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Franchising in Hong Kong

01/08/2016

A Q&A guide to franchising in Hong Kong

The Q&A provides an overview of the main practical issues concerning local and international franchising, including: current market activity; franchising regulatory framework; contractual issues relating to franchising agreements (analysing pre-contract disclosure requirements, formalities, parties’ rights and obligations, fees and payments, term of agreement and renewal, termination and choice of law and jurisdiction); Operations Manual; liability issues; intellectual property; real estate; competition law; employment issues; dispute resolution; exchange control and withholding; and proposals for reform.

Link:          http://us.practicallaw.com/1-632-1645

Publisher: Practical Law (A THOMSON REUTERS LEGAL SOLUTION)

Author :   Ella Cheong, Senior Partner (ella.cheong@ellalan.com)

Date :       1 August 2016