Updates
5 March 2021 / 20 December 2024 by SotosLLP
In an interview with the Financial Post, John Sotos, shares why Canada needs a grocery code of conduct and how it should be approached. John is a dean of the franchising, licensing and distribution bar and works closely with industry leaders including specifically in grocery retailing, distribution, and manufacturing. John has been recognized by Chambers […]
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Allan Dick Franchising
5 March 2021 / 20 December 2024 by Allan Dick
An advisory board is a collection of industry expertise which ownership is not likely to possess itself. The franchisee principals would retain an individual to act as the Advisory Board Chair and assist the principals on the selection and recruitment of board members based on the skill sets that are not available in-house to the principals.
Recognition
4 March 2021 / 20 December 2024 by SotosLLP
We are pleased to announce that for almost a decade, Sotos LLP has had more practitioners listed as leading franchise lawyers by Who’s Who Legal than any other law firm in Canada.
3 March 2021 / 20 December 2024 by SotosLLP
Lexology's Thought Leaderboard lists Sotos LLP and Sotos partner, Allan Dick, as #1 in the area of Franchising in all jurisdictions.
COVID-19 Articles Grocery John Sotos
29 January 2021 / 20 December 2024 by SotosLLP
By John Sotos The Canadian Context For years, many of Canada’s independent grocers, food processors and suppliers have been calling for a grocery sector code of conduct like those adopted in Australia and the United Kingdom (the “UK”). But those calls have largely gone unanswered, until recently. In the midst of the 2018 bread price […]
Anna Thompson-Amadei Commercial Real Estate and Leasing Corporate and Commercial COVID-19 Articles
25 January 2021 / 20 December 2024 by Anna Thompson-Amadei
The federal government has introduced the Canada Emergency Rent Subsidy (“CERS”) which will replace the Canada Emergency Commercial Rent Assistance. CERS will be available retroactively from September 27, 2020 until June 2021, and the current parameters will apply until December 19, 2020.
COVID-19 Articles Employment Louis Sokolov
22 January 2021 / 20 December 2024 by lsokolov
With COVID-19 vaccinations now available in Canada, many employers and employees are turning their minds to whether employers can require their employees to receive a COVID-19 vaccine as a condition of their employment.
Anna Thompson-Amadei Grocery Restaurant Retail
11 January 2021 / 20 December 2024 by Anna Thompson-Amadei
The legislation will ban single-use plastic items for which there is evidence that the items are found in the environment, as well as items that have readily available alternatives.
Anna Thompson-Amadei Intellectual Property
16 December 2020 / 20 December 2024 by Anna Thompson-Amadei
This new ground permits an application to be opposed on the basis that it was filed in bad faith, and is intended to provide recourse against trademark squatting and the over-crowding of the Canadian trademark register.
Allan Dick Cannabis Franchising Grocery Restaurant Retail
7 December 2020 / 20 December 2024 by Allan Dick
Re-sale of a franchised business involves many different and specialized considerations from a usual sale of a business transaction.
