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Franchise law has had to adapt to changing economic conditions in recent years. This year's publication focuses on moving forward as the economy rebuilds and ensuring that you are not left behind.

This program addresses practical ethical issues that may confront the franchise lawyer, such as the phantom franchise client; whether a franchise lawyer can accept a limited retainer and still act competently;

As the use and regulation of franchising as a business model continues to expand, it is becoming increasingly important for the general practitioner to be able to recognize what is (or what might be) a franchise and to understand its fundamental principles and regulatory requirements.

This publication will educate business and litigation lawyers (both in-house or outside) on the intricacies of franchise law matters and alert them to the challenges raised by recent judicial decisions and the increase in franchise related claims.

This publication will enlighten and instruct business and litigation lawyers (both in-house or outside) who have to deal with increasingly challenging franchise matters either on a regular or infrequent basis.

Given its emphasis on the practical application of legal principles, the program will be informative for business and litigation lawyers involved in franchise, distribution and licensing law, whether in private practice or in-house.

This year’s program focuses on issues which confront Ontario business and litigation lawyers when practising in the global franchising industry.

This full-day program will enlighten, surprise and instruct on the ins-and-outs of dealing effectively with the ever-increasing regulation of what is arguably the most dramatic engine of business expansion in history.

This year's 5th Annual Franchise Law Conference will be of interest to both occasional and experienced business and litigation practitioners involved in franchising.

This year OBA introduces a program for those lawyers new to the area of franchising.