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Australia Issues Revised Franchising Laws for Comment

Issued: July 31 2014

The Australia government has released a draft of the revised Franchising Code of Conduct. Matthew Craven and Frances Wheelahan explain how the revised law will, if enacted in the current draft form, bolster the rights of franchisees and arguably increase the compliance burden on franchisors.

 

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