Legal Franchise Statistics 2019: slight decrease in number of franchise disputes
Ludwig & Van Dam Franchiseadvocaten, market leader in franchise law, has been conducting regular research since 2008 into (the development of) case law regarding franchise disputes and also publishes statistics on published case law in the field of franchise law. Here is a brief report on the legal developments in 2018, compared to previous years.
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