Franchise Lawyers & Advisors
We’re the people behind some of the best brands in Australia
Franchise Lawyers & Advisors
We are the Game Changers
Our commitment and focus in franchising has made us a recognised brand in the sector. We have supported our clients to transform them into some of the fastest growing franchise networks.
We are the Game Changers
Our commitment and focus in franchising has made us a recognised brand in the sector. We have supported our clients to transform them into some of the fastest growing franchise networks.
We also
Litigation
advice when in a commercial dispute
Commercial and Retail Leasing
entering into lease agreements
Trademark
trading rights both nationally and internationally
Licensing And Distribution
distribution supply agreements
Buying and Selling
to acquire and sell business assets
Mergers and Acquisitions
strategic acquisitions and business mergers
We also do
Litigation
advice when in a commercial dispute
Trademark
rights both nationally and internationally
Buying and Selling
to acquire and sell business assets
Commercial and Retail Leasing
Licensing and Distribution
Mergers and Acquisition
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WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW: Tougher penalties announced for breaches of the Franchising Code
Minister for Employment, Workforce, Skills, Small and Family Business, Stuart Robert, has announced increased penalties for breaches of the Franchising Code of Conduct that will come into effect on the 15th of April 2022.
Announced last week, the changes build on a series of reforms that aim to improve fairness and conduct in the franchising sector.
MARKET WATCH: Should I Register my Franchise on the Franchise Disclosure Registry?
More information has been released on the much-anticipated Franchise Disclosure Register and on 1 April 2022 the Franchising Code of Conduct was amended (yet again) to insert a new clause 53 to deal with the Franchise Disclosure Register. Announced as part of the Federal Government’s 2021-22 Budget, the Franchise Disclosure Register aims to assist potential franchisees during the due diligence process, by creating a publicly available source of information, before a franchise agreement is entered into.
MARKET WATCH: The ACCC’s compliance and enforcement priorities for 2022/23
Franchises, it’s that time of year again – the release of the Australian Competition & Consumer Commission’s (ACCC) compliance and enforcement priorities for 2022/23.
These priorities are a definitive guide to what the ACCC will be particularly focussed on in the year ahead
