Ministers raise prospect of regulatory crackdown on sector over court case brought by 62 franchise operators
Ministers are closely watching a court case in which Vodafone is alleged to have “unjustly enriched” itself at the expense of franchise operators, and have raised the prospect of a regulatory crackdown on the sector.
The small business minister, Gareth Thomas, has said he will “track very carefully” a £120m legal claim brought against Vodafone last year by a group of 62 of about 150 franchise operators.
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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/jul/04/uk-government-closely-watching-franchise-operators-120m-legal-claim-against-vodafone
Author : Simon Goodley
Publish date : 2025-07-04 04:00:00
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