blair rebane

BLAIR REBANE
Associé
T 604.640.4130
F 604.622.5897
Vancouver
[email protected]
Franchisage et distribution
Baux commerciaux
Litige et arbitrage
Automobile
Hôtellerie et tourisme
Construction
Litige relatif au droit immobilier
Formation / Admission au Barreau
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
LLB, University of Alberta, 1994
Blair Rebane is National Leader of our Franchise and Distribution Group as well as
Regional Leader of our Automotive Group. Based in Vancouver, Blair has extensive
experience with advising franchisors in all types of franchise matters, and also practises
in the area of contract law, with an emphasis on landlord/tenant matters, construction
disputes and creditors’ remedies. His clients include a number of Canada’s largest
franchisors, manufacturers, landlords and those involved at all levels of the construction
industry. He has appeared before the Supreme Court of British Columbia, Court of
Appeal and Federal Court of Canada on franchise, construction and landlord/tenant
matters.
BA, University of British Columbia,
1987
British Columbia, 1995
Activités professionnelles
Member, Canadian Bar Association,
Construction and Civil Litigation
Sections
Member, Ontario Bar Association,
Franchise Law Section
Editorial Board Member, ICSC
Shopping Center Legal Update, 2008
- present
Adjunct Professor, University of
British Columbia Faculty of Law, 1999
- 2011
(Past) Legal Advisor, Canadian
Franchise Association’s Pacific
Region Council.
In addition to maintaining his practice, Blair has taught, published and presented
extensively on franchise law. From 1999 to 2011, he was an Adjunct Professor at the
University of British Columbia Faculty of Law, and publications and organizations he
has published in or spoken at include the Globe & Mail, Construction Business (BC &
Alberta’s Construction Magazine), Business in Vancouver, The Franchise Voice,
Western Investor, Franchise Canada, Canadian Business Franchise Directory,
BeTheBoss.ca, the Canadian Franchise Association, the Canadian Bar Association
(CBA), the Continuing Legal Education Society of British Columbia (CLE BC), and The
International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC).
REPRESENTATIVE WORK

Committee Member, Canadian
Franchise Association’s Convention
Committee, Education Committee and
Legal and Legislation Committee
Negotiated, prepared and structured a vast number of franchise and
distribution arrangements such as master franchises, unit franchises, area
development agreements, dealerships, distribution agreements and sales
agencies for a large variety of businesses including hotels, restaurants,
automotive dealerships, car and truck accessories, home services, liquor
distribution, health care, appliance and outdoor living, sporting goods and child
care.
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Committee Member, Canadian Bar
Association Franchise Legislation
Assisted clients with enforcement and termination of all types of franchise and
distribution agreements, including obtaining injunctive relief to enforce the
terms of franchise and distribution agreements.

Acted for clients to recover monies due under franchise, distribution and lease
agreements.
Activités communautaires
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Subcommittee, 2013
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Acted for clients to enforce non-competition covenants and trademark rights.
Director, FDC Charitable Foundation
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Acted for clients to obtain evictions of tenants and enforce rights under leases.
(Past) Director, The Entrepreneurs’
Assistance Society of East Vancouver
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Acted for clients with respect to disputes involving the calculation of operating
costs, assignment rights, repair obligations and numerous other issues under
commercial lease disputes.
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Acted for clients to enforce builders’ lien claims by contractors, subcontractors
and material suppliers.
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Acted for clients to recover monies owing to construction sureties under
indemnity agreements.
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Acted for clients to obtain recovery for contractors on delay claims.
PUBLICATIONS & PRESENTATIONS

Co-Author, "Arbitration of Franchise Disputes," Commercial Litigation and
Arbitration Review, LexisNexis, February 2015.

Co-Author, “Calculating Additional Rent by Reference to Proportional Share: A
Potential Minefield for the Unwary”, ICSC Shopping Center Legal Update,
November 2014

Author, “National Accounts”, betheboss.ca, December 2013

Author, “When One is Not Enough – Development Arrangements in
Franchising”, betheboss.ca, December 2013

Co-Author, “The Differences Between Pay-When-Paid or Pay-if-Paid”, Journal
of Commerce, November 25, 2013

Author, “Rent Distress: A Trap for Unwary Landlords”, ICSC Shopping Center
Legal Update, November 2013

Co-Author, “New British Columbia Limitation Act Impacts Franchises”, The
Franchise Voice, Summer 2013

Presenter, Facilitator and Speaker, Canadian Franchise Association Annual
Conventions and Trade Shows, 2002-2014
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Author, “Getting Paid,” On-Site, Canada’s Construction Magazine, December
2012 (with Matthew Swanson)

Co-Author, “Tendering Law – A Busy Decade”, Construction Business
Magazine, November/December 2012

Author, “The Perils of Poor Drafting: Ambiguity in Commercial Lease
Agreements”, ICSC Shopping Center Legal Update, November 2012

Presenter and Co-Author, “Practising Franchise Law – The Cases You Need to
Know and Current Trends,” CBA Canadian Legal Conference, August 2012

Author, “Rights of Landlords in Bankruptcy – May Be More than Expected,”
ICSC Shopping Center Legal Update, November 2011

Author, “What Legal Issues Do I Need to Consider When Creating or Revising
My Franchise Information Package?,” The Franchise Voice, Spring 2011

Author, “The Unintended Franchise – Be Wary of Franchise Laws in Canada,”
Business in Vancouver, February 2011
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Co-Author, “Enforceable or Unenforceable? That is the Question: A Landlord’s
Right to Terminate After Receiving a Request to Assign,” ICSC Shopping
Center Legal Update, November 2010

Co-Author, Franchise Case Law Update, CLE BC, 2010

Speaker, CLE BC Franchising Seminar, 2010; Creditors’ Remedies Seminar,
2010 and 2005
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Speaker, Ontario Bar Association Conference on Franchise Law, 2009

Speaker, Lorman Education Services Seminars on Builders’ Liens, 2008 and
2009
RANKINGS & RECOGNITIONS
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Recognized as the “2013 Vancouver Franchise Law Lawyer of the Year” by
The Best Lawyers in Canada®.

Selected by peers for inclusion in the 2016 edition (and since 2008) of The
Best Lawyers in Canada® (Corporate and Commercial Litigation, Franchise Law).
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Recognized in the 2015, 2014 and 2013 editions of The Canadian Legal
Lexpert® Directory (Franchising Law)
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Recognized in the 2015 edition (and since 2010) of Who’s Who Legal: Canada
(Franchise Law).
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Received the 2012 Canadian Franchise Association’s Vince Nichol Award for
“demonstrating an entrepreneurial spirit and dedication as a volunteer for the
betterment of the franchise community.” Also received the association’s 2006
Franchise Support Services Recognition Award.
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Borden Ladner Gervais S.E.N.C.R.L., S.R.L. (BLG) est un grand cabinet juridique canadien
qui offre à ses clients une gamme complète de services, principalement en droit des affaires, litige commercial et arbitrage ainsi que propriété intellectuelle. BLG est l’un des
premiers cabinets juridiques en importance au pays; il compte plus de 725 avocats,
agents de propriété intellectuelle et autres professionnels dans 5 grandes villes du Canada. BLG répond aux besoins de ses clients, que ce soit en matière de litige, de financement ou d’enregistrement de brevets et de marques de commerce.
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