A recent article published on McCarthy Tétrault LLP's Consumer and Retail Advisor blog may be of interest to readers of the Canadian Appeals Monitor blog. Adam Ship, Anne-Marie Naud and Helen Fotinos recently published an update to their previous discussion about the Québec Court of Appeal's decision in Dunkin’ Brands Canada Ltd. c. Bertico inc., 2015 QCCA 624, in particular its finding of implied obligations in franchise agreements. The Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) just announced their dismissal of Dunkin' Brands Canada Ltd.'s application for leave to appeal from the judgment of the Quebec Court of Appeal. Notably, in a very rare move, Côté J. dissented on the decision to deny the application for leave.
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