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Franchising

Franchising is a fast growing business model in the UK and internationally.  It covers a range of activities, from fast food and retail outlets to domestic and business services.

Hardwicke’s specialist franchise team has extensive experience of advising and representing many of the country’s leading franchisors and master and individual franchisees.  The services the team offers franchise businesses include:

• obtaining urgent injunctive relief, on an emergency basis where appropriate, whether to enforce post-termination restrictive covenants, restrain the misuse of intellectual or other property or prevent passing off
• preparation and representation at speedy trial, on a very short timetable if required
• all aspects of mediation and other forms of ADR
• group actions arising from franchising, whether in proceedings or at the pre-action stage
• non-contentious advisory and drafting work for standard-form and individual franchise agreements

Some of the more complex issues the team have successfully handled have included derogation from grant, internet selling, policing the network, re-branding, and renewals.

In addition to Hardwicke’s acknowledged specialism and expertise in franchise law and practice, Hardwicke barristers can offer legal services to franchise businesses across a wide range of related areas where advice and representation may be required including:

• employment matters from drafting contract terms to employment tribunals
• landlord & tenant, including lease renewal, service charge and dilapidations disputes, breach of covenant, forfeiture
• insurance claims and disputes including policy wording, coverage and avoidance, reservation of rights and conflict of interest
• real property
• intellectual property, including breach of copyright, trade mark infringement and passing off

For more information on any of our franchising legal services or barristers who practice in this field, please call our practice team on 020 7242 2523 or email enquiries@hardwicke.co.uk

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Lincoln's Inn, London, WC2A 3SB

T: +44 (0) 20 7242 2523
F: +44 (0) 20 7691 1234

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Hardwicke Awards: BSN UK Diversity Legal Awards 2011 Winner DLT Chambers of the Year, The Legal 500 Leading Set, Chambers UK Bar 2012 Leading Set, Investors in People