Franchising Law Handbook Offers a Valuable Blend of Law and Business Experience to Give Practical Guidance to Managers and Their Legal Advisers

DUBLIN, Ireland--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c64258) has announced the addition of “Franchising Law Handbook (2nd edition)” to their offering.

This useful handbook offers a valuable blend of law and business experience to give practical guidance to managers and their legal advisers on the different areas of law affecting the establishment and management of a successful franchise. Franchising Law covers the history, development and commercial rationale of franchising, and details the legal and related practical issues, which arise at each stage in the life of a franchise.

Leading franchise practitioners provide authoritative commentary on each of these issues, including contractual and financial issues, taxation, intellectual property and competition law. Separate chapters consider in detail the legal and documentation issues of international franchising and the increasing impact of EU legislation in this area.

Readership

Legal practitioners, corporate counsel and business executives involved in UK domestic and international franchise transactions.

About the Author

The lawyer and author, Dr. Martin Mendelsohn is the Chairman of the Eversheds Franchise Group. He has been particularly involved in franchising, distribution, agency and licensing transactions both domestic to the UK and internationally for over 40 years, as well as UK and EC Competition Law. He is visiting Professor of Franchise Management at Middlesex University Business School, London.

Contents:

• What Franchising Is?
• History and Development;
• The Commercial Rationale;
• How the Law Affects Franchising;
• The Relationship of the Parties;
• The Structure of Franchise Arrangements;
• The Financial Aspects;
• The Franchisor’s Liabilities;
• UK Taxation;
• Intellectual Property: An Overview;
• Trade Marks;
• Confidential Information and Trade Secrets;
• Copyright;
• Information Technology;
• Premises;
• EU Competition Law;
• UK Competition Law;
• Remedies;

• The Franchise Contract;

• International Franchising: The Legal Issues;

• International Franchise Documentation;

• International Tax Issues

For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c64258