By Ben Hanuka, Law Works This article was originally published in The Lawyer’s Daily as a two-part series on June 9 and 11, 2021. This article analyzes the recent franchise decision of June 1, 2021, from the Ontario Superior Court of Justice in Ottawa in Greco Franchising Inc. v. Milito et al., involving an interlocutory injunction application by a fitness studio franchisor, Greco Franchising, against an Ottawa-based franchisee, which the court ultimately dismissed in the franchisee’s favour.
By: Ben Hanuka, Law Works This article was originally published in The Lawyer’s Daily as a two-part series on May 25 and 27, 2021.
All provincial franchise statutes impose a mutual obligation on the parties to a franchise agreement to perform and enforce their contractual rights...
By Ben Hanuka, Law Works This article was originally published in The Lawyer’s Daily as a two-part series on January 22 and 26, 2021.
There are two types of marketing obligations in most franchise agreements: contributions to a marketing fund run by the franchisor and direct...
This article was originally published in The Lawyer’s Daily on June 18, 2020, under the same title.
Most franchise systems depend on operating standards and procedures.
In this short introductory video, Ben Hanuka discusses some of the factors to analyze if a non-compete covenant is enforceable.
This article was originally published in The Lawyer’s Daily on January 20, 2020, under the same title.
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