/2012

The antitrust laws sometimes forbid product “tying.” A tying arrangement is an agreement by a party to sell one product on the condition that the buyer also purchases a different (or tied) product. In the...more