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29 September 2014 by SotosLLP | Leave a Comment
A franchisor’s legal documents will naturally favour the franchisor’s rights, not the franchisee’s. This is true no matter how many revisions are made to those documents. It is therefore all the more critically important, when contemplating an investment in a business opportunity, to approach any franchise system by thoroughly researching as many aspects of that system as possible.
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Recognition Sotos News
10 September 2014 by SotosLLP
Sotos LLP has once again led the pack in the area of Franchise Law with six lawyers listed
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13 August 2014 by SotosLLP | Leave a Comment
As a franchisor operating in Ontario, you should be quite comfortable by now with the need and discipline involved to keep your franchise disclosure document “evergreen” and ensuring it is site specific when handed out. Often overlooked is the need to conduct a regular review of your form of franchise agreement.
10 July 2014 by SotosLLP
The 2014 Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory has been published and Sotos LLP partners Allan Dick, John Sotos, David Sterns, Arthur Trebilcock, Peter Viitre, and John Yiokaris were selected to be listed in the directory as leading practitioners in franchise law. Listed lawyers are chosen directly by their peers.
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2 June 2014 by SotosLLP | Leave a Comment
Anyone who owns a business needs to think about “succession planning” – a fancy phrase for determining who will take over when an entrepreneur retires or dies. In the case of auto dealers, it’s a particularly important concern and not just because a dealership is often a multi-million dollar business that might well represent a significant portion of the owner’s personal assets
21 May 2014 by SotosLLP | Leave a Comment
Franchisors need to think about whether they will allow their franchisees to install ATMs in their business premises.
8 April 2014 by SotosLLP
Franchise Times magazine has named eight of Sotos LLP’s lawyers to its esteemed list of Legal Eagles in 2014.
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4 April 2014 by SotosLLP
Sotos partner Allan Dick is quoted in an April 4 article in The Report on Business section of the Globe and Mail. The piece covers the US bankruptcy filing of the parent company of Quiznos. Quiznos Canada is a separate entity, and Allan discusses possibly implicating of the US filing on a class action suit against the Canadian operation by some 600 current and former franchise operators.
3 February 2014 by SotosLLP
Sotos LLP is proud to announce that Best Lawyers has once again named Sotos as the premiere Canadian law firm in the field of franchise law.
2 February 2014 by SotosLLP
Sotos partner David Sterns appeared on the Lang and O'Leary Exchange on CBC television to discuss the recent Supreme Court of Canada decision Hryniak v. Mauldin and access to justice. In the interview, Sterns discusses with host Jessica Lang the implications of the ruling for summary judgment and whether it will make litigation more affordable for businesses.
