Articles 2023

What happens between parties to a franchise agreement when their relationship breaks down, but the franchisee continues to operate as a de facto franchisee?

Applicable to contractual obligations arising or assumed as of January 1, 2023, pursuant to the Federal Prohibition on the Purchase of Residential Property by Non-Canadians Act, (the “Federal foreign buyer ban”) non-Canadian citizens, non-permanent residents, and others deemed to be “non-Canadian” have been barred from purchasing residential property across Canada for two years.

A mentor once told me that he knew it was time to do his own thing when he grew to dislike the colour of the walls at the firm where he worked. At that instant, he wanted to change everything about where and how he worked. He wanted to choose the colour of the walls in his office. He wanted to call the shots; he wanted to work for himself. My mentor is not alone. Here are practical tips from lawyers who have gone out on their own and found incredible success in establishing their own firms.

A proper estate plan is just as important for Millennial and Gen Z individuals as it is for older generations. However, Millennial and Gen Z clients may have unique estate planning considerations, including non-traditional assets such as cryptocurrency or collections. Some aspects of an individual’s relationships or sexuality may also require special attention in creating an estate plan. Demetre Vasilounis reviews some of these factors as discussed at a recent CPD program.

This article summarizes Price v. Lundbeck A/S, 2022 ONSC 7160, in which the Ontario Superior Court of Justice refused to certify a class action alleging that a product caused teratogenicity because that covered hundreds of different congenital defects and the evidence was not specific to each defect.

Following are this week’s summaries of the Court of Appeal for Ontario for the week of December 19, 2022.

This article summarizes a consultation report for proposed amendments to Saskatchewan's class proceedings legislation.

This article summarizes D’Haene v. BMW Canada, 2022 ONSC 5973, in which the Ontario Superior Court of Justice dismissed a class action for delay, but then revived it with what was colourfully called a "Phoenix Order".