Franchise Disputes
Peter Sanfilippo, the principal of
The Franchise Lawyer, has a background in commercial litigation and
extensive experience in dealing with franchise disputes at all
levels. He has participated in mediations, acted on behalf of
franchise parties in court proceedings and regularly enters into
direct negotiations with franchisors and franchisees to settle
disputes. He has frequently delivered successful outcomes for
the parties to a franchise dispute with a minimum of cost and
risk.
The kinds of franchise disputes in
which The Franchise Lawyer has acted include matters involving:
- Misrepresentations by franchisors
as to earnings
- Breaches by franchisees of a
franchise agreement
- Failure by a franchisor to comply
with disclosure requirements under the Franchising Code of
Conduct
- Terminations of franchises
- Unauthorised use of a franchisor's
intellectual property
- Misrepresentation of a franchise
system as some other kind of legal arrangement.