1. Introduction
2. Background
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- 2.1 Defining sports law, sports federation, leagues and franchises
- 2.2 Sports league models
- 2.3 Parties to the franchise agreement
- 2.4 Exercises
3. Defining key terms and recitals
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- 3.1 Introduction
- 3.2 Defining entities and persons
- 3.3 Defining commercialisation rights, trademarks, marks and other rights
- 3.4 Defining the scope of the rights
- 3.5 Tips for framing definitions
- 3.6 Recitals
- 3.7 Exercises
4. Franchisor obligations
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- 4.1 Introduction
- 4.2 Negotiating franchisor specific clauses
- 4.3 Franchisor obligations
- 4.4 Exercises
5. Negotiations and payment obligations
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- 5.1 Negotiating franchisee—specific clauses
- 5.2 Franchisee payment obligations
- 5.3 Exercises
6. Franchisee league obligations
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- 6.1 Introducing franchisee league obligations
- 6.2 League obligations—leasing and maintaining a suitable ground
- 6.3 League obligations—facilities during match days
- 6.4 League obligations—miscellaneous matters
- 6.5 Exercises
7. Revenue and commercialisation rights
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- 7.1 Introducing commercialisation rights
- 7.2 Franchisee commercialisation rights
- 7.3 League commercialisation rights
- 7.4 Revenues and profits from the league, and their allocation
- 7.5 Exercises
8. Conditions for licensing rights and IPRs, operating standards, and assignment
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- 8.1 Conditions for franchisees for licensing rights and IPRs
- 8.2 Standards of operating a league
- 8.3 Assignment and other conditions
- 8.4 Exercises
9. Confidentiality
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- 9.1 Confidentiality
- 9.2 Exercises
10. Representations, warranties and acknowledgements
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- 10.1 Representations and warranties
- 10.2 Franchisor’s representations and warranties
- 10.3 Franchisee’s representations and warranties
- 10.4 Acknowledgements by franchisee
- 10.5 Exercises
11. Indemnity, insurance, default and dispute resolution
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- 11.1. Indemnity and insurance
- 11.2 Events of default
- 11.3 Consequences of default
- 11.4 Consequences of termination
- 11.5 Fee retention and survival clause
- 11.6 Dispute resolution
- 11.7 Exercises
12. Conclusion