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Our team of experts and experience
in franchising covers the design, establishment, development,
ongoing operation, restructuring and sale and acquisition of
franchises. As a member of the Franchise Association of New
Zealand Inc (FANZ), we are well aware of current trends in
franchising, including current proposals for franchise legislation
and mandatory codes of practice. We also advise on the
structuring and establishment of new franchises in New
Zealand,
whether based on greenfields concepts or existing businesses.
We have experience in the
restructuring of existing franchises and the conversion of existing
distribution and sale networks into business format franchises
to meet all industry needs.
In addition to ongoing market compliance
advice for all franchises and networks, we provide dispute
resolution and mediation of dispute advice to franchisees, master
franchisors and suppliers and our team specialise in the operation of
all types of networks in commerce and industry, including supply, distribution,
warehousing, supply chains and outsourcing all
of these.
We advise on compliance with
the FANZ Codes of Practice and Ethics. Membership of FANZ and
compliance with the codes is not yet compulsory. We maintain close
relationships with a broad range of franchising industry participants
including consultants, accountants and professional associations.
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