Franchising

Australia has one of the most regulated franchising industries, so it’s important to get things right and have true franchising specialists by your side.

We work with emerging and established franchised businesses to ensure they get the best strategic legal advice on everything from franchising their business to expanding their brand internationally.

Franchisors

• Corporate structure and asset protection advice
• Establishing a franchise system, including drafting template documents
• Managing the process of issuing franchise documents to franchisees
• Competition and consumer law advice
• Intellectual property protection
• Dispute resolution
• Advising on the Franchising Code of Conduct
• Master franchising, area development agreements and other types of licensing models
• International expansion

Franchisees

We also work with franchisees to ensure you have the best support by your side while growing your franchise.

We can help you with:

• Business structuring
• Reviewing and advising on franchise documents, including the franchise agreement and disclosure document
• Lease reviews
• Dispute resolution
• Advising on the Franchising Code of Conduct and complying with the franchise agreement
• Selling a franchise
• Succession planning and exit strategies

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