Legal Challenges to Restraint of Trade Clauses in Franchising: What Franchisees Need to Know
Restraint of trade clauses are common in franchise agreements and are designed to protect the...
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Yorke v Lucas (1985) 158 CLR 661
Yorke v Lucas was one of the first cases where Section 52 of the Trade Practices Act 1974 (Cth) (now Section 18 of the Australian Consumer Law) was used in the context of commercial misrepresentation.
R v Byrnes (1995) 183 CLR 501
The High Court case of R v Byrnes is the leading authority providing interpretation of the directors' statutory duty not to act with impropriety. The case involved a complex situation where the director was an officer of two companies.
JM & PM Holdings Pty Ltd v Snap On Tools (Australia) Pty Ltd [2015] NSWCA 347
JM & PM Holdings Pty Ltd v Snap On Tools (Australia) Pty Ltd is a franchisee misleading and deceptive conduct case which was heard by the NSW Court of Appeal. The case involved a complex cash flow projection spreadsheet provided to the franchisee before the franchisee entered into the franchise agreement.
Restraint of trade clauses are common in franchise agreements and are designed to protect the...
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