---
title: "List standard-form clauses for a lawyer's unfairness review"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/practice/franchising-and-distribution/review-a-standard-form-franchise-or-distribution-agreement-for-unfair-co/united-states"
type: "task_jurisdiction_version"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "A34-R20261018-5-US"
practice_area: "Franchising & Distribution"
tier: "yellow"
lawyer_review: "required"
jurisdictions: ["US"]
last_reviewed: "2026-10-22"
---

# List standard-form clauses for a lawyer's unfairness review

> List each clause the lawyer has marked, with the page. Do not label a clause unfair, deceptive, or unlawful.

Canonical page: https://ailawframework.com/practice/franchising-and-distribution/review-a-standard-form-franchise-or-distribution-agreement-for-unfair-co/united-states  
Last reviewed: 2026-10-22

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## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Practice area | [Franchising & Distribution](https://ailawframework.com/practice/franchising-and-distribution.md) |
| Human involvement | Yellow: Lawyer and AI draft together |
| How AI is used | List each clause the lawyer has marked, with the page. Do not label a clause unfair, deceptive, or unlawful. |
| What the lawyer must review | Section 45(a)(1) of Title 15 declares unfair methods of competition in or affecting commerce, and unfair or deceptive acts or practices in or affecting commerce, unlawful. Section 45(a)(2) empowers the Commission to prevent persons, partnerships, or corporations from using them, with exceptions that include banks. This statute is not a general unfair-contract-terms test, and it is not applied as one. No state franchise-relationship statute was opened. Section 436.10(b) says a state law that affords equal or greater protection, such as registration of disclosure documents or more extensive disclosures, is not inconsistent with Part 436. The lawyer decides whether any law reaches the clause. |
| Written for | United States |
| Applies to | [Review a standard-form franchise or distribution agreement for unfair contract terms](https://ailawframework.com/practice/franchising-and-distribution/review-a-standard-form-franchise-or-distribution-agreement-for-unfair-co.md) |

## Checking plan

- What the AI does: List each clause the lawyer has marked, with the page. Do not label a clause unfair, deceptive, or unlawful.
- Basis: Checked against the linked sources on 22 October 2026. Confirm the current instrument before reliance.

## Notes

- The tool does not call a clause unfair.
- Do not name a state registration statute.

## Sources

- [15 U.S.C. section 45, Unfair methods of competition unlawful](https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/15/45) (checked 2026-10-22)
- [16 C.F.R. Part 436, Franchise Rule (eCFR)](https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-16/chapter-I/subchapter-D/part-436) (checked 2026-10-22)
- [ABA Formal Opinion 512, Generative Artificial Intelligence Tools (29 July 2024)](https://www.americanbar.org/content/dam/aba/administrative/professional_responsibility/ethics-opinions/aba-formal-opinion-512.pdf) (checked 2026-10-22)

## Forms and precedents for this task

| Form or precedent | Kind | AI level | Summary |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Unfair contract terms review of a standard-form agreement](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/franchising-and-distribution/unfair-contract-terms-review.md) | Checklist | Yellow | Review table for a standard-form franchise or distribution agreement against the unfair contract terms description on the ACCC page opened on 22 October 2026, including the small-business thresholds… |

Signed-in accounts can read the full text of each one.

*Practice guidance for planning and review. Confirm current primary sources and the requirements of the actual matter. This is general information, not legal advice.*