My restaurant have been tradinng for over 20 years in essex, a new restaurant opened with few yards of my premises and directly affecting my business. Is there any legal action I can take against the business for damaging my business?
2006-07-09 06:23:02 · 16 answers · asked by Star 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
It might be worth a check of your lease, city/county bi laws to see if there is anything that can be done. Other than this the fact that they are affecting your business is not enough to get them closed down. Since you are established and have a clientele if you try to become a better restaurant then them they may not be able to hold out. They have expenses you should not have.
2006-07-09 06:36:50 · answer #1 · answered by Kenneth H 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Check with your local Chamber of Commerce & see if there are any laws on the books (County, state) that might prevent someone from invading your space. If they can't answer your questions, they might be able to refer you to someone who does know. In the meantime, sometimes competition is a good thing. It certainly can keep someone on their toes. In a business such as yours, repeat customers is everything. If you've been there 20 yrs, you must be doing something right! Hey, did you know that most businesses that never get off the ground, close up within the first 6 - 12 months? Hang in there, make a few phone calls. Maybe even tallk to your own lawyer. And just keep doing what you've been doing for the last 20 years. You're a shoe in.
2006-07-09 07:09:16 · answer #2 · answered by Nancy L 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Unless there are by-laws or lease provisions to the contrary, there is not much you can do. Just make your particular business unique in a way that would not only keep your existing clientele, but also attract new clientele. I work on a street with a ton of restaurants, many right next to each other ... but they all specialize in their own thing, such as one being Mexican, another being a karaoke bar, and another being Mediterranean. If your restaurant provides good food and service at a reasonable cost, you will not likely lose your customers.
2006-07-09 07:14:19 · answer #3 · answered by Angela B 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, it is free enterprise. Competition. (Unless you are in England and they have some wacked out law)
You'll have to offer specials and gimmicks. Do a survey. See what customers are lacking in your business.
Come up with a fancy dessert menu, fried ice-cream. KIDS menus. Parents are always wanting to save a buck on kids but spend more on themselves at the same time.
Offer senior Citizen breakfast for $1.39 only in the mornings. And only a few dishes at that price with no substitutes.
Trust me, these are the things that may help you.
2006-07-09 06:28:46 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
This provision of the contract is called a non-compete agreement which is legal and binding. However, the employer can only provide for certain years within which the employee could not put up a business same as that of the employer.
2016-03-26 22:41:20 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Obviously the County Council approved a new eating establishment. That was your chance to object. As you failed to do so at the time, any right of objection is now lost.
Suck up and compete! He's obviously filling a demand, you need to figure out what that is and do it better than he is.
2006-07-09 07:13:57 · answer #6 · answered by Bostonian In MO 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not at all.
Your regular customers will keep coming, and some will try the new restaurant out.
When people come to check out the new restaurant, they will see yours, and they will come back to try your food.
2006-07-09 07:12:22 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't believe there is any legal action you can take, but good food and great service will alway win in the long run.
2006-07-09 07:37:44 · answer #8 · answered by Leslie G 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What are you..freakin nutz! If you have a gas station on one corner and one opens acroos the street...can the owner sue! Lower your prices...serve better food..out compete him and you'll win....if he's better at the game maybe he'll give you a job busting tables
2006-07-09 07:29:18 · answer #9 · answered by Robert K 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
try the ten percent rule:
10% cheaper or 10% nicer or just 10% better service.
If they aint got the same name as u u basically put up with it.
I guess u aint english otheriwse u wouldnt even consider that they are breakin the law.
2006-07-09 11:26:00 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋