1. Scope and Parties
1.1. Legal Tech Innovations Ltd trading as ‘Ready 2 Launch’ operates and
administers the Website. ‘Ready 2 Launch’ is a one-stop-shop
platform that provides bespoke services through a strategic partnership
with expert UK law firms, Company Incorporation Agents and a team of
experienced graphic designers.
1.2. These Terms and Conditions (the "Agreement") provide
general terms and conditions of use for Users of the Website and shall
apply to the provision of Services by ‘Ready 2 Launch’ to a
Customer.
1.3. Parties to the Agreement are VMP Legal Ltd, whose registered office is
at 41 Devonshire Street, Ground Floor, London, United Kingdom, W1G 7AJ ("Ready 2
Launch"/”we”/” us”) and the User
(“you
”).
1.4. Ready 2 Launch and the User shall be referred to as the " Parties" collectively and as the
"Party"
individually.
1.5. By accessing and using the Website and/or by submitting a Service
Order, you are accepting to be bound by this Agreement.
2. Definitions
In this Agreement,
2.1. “Content” means the content and
information of the Website, including, but not limited to, messages, data,
information, text, music, sound, photos, graphics, video, maps, icons,
software, source codes, design, articles and blog posts, and other material
contained on the Website; as well as the infrastructure used to provide
such content and information on the Website.
2.2. “Deliverables” means any work, materials
and documents generated by a Partner and sent by Ready 2 Launch to a
Customer as part of the Services.
2.3. ”Fees” means the fees payable by the
Customer to us, as set out in the Website and the Service Order, and as
selected by the Customer in the Service Order.
2.4. "Our Partners" or ”Partner
” means any third party acting as an independent contractor, who
engage with us in order to provide any part of the Services requested by a
Customer.
2.5. “Services” means the services under a
package and any additional services – as described in the Website
– selected and requested by the Customer in a Service Order form.
2.6. "Service Order" means any order form for Services
completed and submitted by a Customer in the purchase page of the Website
and paid for in advance at the checkout page of the Website.
2.7. "User" means any natural or, if applicable, legal
person, who accesses to the Website, whether as a visitor or as a customer
submitting a Service Order (
in case of submission of a Service Order, the User shall be hereinafter
referred to as the
"Customer" in relation to the Services).
2.8. "User/Customer Information" means (i) any information
provided by a User to us when using the Website and (ii) any information
and documents provided by a Customer to us in relation to the Services,
including as specified in clause 4.2.2. of this Agreement.
2.9. "Website" means the online portal and platform at www.ready2launch.co.uk,
including the Content and Services description and other information
therein.
3. Amendments/Updates in the Agreement
3.1. Ready 2 Launch shall have right and authorization to change or update
any terms and conditions contained in this Agreement and in our Privacy Policy (which is an integral part of this Agreement), at
any time, whether it is partially or completely.
3.2. The User shall not claim, demand or state that he/she is not notified
about the referred changes and updates by Ready 2 Launch or the referred
changes and updates cannot be applicable for the User, if the User (i) has
been directly notified by Ready 2 Launch of such changes and updates, (ii)
has used the Website in any manner or (iii) submits a Service Order after
changes and updates have been made.
3.3. It is the User’s responsibility to check this Agreement
and Privacy Policy periodically for changes/updates and, particularly, BEFORE submitting a Service Order
(when an express
acceptance to this Agreement will be required).
4. Use of Content and User/Customer Information
4.1. Age Restriction
In order to use/make use of the Website – including submitting a
Service Order, Users must not be under the age of 18 or under the legal age
in his/her country. Minors are strictly prohibited to use the Website and
its Content/Services. If the User misrepresents his/her age as part of a
Service Order, or any other communication with us, we shall have a right to
cancel the Service Order without any prejudice or liability to Ready 2
Launch. By accessing/using the Website and its Content/Services, the User
agrees and guarantees that he/she meets these age restriction requirements.
4.2. User/Customer Information and Privacy
4.2.1. The User shall agree and guarantee to give complete and accurate
information and update the referred information accordingly when the User
submits a Service Order or uses the Content/Services in any manner.
4.2.2. The Services offered are to be rendered by Our Partners, as
sub-contractors, who are Accountants, Legal Practitioners and other
professionals, and are therefore bound by the UK’s anti-money
laundering legislation, which requires to verify the identity of all new
clients. To enable us to meet our obligations under this legislation, you
will be required to provide us with a certified copy of the photo page of
your passport and evidence of your home address with a certified copy of
original utility bill (e.g. a gas, electricity or telephone bill).
Depending on the Services you order, you may also be required to sign a
declaration to be submitted to the UK Companies Registar. You may also
choose to send us additional documentation, such as bespoke Articles of
Association, or any other legal or commercial documents, to be used by Our
Partners in the provision of the part of the Services to be provided by
each of them, as appropriate.
4.2.3. By accepting this Agreement, the User confirms acceptance to our
Privacy Policy, as an
integral
part of this Agreement.
4.2.4 The protection of personal data provided by the User as part of the
User/Customer Information is of the highest priority for us. As such, we
make every effort to ensure compliance with all applicable data protection
regulations. For more information, please read our Privacy Policy
which forms an integral part of this Agreement.
4.2.5. Ready 2 Launch collects, processes, and uses your personal data
(hereafter “Data”) only if we have obtained
your consent or a statutory provision allows for the collection, processing
or use of your Data. As such, we will only collect, process and use
Data necessary for the provision of the Services rendered by Ready 2 Launch
and for the use and operation of the Websites.
4.2.6. If the User explicitly accepts our Privacy Policy either as part of
their use of the Website (in the Website’s interactive questionnaire)
or by their explicit acceptance to this Agreement when submitting a Service
Order, the User agrees to be contacted by us to receive (i) periodic
product information, newsletters and deals and/or (ii) alerts or any other
notification regarding in relation to the Services ordered. This consent
may be revoked by the User at any time by written communication or by email
to us.
4.2.7. The User accepts that the Services will be subcontracted to Our
Partners. Ready 2 Launch will share Customer Information and may disclose
Customer’s Data with them, who may further process your Data as
necessary, for the sole purpose of the provision of the Services. In this
regard, the User agrees to Ready 2 Launch’s sharing of Data to Our
Partners and waives any right of recourse against Ready 2 Launch for the
use of the Data by Our Partners accepting that their actions do not confer
any liability on Ready 2 Launch.
4.3. Content
4.3.1. The User guarantees not to use programmes or functions to generate
automated page impressions or content on the Website.
4.3.2. The Content is proprietary to us. You agree not to otherwise modify,
copy, distribute, transmit, display, perform, reproduce, publish, license,
create derivative works from, transfer, or sell or re-sell any information,
software, products, or services obtained from or through our Website.
4.3.3. You also agree not to:
(i) use the Website or its Content for any commercial purpose;
(ii) access, monitor or copy the Website or any Content by using any robot,
spider, scraper or other automated means or any manual process for any
purpose without our express written permission;
(iii) take any action that imposes, or may impose, in our discretion, an
unreasonable or disproportionately large load on our infrastructure;
(iv) deep-link to any portion of the Website for any purpose without our
express written permission;
(v) "frame", "mirror" or otherwise incorporate any part of the Website into
any other website without our prior written authorization; or
(vi) attempt to modify, translate, adapt, edit, decompile, disassemble, or
reverse engineer any software programs used by Ready 2 Launch in connection
with the Website or Services.
4.3.4. Ready 2 Launch shall not be liable for any condition and consequence
arising out of or relating to the loss or unavailability of the Website
and/or any Content as a result of technical reasons while providing Content
or Services.
4.3.5. There is no legal advice provided on the Website
. The Content and any information provided by the Website are for
general information purposes only. Neither the Content nor any
information published on the Website relating to the Services
constitutes legal advice or gives rise to a solicitor/client
relationship. Specialist legal advice should be requested in relation
to specific circumstances.
4.4. Third-party content
4.4.1. In order to protect the Users from improper advertising or
solicitation and to maintain usage integrity on the Website, Ready 2 Launch
shall have the right to restrict access to Content or Services for any
Users, partially or completely.
4.4.2. There may be third-party links, contents, including advertisements,
on the Website. The User shall decide solely whether to access or use or
not to use contents of third parties via the Website. Terms and conditions
of use of the referred third-party contents shall be determined by their
owners. In this regard, the User acknowledges and accepts that Ready 2
Launch do not have any power to determine these terms and conditions of use
and any dispute or claim in relation to the referred terms and conditions
of use shall not be asserted against Ready 2 Launch.
4.4.3 Any advertisements on the Website will be marked as such. Ready 2
Launch shall not be liable for the accuracy, quality, completeness,
reliability or credibility of content provided by third parties.
5. Services
6.1. General
6.1.1. With effect from the submission of a Service Order, Ready 2 Launch
shall, in consideration of the Fees paid by the Customer, provide the
Services to the Customer.
6.1.2. Ready 2 Launch shall provide intermediation between Customers and
Our Partners for the provision of the Services. Our Partners are vetted by
Ready 2 Launch in order to determine their skills/profession for the part
of the Services to be provided by each of them. Ready 2 Launch shall use,
and shall ensure all Partners use, reasonable care and skill to perform the
Services.
6.1.2. In order to receive any Services, Customers have to complete and
submit a Service Order. The quality and accuracy of the Services provided
depends on the information provided by the Customer in the Service Order.
For this purpose, the Customer hereby agrees and guarantees that the
information/documents provided by it are explicit, accurate and complete.
6.1.3. The Service Orders submitted by Customers are recorded to the Ready
2 Launch system and Ready 2 Launch assigns each Partner according to their
skills/profession and availability.
6.2. Cancellation
6.2.1. Customers have a statutory right to cancel the
provision of the Services within 14 days of submitting a Service Order (which is the day the
contract between the Parties is effectively entered into), without any
payment liability. This right applies
only if Our Partners have not yet been engaged by us in relation to the
respective Service Order
. Any Service, or part of it, for which a Partner has been engaged cannot
be cancelled and there will be no refund of the Customer’s payment
for such Service, or part of it (as appropriate).
6.2.2. The Customer acknowledges that the nature of the Services requires
their immediate provision; and, therefore, agrees that by submitting a
Service Order it is requesting for the Services to be provided immediately after
submitting such order and its corresponding payment. For this reason,you acknowledge and accept that
your cancellation rights under the Consumer
Contracts (Information, Cancellation and Additional Charges) Regulations
2013 (SI 2013/3134) and any other applicable Consumer Act or Regulation will be lost
once any Partner has engaged in the provision of the Services, either
fully or partially
.
6.3. Time of performance is not of the essence
6.3.1. We shall use all reasonable endeavours to complete our obligations
under this Agreement, but time will not be of the essence in the
performance of these obligations or the provision of the Services.
6.3.2. For each Service Order, Ready 2 Launch estimates a one-week time for
the full completion of the Services but this is not an exact delivery time.
Ready 2 Launch does not guarantee that the Services will be completed on
that estimated time.
6.3.3. The Services will be completed in intervals. When each part of the
Services is completed, Ready 2 Launch will notify the Customer about such
completion and will provide the corresponding Deliverables.
6.3.4. Upon Ready 2 Launch’s notification stated hereinabove, Ready 2
Launch Customer will have 24 hours to review any Deliverables. Deliverables
are not subject to Customers approval; however, the Customer may request
for the rectification of any errors in the information contained in any
such Deliverables, if inconsistent with the Customer Information provided
to us.
6.4. Scope of Services
6.4.1. Clearance search: We will conduct (i) an official
search in the UK trademark registry’s database, including UK
registrations and EU and International registrations designating the UK,
and (ii) an online common law search, including Companies House public
registry, search engine platforms (Google and Bing) and Social Media pages
(LinkedIn, Facebook and Instagram); to report and advise with respect to
use and registrability of the name(s) indicated by you in the Service
Order. Once the search has been conducted, we will analyse the results and
draft a written legal opinion detailing our findings, the potential risks
existing from using the proposed name, and a conclusion on the strength of
your name as a trademark – on that basis, we will enlist any
suggestions and/or options available, as applicable.
DELIVERABLE: This report will be sent to you by email for your records. You
will have 24hrs to reply to us by email either asking any questions
about the results of the search and/or to confirm whether you wish to
proceed with the rest of the Services ordered. You will be giving an implied consent for us to
proceed with the rest of the
Services ordered, if you do not respond to us in any mannerwithin a maximum of 48 hours from
the
receipt of your search report.
6.4.2. Logo design: Once your name has been cleared and
you have confirmed (either by implied or expressed consent) that you wish
to proceed with the rest of the Services ordered, our selected Partner, who
shall be an experienced graphic designer, will create a choice of logos for
you to choose from, using your name, and based on the identity you want for
your brand - as submitted by you in the Service Order.
DELIVERABLE: Depending on the package of Services ordered, we will send you
by email an image of either 2 or 3 logos to choose from. You can choose
ONLY ONE logo as a final deliverable. Once you have chosen your logo, we
will send you a file (in pdf. format) with your brand assets (logo, colour
palette and fonts). You cannot request any changes or amendments to your
chosen logo, or to any of the options sent to you for selection.
6.4.3. Business incorporation: We will incorporate a
private limited company or limited liability partnership (as chosen by you
in the Service Order) according to the laws of England and Wales. Your
business name for the purposes of the incorporation, will be the one
indicated by you on the Service Order.
DELIVERABLE: We will send you by email a copy (in pdf. format) of your
registration certificate and Memorandum and Articles of Association. The
Articles of Association will be either the model articles for the type of
business you chose, or bespoke articles provided by you.
6.4.4. UK Registration Address: We will supply you with a
valid UK address that will be your official company registration address.
This service is provided exclusively for statutory registration purposes of
specific UK company and no other purposes. UK Registration Address includes
receipt and redirection of unlimited amount of statutory government post
from Companies House (UK company registry) and Tax Office (excluding VAT
office). UK Registration Address CANNOT be referred to as place of business
or used for general business correspondence. Upon activation of Registered
Service Address service Customers are given
14 days to supply full set of due diligence documents
including, but not limited to, proof of identification, proof of
residential address, Beneficial Owner Declaration, description of business
and CV (where requested).
Failure to supply full set of requested due diligence documents
within stated 14 days period
will automatically cancel the UK Registration Address service without
any refund
.
6.4.5. General Business Mail Address and Mail Forward:
This service is provided exclusively for receipt of business post on the
name of the entity for which this service was purchased, including post
from private individuals, banks, companies (UK and non UK) and other UK and
overseas entities including government agencies. Unless specifically agreed
with us, General Business Address CANNOT be used for company registration
purposes, VAT registration, vehicle registration, receipt of post on a name
different from that of which it was purchased and agreed for, or for
receipt of goods. General Business Address CANNOT be referred to as "place
of business".
6.4.6. Trademark registration: We will determine the
categories of goods and/or services of your trademark and the appropriate
classifications under which the application needs to be filed after an
analysis of your business industry and goods/services to be provided (as
indicated by you in the Service Order).
DELIVERABLES: We will prepare and send to you by email a final list of
goods and/or services to be protected under the Trademark. We will complete
and submit the corresponding trademark application form, including the list
of goods and/or services sent to you – a copy (in pdf. format) of
such application will be sent to you by email for your records. Once
registered, we will send you your Trademark Registration Certificate, as
issued by the Intellectual Property Office.
If the trademark application is subject to any third-party challenges or
oppositions, you will be notified of this situation providing guidance on
the options available. Any services required to approach or resolve such
challenges or oppositions are NOT INLCUDED in the Fee corresponding to this
service. In this case, Ready 2 Launch will refer a Partner to the Customer
who could provide these additional services. It will be at the
Customer’s entire discretion and decision to decide whether or not to
engage such Partner, on its own, for the provision of such services for
which Ready 2 Launch will have no obligations, responsibilities or
liabilities.
7. Fees, Payments and Refunds
7.1. The Customer agrees to pay the Fees in advance, upon submission of the
Service Order. Such payment shall be subjected to the terms and conditions
of this Agreement.
7.2 If the Customer wishes to request the provision of additional services
not included in a Service Order, such additional request and payment shall
be done by submitting a new Service Order for such additional services.
7.3. The Customer acknowledges and accepts that all sums payable by the
Customer for the Services, are exclusive of any value added tax (VAT), which shall be
added to the Fees.
7.4. Payments will be executed online via PayPal or by debit or credit
card. Payments will be taken in the currency and at the rate stated at the
Website and Service Order at the time of ordering.
7.5. Ready 2 Launch will not provide any Services, or engage any Partner in
the provision of the Services, until we have received notification of full
payment of the Fees in cleared funds, including the corresponding payment
of VAT.
7.6. As indicated at clause 6.2.1 of this Agreement, no Fees shall be refunded to the Customer
once a Partner has engaged in the provision of the Services
or part of the Services, as requested by a Service Order. In any other
case, the Customer may request to us by email the refund of Services or
part of the Services for which a Partner has not yet been engaged by us, in
which case we will refund the Customer for such Services or part of the
Services
at their price set out in, and at a time of submission of, the Service
Order
.
7.7. All refunds will be processed within 14 business days from your request.
7.8. Due to UK Money Laundering Regulations, refunds for any orders that
include UK Registration Address or/and General Mailing Address can only be
processed after receipt of all Customer’s Due Diligence documents. If
a Customer sends us a refund request before receipt of such Due Diligence
documents the refund time frame outlined in clause 7.7 will start from the
date we receive and accept such Due Diligence documents.
8. Intellectual Property Rights
8.1. All Content, any copyrighted material and/or any other protected
proprietary information, names and trademarks on the Website (“ Our Intellectual
Property”) and any title, rights
and interests on Our Intellectual Property are exclusively owned by Ready 2 Launch. Nothing in this
Agreement
shall
be construed to provide any right or license to the Users to use Our
Intellectual Property for any purpose, without express prior written
content of Ready 2 Launch. Except as set forth herein, the User shall not
in any way copy, modify, publish, transmit, retransmit, display, sell,
distribute, or reproduce or use in any manner Our Intellectual Property.
8.2. Any title, rights and interests on the Deliverables (including right
to use, reproduce, adapt, distribute, transmit and communicate) are hereby
assigned to the Customer without any limitation, subject to their
acceptance of and compliance with the terms and conditions of this
Agreement.
9. Term and Termination
9.1. For the sections related to the use of the Website and the Content,
and the Users/Customers Information, this Agreement shall be in full force
and effect from the date in which the User access the Website until the
term one year from the date on which he/she last access the Website.
9.2. For the sections related to the provision of the Services,
Deliverables and Service Orders, this Agreement shall be in full force and
effect from the date on which a Service Order is submitted until the date
on which the Services have been completed or cancelled, in accordance with
this Agreement.
9.3. Either Party may terminate the Agreement immediately, by giving
written notice to the other Party if the other Party commits any breach
(whether or not considered material) to any of the provisions of this
Agreement and, if the breach is capable of remedy, fails to remedy it
within 15 business days after being given written notice giving full
particulars of the breach and requiring it to be remedied. A breach shall
be considered capable of remedy if the Party in breach can comply with the
provision in question in all respects.
9.4. In the event of termination of this Agreement for any cause, we shall
retain any sums already paid to us by the Customer, without prejudice to
any other rights we may have whether at law or otherwise if a breached
occurred, unless any such sums are to be refunded subject to clause 6.2.1
and 7.6 of this Agreement.
10. Assignment and Sub-Contracting
10.1. The User shall not assign, transfer or charge any right or warrant
hold directly or indirectly related to this Agreement, to any third party,
without prior written consent of Ready 2 Launch.
10.2. Ready 2 Launch may assign, transfer or charge all or part of its
rights, warrants or obligations under this Agreement, at any time, to any
third party, without notice to the User. Ready 2 Launch may sub-contract
the performance of any of its obligations under the Services and this
Agreement without the prior written consent of the Customer. Ready 2 Launch
shall be responsible for every act or omission of the sub-contractor as if
it were an act or omission of Ready 2 Launch itself.
11. Liability and Indemnity
11.1 Except in respect of death or personal injury caused by Ready 2
Launch’s negligence, the we will not by reason of any representation,
implied warranty, condition or other term, or any duty at common law or
under the express terms contained herein, be liable for any loss of profit
or any indirect, special or consequential loss, damage, costs, expenses or
other claims (whether caused by Our Partners, agents or otherwise) in
connection with the performance of its obligations under these terms and
conditions or with the use by the Customer of the Website or the Services.
11.2 The User shall indemnify us against all damages, costs, claims and
expenses suffered by us arising from loss or damage to any property
(tangible or intangible) (including that of Our Partners) caused by the
User from their use of the Website, the Content or the Services.
11.3 Ready 2 Launch shall not be liable to the Customer or be deemed to be
in breach of this Agreement by reason of any delay in performing, or any
failure to perform any of its obligations under this Agreement, if the
delay or failure was due to any cause beyond our reasonable control.
11.4. Waiver of Warranty
11.4.1. THE WEBSITE, THE CONTENT AND/OR THE SERVICES ARE PROVIDED "AS IS".
THE USER USES THE REFERRED AT HIS/HER OWN RISK AND CONTROL. READY 2
LAUNCHGIVES NO WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED,
(I) AGAINST ANY KIND OF DEFECT, SEIZURE, THIRD PARTY OWNERSHIP,
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY OWNERSHIP CLAIMS, AND/OR (II) CONCERNING THE
CONTINUITY, ACCURACY, RELIABILITY, QUALITY, UNINTERRUPTIBILITY, OF THE
WEBSITE THE CONTENT AND/OR THE SERVICES.
11.4.2. THE PROVISIONS OF CLAUSE 11.4.1. ABOVE SHALL NOT BE INTERPRETED AS
THAT WE HAVE TAKEN OR WILL TAKE DELIBERATE ACTIONS TO CAUSE ANY KIND OF
ISSUES AS REFERRED IN SUCH CLAUSE.
11.5 Limitation of Liability
11.5.1. IN NO EVENT WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT, OBJECTIVE LIABILITY OR ANY
OTHER LEGAL LIABILITY REGULATIONS AND PRINCIPLES SHALL READY 2 LAUNCH BE
LIABLE TO THE USER OR ANY THIRD PARTIES RELATED TO THE USER, UNDER ANY
CIRCUMSTANCES, WITHOUT LIMITATION IN TIME, FOR ANY CONSEQUENCE, LOST
PROFIT, LOST SAVING OR INCIDENTAL, INDIRECT, DIRECT, SPECIAL, PERSONAL,
PUNITIVE, MULTIPLE OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGE, LOSS
ARISING OUT OF THE USER’S USE, ABUSE, INABILITY TO USE, OR MISUSE
OF THE WEBSITE, THE CONTENT AND/OR THE SERVICES, EVEN IF READY 2 LAUNCHIS
INFORMED ABOUT THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES AND CONSEQUENCES TO OCCUR.
11.5.2. IN ANY CASE, READY 2 LAUNCH’S LIABILITY UNDER THIS AGREEMENT
IS LIMITED TO THE AMOUNT OF THE FEES PAID BY THE CUSTOMER UNDER THE SERVICE
ORDER.
12. Force Majeure
The Parties shall not be liable for any failure or delay in performing
their obligations under this Agreement where such failure or delay results
from any cause that is beyond the reasonable control of that Party. Such
causes include, but are not limited to: power failure, Internet Service
Provider failure, industrial action, civil unrest, fire, flood, storms,
earthquakes, acts of terrorism, acts of war, governmental action or orders,
epidemics or pandemics, or any other event that is reasonably unpredictable and beyond the
reasonable control of the Party in question.
13. Waiver
13.1 No waiver by Ready 2 Launch of any breach of this Agreement by the
Customer shall be considered as a waiver of any subsequent breach of the
same or any other provision. A waiver of any term, provision or condition
of this Agreement shall be effective only if given in writing and signed by
the waiving Party and then only in the instance and for the purpose for
which the waiver is given.
13.2 No failure or delay on the part of any Party in exercising any right,
power or privilege under these Terms and Conditions shall operate as a
waiver of, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such right,
power or privilege preclude, any other or further exercise of any other
right, power or privilege.
14. Severance
If any provision contained in this Agreement is found to be illegal or
unenforceable for any reason, that provision shall be replaced by a valid
one to the maximum extent permissible so as to affect the intent of the
Parties and the remainder of this Agreement shall remain in full force and
effect. However, if it is determined that the clause found to be illegal or
unenforceable could not be reformulated, it is agreed that the clause in
question is separable from the remaining provisions of the Agreement and
that determination shall not affect the validity and enforceability of
these remaining provisions.
16. Notices
16.1 All notices under these Terms and Conditions shall be in writing and
be deemed duly given if signed by, or on behalf of, a duly authorised
officer of the Party giving the notice.
16.2 Notices shall be deemed to have been duly given: (i) when received, if
delivered by post, courier or other messenger (including registered mail)
during normal business hours of the recipient; or (ii) when sent, if
transmitted by e-mail.
16.3 Service of any document for the purposes of any legal proceedings
concerning or arising out of this Agreement shall be effected by either
Party by causing such document to be delivered to the other Party at its
registered or principal office, or to such other address as may be notified
to one Party by the other Party in writing from time to time.
17.
Applicable Law and Jurisdiction
17.1 These Agreement (including any non-contractual matters and obligations
arising therefrom or associated therewith) shall be governed by, and
construed in accordance with, the laws of England and Wales.
17.2 Any dispute, controversy, proceedings or claim between the Parties
relating to this Agreement (including any non-contractual matters and
obligations arising therefrom or associated therewith) shall fall within
the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of England and Wales.