Our team is experienced in advising well-known companies on expanding their businesses nationally and internationally via franchises.

We can help with drafting and advising on master and stand-alone franchise agreements.

We also provide specialist advice on setting up joint ventures, dealing with all aspects of branding, trade mark and other intellectual property issues, as well as on reputation management and dispute resolution.

Members of our team have experience of working for retail and publishing companies and can thus offer innovative and commercial advice and solutions on franchise development.  They include partner Maninder Gill formerly Legal Director of international luxury department store group, Harvey Nichols'.

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• Feb 2012

• SM&B Organise Fifth Global Retailing Forum »

• Oct 2011

• SM&B organise fourth Global Retailing Forum »

• Jul 2011

• SM&B organise third Global Retailing Forum »

• May 2011

• Maninder Gill writes for Retail and Leisure International Magazine »

• Mar 2011

• Katy Carr evening »

• Mar 2011

• Maninder Gill - UK trade conference »
• Maninder - Global Retailing Forum II »

• Jan 2011

• TAG Strategic Salon »

• Dec 2010

• SM&B - First Global Retailing Forum »

• Dec 2010

• Charles Law joins SM&B »

• Nov 2010

• Maninder Gill to host Global Retailing Forum »

• Mar 2010

• Maninder Gill joins SM&B »

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