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I INTRODUCTION Financial inclusion-oriented policies, and the integration of technology into financial services and products through financial technology companies (fintechs) have brought consumer protection into the spotlight. Increasing the public's...
I INTRODUCTION The franchising industry in the United States is vibrant and shows no signs of slowing down. The United States has the largest franchise market in the world, with 2,500 franchise systems that operate 800,000 franchised establishments in...
Siegler Bird & Bird Ügyvédi Iroda
I INTRODUCTION Franchising in Hungary is a common business model and enjoys continuously growing popularity. In aggregate, around 300-350 franchise networks operate in Hungary, the number of franchisees is approximately 20,000, and around 100,000 employees...
I INTRODUCTION Just as in Germany, franchise systems have developed very slowly in Austria, but Austria now has a flourishing franchise industry. In particular, international franchise systems such as Burger King and McDonald's are very successful in...
I INTRODUCTION The Brazilian franchising market is growing again. The second quarter of 2018 has seen growth at a rate of 8.4 per cent compared with the second quarter of 2017. Currently this market comprises approximately 2,800 franchise networks, generates...
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP
Globalisation remains the overarching theme of modern antitrust cartel enforcement. It takes two principal forms: a growing worldwide consensus that cartels cause serious consumer harm and should be dealt with accordingly; and a marked increase in cooperation...
I ENFORCEMENT POLICIES AND GUIDANCE i Features of Hong Kong's competition regime Enacted in June 2012, the long-awaited Competition Ordinance (the Ordinance)2 came into full force in Hong Kong on 14 December 2015. The significance of the Ordinance lies...
I INTRODUCTION Argentina has seen a growth in the franchising market in recent years. In 2016, the market included 858 brands and almost 32,000 stores, and a 20 per cent growth in brands was anticipated for the following year.2 The past year, 2018, has...
The core of franchising as a commercial strategy is its use of a business format - a format that is usually a matrix of commercial know-how, which although perhaps not entirely novel in its individual elements, is commercially distinctive and valuable...
I INTRODUCTION This chapter looks at tax issues relating to franchising. Specifically it focuses on the tax rules that commonly apply to franchising arrangements, the tax parameters under which franchising operations should be structured, the tax structuring...