Explore the Franchises Act and relevant case law from the perspective of both a franchisor and franchisee, with highlights of the challenges, risks, uncertainties, timing and procedures for proper disclosure, and the consequences for failure to meet all disclosure requirements. This on-demand program was originally broadcasted as a live webinar on October 10, 2024.  Total running time is 50 minutes.

Lawyers representing franchisors or franchisees throughout the franchise lifecycle face potential risks of errors and omissions if they fail to advise their clients about their legal rights and responsibilities under the Franchises Act. In these on-demand programs, solicitors and litigators will deepen their understanding of key statutory requirements and common contractual terms. These on-demand programs were originally presented on October 10, 2024. The total running time for each presentation ranges between 30 minutes to 50 minutes.

The Alberta Business Law Practice Manual is a comprehensive resource designed for business lawyers in Alberta. Whether you practice in corporate law, intellectual property law, oil and gas law, or commercial litigation, this manual provides essential information and precedents for any business law practitioner.

The Alberta Business Law Practice Manual is a comprehensive resource designed for business lawyers in Alberta. Whether you practice in corporate law, intellectual property law, oil and gas law, or commercial litigation, this manual provides essential information and precedents for any business law practitioner.

This paper explores the Franchises Act and relevant case law from the perspective of both a franchisor and franchisee. It highlights the challenges, risks, uncertainties, timing and procedures for proper disclosure, and the consequences for failure to meet all disclosure requirements. This paper was presented at LESA’s Franchise Terminations & Rescissions: What You Don’t Know Can Hurt You webinar on October 10, 2024.

The amount of information that may be uncovered during discovery can be significantly broadened by considering records and information held by non-parties. This paper explores several tools available to counsel that may be employed to compel production for non-parties during discovery, including: Norwich orders (r 5.13); introducing evidence from another action (r 6.11(1)(f)); and undertakings to obtain records from third parties (r 5.30(1)(b)). The paper also discusses questioning non-parties under rules 5.17, 5.18, and 6.8, and considers some of the limitations on these rules illustrated by case law. This paper is part of a collection presented at LESA’s Rules of Court 2017 program held in Edmonton on April 6, 2017 and in Calgary on April 20, 2017.