Quiz: Navigating Franchising Leasing Agreements

With franchisors and franchisees involved, lease agreements can get fairly complicated. In many situations, it’s not immediately obvious where obligations lie, or whether a clause will be harmful or helpful. […]

Canada picks Pecman

WeirFoulds partner Nikiforos Iatrou is quoted in this article regarding the hiring of John Pecman as the new commissioner of competition.

Quiz: Municipal Bylaws & Commercial Real Estate

Municipal governments have broad powers to regulate many aspects of commercial operations, including land use and zoning regulations, business licencing, and billboard and signage regulations. Commercial real estate owners need […]

At Phalt? The Road to Compliance in the Paving Industry

In recent months, four European competition agencies have targeted what they are calling “asphalt cartels”, alleging that various road-paving companies in their respective jurisdictions have engaged in price-fixing, collusion, or […]

Retainers and Opening Files

The area of estates and trusts can present practitioners with unique problems, many of which can be avoided or mitigated by taking appropriate measures at the outset of the solicitor-client […]