Terms & Conditions at Woolf Simmonds Solicitors

Effective Date: July 14, 2024

1. Introduction

Welcome to the website of Woolf Simmonds Solicitors (referred to as "we", "us", or "our"). These Terms & Conditions ("Terms") govern your use of our website, www.woolfsimmonds.com (the "Website").

By accessing or using our Website, you agree to be bound by these Terms. If you do not agree with any part of these Terms, you must not use our Website.

2. Acceptance of Terms

Your access to and use of this Website is conditioned on your acceptance of and compliance with these Terms. These Terms apply to all visitors, users, and others who access or use the Website.

3. Access to the Website

We do not guarantee that our Website, or any content on it, will always be available or be uninterrupted. We may suspend or withdraw or restrict the availability of all or any part of our Website for business and operational reasons. We will try to give you reasonable notice of any suspension or withdrawal.

You are also responsible for ensuring that all persons who access our Website through your internet connection are aware of these Terms and other applicable terms and conditions, and that they comply with them.

4. Intellectual Property Rights

Unless otherwise stated, we are the owner or the licensee of all intellectual property rights in our Website and in the material published on it. Those works are protected by copyright laws and treaties around the world. All such rights are reserved.

You may print off one copy, and may download extracts, of any page(s) from our Website for your personal use and you may draw the attention of others within your organisation to content posted on our Website.

You must not modify the paper or digital copies of any materials you have printed off or downloaded in any way, and you must not use any illustrations, photographs, video or audio sequences or any graphics separately from any accompanying text.

Our status (and that of any identified contributors) as the authors of content on our Website must always be acknowledged.

You must not use any part of the content on our Website for commercial purposes without obtaining a licence to do so from us or our licensors.

If you print off, copy, or download any part of our Website in breach of these Terms, your right to use our Website will cease immediately and you must, at our option, return or destroy any copies of the materials you have made.

5. No Legal Advice

The content on our Website is provided for general information purposes only. It is not intended to amount to legal advice on which you should rely. You must obtain professional or specialist advice before taking, or refraining from, any action on the basis of the content on our Website.

Although we make reasonable efforts to update the information on our Website, we make no representations, warranties, or guarantees, whether express or implied, that the content on our Website is accurate, complete, or up-to-date.

Contacting us through the Website does not create a solicitor-client relationship. Such a relationship will only be formed upon formal engagement through our Client Care Letter and Terms of Business.

6. Prohibited Uses

You may use our Website only for lawful purposes. You may not use our Website:

• In any way that breaches any applicable local, national, or international law or regulation.
• In any way that is unlawful or fraudulent, or has any unlawful or fraudulent purpose or effect.
• For the purpose of harming or attempting to harm minors in any way.
• To send, knowingly receive, upload, download, use, or re-use any material which does not comply with our content standards.
• To transmit, or procure the sending of, any unsolicited or unauthorised advertising or promotional material or any other form of similar solicitation (spam).
• To knowingly transmit any data, send or upload any material that contains viruses, Trojan horses, worms, time-bombs, keystroke loggers, spyware, adware, or any other harmful programs or similar computer code designed to adversely affect the operation of any computer software or hardware.

You also agree not to:

• Reproduce, duplicate, copy, or re-sell any part of our Website in contravention of the provisions of these Terms.
• Access without authority, interfere with, damage, or disrupt:
  • any part of our Website;
  • any equipment or network on which our Website is stored;
  • any software used in the provision of our Website; or
  • any equipment or network or software owned or used by any third party.

7. Links to Third-Party Websites

Where our Website contains links to other sites and resources provided by third parties, these links are provided for your information only. Such links should not be interpreted as approval by us of those linked websites or information you may obtain from them. We have no control over the contents of those sites or resources.

8. Disclaimer of Warranties

The Website and its content are provided on an "as is" and "as available" basis without any warranties of any kind, either express or implied, including but not limited to, implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, or non-infringement.

We do not warrant that the Website will operate error-free or that the Website and its servers are free of computer viruses or other harmful mechanisms. If your use of the Website results in the need for servicing or replacing equipment or data, we are not responsible for those costs.

9. Limitation of Liability

To the fullest extent permitted by law, we will not be liable to any user for any loss or damage, whether in contract, tort (including negligence), breach of statutory duty, or otherwise, even if foreseeable, arising under or in connection with:

• Use of, or inability to use, our Website; or
• Use of or reliance on any content displayed on our Website.

Please note that we only provide our Website for domestic and private use. You agree not to use our Website for any commercial or business purposes, and we have no liability to you for any loss of profit, loss of business, business interruption, or loss of business opportunity.

We will not be liable for any loss or damage caused by a virus, distributed denial-of-service attack, or other technologically harmful material that may infect your computer equipment, computer programs, data, or other proprietary material due to your use of our Website or to your downloading of any content on it, or on any website linked to it.

Nothing in these Terms excludes or limits our liability for death or personal injury arising from our negligence, or our fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation, or any other liability that cannot be excluded or limited by English law.

10. Indemnification

You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless Woolf Simmonds Solicitors, its partners, employees, and agents, from and against any and all claims, liabilities, damages, losses, costs, expenses, or fees (including reasonable legal fees) that such parties may incur as a result of or arising from your (or anyone using your account's) violation of these Terms.

11. Severability

If any provision of these Terms is found to be invalid or unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction, the invalidity or unenforceability of such provision shall not affect the validity or enforceability of the remaining provisions of these Terms, which shall remain in full force and effect.

12. Governing Law and Jurisdiction

These Terms, their subject matter, and their formation (and any non-contractual disputes or claims) are governed by the law of **England and Wales**. We both agree to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of **England and Wales**.

13. Changes to These Terms

We may revise these Terms at any time by amending this page. You are expected to check this page from time to time to take notice of any changes we made, as they are binding on you. Some of the provisions contained in these Terms may also be superseded by provisions or notices published elsewhere on our Website.

14. Contact Information

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