Franchise
Law
Starting, selling or expanding your business?
Since 1983, DC Strategy has forged its way to be a market leader in the franchising sector.
Our team of experienced commercial, IP and franchise lawyers provide you with practical, cost effective legal advice and assistance. We are dedicated to protecting and growing substantial enterprise value by ensuring the legal frameworks we develop or review are driven by the commercial needs of your specific business.
DC Strategy Lawyers is a full service law firm, also highly regarded for our commercial contracts, trade marks, property and corporate service. We assist clients at all levels and stages of the business journey, be that start–up, scale-up, best practice operations and beyond.
Our Expertise
With over 40 years providing legal services to growing businesses, we can support your evolving needs.
Trade Marks
We can provide strategic advice and assist with the registration of trade marks in addition to design registrations/management of portfolios, trade mark and copyright infringement disputes, domain name disputes, social media take down notices, IP licensing and assignments.
Business Structures
We can give you practical advice on structuring your current business including company registration, incorporation, shareholder agreements and taxation implications as well as the strategy to adapt and transition between structures as your business develops.
Commercial Leasing
We can provide practical commercial leasing solutions to ensure your interests are protected by reviewing and negotiating the terms of your commercial or retail leases.
Licensing and Distribution
We can prepare licensing and distribution agreements that will develop successful business relationships, communicate and preserve your brand, and grow your business domestically and internationally. We can also assist in supply agreements.
Buying or Selling a Business
We can prepare business sale contracts, negotiate terms and keep you updated during the process to ensure the terms provide the best options, whether you are buying or selling a business.
Dispute Resolution, Mediation & Litigation
We strive to resolve disputes outside the courts if possible providing the most cost-effective and efficient advice including mediation, negotiation and litigation where necessary, regardless of whether your dispute relates to franchising, debt recovery, misleading conduct or other legal issue.
Franchise Law
As franchise experts, we understand the Franchising Code of Conduct and ensure you can succeed and comply.
Franchise Agreements
Our custom drafting specifies the terms and policies around every aspect of the franchisor-franchisee relationship protecting your brand, intellectual property and processes and systems.
Disclosure Document
This is designed to give potential franchisees information about your business and past experience and must be proffered in a specific format under the Code before any franchise agreement can be entered into.
Advice and Assistance
We can assist with your needs regarding franchise breaches, terminations and sales.
Franchise Review
We protect your interests throughout the legal due diligence process in purchasing a franchise with fixed fee, written advice.
Buying or Selling a Business
We can prepare business sale contracts, negotiate terms and keep you updated during the process to ensure the terms provide the best options, whether you are buying or selling a business.
Contract Drafting and Contract Review
We can draft or review and advise on a wide range of commercial contracts from management agreements to supply contracts that secure your business and grow enterprise value.
We build, consolidate & secure solid legal structures.
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