What court is hearing the 211 Claim regarding Churchs Chicken?
Churchs_Chicken Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
Saheer Ur Rehman Chaudhry & Ors v. Cajun Operating Company, Claim Number: A40LS211 (High Court of Justice, Queen's Bench Division, Leeds District Registry, March 11, 2014) (the "211 Claim") and Ali Nawaz, Rob Nawaz and Sukhraj Singh Klair & Ors v Cajun Operating Company, Claim Number: A40LS212, (High Court of Justice, Queen's Bench Division, Leeds District Registry, March 11, 2014) (the "212 Claim"). Former franchisees of the Texas Chicken brand brought these two claims against Cajun Operating claiming that Cajun Operating and its employees and consultants used fraud, negligent misstatements and deceit to induce the claimants to develop Texas Chicken restaurants in the U.K. All of the restaurants opened by the claimants were subsequently closed and claimants sought monetary damages for the amount of their investment in the franchises plus costs and interests. Cajun Operating and the claimants participated in a non-binding mediation procedure on November 11, 2015 during which the claimants dismissed the case with prejudice in consideration for a payment by Cajun Operating in the amount of £350,000 and no admission of liability on the part of Cajun Operating.
Source: Item 3 — LITIGATION (FDD pages 14–16)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Churchs Chicken's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, the "211 Claim" was heard in the High Court of Justice, Queen's Bench Division, Leeds District Registry. The claim, filed on March 11, 2014, was brought by former franchisees of the Texas Chicken brand against Cajun Operating Company.
The franchisees alleged fraud, negligent misstatements, and deceit, claiming these led them to develop Texas Chicken restaurants in the U.K. After the restaurants closed, the franchisees sought monetary damages equivalent to their investment, plus costs and interests.
The dispute was resolved through non-binding mediation on November 11, 2015. Cajun Operating paid £350,000 to dismiss the case with prejudice, with no admission of liability. This indicates that while Churchs Chicken (through Cajun Operating) settled the claim, they did not acknowledge any wrongdoing.