Publications

• Books
  
  
• Chapters in books
  
  
• Magazines
  
  
• Franchise Updates
  
  
• Articles
  
  
  

Books

Our books are now the standard texts on franchising:

   "The Franchise Option" (Sweet & Maxwell)

   "The International Franchise Option" (Sweet & Maxwell)

    "European Franchising - Law and Practice in the European Community" (Sweet & Maxwell)

   "Franchising in India" (Eastern Law House Private Ltd)

   "Encyclopedia of Forms & Precedents on Franchising" (Butterworths) 

    "The WIPO Guide to Franchising" (WIPO) 

Chapters in books

We have also contributed chapters on franchising to the following books:

• The CCH Business Franchise Guide
• International Franchising Law (Matthew Bender)
• International Franchising: An In-depth Treatment of Business and Legal Techniques (Kluwer)

Magazines

We are also on the editorial boards of and regular contributors to several leading franchising and legal journals:

• Franchise Business and Law Alert
• Trademark World
• IP Worldwide
• IP Business

Franchise Updates

Improvement of IP protection in Pakistan - March 2008
Franchising in the Ukraine: Franchisor's Beware - February 2008
Good news for franchisors looking to enter India - February 2008
Latest draft of new franchise law in South Africa due out by summer - January 2008
Can you really rely on your "No Reliance" clause? - November 2007
Ukraine - Forthcoming Franchise Exhibitions - November 2007
Amendments to the Australian Franchising Code of Conduct - October 2007
Spain: Draft law proposes compensation payment to franchisees - October 2007
Old ties are hard to break - following in the footsteps of Russia - October 2007
Franchise Boom in Russia - October 2007
Acquiring franchise businesses - what to look out for! - September 2007
German court restricts exclusive purchase obligation - September 2007
Strong support for the franchise industry in the Philippines - July 2007
Latvian Plans for franchise regulation - May 2007
House of Lords refuses to re-consider Court of Appeal's decision in Fleet Mobile Tyres Limited v Stone and Another (trading as Tyre 20) - March 2007
Legal changes on the cards in Australia - March 2007
China and the new franchise regulation - March 2007
Beware of the Dangers of International Disclosure Obligations when acquiring a Franchise Business! - January 2007
What has happened to the Unfair Contract Terms Bill? - January 2007
Don't blame Data Protection - October 2006
Inntrepreneurs Pub Company v. Crehan [2006] UKHL 38 - August 2006
New Swedish Disclosure Laws - August 2006
Spain: Beware the New Red Tape - Annual Reporting Requirements - July 2006
Consumer Credit Act 2006 Consequences for Franchisors - June 2006
• Court upholds FFW's Jurisdiction Clause - June 2006
• Franchisee compensation upon expiry of the Franchise Agreement - February 2006
• Belgian Disclosure Law - So Near Yet So Far - January 2006
• Disclosure Obligations in Germany - December 2005
• Italy: New Regulation on Franchise Disclosure for Foreign Franchisors - December 2005
• Update on Belgian Disclosure Laws - November 2005
• Greece retains experts to draft new franchise disclosure law - November 2005
• New Belgium Franchise Law - September 2005
• Court Upholds FFW's Liquidated Damages Clause - July 2005
• Fran Flash April 2005
• EfN Fran Flash March 2005
• EfN Fran Flash February 2005
• Fran Flash January 2005
• Franchise Update Summer 2004
• Franchise Update Winter 2003-2004
• Franchise Update Spring/Summer 2003
• Franchise Update Autumn 2002
• Data Protection Guidance
• Franchise Update Spring 2002
• Newsflash - Can you refuse ADR?

Articles

Goodwill found Taxation Magazine, 25th May 2006.  By Graeme Nuttall.

Buzzing Singapore Franchiseek International, 2004. By Mark Abell and Evelyn Blank.

Can you refuse ADR? Franchise World, October/November 2004. By Mark Abell and Victoria Ford.

Abell ranked Britain's top franchise lawyer. Franchise World, Dec/Jan 2004.

International Franchising Wall Street Journal, 2004. Mark Abell quoted in an article on service franchises going global

Postcard from Malaysia.  Published by Business Franchise, July/August 2003.  By Mark Abell and Yvonne Pah.

Recognition for the guru of franchising. Published by Business Franchise Magazine, Spring 2003. By Mark Abell.

Court rules against ex-franchisees who set up rival business. Published by Franchise World February/March 2003

Benefits of a bespoke code of ethics.  Published by Franchise World, August/September, 2002. By Mark Abell.

Big Mac and small fries to go - McDonalds franchisee pays the price for child labour, November 2001 

How safe is your franchise agreement? - July 2001 

Fuel station franchisee wins compensation from Shell - July 2001  

Achieving market penetration through on-line affiliations - Jan 2001  

Time Waits for No Manager - Recovering Wasted Management Time. Published by Intellectual Property & Information Technology Law, Volume 7, Issue 6