Our expert franchising lawyers provide a complete legal service for franchisors, franchisees and multi-franchise owners.

Our franchise lawyers have specialist knowledge of a wide range of sectors in which franchises operate, which includes professional services, health & safety, facilities management, accountancy, retail, fast food, manufacturing, insurance, financial services and property.

Our clients range from start-ups to nationally and regionally developed franchise networks. We have offices throughout the East Africa and links to top-tier independent law firms which practice in finance and commercial centres.

Our franchise services

We advise on the following:

• Sales and acquisitions of franchise businesses and shares, networks and franchisees;
• Regulatory compliance (health and safety, environmental, data protection etc);
• Tax-efficient group structures and personal ownership models;
• Disputes and litigation (commercial disputes, cyber, debt recovery, defamation and reputation management)
• Start-ups, franchise agreements, funding, terms of business, shareholders' agreements;
• Supply chain issues throughout the franchise network
• Property issues, & Management buyouts