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Practices

Services

Our lawyers have counselled leading brands in many services sectors, including medical and dental services; car rental; equipment hire; various auto sector services; estate agency and lettings agency; yacht broking; banking, insurance  and financial services; accounting and bookkeeping services; bill payment services; recruitment agency and headhunting; postal services; parcel and package delivery and couriers; home appliance repair; utility safety inspection; design and quick print; rapid  signs; business and management consultancy and coaching; hair and beauty salons; pet services; computer and other training; garden design and grounds maintenance services; domestic and contract cleaning and hygiene services; dance, ballet and music schools; sales and marketing services both traditional and web-based; local area directories; various mobile product supply and emergency repair businesses; security and investigation services; various management services.

We have pioneered the concept of Master Franchisee Buy Outs (MFBOs) in this sector. Most franchise advisers have hardly heard of such a concept, but we have advised on two high profile deals of this nature. Deals such as this are cutting-edge, and illustrate our fresh approach to international issues. This was not a case of printing off a precedent agreement, the deals involved innovative thought and a real understanding of the issues that our clients are facing in this sector.