Rescinding a franchise agreement
After you’ve decided to buy a franchise, what are your options for getting out of the deal? In Ontario, the legislation governing franchises, the Arthur Wishart Act (Franchise Disclosure), 2000, provides that you’ve got 14 days in which to review the disclosure package (ie. financial information about the franchise), 60 days to get out of […]
Court refuses to certify Quizno’s franchisees as a class
POSTED on Jun 5 under franchising
A group of franchisees from Quizno’s sued the franchisor for overcharging them for products. All franchisees were required to buy goods from a third party (also a party in the lawsuit) at prices set by them. Because of the costs associated with litigating the case, the individual franchisees wanted to become certified as a class under […]
