Spring 2019

Articles

Legal Considerations for Franchisors Expanding into Inner-City Markets

Zachary K. Iacovino & Michael R. Daigle

Franchising as a business model largely originated in the suburbs, with companies selling franchises for units to be opened in strip malls, shopping centers, and retail plazas throughout the United States.

The Economic Loss Doctrine: Getting Rid of the Surplusage in Franchise Case Complaints

Justin Sallis

Your franchisor client has paid good money for a franchise agreement that expressly and exhaustively defines its rights and obligations and limits its exposure to damages in the event of a breach.

Injunctive Relief Pending Arbitration: The Evolving Role of Judicial Action

Cheryl L. Mullin, Alyson Conwell & Christopher Howard

From a franchisor’s perspective, arbitration is a popularmeans of resolving franchise disputes for many reasons.

Professional Franchises: The More Things Change, the More They Stay the Same

Nicole Liguori Micklich & Lauren Lyngholm Crowe

For decades, franchising has included business and professional franchise systems. The reasons business people turn to franchises to own and grow a business may have changed, but the pressures on franchisees and franchisors have not.

A Primer on Franchising in India

Srijoy Das, Anup Kumar & Harsahib Chadha

India is home to over 1.34 billion people and has the sixth largest economy in the world with the gross domestic product of $2.6 trillion (USD).

Franchising Law and Practice in Australia

Stephen Giles & Nigel Jones

Australia is a popular market for foreign franchise systems, with manyprominent U.S.-based brands. No single market entry method has been the key to success—direct entry,1 direct franchising,2 master franchising,3and area development 4 models have all underpinned successful Australian networks for foreign-based brands.

From the Editor-in-Chief

Daniel J. Oates

Good writing tantalizes in its simplicity; yet it is simplicity itself that requires experience, skill, and talent to prepare. It is this high quality that you have come to demand from the Franchise Law Journal.

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Spring 2019 - Volume 38, Number 4

Franchising & Distribution Currents

Articles

Legal Considerations for Franchisors Expanding into Inner-City Markets

The Economic Loss Doctrine: Getting Rid of the Surplusage in Franchise Case Complaints

Injunctive Relief Pending Arbitration: The Evolving Role of Judicial Action

Professional Franchises: The More Things Change, the More They Stay the Same

A Primer on Franchising in India

Franchising Law and Practice in Australia

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Spring 2019 - Volume 38, Number 4

Franchising & Distribution Currents

Articles

Legal Considerations for Franchisors Expanding into Inner-City Markets

The Economic Loss Doctrine: Getting Rid of the Surplusage in Franchise Case Complaints

Injunctive Relief Pending Arbitration: The Evolving Role of Judicial Action

Professional Franchises: The More Things Change, the More They Stay the Same

A Primer on Franchising in India

Franchising Law and Practice in Australia

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