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Keeping your dawn raid guidance current
Unannounced inspections or ‘dawn raids’ are used by antitrust authorities to obtain evidence when there are suspicions that individuals or businesses have infringed the antitrust rules.
Australia | Publication | October 2020
The rapid onset of COVID-19 has caused massive disruptions for businesses and seen a sharp rise in the use of working from home arrangements. In the midst of such a crisis it is easy to overlook the compliance obligations that apply to the renewal of franchise agreements, or end of term arrangements. It is important to remember that obligations under the Franchising Code continue to apply and to ensure that compliance with the Code, including renewal requirements, remains a priority.
Businesses should remember that franchise renewal dates will continue to come up regardless of COVID-19. Some of the steps that businesses should take to ensure that they get on top of renewals and extensions in light of the COVID-19 outbreak are set out below:
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Unannounced inspections or ‘dawn raids’ are used by antitrust authorities to obtain evidence when there are suspicions that individuals or businesses have infringed the antitrust rules.
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The EU Foreign Subsidies Regulation, or FSR, is intended to prevent or remedy distortions of the EU internal market caused by “foreign” – meaning non-EU – subsidies benefitting companies active in the EU.
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In July 2024, the English High Court handed down a judgment on whether or not the insurers under a charterer’s liability policy were obliged to indemnify third parties, where the insured went insolvent and had not paid the underlying claim to the third parties.
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