2256306 Ontario Inc. et al. v. Dakin News Systems Inc. et al.
| Jurisdiction | Ontario |
| Court | Court of Appeal (Ontario) |
| Judge | Weiler, LaForme and Huscroft, JJ.A. |
| Citation | 2016 ONCA 74,[2016] O.A.C. Uned. 79 (CA),[2016] O.A.C. Uned. 79 |
| Date | 26 January 2016 |
| Subject Matter | FRANCHISES |
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Court Of Appeal Summaries (July 14-18, 2025)
...Procedure, r. 49.10, 2189205 Ontario Inc. v. Springdale Pizza Depot Ltd., 2011 ONCA 467, 2256306 Ontario Inc. v. Dakin News Systems Inc., 2016 ONCA 74, Brad-Jay Investments Ltd. v. Szijjarto (2006), 218 O.A.C. 315 (C.A.) Ahmed v. Abdelmoaein, 2025 ONCA 508 Keywords: Family Law, Parenting, R......
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...(4th) 234, leave to appeal refused [2014] S.C.C.A No. 35648 ('Springfield Pizza') and 2256306 Ontario Inc. v Dakin News Systems Inc., 2016 ONCA 74 the AWA is remedial, intended to redress the imbalance of power between franchisor and franchisee; disclosure exemptions are to be 'narrowly con......
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...47. [44]           More recently, in 2256306 Ontario Inc. v. Dakin News Systems Inc., 2016 ONCA 74, at paras. 6-8, the Court of Appeal dealt with a case where franchisees purchased a franchise business from a vendor franchisee. After operati......
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"Dakin" A Closer Look At The Resale Exemption And Franchisor's Associates In Statutory Rescission Cases
...Ontario Inc. et al. v. Dakin News Systems Inc, 2022 ONSC 6008. 2. 2256306 Ontario Inc. v Dakin News Systems Inc., 2015 ONSC 566, . aff'd 2016 ONCA 74, The content of this article is intended to provide a general guide to the subject matter. Specialist advice should be sought about your spec......
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Jayasena Management Corp. et al. v. Savannah Wells Holdings Inc. et al.
...47. [44]           More recently, in 2256306 Ontario Inc. v. Dakin News Systems Inc., 2016 ONCA 74, at paras. 6-8, the Court of Appeal dealt with a case where franchisees purchased a franchise business from a vendor franchisee. After operati......
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2355305 Ontario Inc. v Savannah Wells Holdings Inc.
...franchise agreement to be signed, they can no longer rely on the s. 5(7)(a) exemption: 2256306 Ontario Inc. v. Dakin News Systems Inc., 2016 ONCA 74, at para. 8. If, on the other hand, the franchisor merely passively consented to the transfer of the franchise, the exemption can apply: Sprin......
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...franchise agreement to be signed, they can no longer rely on the s. 5(7)(a) exemption: 2256306 Ontario Inc. v. Dakin News Systems Inc., 2016 ONCA 74, at para. 8. If, on the other hand, the franchisor merely passively consented to the transfer of the franchise, the exemption can apply: Sprin......
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Court Of Appeal Summaries (July 14-18, 2025)
...Procedure, r. 49.10, 2189205 Ontario Inc. v. Springdale Pizza Depot Ltd., 2011 ONCA 467, 2256306 Ontario Inc. v. Dakin News Systems Inc., 2016 ONCA 74, Brad-Jay Investments Ltd. v. Szijjarto (2006), 218 O.A.C. 315 (C.A.) Ahmed v. Abdelmoaein, 2025 ONCA 508 Keywords: Family Law, Parenting, R......
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Franchising 2025 - Trends and Developments
...(4th) 234, leave to appeal refused [2014] S.C.C.A No. 35648 ('Springfield Pizza') and 2256306 Ontario Inc. v Dakin News Systems Inc., 2016 ONCA 74 the AWA is remedial, intended to redress the imbalance of power between franchisor and franchisee; disclosure exemptions are to be 'narrowly con......
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"Dakin" A Closer Look At The Resale Exemption And Franchisor's Associates In Statutory Rescission Cases
...Ontario Inc. et al. v. Dakin News Systems Inc, 2022 ONSC 6008. 2. 2256306 Ontario Inc. v Dakin News Systems Inc., 2015 ONSC 566, . aff'd 2016 ONCA 74, The content of this article is intended to provide a general guide to the subject matter. Specialist advice should be sought about your spec......
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A Wing And A Prayer: The Ontario Superior Court Of Justice Shoots Down A Franchisor's Exemption Defence In A Rescission Claim
...2189205 Ontario Inc. v. Springdale Pizza Depot Ltd., 2013 ONCA 626 [Springdale Pizza]. 2. 2256306 Ontario Inc. v. Dakin News Systems Inc., 2016 ONCA 74 The content of this article is intended to provide a general guide to the subject matter. Specialist advice should be sought about your spe......
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