Front page of Het Financieele Dagblad and on page 3 dated 8 September 2016; mr. Alex Dolphijn of Ludwig & Van Dam about the further escalation of Bruna’s long-running conflict with its franchisees.

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Front page of Het Financieele Dagblad and on page 3 dated 8 September 2015; mr. Alex Dolphijn of Ludwig & Van Dam about the further escalation of Bruna’s long-running conflict with its franchisees. The bookstore chain refuses to negotiate any longer about adjusting the franchise formula. Shopkeepers who do not agree now must leave, according to Bruna.

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On the edge of a franchisee’s exclusive territory

The Court of Appeal of Arnhem-Leeuwarden ruled on 15 May 2018, ECLI:NL:GHARL:2018:4395, on the question whether a franchisor has a branch just over the edge of the exclusively granted protection area.

Can a franchisee cohabit with a competing entrepreneur?

Can a franchisee violate a non-compete clause by cohabiting with someone who runs a competing business? On January 12, 2018, the District Court of Central Netherlands ruled

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