A Q&A guide to franchising in China.

The Q&A provides an overview of the main practical issues concerning franchising, including current market activity; regulation of franchising; contractual issues relating to franchising agreements (including 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/2-631-7228?q=&qp=&qo=&qe=

Publisher: Practical Law (A THOMSON REUTERS LEGAL SOLUTION)

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

Date :      1 July 2016