Heightened competition among the players of the distribution world compels them to densify their distribution networks and extend their reach ever further. The laws and regulations to be observed in creating, launching and managing these networks day to day are increasingly complex — and not only at national level, but transnationally.
How, in these conditions, can the economic viability and profitability of a distribution network be guaranteed, its every chance of success secured, and all legal risk avoided?
Laamrani Law Firm brings solutions to the issues you face in competition law and distribution law. That support takes the following forms:
- When a distribution network is being established, we provide the legal advice essential to the disclosure and exchange of pre-contractual information and during negotiations;
- Assistance and advice where talks break down in the pre-contractual phase;
- Assessment of the distribution network's compliance with the rules of competition law;
- Legal advice at the network design stage: setting up franchise networks and franchise agreements, exclusive or selective distribution contracts, organising group purchasing, central purchasing bodies, etc.;
- Drafting of all the instruments underpinning distribution operations;
- Preparation of the contractual framework between network players: the parties' obligations (loyalty, efficiency, financial obligations, exclusivity, non-competition, etc.), renewal negotiations and amendments, assignments of contracts, etc.;
- Legal advice on the use of trademarks and other industrial property rights, and litigation for infringement, unfair competition and free-riding.
