Upcoming New Rules on Franchising in the Netherlands – part II
News Upcoming New Rules on Franchising in the Netherlands – part II 25 februari 2020 – Annelies van Zoest, Tessa de Mönnink In April 2019, we informed you that the Dutch draft Franchise bill was presented to the sector for the purposes of consultation. After... read moreUpcoming New Rules on Franchising
On 12 December 2018, the Rutte III government presented a Bill for a franchising Act to the industry for the purposes of consultation. So far, there was no specific franchising act …
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News Announcement Parker Advocaten 28 december 2018 There’s so much we share. So why not share the same name? From 1 January 2019, De Grave De Mönnink Spliet Advocaten is joined by Scope Advocaten, continuing under the name Parker Advocaten. Taking a different... read moreFranchise and distribution development
There are a number of interesting recent developments in the field of franchise and distribution:
Franchise bill ‘on hold’
First of all, the franchise bill, on which an internet consultation was held in 2017, has been put ‘on hold’ in October 2017. In the coalition agreement Rutte III[1], which the new Dutch government presented on 10 October 2017, says about franchise:
Franchise prognoses: the dutch supreme court clarifies its standpoint, but it is not groundbreaking
On 24 February 2017, the Dutch Supreme Court (ECLI:NL:HR:2017:311) ruled that a franchisor can also act unlawfully when a prognosis drawn up by him/her contains errors, without the franchisor knowing of these errors.
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