Revocation and termination of franchise

    • What is a “termination” in a contract?

      According to the UCC and the Restatement (Second) of Contracts, a “termination” occurs when either party, pursuant to a power created by agreement or law, puts an end to the contract other than for its breach.


    • What causes a termination?

      To avoid disputes, it is prudent to spell out “cause”: some common examples are terminations for dishonesty, disruptiveness, or disloyalty, or for reasons that engender disrepute of the company. The specific severance benefits afforded to an executive who is “terminated” following a “Change of Control.”


    • What is the difference between a cancellation and a termination?

      A “cancellation,” on the other hand, occurs when either party puts an end to the contract for breach by the other. Nevertheless, the word “termination” is commonly used more generically, and its usage refers to situations where a party cancels due to breach. Termination for Breach or Nonperformance


    • Can a non-breaching party terminate a contract?

      Only a material breach entitles a non-breaching party to terminate a contract and to be discharged of its obligations. A material breach is a significant breach, but it is not always easy to tell whether a breach is material. Materiality is a fact question.


    • [PDF File]Basics Track: Franchise Defaults and Terminations Best Practices

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      the default and termination provisions of its franchise agreement and, from there, identify the issues and problems that may give rise to a default and termination, review the state relationship laws, the steps necessary to initiate the default and termination,


    • [PDF File]Termination and Cancellation Rights - LexisNexis

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      term of the franchise agreement under certain circumstances. Examples of common events triggering a franchisor’s contractual step-in right include: • Death or disability of the franchisee or franchisee’s owner;1 1 See, e.g. Ultimate Fitness Group, LLC Franchise Disclosure Document, Franchise Agreement § 11(b) (Apr. 18, 2018), available at



    • [PDF File]Corporation Election or Termination/Revocation

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      ited franchisor practices dealing chiefly with termination and nonre-newal. Section 4.3 prohibits termination in the absence of "good cause." Good cause in this law includes the failure to comply with any "lawful provision" of the franchise and has a built-in requirement that a fran-chisee receive a reasonable opportunity to cure such a default.


    • [PDF File]Franchisee Claims for Constructive Termination Under the PMPA ...

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      potential recovery, laws outs ide of the four corners of the franchise agreement may affect the types of damages possible in any given dispute. This paper seeks to provide the reader common types of damage claims in a franchise case, as well as strategies to maximize recovery in such cases.


    • [PDF File]Maximizing Recovery in a Franchise Case

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      The franchisor's ability to terminate shirking franchisees is an important self-enforcement mechanism for reducing monitoring and other agency costs. But broad termination powers may allow franchisors to opportunistically take over non-shirking franchisees.


    • [PDF File]Basics Track: Handling Franchise Defaults and Terminations

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      This paper addresses the basics of franchise defaults and terminations.2 The key term in that sentence is “basics.” There are many nuances to the default and termination process. Any party seeking to issue, or defend against, default and termination notices should carefully consult the applicable franchise agreement and


    • [PDF File]The Economic Effects of Franchise Termination Laws - JSTOR

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      According to the UCC and the Restatement (Second) of Contracts, a “termination” occurs when either party, pursuant to a power created by agreement or law, puts an end to the contract other than for its breach.


    • [PDF File]Federalism, Variation, and State Regulation of Franchise ...

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      AFFIDAVIT OF RESOLUTION, REVOCATION, AND TERMINATION OF FRANCHISE . Page . 2. of . 4. induced by fraud, duress, or any undue influence which has allegedly induced me into a contract or commercial agreement, which has unjustly caused me to succeed to “alieni juris” and be subject to the authority of the UNITED STATES federal


    • [PDF File]American Bar Association 35th Annual Forum on Franchising

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      terminate a franchise, explains the procedural and legal requirements for a termination, describes franchisees’ potential defenses and counterclaims to termination, and identifies several alternatives to termination. In short, this paper provides a roadmap for the default and termination process for both franchisors and franchisees. II.


    • FRANCHISE TERMINATION AND - JSTOR

      OURTEEN states have laws that require good cause for the termination of franchise contracts. Similar laws are considered frequently by other states and by Congress.' Economists generally argue that these laws in-crease the costs of controlling quality within a franchise system and make


    • [PDF File]Enforcement and risks of post-termination buybacks

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      for constructive termination under the PMPA had general-ly been limited to the situation where an assignment of the franchise agreement resulted in the loss of one of the three statutory components of a franchise relationship under the PMPA: “(1) the right to occupy leased marketing premises,


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