8 Dec 1995
SWIRE & MACLAINE LTD AND ANOTHER v. KENTUCKY FRIED CHICKEN INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION AND ANOTER
- Citation
- SWIRE & MACLAINE LTD AND ANOTHER v. KENTUCKY FRIED CHICKEN INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION AND ANOTER
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCCL81/1995
Clause 8 of the Letter Agreement grants KFC an unqualified, unfettered option to decide whether to renew the Letter Agreement for a further ten years; the phrase 'aforementioned renewals' refers only to the franchisees' individual outlet renewals and not to KFC's master option; the IFAs (Clause 3) do not confer exclusivity preventing KFC from selling or granting franchises to others during the currency or renewal of those IFAs; Plaintiffs have no right to compel renewal.