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A franchise agreement runs to 80–120 pages and was written to protect the franchisor. Minerva Law's franchise solicitors read it, and the disclosure document, and tell you in plain English what matters, what is unusual and what departs from the Franchising Code.
Three things we see prospective franchisees get wrong when they sign without specialist advice.
Very few franchise agreements are. Franchise lawyers know which clauses franchisors routinely move on, and which they never will, so you spend your leverage where it counts.
The Franchising Code gives you at least 14 days with the documents before you sign. A deadline shorter than that is a pressure tactic, and the Code is on your side.
The disclosure document and the agreement often say different things. Our review cross-checks them so you know which one you are actually bound by.
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Your details, the franchise, your timeline, and the documents the franchisor gave you. Ten minutes.
A Minerva Law franchise solicitor reads every page, cross-checks the disclosure document and applies the firm's franchise review standard.
The flags report (or letter of advice) and the solicitor's certificate land in your inbox. Then, if you chose one, we talk it through.
Call us, or book a free 15-minute call. We'll tell you which add-ons your deal actually needs, and which it doesn't.
Minerva Law is a specialist franchise law firm. Since 2013 our solicitors, special counsel and paralegals have acted for franchisors and franchisees across the whole lifecycle: entry, growth, disputes, exit. That depth is why we know which clauses will hurt you, and which are just noise.
Every Franchise Ease review is completed by a Minerva Law franchise solicitor and checked against the firm's franchise review standard, built on more than 2,800 agreements reviewed. You get the same standard whichever member of the team is on your file.
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De-identified matters from the firm's files. Every one of them would have looked different with the right advice before signing.
What you gain, what you give up and what the agreement will lock in for the next five to ten years.
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Rarely. Franchisors protect the core of their system, but fees, territory, renewal, restraint and exit terms move more often than franchisees are told. The marked-up amendments and negotiation add-ons exist for exactly that.
The Franchising Code requires the franchisor to give you the agreement, disclosure document and Code at least 14 days before you sign or pay a non-refundable amount. A further 14-day cooling-off period applies after signing.
The Franchise Agreement, the Disclosure Document and the Information Statement. If your pack includes a lease, licence, guarantee or other deeds, tick them as ancillary documents so they are reviewed too.
Yes. Resales usually involve a transfer or a new agreement plus a business sale contract. Order the review and note the resale in your details; if the sale contract also needs reviewing we will quote it.
A Minerva Law franchise solicitor, backed by the firm's franchise team. Every report is checked against the firm's review standard before it goes to you.
Some deals do: multi-unit or master franchise arrangements, investments over $250,000, or a franchisor already in dispute with its network. Call us or book a call and we will scope and quote it.
If the franchisor is pressuring you to sign before your review is complete, call Minerva Law on 1300 612 663. You are entitled to the full 14-day consideration period under the Franchising Code of Conduct.
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