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September 5, 2017
Non-compete clauses in franchise agreements offer franchisors important and legitimate protections from unfair competition – but only if they meet the legal test to be enforceable. It’s key that franchisors regularly review their non-compete clauses with experienced legal counsel to ensure they are reasonable and extend no further than necessary to protect the franchisors legitimate interests. McInnes Cooper Franchise lawyer Mike Melvin and law student Alex Warshick review the factors courts consider when deciding whether a franchisor’s non-compete is reasonable – and thus enforceable – in their article Reasonableness and the Enforceability of Franchise Non-Competition Covenants, as published in FranchiseVoice, Summer 2017.
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The future of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), including NAFTA’s immigration-related provisions allowing cross-border mobility…
Apr 13, 2021
On April 7, 2021, the Nova Scotia government introduced Bill 97, amendments to the N.S. Electricity Act aimed at growing the solar industry in…
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Close to five million Canadians who didn’t usually work from home, did so in 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Even as public health…
Mar 26, 2021
Merger and acquisition deals are still happening across all sectors, perhaps at an even higher rate than pre-COVID-19 pandemic, even if the…
Mar 19, 2021
Recently, New Brunswick temporarily broadened the eligibility for its Skilled Worker Stream through its Provincial Nominee Program (PNP),…
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