Franchisors engaging in misleading and deceptive conduct can face stressful and expensive legal action.
Misleading and deceptive conduct occurs if your franchise takes actions that mislead or deceive a person or are likely to mislead or deceive a person.
Usually, that person is a proposed or actual franchisee. Importantly, there does not need to be an intention to mislead to fall foul of the law.
To help you understand your obligations as a franchisor and avoid conduct that could be construed as misleading or deceptive, LegalVision has published the Franchisor Guide to Misleading and Deceptive Conduct.
This guide explains:
Misleading and deceptive conduct occurs if your franchise takes actions that mislead or deceive a person or are likely to mislead or deceive a person.
Usually, that person is a proposed or actual franchisee. Importantly, there does not need to be an intention to mislead to fall foul of the law.
To help you understand your obligations as a franchisor and avoid conduct that could be construed as misleading or deceptive, LegalVision has published the Franchisor Guide to Misleading and Deceptive Conduct.
This guide explains:
- misleading and deceptive conduct;
- how franchisors can avoid this conduct;
- leasing laws and misleading and deceptive conduct;
- mitigating the risks of this conduct the role and powers of the ACCC;
- consequences of failing to comply with the Code; and
- a misleading and deceptive conduct checklist.
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