We provide legal support to franchisors and franchisees with entering into the franchise agreement. Franchisors and franchisees frequently hire us to legally check existing franchise agreements in relation to their business plans and business interests.

We provide legal support for franchisors in setting up and structuring the franchise formula. This is in the interest of the continuity and further development of the franchise formula.

A reorganization in the franchisemodel, or a modification of the franchise agreement, can be drastic. We advise and represent franchisors and franchisees.

We offer legal support to franchisors, individual franchisees and franchisee-collectives to solve and prevent conflicts. If necessary, we conduct summary proceedings, legal standard proceedings or another type of lawsuit.

We provide support to consultative bodies within a franchise context. Both on the part of the franchise and on the part of the franchisees. This includes franchise councils and franchisee associations.

We support franchisors and franchisees in ending (terminating) franchise agreements. As with cancellation and dissolution of the franchise agreement; and contract termination by mutual consent of franchisor and franchisee.

Business purchase and business sale have specific points of attention, where it concerns franchise. We provide legal support in the purchase and sale of the franchise business and with arrangements regarding goodwill and business transfers.

A non-compete clause can have far-reaching consequences for the freedom, autonomy and flexibility of a franchisee. And at the same time a non-compete clause can be deemed desirable by the franchisor. We advise and litigate for franchisors and franchisees on the applicability and conflicts of non-compete clauses.

Various business contracts come into play at a franchise location. We provide legal support with renting the franchise premises and the agreements about investments with regard to the business location.

A franchise brand is essential for the franchiseorganization. We provide legal support for the brand registration and the (licensing) agreements regarding brand use.

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We provide legal support to companies that have already established themselves with a franchise brand in The Netherlands or want to become active in The Netherlands.

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