Indian Franchising - Publications

Books

Our books are now the standard texts on franchising:

"The Franchise Option" (Sweet & Maxwell)

"The International Franchise Option" (Sweet & Maxwell)

"European Franchising - Law and Practice in the European Community" (Sweet & Maxwell)

"Franchising in India" (Eastern Law House Private Ltd)

"Encyclopedia of Forms & Precedents on Franchising" (Butterworths)

"The WIPO Guide to Franchising" (WIPO)

Chapters in books

We have also contributed chapters on franchising to the following books:

The CCH Business Franchise Guide
International Franchising Law (Matthew Bender)
International Franchising: An In-depth Treatment of Business and Legal Techniques (Kluwer)

Magazines

We are also on the editorial boards of and regular contributors to several leading franchising and legal journals:

Franchise Business and Law Alert
Trademark World
IP Worldwide
IP Business

Franchise Updates

Improvement of IP protection in Pakistan - March 2008
Franchising in the Ukraine: Franchisor's Beware - February 2008
Good news for franchisors looking to enter India - February 2008
Latest draft of new franchise law in South Africa due out by summer - January 2008
Can you really rely on your "No Reliance" clause? - November 2007
Ukraine - Forthcoming Franchise Exhibitions - November 2007
Amendments to the Australian Franchising Code of Conduct - October 2007
Spain: Draft law proposes compensation payment to franchisees - October 2007
Old ties are hard to break - following in the footsteps of Russia - October 2007
Franchise Boom in Russia - October 2007
Acquiring franchise businesses - what to look out for! - September 2007
German court restricts exclusive purchase obligation - September 2007
Strong support for the franchise industry in the Philippines - July 2007
Latvian plans for franchise regulation - May 2007
House of Lords refuses to re-consider Court of Appeal's decision in Fleet Mobile Tyres Limited v Stone and Another (trading as Tyre 20) - March 2007
Legal changes on the cards in Australia - March 2007
China and the new franchise regulation - March 2007
Beware of the Dangers of International Disclosure Obligations when acquiring a Franchise Business! - January 2007
What has happened to the Unfair Contract Terms Bill? - January 2007
Don't blame Data Protection! - October 2006
Inntrepreneurs Pub Company v. Crehan [2006] UKHL 38 August 2006
New Swedish Disclosure Laws August 2006
Spain: Beware the new red tape annual reporting requirements July 2006
Consumer Credit Act 2006 - Consequences for Franchisors June 2006
Court upholds FFW's Jurisdiction Clause June 2006
Spain: New Disclosure Rules in Spain May 2006
Franchisee Compensation upon expiry of the Franchise Agreement February 2006
Belgian Disclosure law - So Near Yet So Far January 2006
Disclosure Obligations in Germany December 2005
Italy: New Regulation on Franchise Disclosure for Foreign Franchisors December 2005
Update on Belgian Disclosure Laws November 2005
New Belgium Franchise Law September 2005
Court upholds FFW's Liquidated Damages Clause July 2005
Franchise Update Summer 2004
Franchise Update Winter 2003-2004
Franchise Update Spring/Summer 2003
Franchise Update Autumn 2002
Data Protection Guidance
Franchise Update Spring 2002
Newsflash - Can you refuse ADR?

Articles

What does the Unfair Contract Terms Bill really mean for you? Franchise World, August/September 2005. By Mark Abell and Victoria Ford.

Proposed New Laws in UK could make standard Franchise Agreements unenforceable. Franchising Business & Law Alert, June 2005. By Mark Abell and Victoria Ford.

Buzzing Singapore. Franchiseek International 2004. By Mark Abell and Evelyn Blank

Can you refuse ADR? Franchise World, October/November 2004. By Mark Abell and Victoria Ford.

Abell ranked Britain's top franchise lawyer. Franchise World, December 2003/January 2004.

International Franchising Wall Street Journal, 2004. Mark Abell quoted in an article on service franchises going global

Buzzing Singapore Franchiseek International, 2004. By Mark Abell and Evelyn Blank.

Can you refuse ADR? Franchise World, October/November 2004. By Mark Abell and Victoria Ford.

Abell ranked Britain's top franchise lawyer. Franchise World, Dec/Jan 2004.

Postcard from Malaysia. Published by Business Franchise, July/August 2003. By Mark Abell and Yvonne Pah.

Recognition for the guru of franchising. Published by Business Franchise Magazine, Spring 2003. By Mark Abell.

Court rules against ex-franchisees who set up rival business. Published by Franchise World February/March 2003

Benefits of a bespoke code of ethics. Published by Franchise World, August/September, 2002. By Mark Abell.

Lure of Lisbon. By Mark Abell and Victoria Ford. Published by Business Franchise March 2002

Big Mac and small fries to go - McDonalds franchisee pays the price for child labour, November 2001

Franchising survey results reflect growing trend for European expansion - October 2001

Five steps to successful franchising in Germany - Summer 2001

How safe is your franchise agreement? - July 2001

Fuel station franchisee wins compensation from Shell - July 2001

Achieving market penetration through on-line affiliations - Jan 2001

Franchising in Spain, Dec/Jan 2001

Time Waits for No Manager - Recovering Wasted Management Time. Published by Intellectual Property & Information Technology Law, Volume 7, Issue 6