Want to know the legal tips and tricks of buying and selling franchise businesses? Elizabeth Gore-Jones will be presenting at the Legalwise seminar Business Sale Transactions: What's The Deal? Whilst the seminar, to be held on 9 March, 2017 in Brisbane, covers many aspects of the increasing complicated area of business sales and purchases, Elizabeth will concentrate of the franchise aspects. Elizabeth's presentation is entitled Buying and Selling Franchises: Key Conside...

Thinking of making a new and exciting start in 2017? Will this be the year you enter into your own business and take on a franchise? If you answered ''yes" (or even "maybe" will do) then this post is for you. Our number 1 franchisee tip of all time is about to be revealed... After more than 20 years of of advising and assisting franchisees entering into franchise agreements, exiting franchise agreements and sorting out issues with franchise agreements...

Does your franchise agreement (or any commercial agreement for that matter) have an automatic renewal provision? If you answered yes, then you may find yourself in the sights of the ACCC! Last year the ACCC were successful in their action against Chrisco Hampers Australia Pty Limited where automatic renewal terms were held to be unfair. It seems people were not keen to receive their Christmas hampers year after year. These laws now apply to standard form business-to-busines...