Michael assists clients with a full range of commercial law issues, with special interests in franchise law and business sales and acquisitions, but is particularly involved in franchising. In that regard, Michael represents a range of clients from start-up SME's to mature national franchise systems and listed corporates.
Gaze Burt recognises the importance of maintaining quality franchise standards in New Zealand and is a member of the Franchise Association of New Zealand. Michael regularly attends Association events and keeps informed regarding Association and industry affairs.
Gaze Burt's franchising team also keeps informed on franchising developments and trends, both legal and commercial, within New Zealand and overseas. The firm has for several years been an overseas member of the Franchise Council of Australia (the equivalent of the New Zealand Franchise Association) and our partner, David Munn, who heads the franchise team, has been recognised in the International Who's Who of Franchise Lawyers.
Some of the franchise systems that Gaze Burt has represented include: - Valentines Restaurants
- Robert Harris Cafe
- Fisher & Paykel Applicances Customer Care
- Mini Fuels & Oils (Shell Oil mobile diesel distributor)
- Laser Electrical & Plumbing (Recipient of the Franchise Association of New Zealand Supreme Award for Franchise System of the Year in 2005 and 2006)
- Carlton Party Hire (equipment hireage chain)
- At Your Request (home, garden and commercial services)
- Hire A Hubby (home services)
- Stirling Sports (sports goods retailing)
- Telecom BusinessDirections
- New Zealand Natural (ice cream retailing)
- Daihatsu New Zealand (car distributor)
Gaze Burt's services to franchise clients include strategic options for development, the preparation and review of franchise agreements and other documentation; dispute resolution assistance; transaction control and management; franchisee compliance; franchisor risk management and the ongoing documentation and processes associated with bringing new franchisees into the franchise system. Wherever possible Gaze Burt builds relationships with key personnel at various levels within the client's team, so as to reduce the day-to-day demands upon the client's senior management and facilitate the smooth operation of the client's affairs according to senior management's directions.
Gaze Burt's philosophy is that good legal advice on franchising requires a sound knowledge and sensitivity to the law, the wider commercial concerns affecting franchise businesses, and inter-personal relationships generally.
Gaze Burt's involvement extends to a very broad and diverse range of franchise systems. Our team is therefore able to provide well informed advice, whether in relation to the purchase of a franchise opportunity or to dealing with issues affecting an established franchised business.
Gaze Burt has six partners and a team of supporting lawyers. We are a full service firm with senior staff representing a broad range of interests and expertise in different areas (including commercial and company law; taxation; trust law and asset planning; intellectual property law; resource management law; employment law and health and safety compliance; competition and restrictive trade practices law and commercial property and leasing). This enables a variety of related legal expertise and support to be drawn together to ensure that clients' needs are comprehensively met. In addition, we have an experienced team of dispute resolution and litigation lawyers, and a fully trained mediator, who assist with all aspects of dispute resolution and represent clients at all levels of the New Zealand courts.
Gaze Burt takes pride in encouraging and comprehensively supporting credible and reputable franchise systems and seeks to develop long term relationships with its clients. Successful Franchising and Good Advice Work Together  
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