Principal speaker
Professor Jeff Giddings
The Socio-Legal Research Centre (SLRC) presents Professor Jeff Giddings discussing the prominence of franchise systems in Australian business, being the structure used in businesses contributing some 14% of National Gross Domestic Product. Ongoing interest from regulators has been concerned to promote transparent and efficient structures and practices thereby encouraging franchising as a business model. Recent federal and state inquiries have identified a range of issues and challenges facing the franchising sector.
This seminar will consider how the structure of franchise relationships impacts on the potential for conflict and what can most productively be done if and when disputes arise in such relationships. It will analyse the current regulatory framework and seek to identify structures and processes which can assist in addressing franchise disputes in ways that allow parties to continue to work together.
Professor Jeff Giddings convenes the Griffith Law School Graduate Program in Dispute Resolution. He was Deputy Dean (Learning & Teaching) for 2005-2007 and is currently involved in research projects on:
• self-help legal services – an ARC Discovery Project;
• the sustainability of clinical legal education programs; and
• processes for managing conflict in business franchises – an ARC Linkage Project with the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission.
Lunch will be provided.
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RSVP
RSVP on or before Tuesday 3 March 2009 , by email slrc-events@griffith.edu.au , or by phone 07 3735 3747
Event contact details
- Clare Inwood or Joanne Pascoe
- 07 3735 3747