Franchising
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This article focuses on key clauses within franchise agreements and covers the sale of the business clause. Franchise agreements tend to be weighted slightly in favour of the franchisor, which...
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A franchise agreement is a document that outlines in legal terms how the franchisor/franchisee relationship works. The contents of a franchise agreement will vary depending upon the franchise system, but in...
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Riding high off stellar plaudits and their best-ever rankings by legal commentators Chambers and Partners and The Legal 500, Ashtons Legal LLP is pleased to announce the appointment of three...
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Ashtons Legal is delighted to report on a bumper year for their Corporate and Commercial team in 2022, which saw them complete a record number of deals. 2023 has also...
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Ashtons Franchise Consulting (AFC) has expanded and strengthened its team with the appointment of a second franchise consultant this year – Rebecca Newenham. Rebecca is a successful franchisor and runs...
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Ashtons Franchise Consulting (AFC) has expanded and strengthened its team with the appointment of franchise consultant Rob Hall. Since 2016 Rob has worked with global franchise brands to support their...
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The franchising and corporate teams at Ashtons Legal have advised a US investor on their purchase of 32 Papa Johns’ stores in the UK. HB Pizza Ltd, the UK investment...
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In the case of Stojsavljevic and another v DPD Group UK Ltd, the Employment Appeal Tribunal upheld a decision that individual owner-driver franchisees who provided DPD delivery services were neither...
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Ashtons Legal has advised easyProperty on an £800k fundraise to secure finances for its future growth. easyProperty is part of the well-known easy family of brands owned by easyGroup. easyProperty...
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Ashtons Franchise Consulting (AFC) has expanded and strengthened its team with the appointment of consultant Phil Mowat. Following a previous career in events, Phil jumped head first into the franchise...
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Franchising contributes in excess of £17 billion to the UK economy. This is a £2 billion increase from the last statistics in 2015 proving that franchised businesses continue to make...
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This article is part of Ashtons’ series of explainers about the Digital Single Market strategy. Other articles are available about the portability regulations and copyright directive. Under recently enacted legislation,...
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