Important Notes On Franchise Termination Illinois

By Debra White


When an entrepreneur is given a license or a permit to operate his or her business within a particular location and within a particular scope, then if he or she does not abide to the terms and conditions of that agreement franchisor can withdraw the agreement and render it null and void. There are several reasons for franchise termination Illinois that many businessmen ought to know.

Nullification of any license or contract should be provided for in a memorandum that the parties are a party to. Clauses found in franchise agreement will dictate or stipulate remedies against contract ending, grounds for ending a contract and highlight the process to be followed by parties to start the termination process. Not many states basically encourage or advocate for pre-mature ending of contracts without good cause.

If a party to an agreement dies then the contract may also be deemed to end or can be brought to a pre-mature ending. It is recommended that such agreements be in written form and not oral for purposes of references and prove. In case of an oral agreement, then it is difficult to prove the validity of the contract and hence may fail to hold one liable for any damages or breach of contract.

Some franchisee at times may get clever and still continue using the franchisor name, service mark and trademark even after the term of contract has elapsed. This is breach of contract and franchisor can sue such persons for illegally using his name for their benefit. Business operator benefits by making huge sales as a result of trademark used and consequently they get abnormal profits.

When the termination comes from the parties then basically it is under the following circumstances. A party can decide to suspend its performance or withdraw completely from the agreement or contract when there is breach of contract that is material generally by the other party.

This is how both parties benefit from the agreement, franchisee sell services or goods that instantly sell because of the name recognition and already established market while the franchisor on other hand gets paid handsomely for right to make use of its name. Franchisor is also paid royalties that are based on franchise profits. The most intriguing part of this kind of contract comes when the parties have to decide on how to terminate the contract.

There is ambiguity that surrounds when, how and by whom basically the franchise can be ended or terminated. The role that the parties has to play during the termination process and after the process has ended should be made clear from the start to avoid a lot of misunderstandings.

Franchisor may not be willing to continue with the agreement after it has been terminated and this in turn may hurt the franchisee business very bad financially. There should be amicable process of ending such an agreement to avoid losses from being suffered or incurred by any party.




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