Employment Louis Sokolov
26 April 2019 / 20 December 2024 by lsokolov
To follow up on the recent Making Ontario Open for Business Act, 2018 (Bill 47), the Ontario Government has passed further legislation to provide employers with even greater flexibility in the workplace, cutting previous “red tape.”
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Recognition
18 April 2019 / 20 December 2024 by SotosLLP
Sotos LLP is proud to announce that ten of our lawyers are on the esteemed list of Legal Eagles 2019. This confirms what Sotos LLP’s clients have known for a long time: that we have the largest and most experienced franchise law group in Canada.
14 February 2019 / 20 December 2024 by SotosLLP
Sotos LLP is pleased to announce that partner John Yiokaris has been awarded the prestigious 2019 Client Choice Award for Franchising in Ontario by Lexology at an award ceremony in London, England.
28 November 2018 / 20 December 2024 by lsokolov
On November 21, 2018, Bill 47, the Making Ontario Open for Business Act, 2018, came into force, reversing many of the changes to labour and employment law put in place last year in Bill 148 by the previous government.
Anna Thompson-Amadei Consumer Protection Corporate and Commercial Intellectual Property John Yiokaris
2 November 2018 / 20 December 2024 by SotosLLP
All business owners should be aware that, starting 1 November 2018, they have new reporting obligations regarding security breaches involving personal information.
23 October 2018 / 20 December 2024 by SotosLLP
Sotos is honored to have six lawyers ranked in Law Business Research’s Who's Who Legal - Franchise 2018 placing us firmly in the top ten franchise firms in the world.
Automotive John Yiokaris
22 October 2018 / 20 December 2024 by SotosLLP
Before entering into a dealership or retailer agreement, both dealers and automakers should carefully consider the terms governing the duration of their relationship as well as the circumstances which could lead to the termination of the agreement.
Cannabis
On October 10, 2018, the Canadian Securities Administrators (“CSA”) published Staff Notice 51-357 Staff Review of Reporting Issuers in the Cannabis Industry, which detailed a long list of issues with the disclosure of reporting issuers operating in the cannabis industry.
Cannabis Grocery Retail
11 October 2018 / 20 December 2024 by SotosLLP
As the official date for cannabis legalization in Canada approaches, business owners and entrepreneurs are scrambling to prepare for the establishment and rollout of retail cannabis stores in provinces such as Ontario where the government will control online sales, but will open the market up to a private retail model set to launch on April 1, 2019.
28 September 2018 / 20 December 2024 by SotosLLP
The Sotos Team was once again top-ranked by Chambers in their Canada Guide for 2019.
