United Kingdom: Franchising

Court rulings on franchise agreements don't come round very often, but a recent High Court judgment will be of interest to franchisors and franchisees...

This article will explain which types of businesses are franchisable and the ideal qualities your business should have before franchising.

The Franchising team advised an emerging football coaching provider on the structuring and set up of its growing franchise network.

On June 10, Morley's Ltd. — South London's iconic fried chicken franchise — emerged victorious in a trademark infringement action in the Intellectual Property Enterprise Court of the High Court of Justice of England and Wales...

When expanding your business, consider agency, distribution, or franchising models. Each offers varying levels of control and risk. Agencies provide supplier control, distribution reduces costs but limits control, and franchising leverages local knowledge but requires investment.

Explains what UK franchise associations are, their codes of conduct and the fundamental values of the codes.

The enforceability of non-compete restrictions after an agency, distribution, or franchise agreement has come to an end can be an important factor in deciding how to proceed in many situations.

The new UK and EU competition law regimes for all types of distribution agreements (including franchises) came into force on 1 June 2022.

R Global member Michael Einbinder, a founding partner of Einbinder & Dunn discusses all things franchise, including how it is defined, the critical nature of trade secrets...