Siskinds Law Firm

A foreign franchisor entering Canada will often encounter the deposit question before it encounters almost anything else. A promising candidate has completed the initial interviews, perhaps identified a territory and asked the franchisor to stop speaking with competing prospects. The development team wants evidence that the candidate is serious before devoting further time an...

For years, employment lawyers in Ontario have had a strange relationship with termination clauses. We love them, we hate them, and sometimes we spend months litigating over a single word buried in a contract drafted years earlier. In fact, it was not uncommon for a termination clause to be struck down because of language that, to most readers, seemed entirely harmless. Employ...

Since 2019, Siskinds LLP has represented the plaintiffs in proposed JUUL class actions across Canada, alleging that the e-cigarette devices are hazardous products but were falsely marketed as a desirable, safe and healthier alternative to smoking. These Canadian ...

Recent news reports have alleged that a physician at Toronto’s SickKids Hospital has been charged with offences relating to child sexual abuse material. Police have stated that they have found no evidence connecting the charges to the physician’s medical practice, and the allegations have not been proven in court.