Lexis Nexis Canadian Franchise Law - A Practical Guide, 2nd Edition
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Product description
Franchised businesses today represent a significant portion of the nation's economy: there are over 78,000 franchised units accounting for more than 40 percent of retail sales in Canada. This second edition text by franchise law expert Daniel So explores the laws governing Canadian franchised businesses.
This book is intended for franchisors and deals with the legal and business issues that they face, as they enter into, and maintain, franchise relationships. If you are a franchisor, or represent a franchisor, this text will help you understand, in a very practical way, the legal regime under which franchise operations are run in Canada. This handy book is complete with legal tips, charts, and sample documents; it's a must-have for any franchisor or any practitioner practising in this area of law.
Key Features
- Contains chapters that discuss franchise laws as they are applied in Alberta, Ontario, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, Manitoba, and other Canadian jurisdictions
- Explores franchise law in the U.S. (and its recent changes) and how it compares to Canadian franchise law
- Updates readers on key changes to franchise law since the first edition text published five years ago
- Features up-to-date case law concerning franchising
- Contains a fully updated sample franchise agreement and disclosure document, complete with clause-by-clause annotations
- Contains a chart outlining the key differences in franchise law between various provincial statutes in Canada
- Avoid legal pitfalls that franchisors run into whenever they draft or negotiate franchise agreements
- Get practical, easy-to-understand tips on how to maintain a legally compliant and functional franchise relationship
- This text helps decode legalese and contract technicalities found in many franchise agreements
- Tips on how best to avoid costly, time-consuming litigation
- Understand what you need to disclose, how to disclose, and when to disclose
- Understand the intricacies of the franchise industry
- In-house counsel for franchisors - understand the support and disclosure obligations of franchisors towards their franchisees and prospective franchisees
- Private practitioners who practice franchise law - stay up-to-date on the latest developments in franchise law
- Franchisors and consultants for franchisors - understand your rights and obligations in running a successful franchise
- Law libraries - update your collection of resources on franchise law
Table of contents
Part One - Introduction
1.01 What is Franchising
1.02 An Introduction to Canadian Franchise Legislation
1.03 The Business of Franchising
Part Two – The Law
2.04 The Law in Alberta
2.05 The Law in Ontario
2.06 The Law in Prince Edward Island
2.07 The Law in New Brunswick
2.08 The Law in Manitoba
2.09 Franchising in Unregulated Jurisdictions
2.10 Franchising in the United States
2.11 The Disclosure Requirement
Part Three – The Documents
3.12 Annotated Franchise Agreement
3.13 Annotated Disclosure Document
Part Four – Is This Fair?
4.14 The Courts and the Franchise Relationship
4.15 Franchise Disputes, Litigation and Class Actions
4.16 Alternative Dispute Resolution and Franchising
Appendices
1a. Alberta Franchises Act
1b. AlbertaFranchise Regulations
2a. Ontario Arthur Wishart Act
2b. Ontario Arthur Wishart Act Regulations
3a. Prince Edward Island Franchises Act
3b. Prince Edward Island Franchise Regulations
4a. New Brunswick Franchises Act
5a. Draft Manitoba Franchises Act
6a. Legislation Comparison Chart
6b. Executive Summary of Legislation Comparison Chart
7a. Sample Franchise Agreement
7b. Sample Disclosure Document
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