Franchises Update 2025


Course Date: June 19, 2025

Full Course Materials
Total: 3h 45min
Total Ethics: 30min

Course Introduction and Land Acknowledgement (9:00 – 9:05)

Raymond Lee Program Lawyer, CLEBC, Vancouver
Marta C. Davidson Embarq Law at Bojm, Funt & Gibbons LLP, Vancouver
Tony Wilson, KC Embarq Law at Bojm, Funt & Gibbons LLP, Vancouver

96 Months Later—The BC Franchises Act (9:05 – 9:35)

Moderator: Tony Wilson, KC Embarq Law at Bojm, Funt & Gibbons LLP, Vancouver
Marta C. Davidson Embarq Law at Bojm, Funt & Gibbons LLP, Vancouver
Blair A. RebaneBorden Ladner Gervais LLP, Vancouver
Judy A. RostAlexander Holburn Beaudin + Lang LLP, Vancouver
Peter V. SnellCassels Brock & Blackwell LLP, Vancouver

Statutory Claims (9:35 – 10:05)

Judy A. RostAlexander Holburn Beaudin + Lang LLP, Vancouver

Standards of Practice, Best Practice, and Ethics (10:05 – 10:35)

Peter V. SnellCassels Brock & Blackwell LLP, Vancouver

BREAK (10:35 – 10:45)

Interesting Franchise Contract Provisions (10:45 – 11:20)

Blair A. RebaneBorden Ladner Gervais LLP, Vancouver

Advising Franchisees—Key Issues and Top Franchisee Questions (11:20 – 12:05)

Marta C. Davidson Embarq Law at Bojm, Funt & Gibbons LLP, Vancouver

Franchises Legislative and Case Law Update (12:05 – 12:50)

Moderator: Tony Wilson, KC Embarq Law at Bojm, Funt & Gibbons LLP, Vancouver
Marta C. Davidson Embarq Law at Bojm, Funt & Gibbons LLP, Vancouver
Blair A. RebaneBorden Ladner Gervais LLP, Vancouver
Judy A. RostAlexander Holburn Beaudin + Lang LLP, Vancouver
Peter V. SnellCassels Brock & Blackwell LLP, Vancouver

Closing Remarks (12:50 – 1:00)

Marta C. Davidson Embarq Law at Bojm, Funt & Gibbons LLP, Vancouver
Tony Wilson, KC Embarq Law at Bojm, Funt & Gibbons LLP, Vancouver