Franchising

Experience

Birkett Long Solicitors provide specialist legal advice to both the franchisor and franchisee.

We act for well known franchisors with franchise outlets nationwide.  We also regularly advise franchisees about the terms of franchise agreements for well known franchise brands;  these include major national high street retailers and franchisors in the printing and distribution industries. 

Our team have successfully assisted a number of clients with the purchase of existing franchise businesses, which involve liaising with both the seller's solicitor and the franchisor's solicitor to bring the deal together within strict timescales set by the franchisor.

Often a franchise business is a client's first opportunity to work for themselves and represents an exciting but nervous time for them.  We help ease our client's concerns by providing clear advice (where appropriate in a detailed report) and an efficient service, meeting all imposed timescales and providing copies of all documentation so that clients know exactly what is happening with their matter.

Main Services

• Franchise agreements
• Purchase and sale of new or existing franchise businesses
• Ancillary documentation such as a Shareholder's Agreement
• Property matters in relation to offices, shops and other premises
• Matters relating to intellectual property rights such as copyright, trademarks and patent.