At Cooper Grace Ward, our dedicated multidisciplinary team provides comprehensive legal advice and assistance to our franchising clients. In addition to extensive experience in Franchising Code compliance and franchise documentation, our Doyles Guide and Best Lawyers recognised specialists offer a full range of legal services and support tailored to the needs of franchise systems, serving clients throughout Australia.
Our expertise spans an array of franchise models and industry sectors, including food and beverage, clothing retail, professional services, mortgage broking, real estate agencies, convenience stores, gymnasiums, automotive and motor vehicle dealerships.
Among CGW’s franchising services are:
- franchise agreements, disclosure documents and other franchise documentation
- Franchising Code advice and compliance
- master franchising and territory development
- Franchise Disclosure Register
- marketing and specific purpose funds
- franchise system rollout
- system and network change
- franchise buybacks and transfers
- loyalty programs
- distribution, marketing and agency arrangements
- dealership and licensing agreements
- competition and consumer law
- litigation and dispute resolution
- property and leasing
- privacy law and data protection
- intellectual property
- information technology
- workplace relations and safety
- regulatory advice including financial services
- compliance systems and responses to investigations and prosecutions for alleged breaches of statutory duties
- tax, GST, stamp duty, land and payroll taxes
- contracts and terms and conditions
- corporate governance and director duties
- corporate structuring
- joint ventures and partnerships
- banking and finance
- foreign investment.
For more information on franchising issues, we have collated a range of useful resources for Australian franchisors and franchisees.
- Franchise Council of Australia
- ACCC
- Office of Fair Trading – Queensland
- Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal
For legal advice on franchising matters, call (07) 3231 2444.
