TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF SALE
1. Definitions
The following definitions and rules of interpretation apply in these terms and conditions of sale (the “Terms”):
Advertisement(s): The publication of Your advert on any platform operated by Us, including digital, printed items, and promotional materials as appropriate.
Advertiser or You or Your: Refers to You and/or Your agent.
Background Intellectual Property Rights: Any pre-existing Intellectual Property Rights in materials used to deliver the Advertisement.
Booking Confirmation Email: As defined in clause 3.2.
Company or Our or Us or We: Lawyer International Limited, registered in England and Wales with company number 11140537, located at 167-169 Great Portland Street, 5th Floor, London, W1W 5PF, United Kingdom.
Confidential Information: All technical, commercial, business, financial, operational, administrative, and marketing information, including information about customers, employees, and suppliers, in any form (oral, tangible, digital, electronic, or magnetic media), whether marked as proprietary or not.
Contract: The contract between the Company and the Advertiser for the Services to which these Terms apply.
Force Majeure Event: An event beyond the control and without the fault or negligence of the affected party, including acts of God, fire, flood, earthquake, severe weather, war, embargo, riot, civil disorder, rebellion, revolution, epidemic, pandemic, or any government or public authority action.
Intellectual Property Rights: Patents, rights to inventions, copyrights, trademarks, business names, domain names, moral rights, goodwill, rights to sue for passing off, design rights, computer software rights, database rights, and rights to protect confidential information, whether registered or unregistered, including applications, renewals, and extensions.
Order: Your order for services as set out in an email addressed to Your account executive at the Company.
Proofs: Samples of the Advertisement or artwork copy and layout before publication by the Company.
Services: The creation, publication, or production of an Advertisement as set out in the Booking Confirmation Email.
Website: https://www.lawyer-intl.com/
Working Day: A day other than Saturday, Sunday, or public holiday in England, when banks in London are open for business.
2. Our Contract With You
2.1 These Terms apply exclusively to business-to-business transactions for the supply of the Services. We do not supply these Services to individual consumers.
2.2 These Terms apply to Your Order and Our supply of Services, excluding any other terms You seek to impose or incorporate, or which are implied by law, trade custom, practice, or course of dealing.
2.3 These Terms are made only in the English language.
3. Formation of the Contract
3.1 Orders can be placed via the Website or email. You may place an Order via the Website by following the onscreen instructions or by emailing Your account executive at the Company. The Order constitutes an offer by You to purchase Services in accordance with these Terms.
3.2 The Order is deemed accepted when We send You a Booking Confirmation Email, whether the Order was placed via the Website or email. At this point, the Contract is formed.
3.3 You may amend any errors before submitting Your Order. You are responsible for ensuring Your Order is complete and accurate.
3.4 The Contract will relate only to those Services set out in the Booking Confirmation Email. We are not obliged to supply any other service that may have been part of the Order.
3.5 By agreeing to and making a booking, You confirm that You have the authority to do so on behalf of the company You represent. Lawyer International Limited will not be responsible for any unauthorized bookings, and the balance will still be payable.
4. Terms of the Contract
4.1 We will supply the Services in accordance with the specifications confirmed in the Booking Confirmation Email and these Terms.
4.2 Physical items (e.g., trophies, article frames, print copies) are deemed delivered upon issuing a tracking reference number. Check the delivery address upon receipt of the invoice. Additional postage costs may apply for redelivery. Notify Us of any damaged or defective items within 14 days of receipt for replacement consideration. Customs charges/taxes for items sent outside the UK are Your responsibility.
4.3 We warrant that the Services will be provided with reasonable care and skill.
4.4 Advertisements are accepted subject to space availability and copy acceptability. We reserve the right to suspend, omit, cancel, or change any Advertisement at any time. If this is due to Your actions or defaults, We will charge You for the reserved space, even if the Advertisement is not published.
4.5 Unless otherwise stated in the Booking Confirmation Email, We reserve the right not to start the Services within seven (7) days of the Booking Confirmation Email.
4.6 It is Your responsibility to supply the copy by the relevant deadline. If not received, We may write the article using available resources, produce an advertisement on Your behalf, or omit the copy from the Website. The reserved space will still be payable. Corrections may not be incorporated unless Proofs are returned by the deadline.
4.7 While We strive to avoid errors, We are not liable for any errors or omissions caused by You.
4.8 Check Your Advertisement and inform Us of any mistakes in writing as soon as possible, but no later than the deadline set out in the Order.
4.9 Rates are subject to suitable copy or artwork being supplied. Additional production work may incur extra charges. Proofs will be supplied if requested in writing.
4.10 All copies, artwork, etc., are held at Your own risk. We may destroy these materials if they remain in Our custody for six (6) months after their last appearance.
4.11 Subject to clause 4.12, We retain the Intellectual Property Rights in all Advertisements created or amended by Us. These Advertisements may not be reproduced without Our written permission.
4.12 You retain ownership of the Background Intellectual Property Rights and grant Us an irrevocable, worldwide, royalty-free, perpetual, transferable, sublicensable license to use these rights to maximize Our use of the Advertisement.
4.13 You grant Us a fully paid-up, worldwide, royalty-free license to use, copy, and modify Your copyrighted material specified in the Order for providing the Services.
4.14 You represent and warrant that Your Advertisements comply with all applicable laws, are not defamatory, do not constitute contempt of court, and do not infringe any third-party Intellectual Property Rights.
4.15 You will indemnify Us against all costs, expenses, damages, and losses resulting from any breach of the representations and warranties in clause 4.14 and any third-party claims that the Advertisement infringes their Intellectual Property Rights.
4.16 Copy and cancellation dates, rates, and discounts are as published by Us and are available upon request. Advertisement rates may be revised with two weeks’ notice. In the event of a rate increase, You may cancel the Contract without penalty or accept the revised rate.
4.17 New Advertisers may be required to prepay for the first Advertisement. Contact Your representative for payment details.
4.18 Payment terms are as set out in the Booking Confirmation Email. If any invoice is overdue, all issued invoices become overdue, and all discounts are forfeited. Interest will be charged on overdue accounts as per the Late Payment of Commercial Debts (Interest) Act 1988.
4.19 Discounts apply only to Advertisements as agreed, appearing within 12 months from Your first Advertisement. Terminating or canceling the Contract or any Order after We have started providing Services will result in the loss of any discount.
4.20 Physical items are deemed delivered upon issuing a tracking reference number. Additional postage costs may apply for redelivery. Notify Us of any damaged or defective items within 14 days of receipt for replacement consideration.
4.21 All amounts payable are exclusive of VAT. Upon receipt of a valid VAT invoice, You shall pay Us the additional VAT amounts.
5. Termination
5.1 Either party may terminate the Contract with immediate effect by giving written notice if the other party: (a) Commits a material breach and does not remedy it within 30 days of notification. (b) Commences negotiations with creditors for debt rescheduling. (c) Suspends, threatens to suspend, or is unable to pay its debts. (d) Is deemed unable to pay its debts within the meaning of section 123 of the Insolvency Act 1986. (e) Is affected by a Force Majeure Event. (f) Suspends or threatens to suspend its business. (g) Experiences significant financial deterioration.
5.2 We may terminate the Contract with immediate effect if: (a) You fail to pay any amount due on the due date. (b) You undergo a change of control as per section 1124 of the Corporation Tax Act 2010.
5.3 You may terminate the Contract with two (2) Working Days’ notice by emailing robert.mcintyre@lawyer-intl.com. After this period, cancellations are chargeable at 50% if no work has been done.
5.4 Clause 5.3 does not apply once We start providing the Services.
5.5 Provisions intended to continue after termination will remain in force.
6. Refunds Policy
If You cancel the Contract in accordance with clause 5.3, or if We are unable to perform the Services, We will refund the price paid within 30 days of cancellation notice. No refunds will be given after two (2) Working Days of the Contract being in force.
7. Written Communications
We will contact You primarily via email. By agreeing to these Terms, You accept electronic communications for contractual purposes.
8. Notices
Notices must be given via email. We may notify You at the email or postal address provided in Your Order. Notices are deemed received 24 hours after an email is sent or two Working Days after a letter is posted.
9. Website Terms of Use
Use of the Website is governed by the Website’s terms.
10. Resolving Problems
Complaints should be sent in writing within one (1) month of the Advertisement’s publication to ella.booth@lawyer-intl.com.
11. Transfer of Rights and Obligations
11.1 The Contract is binding on You and Us and our respective successors.
11.2 You may not transfer or assign the Contract without Our written consent.
11.3 We may transfer or assign the Contract at any time during its term.
12. Events Outside Our Control
12.1 If a party is prevented, hindered, or delayed by a Force Majeure Event, it shall not be in breach of the Contract. Performance time shall be extended accordingly.
12.2 The affected party must notify the other party of the Force Majeure Event, its start date, likely duration, and effect on performance, and use reasonable efforts to mitigate its impact.
12.3 If performance is delayed for more than seven (7) days, the unaffected party may terminate the Contract with two (2) Working Days’ notice.
13. Limitation of Liability
13.1 Nothing in the Contract limits liability for: (a) Death or personal injury caused by negligence. (b) Fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation. (c) Breach of terms implied by the Supply of Goods and Services Act 1982.
13.2 Our total liability to You in any contract year is limited to 100% of the total charges for Services in that year.
13.3 This clause excludes liability for: (a) Loss of profits. (b) Loss of sales or business. (c) Loss of agreements or contracts. (d) Loss of anticipated savings. (e) Loss or corruption of software, data, or information. (f) Damage to goodwill. (g) Indirect or consequential loss.
13.4 These limitations and exclusions apply to liability in contract, tort (including negligence), breach of statutory duty, or otherwise.
13.5 This clause survives termination of the Contract.
14. Morality Clause
If You commit any act that brings You or the Company into disrepute, We may terminate the Contract immediately. We may also revoke any awards given and require You to cease using promotional materials supplied by Us. No refunds will be given in such cases.
15. Confidentiality
15.1 Each party agrees not to disclose any Confidential Information during the Contract or for five (5) years after its termination, except as permitted in clause 15.2.
15.2 Confidential Information may be disclosed: (a) To employees, officers, representatives, subcontractors, or advisers who need to know it for the Contract. (b) As required by law, a court, or a governmental authority.
15.3 Confidential Information must only be used to perform obligations under the Contract.
15.4 This clause survives termination of the Contract.
16. Data Protection
We will process Your personal information in accordance with Our privacy policy located at lawyer-intl.com
17. Entire Agreement
17.1 The Contract constitutes the entire agreement between the parties and supersedes all prior agreements.
17.2 Each party acknowledges that it does not rely on any statements not set out in the Contract.
18. Waiver
If We do not enforce any right under the Contract, it does not mean We waive that right. Waivers must be in writing.
19. Severance
If any clause is deemed unlawful or unenforceable, the remaining clauses will remain in effect.
20. Third-Party Rights
The Contract does not confer any rights on third parties to enforce any term.
21. Governing Jurisdiction
This Contract is governed by the laws of England, and disputes are subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of England and Wales.