Article De Nationale Franchise Gids: “Increasing protection against recruiting franchisees” – dated 2 April 2019 – mr. AW Dolphin
The Acquisition Fraud Act offers injured parties great advantages in demonstrating unlawful conduct. Although the Acquisition Fraud Act is, according to some, intended to provide protection against phantom invoices and telephone sales, the Den Bosch Court of Appeal has now also ruled that the Acquisition Fraud Act also applies to franchising.
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Unauthorized Dispute Resolutions Within Franchise Organizations
Franchise agreements occasionally contain dispute resolutions that grant powers to the franchisee(s), the franchise council and/or a franchise association.
Fictional employment issues
A permanent point of attention in franchise relationships should at all times be the question of whether in the franchise relationship
(Im)decent behaviour
In practice, situations occur in which a franchisor is confronted with behaviour
Guarantee schemes for franchisees
Franchise agreements often stipulate that franchisees mutually guarantee guarantees for various products.
Arbitration: advantage or disadvantage?
Franchise agreements often include a dispute settlement procedure that pertains to the manner in which the parties involved in the franchise agreement deal with a possible dispute.
Franchise Board Rules
In practice, various forms of consultation circulate between franchisor and franchisee.