About Us

An international law firm, Gowling WLG, has offices in Birmingham, Leeds, and London in the UK.

The foundation of our business is the conviction that the best way to serve you is to be aware of your needs, aligned with your opportunities, and driven by your ambitions for success.

More than 1,500 of our legal experts are located all over the world and are ready to assist you in meeting your challenges.

Key Services

We assist clients who work in a variety of industries, including, but not limited to, retail, leisure and hospitality, life sciences, food and beverage, healthcare, sports, and automotive.

Our in-depth industry knowledge guarantees that the context of our advice accurately reflects the market in which your company operates.

We collaborate closely as an extension of several of our clients’ internal legal and commercial teams because we are experts at advising clients on their routine, everyday contracts. With regard to both routine contractual issues and sizable, strategically significant projects, we assist clients in achieving practical and commercially focused solutions.

We are in the ideal position to guide you through the legal challenges that your franchise business faces.

Franchisor Services

• creating franchise contracts
• drafting pre-contractual disclosure documents
• handling franchisee disputes
• employment-related documents such as contracts, manuals, health and safety guidelines, and company policies
• protection of intellectual property and brands,
• real estate transactions,
• franchise opportunity sales,
• issues with competition law
• drafting legal documents for contract renewals or term changes

Franchisee Services

• competition law issues
• advising on the franchise agreement
• pre-contractual disclosure documents
• disputes with franchisors
• termination rights
• procurement of products, such as IT services
• buying or selling a franchise business
• real estate – negotiating/advising on freehold or leasehold properties