Mediation is by far the best way to resolve a franchise dispute that cannot be settled by negotiation. It is far less expensive and time...

Mediation is by far the most effective and least costly method of resolving a franchise dispute but not surprisingly, success is...

The ability to be in control is central to the concept of franchising. Franchisees are independently minded individuals who wish to have...

The short answer is; sooner rather than later. The reason for this is that generally the longer a dispute remains unresolved the more the...

If a franchisee cannot settle a dispute with his or her franchisor by dialog and negotiation, the first thing that they should do is to...

Franchise agreements almost universally contain a clause that calls for disputes to be resolved by negotiation, failing which the parties...

Let’s start by accepting that not all franchisors act ethically and not all franchisees follow the franchise model and work hard to...

Almost universally, franchise agreements contain a ‘dispute resolution’ clause. This will usually set out a three-stage process; starting...

Introduction This essay will address the question in three stages. Firstly, by identifying the pros and cons of imposing mandatory...

Most franchise agreements contain an obligation to initially use mediation to settle a dispute between the franchisee and the franchisor....