Authors: Ben Hanuka and Anthony Pugh, Law Works P.C. In PQ Licensing S.A. v. LPQ Central Canada Inc., an April 5, 2018 decision of Court of Appeal for Ontario, the franchisor, PQ Licensing S.A., appealed a decision of a judge, who in turn dismissed the franchisor’s appeal of an arbitrator’s decision. The arbitrator ruled that the arbitration was not time-barred by the Limitations Act, 2002, because mediation was a pre-condition to the arbitration and the limitation period only started to run after the franchisor requested mediation.
Author: Anthony Pugh, Student-at-Law, Law Works P.C. Editor: Ben Hanuka In 10313033 Canada Inc. v. 2418973 Ontario Inc.
Author: Anthony Pugh, Student-at-Law, Law Works P.C. Editor: Ben Hanuka In franchise resales, i.e.
This article, written by Ben Hanuka, was originally published by The Lawyer’s Daily on November 8, 2017. Click here to view the published article.
Author: Evan Ivkovic, J.D., Law Works P.C. Editor: Ben Hanuka In Hepburn v AlarmForce Industries Inc.
This article, written by Ben Hanuka, was originally published by The Lawyer's Daily on July 7, 2017, under the title “Courts struggle for...
On January 14, 2016, the Ontario Court of Appeal released its decision in the case of 1250264 Ontario Inc. v. Pet Valu Canada Inc.
Note: This article, authored by Ben Hanuka, was published earlier this month in the US-based Hotel Business Review.
What happens when the franchisor wants to implement a change to the franchise system, yet the franchise agreement does not contain some system...