A large number of American franchise systems have, over the last 40 years, made Canada one of their chose international expansion targets. This new book, written by experienced Canadian franchise lawyers, will help you advise your clients who are considering expansion into the Canadian marketplace. The book outlines a host of important differences when comparing the business, law and practice of franchising in Canada and the United States, as well as the numerous similarities between the culture and law of both societies. Topics include: structuring and expansion to Canada; trade-mark and other intellectual property issues; the Canadian franchise agreement; franchise disclosure issues; privacy issues and dispute resolution and franchise litigation in Canada. The book also includes practice notes throughout the book, highlighting key points.

This book is essential reading for anyone thinking about taking over an existing business. Tony Wilson will help you choose a franchise that’s right for you, understand your franchise agreement inside and out, and negotiate the best deal. This book will give you a better understanding of the legal issues and help you to spot problem areas. In an easy-to-understand manner, the author shows you how to negotiate an agreement with a franchisor and develop a profitable relationship. The author takes you step-by-step through a franchise agreement so you can spot the potential benefits and drawbacks. Tony Wilson is a franchise lawyer and considered one of the foremost experts on franchising in Canada. He has written this book in a manner that offers you practical and common-sense advice you can use. The book contains many real-life examples taken from the author’s experiences representing franchisees. It will answer your questions about franchising, saving you time and money in lawyer’s fees. The book answers the following questions: * What parts of a franchise agreement are negotiable? How protected is a “protected” territory? * How can you discover the status of the franchisor’s trade-marks? * Who will control the lease for the franchised location? * How easy will it be for the franchisee to resell or renew the franchised business?

Franchising is big business in Canada. From traditional quick service restaurants and fast food outlets, to motor vehicle repair centres, drug stores, hotels, educational facilities, children's play centres, second-hand goods stores, convenience stores, donut shops, hair salons, tax services, and fitness centres, franchised businesses continue to expand in virtually every product and service industry. With this rapid growth of franchising as a business model and with an increased public profile for litigation issues involving franchising, the practice of franchise law has become much more complex. Typically, a counsel to either the franchisor or the franchisee requires legal knowledge in many disparate fields including contract law, intellectual property law, competition law, real estate law, bankruptcy and insolvency, personal property security legislation, remedies and damages (including equitable relief), commercial litigation and class proceedings, and labour law. This book, written by one of Canada's foremost franchise lawyers, lays out a clear roadmap guiding the reader through the twists and turns of the franchising relationship. The book will appeal to experienced franchise lawyers as well as to counsel new to the field. The full text of Alberta, Ontario, and Prince Edward Island franchising legislation is also included.

Written specifically to help lawyers and non-lawyers brush up on franchise law, this respected publication - now in its fourth edition - is charged with useful definitions, practical tips, and expert advice from experienced franchise law practitioners. This practical guide examines franchise law from a wide-range of experiences and viewpoints. Each chapter is written by two experienced practitioners to provide a well-rounded guide to the fundamentals of franchise law and key issues in the practice, including trademark law; structuring the franchise relationship; disclosure issues; registration; franchise relationship laws; antitrust law; counseling franchisees; and more.