Franchising

We offer specialist legal advice to both the franchisor and the franchisee.

For Franchisors:

  • Preparation of Franchise Agreements and associated documentation
  • Assistance with sales of existing franchise businesses
  • Matters relating to intellectual property rights such as copyright, trademarks and patents
  • Passing off claims and other disputes

For Franchisees:

  • Franchise agreement reviews tailored to your requirements
  • Purchase and sale of new or existing franchise businesses
  • Advising on rights and obligations
  • Dealing with disputes
  • Property matters in relation to offices, shops and other premises
  • Ancillary documentation such as a Shareholders’ Agreements, Partnership Agreements and LLP Agreements for joint owners of franchise businesses

When assisting franchisees our experience shows that those that fully understand the nature and extent of the franchise agreement have much better ongoing relationships with their franchisors, since they have had the opportunity of clarifying and challenging any aspects of the contractual relationship that they are not comfortable with.

 

What Our Clients Say

  • Tracey was terrific. She proved that she is an expert in this field and can understand a client's needs far better than they can. Further, Tracey was accessible, reliable and always a pleasure to be in contact with. Result: documentation that exactly met our needs, a relaxed and speedy process and it all came in on budget. Sean Sidney, Director - Alexandra Rose Estates Limited