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No franchise agreement, despite the designation
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No franchise agreement, despite the designation

Not everything is what it looks like. Even if the franchisor and franchisee believe that there is a franchise agreement, the legal situation may be different.

By Ludwig en van Dam|13-12-2018|Categories: Franchise Agreements, Franchise Knowledge Center / National Franchise and Formula Letter Publications|Tags: tag2|

Compensation for reputational damage to the franchisor
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Compensation for reputational damage to the franchisor

A developer of a digital platform for a franchisor had provided a platform that any third party could access.

By Alex Dolphijn|23-11-2018|Categories: Dispute settlement, Franchise Agreements, Statements & current affairs|Tags: franchise agreement, Franchise formula, franchisor, label10, tag2|

Sale of a franchise company due to a non-competition clause: False construction or not?
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Sale of a franchise company due to a non-competition clause: False construction or not?

Franchisees who are unwilling or unable to continue with the franchise company experience whether or not the non-competition clause is valid or not.

By Jeroen Sterk|08-11-2018|Categories: Franchise Agreements, Statements & current affairs|Tags: agency, franchise agreement, Non-competition clause, tag2|

Prohibited Franchise Agreements: Conduct of Franchisees Among Others
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Prohibited Franchise Agreements: Conduct of Franchisees Among Others

Forms of franchising that do not involve a vertical relationship between the franchisor on the one hand and the franchisees on the other may be prohibited.

By Alex Dolphijn|30-10-2018|Categories: Competition, Franchise Agreements, Statements & current affairs|Tags: competition, district division, Formula change, franchise agreement, franchisee, franchisor, label6, tag2|

Formula change not justified – dated October 23, 2018 – mr. AW Dolphin
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Formula change not justified – dated October 23, 2018 – mr. AW Dolphin

Formula change not justified

By Alex Dolphijn|23-10-2018|Categories: Dispute settlement, Franchise Agreements, Statements & current affairs|Tags: label10, tag2|

A new franchisor against will and thanks
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A new franchisor against will and thanks

Mergers between franchise organizations are no longer an exception. Multivlaai/Limburgia, DA/DIO, Emté/Jumbo are recent examples of this.

By Jeroen Sterk|17-10-2018|Categories: Franchise Agreements, Franchise Knowledge Center / National Franchise and Formula Letter Publications, Tenancy law and franchise|Tags: label5, tag2|

Supreme Court: Code of Honor regarding franchising has no legal effect – dated September 25, 2018 – mr. AW Dolphin
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Supreme Court: Code of Honor regarding franchising has no legal effect – dated September 25, 2018 – mr. AW Dolphin

Supreme Court: Code of honor on franchising has no legal force

By Alex Dolphijn|25-09-2018|Categories: Dispute settlement, Franchise Agreements, Statements & current affairs|Tags: label10, tag2|

Franchisor wrongly hinders internet sales by franchisee – dated September 19, 2018 – mr. AW Dolphin
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Franchisor wrongly hinders internet sales by franchisee – dated September 19, 2018 – mr. AW Dolphin

Franchisor wrongly hinders internet sales by franchisee

By Alex Dolphijn|19-09-2018|Categories: Competition, Dispute settlement, Franchise Agreements, Statements & current affairs|Tags: label10, label6, tag2|

If your franchisor is your competitor
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If your franchisor is your competitor

Franchising aims at cooperation. The franchisor should assist the franchisee in achieving mutual benefit from the operation of the formula. Sometimes this gets out of balance.