Hamilton Pratt

Hamilton Pratt advising on all aspect of franchise related work including:

• Preparing franchise agreements and related agreements such as confidentiality agreements and deposit agreements;
• Advising on competition law issues (both EU and UK);
• Advising on international franchising matters including the preparation of master franchise agreements and reviewing foreign franchise agreements to ensure compliance with UK mandatory legal requirements and custom and practice;
• Advising on franchise disputes;
• Preparing reviews of franchise agreements for prospective franchisees. • Assisting franchisors to enforce the post termination obligations and restrictive covenants contained in their franchise agreements. If necessary, by seeking urgent injunctive relief to protect the franchisor’s intellectual and confidential information;
• Assisting franchisors to pursue and defend misrepresentation, breach of contract and debt claims;
• Assessing franchisee claims with respect to pre-contractual statements made by franchisors and their in term conduct;
• Advising on intellectual property issues in franchising, including trademark infringement, copyright, passing off and breach of confidence; and
• Advising on issues relating to the Trading Schemes Act;
• Assisting franchisor clients in managing their resale process from conception to completion;
• Assisting franchisee clients, whether as a vendor or purchaser, in buying and selling franchise businesses in both share and asset sales;
• Preparing and negotiating various commercial documents for franchisor clients franchising matters and otherwise; and
• Advising clients in relation to trade mark applications both in the UK, Europe and internationally and advising in relation to trade mark infringement and passing off.