Franchise & Distribution Newsletter N°21 - 4th Quarter 2019
France
Franchise and lease agreements: two interdependent agreements ?
Lease of a business: the Court of cassation requires a concrete assessment of the situation of the business to determine its exploitable nature on the date of its return to the lessor
The foreseeability of the termination of an established commercial relationship does not exempt the terminating party from the requirement of granting sufficient prior written notice
Freedom not to renew a selective distribution contract
Change of rules regarding the transfer of businesses and the business lease agreement
Germany
Franchising – Restrictions of Competition exempt from Antitrust Ban
Distribution online: Ban of price comparison engines
United Kingdom
Addicted to brand protection
Law Commission report on electronic execution of documents
Netherlands
Parliamentary questions regarding sales activities of Alibaba in The Netherlands
Austria
“Franchise Exchange” of the Austrian Chamber of Commerce
Poland
Counteracting Unfair Use of Contractual Advantage in Distribution Agreements
Slovakia
Recent Slovak law imposing strict obligations on retailers and distributors in food trade
