Franchisor bound by its own failed dispute settlement procedure
Franchise organizations sometimes have their own dispute resolution procedure. Can ...
Goodwill Transfer: Include Google Business Profile?
What is transferred goodwill? This question can be very relevant ...
Interview in ENTREE Magazine – Lots of space for franchise
An interview with mr. AW Dolphijn about franchise. Franchising is ...
Can a franchisor increase the interim franchise fee and change the formula? – mr. AW Dolphijn – dated January 21, 2022
A franchisor must be able to adjust the franchise formula ...
Supermarkets COOP and PLUS merge
The intended merger will mean that the COOP supermarkets will ...
Unilateral amendment of the franchise agreement by the franchisor allowed? – dated April 7, 2020 – mr. K. Bastian
Is the franchisor allowed to implement certain announced changes/adaptations to the formula on the basis of the franchise agreement agreed between the parties?
Franchisors may no longer impose changes to shopping hours
At the end of 2018, a draft of the “Freedom of Choice for Retailers (Opening Hours) Act” was presented.
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.
HEMA in conflict with franchisees about e-commerce agreements
On 18 July 2018, the District Court of Amsterdam, ECLI:NL:RBAMS:2018:5098, rendered a judgment in proceedings on the merits in which the franchisees were largely ruled in favor of e-commerce.
Forced to switch to a different franchise formula at the existing location?
If a franchise formula ceases to exist, for example if it is incorporated into another organization, the question may be whether the franchisee is also obliged to be incorporated into