Terms of service

The Buyer’s attention is in particular drawn to the provision of Condition 10.4

1.    INTERPRETATION 

1.1    In these Conditions the following words have the following meanings: 

the Buyer – the person(s), firm or company who purchases the Goods from the Company; 

the Company – Anchor Magnets Ltd; 

Contract – any contract between the Company and the Buyer for the sale and purchase of the Goods, incorporating these Conditions; 

Delivery Point – the place where Delivery of the Goods is to take place under Condition 4; 

Goods – any goods agreed in the Contract to be supplied to the Buyer by the Company (including any part or parts of them). 

Intellectual Property Rights – patents, utility models, rights to inventions, copyright and neighbouring and related rights, trade marks, business names and domain names, rights in get-up and trade dress, goodwill and the right to sue for passing off, rights in designs, rights in computer software, database rights, rights to use, and protect the confidentiality of, confidential information (including know-how and trade secrets), and all other intellectual property rights, in each case whether registered or unregistered and including all applications and rights to apply for and be granted, renewals or extensions of, and rights to claim priority from, any rights and all similar or equivalent rights or forms of protection that subsist or will subsist now or in the future in any part of the world.

Specification – any specification for the Goods, including any related plans and drawings, that is agreed in writing by the Buyer and the Company.

1.2    In these Conditions references to any statutes or statutory provision shall, unless the context otherwise requires, be construed as a reference to that statute or statutory provision as from time to time amended, consolidated, modified, extended, re-enacted or replaced. 

1.3    In these Conditions references to the masculine include the feminine and the neuter and to the singular include the plural and vice versa as the context admits or requires. 

1.4    In these Conditions headings will not affect the construction of these Conditions. 

2.    APPLICATION OF TERMS 

2.1    Subject to any variation under Condition 2.3 the Contract will be on these Conditions to the exclusion of all other terms and conditions (including any terms or conditions which the Buyer purports to apply under any purchase order, confirmation of order, specification or other document). 

2.2    No terms or conditions endorsed upon, delivered with or contained in the Buyer’s purchase order, confirmation of order, specification or other document will form part of the Contract simply as a result of such document being referred to in the Contract. 

2.3    These Conditions apply to all the Company’s sales and any variation in these Conditions and any representations about the Goods shall have no effect unless expressly agreed in writing and signed by a director of the Company. Nothing in this Condition will exclude or limit the Company’s liability for fraudulent misrepresentation. 

2.4    Each order for Goods by the Buyer from the Company shall be deemed to be an offer by the Buyer to purchase Goods subject to these Conditions. 

2.5    No order placed by the Buyer shall be deemed to be accepted by the Company until a written acknowledgement of order (an “Order Acknowledgement) is issued by the Company or (if earlier) the Company delivers the Goods to the Buyer. 

2.6    The Buyer must ensure that the terms of its order and any applicable Specification are complete and accurate. 

2.7    Any quotation is given subject to stock availability and on the basis that no contract will come into existence until the Company despatches the Order Acknowledgement to the Buyer or delivers the Goods to the Buyer. Any quotation is valid for a period of 30 days only from its date, unless otherwise stated by the Company in writing, provided that the Company has not previously withdrawn it. 

2.8    The Buyer agrees that with respect to schedules/blanket orders for products supplied which are subject to call-off and invoiced separately, these invoices will become due and payable on agreed terms in their own right notwithstanding that they are part of a schedule/blanket order. 

3.    DESCRIPTION 

3.1    The description of the Goods shall be as set out in the Company Order Acknowledgement or (in the event that no Order Acknowledgement has been provided) the Contract. 

3.2    All and any samples, drawings, descriptive matter, Specifications and advertising issued by the Company and any descriptions, specifications or illustrations contained in the Company’s catalogues or brochures are issued or published for the sole purpose of giving an approximate idea of the Goods described in them. They will not form part of the Contract. 

3.3    The Company reserves the right to amend the Specification if required by any applicable statutory or regulatory requirements.

4.    DELIVERY, INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE 

4.1    Unless otherwise agreed in writing by the Company, delivery of the Goods shall take place at the Company’s place of business (“Delivery”). 

4.2    The Buyer will take Delivery of the Goods within three days of the Company giving it notice that the Goods are ready for Delivery. 

4.3    Any dates specified by the Company for Delivery of the Goods are intended to be an estimate and time for Delivery shall not be made of the essence by notice. If no dates are so specified, Delivery will be within a reasonable time.

4.4    Subject to the other provisions of these Conditions the Company will not be liable for any direct, indirect or consequential loss (all three of which terms include, without limitation, loss of profits, loss of business, depletion of goodwill and like loss), costs, damages, charges or expenses caused directly or indirectly by any delay in the Delivery of the Goods (even if caused by the Company’s negligence), nor will any delay entitle the Buyer to terminate or rescind the Contract unless such delay exceeds 180 days. 

4.5    If for any reason the Buyer will not accept Delivery of any of the Goods when they are ready for Delivery, or the Company is unable to deliver the Goods on time because the Buyer has not provided appropriate instructions, documents, licences or authorisations: 

4.5.1    risk in the Goods will pass to the Buyer (including for loss or damage caused by the Company’s negligence); 

4.5.2    the Goods will be deemed to have been Delivered; 

4.5.3    the Company may store the Goods until delivery whereupon the Buyer will be liable for all related costs and expenses (including, without limitation, storage and insurance); 

4.5.4    in the event that the Goods have been manufactured to standard specifications used by the Company (standard stock items), the Buyer shall pay to the Company as liquidated damages a sum equivalent to 15% of the Contract price of the Goods; 

4.5.5    in the event that the Goods have been manufactured to Specifications provided by the Buyer, the Buyer shall pay to the Company as liquidated damages a sum equivalent to the contract price of the Goods. 

4.6    The Buyer will provide at its own expense at the Delivery Point adequate and appropriate equipment and manual labour for loading and (if appropriate) unloading the Goods. 

4.7    The Buyer shall have a period of three days following Delivery and before any use is made of the Goods to inspect the Goods. The Buyer must notify the Company in writing of any alleged shortage in quantity or failure to comply with any Specification within this three-day period. If the Buyer shall fail to comply with these provisions the Goods shall be conclusively presumed to be in accordance with the Contract and free from defect or damage which would be apparent on a reasonable examination of the Goods and the Buyer shall be deemed to have accepted the Goods. Where the defect or failure would not have been apparent on reasonable inspection, the Buyer must notify the Company within three days after discovery of the defect or failure and in any event within six months following Delivery. 

4.8    If the Goods are not in accordance with the Contract for any reason, the Buyer’s sole remedy shall be limited to the Company making good any shortage or deficiency by replacing such Goods (or the part in question) free of charge or, if the Company shall elect, by refunding to the Buyer the price of the Goods (or a proportionate part of the price). 

4.9    If the Buyer wishes to return any non-defective Goods to the Company, authority must be obtained from the Company. Where such authority is given, the Company shall issue the Buyer with an authorisation number (“Return Authorisation Number”) which must be used by the Buyer when returning the Goods. Returns will not be accepted by the Company without a Return Authorisation Number. The Company shall charge a 15% restocking fee for any Goods returned with the Company’s authority. The cost and risk of returning the materials will be the responsibility of the Buyer. The Company reserves the right to reduce the amount of credit issued where the Goods are returned in an unsaleable conditions and/or the Buyer has failed to adequately pack and wrap the Goods.

4.10    The Company may deliver the Goods by instalments, which shall be invoiced and paid for separately. Any delay in delivery or defect in an instalment shall not entitle the Buyer to cancel any other instalment.

5.    NON-DELIVERY 

5.1    The quantity of any consignment of Goods as recorded by the Company upon despatch from the Company’s place of business shall be conclusive evidence of the quantity received by the Buyer on delivery unless the Buyer can provide conclusive evidence proving the contrary. 

5.2    The Company shall not be liable for any non-delivery of Goods (even if caused by the Company’s negligence) unless written notice is given to the Company within three days of the date when the Goods would in the ordinary course of event have been received. 

5.3    Any liability of the Company for non-delivery of the Goods shall be limited to replacing the Goods within a reasonable time or issuing a credit note at the pro rata Contract rate against any invoice raised for such Goods.

6.    RISK/TITLE

6.1    The Goods are at the risk of the Buyer from the time of Delivery. 

6.2    Ownership of the Goods shall not pass to the Buyer until the Company has received in full (in cash or cleared funds) all sums due to it in respect of: 

6.2.1    the Goods; and 

6.2.2    all other sums which are or which become due to the Company from the Buyer on any account. 

6.3    Until ownership of the Goods has passed to the Buyer, the Buyer must: 

6.3.1    hold the Goods on a fiduciary basis as the Company’s bailee; 

6.3.2    store the Goods (at no cost to the Company) separately from all other goods of the Buyer or any third party in such a way that they remain readily identifiable as the Company’s property; 

6.3.3    not destroy, deface or obscure any identifying mark or packaging on or relating to the Goods; 

6.3.4    maintain the Goods in satisfactory condition and keep them insured on the Company’s behalf for their full price against all risks to the reasonable satisfaction of the Company. On request the Buyer shall produce the policy of insurance to the Company; and 

6.3.5    hold the proceeds of the insurance referred to in Condition 6.3.4 on trust for the Company and not mix them with any other money, nor pay the proceeds into an overdrawn bank account. 

6.4    The Buyer may resell the Goods before ownership has passed to it solely on the following conditions: 

6.4.1    any sale shall be effected in the ordinary course of the Buyer’s business at full market value; and 

6.4.2    any such sale shall be a sale of the Company’s property on the Buyer’s own behalf and the Buyer shall deal as a principal when making such a sale. 

6.5    The Buyer’s right to possession of the Goods shall terminate immediately if: 

6.5.1    the Buyer has a bankruptcy order made against him or makes an arrangement or composition with his creditors, or otherwise takes the benefit of any statutory provision for the time being in force for the relief of insolvent debtors, or (being a body corporate) convenes a meeting of creditors (whether formal or informal), or enters into liquidation (whether voluntary or compulsory), except a solvent voluntary liquidation for the purpose only of reconstruction or amalgamation, or has a receiver and/or manager, administrator or administrative receiver appointed over its undertaking or any part thereof, or a resolution is passed or a petition presented to any court for the winding up of the Buyer or for the granting of an administration order in respect of the Buyer, or any proceedings are commenced relating to the insolvency or possible insolvency of the Buyer; or 

6.5.2    the Buyer suffers or allows any execution, whether legal or equitable, to be levied on his property or obtained against him, or fails to observe or perform any of his obligations under the Contract or any other contract between the Company and the Buyer, or is unable to pay his debts within the meaning of section 123 of the Insolvency Act 1986 or the Buyer ceases to trade; or 

6.5.3    the Buyer encumbers or in any way charges any of the Goods. 

6.6    The Company shall be entitled to recover payment for the Goods notwithstanding that ownership of any of the Goods has not passed from the Company. 

6.7    The Buyer grants to the Company, its agents and employees an irrevocable licence at any time to enter any premises where the Goods are or may be stored in order to inspect them, or, where the Buyer’s right to possession has terminated, to recover them.

7.    PRICE 

7.1    Unless otherwise agreed by the Company in writing the price for the Goods shall be the price set out in the Company’s Order Acknowledgement. 

7.2    The price for the Goods shall (unless otherwise agreed in writing by the Company) be exclusive of any value added tax and all costs or charges in relation to loading, unloading, carriage, and insurance, all of which amounts the Buyer will pay in addition to the price referred to in Condition 7.1 when it is due to pay for the Goods. 

7.3    The price for the Goods shall be paid in such currency as may be agreed between the parties or, in default of such agreement, in pounds Sterling.

7.4    The Company reserves the right, by giving notice to the Buyer, at any time before delivery, to increase the price of the Goods to reflect any increase in the cost of the Goods that is due to:

7.4.1    any factor beyond the Company’s control (including foreign exchange fluctuations, increases in taxes and duties, and increases in labour, materials and other manufacturing costs);

7.4.2    any request by the Buyer to change the delivery date(s), quantities or types of Goods ordered, or the Specification; or

7.4.3    any delay caused by any instructions of the Buyer or failure of the Buyer to give the Company adequate or accurate information or instructions.

8.    PAYMENT 

8.1    The Company may invoice the Buyer for the Goods on or at any time after the completion of Delivery.

8.2    Unless otherwise agreed by the Company in writing, payment of the price for the Goods is due 30 days following the date of the Company’s invoice for the price of the Goods. 

8.3    A deposit in the amount agreed between the parties (if any) shall be payable within 14 days of the date on which the Company issues an Order Acknowledgement and the Company shall not be obliged to manufacture or supply the Goods until such deposit is paid in full. 

8.4    In the event that the price for the Goods given in the Order Acknowledgement or any quotation is in pounds Sterling but payment is due in another currency the conversion rate shall be the Bank of England exchange rate applicable at noon on the invoice date. 

8.5    Time for payment shall be of the essence and failure to pay on time shall result in the withdrawal of credit facilities in addition to interest becoming due as detailed in 8.9 below 

8.6    No payment shall be deemed to have been received until the Company has received cleared funds. 

8.7    All payments payable to the Company under the Contract shall become due immediately upon termination of this Contract despite any other provision. 

8.8    The Buyer shall make all payments due under the Contract without any deduction whether by way of set-off, counterclaim, discount, abatement or otherwise unless the Buyer has a valid court order requiring an amount equal to such deduction to be paid by the Company to the Buyer. 

8.9    If the Buyer fails to pay the Company any sum due pursuant to the Contract the Buyer will be liable to pay interest to the Company on such sum from the due date for payment at the annual rate of 3% above the base lending rate from time to time of The Bank Of England, accruing on a daily basis until payment is made, whether before or after any judgment.

9.    QUALITY

9.1    Where the Company is not the manufacturer of the Goods, the Company will endeavour to transfer to the Buyer the benefit of any warranty or guarantee given to the Company by the manufacturer. 

9.2    Where the Company is the manufacturer of the Goods, the Company warrants that (subject to the other provisions of these Conditions) upon delivery, and for a period of 12 months from the date of delivery, the Goods will; 

9.2.1    be of satisfactory quality within the meaning of the Sale of Goods Act 1979; and 

9.2.2    be reasonably fit for any particular purpose for which the Goods are being bought if the Buyer had made known that purpose to the Company in writing and the Company has confirmed in writing that it is reasonable for the Buyer to rely on the skill and judgement of the Company. 

9.3    The Company shall not be liable for a breach of any of the warranties in Condition 9.2 unless: 

9.3.1    the Buyer gives written notice of the defect to the Company, and (if the defect is as a result of damage in transit) to the carrier, within three days of the time when the Buyer discovers or ought to have discovered the defect; and 

9.3.2    the Company is given a reasonable opportunity after receiving the notice referred to in Condition 9.3.1 of examining such Goods and the Buyer (if asked to do so by the Company) returns such Goods to the Company’s place of business at the Company’s cost for the examination to take place there. 

9.4    The Company shall not be liable for a breach of any of the warranties in condition 9.2 if: 

9.4.1    the Buyer makes any further use of such Goods after giving such notice; or

9.4.2    the defect arises because of the Supplier following any drawing, design or Specification supplied by the Buyer; or 

9.4.3    the defect arises because the Buyer failed to follow the Company’s oral or written instructions as to the storage, installation, commissioning, use or maintenance of the Goods or (if there are none) good trade practice; or 

9.4.4    the Buyer alters or repairs such Goods without the written consent of the Company; or

9.4.5    the defect arises as a result of fair wear and tear, wilful damage, negligence, or abnormal storage or working conditions; or

9.4.6    the Goods differ from the Specification as a result of changes made to ensure they comply with applicable statutory or regulatory requirements. 

9.5    Subject to Conditions 9.3 and 9.4, if any of the Goods do not conform with any of the warranties in Condition 9.2 the Company shall at its option repair or replace such Goods (or the defective part) or refund the price of such Goods at the pro rata Contract rate provided that, if the Company so requests, the Buyer shall, at the Company’s expense, return the Goods or the part of such Goods which is defective to the Company. 

9.6    If the Company complies with Condition 9.5 it shall have no further liability for a breach of any of the warranties in Condition 9.2 in respect of such Goods. 

9.7    Any Goods replaced will belong to the Company and any repaired or replacement Goods will be guaranteed on these terms for the unexpired portion of the 12 month period.

10.    LIMITATION 

10.1    Subject to Condition 9, the following provisions set out the entire financial liability of the Company (including any liability for the acts or omissions of its employees, agents and sub-contractors) to the Buyer in respect of: 

10.1.1    any breach of these Conditions; and 

10.1.2    any representation, statement or tortious act or omission including negligence arising under or in connection with the Contract. 

10.2    All warranties, conditions or other terms implied by statute or common law are, to the fullest extent permitted by law, excluded from the Contract. 

10.3    Nothing in these Conditions excludes or limits the liability of the Company for death or personal injury caused by the Company’s negligence or fraudulent misrepresentation. 

10.4    Subject to Conditions 10.2 and 10.3: 

10.4.1    the Company’s total liability in contract, tort (including negligence or breach of statutory duty), misrepresentation, restitution or otherwise, arising in connection with the performance or contemplated performance of this Contract shall be limited to the price of the Goods; and 

10.4.2    the Company shall not be liable to the Buyer for any indirect or consequential loss or damage (whether for loss of profit, loss of business, depletion of goodwill or otherwise), costs, expenses or other claims for consequential compensation whatsoever (howsoever caused) which arise out of or in connection with the Contract.

11.    TERMINATION

11.1    Without limiting its other rights or remedies, the Company may terminate this Contract with immediate effect by giving written notice to the Buyer if:

11.1.1    the Buyer commits a material breach of any term of the Contract and (if such a breach is remediable) fails to remedy that breach within 14 days of being notified in writing to do so;

11.1.2    the Buyer takes any step or action in connection with its entering administration, provisional liquidation or any composition or arrangement with its creditors (other than in relation to a solvent restructuring), being wound up (whether voluntarily or by order of the court, unless for the purpose of a solvent restructuring), having a receiver appointed to any of its assets or ceasing to carry on business or, if the step or action is taken in another jurisdiction, in connection with any analogous procedure in the relevant jurisdiction;

11.1.3    the Buyer suspends, threatens to suspend, ceases or threatens to cease to carry on all or a substantial part of its business; or

11.1.4    the Buyer’s financial position deteriorates to such an extent that in the Company’s opinion the Buyer’s capability to adequately fulfil its obligations under the Contract has been placed in jeopardy.

11.2    Without limiting its other rights or remedies, the Company may suspend provision of the Goods under the Contract or any other contract between the Buyer and the Company if the Buyer becomes subject to any of the events listed in Condition 11.1, or the Company reasonably believes that the Buyer is about to become subject to any of them, or if the Buyer fails to pay any amount due under this Contract on the due date for payment.

11.3    Without limiting its other rights or remedies, the Company may terminate the Contract with immediate effect by giving written notice to the Buyer if the Buyer fails to pay any amount due under the Contract on the due date for payment.

11.4    On termination of the Contract for any reason the Buyer shall immediately pay to the Company all of the Company's outstanding unpaid invoices and interest.

11.5    Termination of the Contract shall not affect any of the parties' rights and remedies that have accrued as at termination, including the right to claim damages in respect of any breach of this Contract that existed at or before the date of termination.

11.6    Any provision of the Contract that expressly or by implication is intended to come into or continue in force on or after termination shall remain in full force and effect.

12.    CONFIDENTIALITY

12.1    Each party undertakes that it shall not at any time disclose to any person any confidential information concerning the business, affairs, customers, clients or suppliers of the other party, except as permitted by Condition 12.2.

12.2    Each party may disclose the other party's confidential information:

12.2.1    to its employees, officers, representatives or advisers who need to know such information for the purposes of exercising the party's rights or carrying out its obligations under or in connection with the Contract. Each party shall ensure that its employees, officers, representatives or advisers to whom it discloses the other party's confidential information comply with this Condition 12; and

12.2.2    as may be required by law, a court of competent jurisdiction or any governmental or regulatory authority.

12.3    No party shall use any other party's confidential information for any purpose other than to exercise its rights and perform its obligations under or in connection with the Contract.

13.    CONSIGNMENT GOODS

13.1    If the Company agrees to provide Goods on consignment (Consigned Goods) to the Buyer, the Company shall deliver the Consigned Goods to the Buyer’s premises for their eventual purchase by the Buyer in accordance with these Conditions for 12 months, or such other time period as the Company agrees in writing.

13.2    The Buyer shall provide and maintain suitable storage facilities at its premises (the Facility) in such manner that the Facility remain suitable to store the Consigned Goods and shall store the Consigned Goods in such a manner as to protect them from damage or deterioration. The Company may inspect the Facility at the Buyer’s premises during normal business hours with reasonable notice and the Buyer shall allow the Company, or its representatives, access to the Buyer’s premises in order to do so.

13.3    The Buyer shall:

13.3.1    keep the Consigned Goods insured on the Company’s behalf for their full price against all risks with an insurer that is reasonably acceptable to the Company from the date of their delivery to the Facility;

13.3.2    obtain an endorsement of the Company’s interest in the Consigned Goods on its insurance policy, subject to the insurer being willing to make the endorsement; and

13.3.3    on request allow the Company to inspect during normal business hours the Consigned Goods and the insurance policy.

13.4    The Buyer shall inspect all Consigned Goods delivered to it within three days after their delivery to the Facility. The Buyer must notify the Company in writing of any alleged shortage in quantity or failure of the Consigned Goods to comply with any Specification within this three-day period. If the Buyer shall fail to comply with these provisions the Consigned Goods shall be conclusively presumed to be in accordance with the Contract and free from defect or damage which would be apparent on a reasonable examination of the Consigned Goods and the Buyer shall be deemed to have accepted the Consigned Goods. Where the defect or failure would not have been apparent on reasonable inspection, the Buyer must notify the Company within three days after discovery of the defect or failure and in any event within six months following delivery of the Consigned Goods at the Facility.

13.5    Risk in the Consigned Goods passes to the Buyer when the Consigned Goods are loaded at the Company’s premises. 

13.6    Title to Consigned Goods shall not pass to the Buyer until the Company has received in full (in cash or cleared funds) all sums due to it in respect of: 

13.6.1    the Consigned Goods; and 

13.6.2    all other sums which are or which become due to the Company from the Buyer on any account. .

13.7    The Buyer may use the Consigned Goods in the ordinary course of its business, but this right ceases immediately if any of the events listed in Condition 11.1 occurs. 

13.8    The Buyer acknowledges that it holds Consigned Goods in its possession as bailee for the Company until such time as title passes in accordance with Clause 13.5.

13.9    Until title passes to the Buyer, the Buyer shall:

13.9.1    store the Consigned Goods in its possession separately from all other goods held by the Buyer so that they remain readily identifiable as the Company’s property;

13.9.2    not remove, deface or obscure any identifying mark or packaging on or relating to the Consigned Goods;

13.9.3    keep the Consigned Goods in satisfactory condition and in accordance with instructions from the Company from time to time.

13.10    The Consigned Goods shall at all times be subject to the direction and control of the Company, and the Buyer shall immediately return any Consigned Goods that have not been paid for or used by the Buyer on demand by the Company.

13.11    The Buyer shall provide the Company with a statement that sets out all Consigned Goods sold to the Buyer’s customers or used by the Buyer during the preceding week and the extent of the current inventory of Consigned Goods (Report) each week.

13.12    On receipt of the Report the Company shall invoice the Buyer for all of the Consigned Goods sold to the Buyer’s customers or used by the Buyer during the preceding week as set out in that Report.

13.13    The Buyer shall make available to the Company on request all digital and printed records and reports relating to the Consigned Goods and allow the Company’s authorised officers to have access to them during normal business hours and to take copies of them as required by the Company.

13.14    The Company reserves the right to invoice the Buyer for:

13.14.1    any discrepancy between the Company’s records of the Consigned Goods and the Report;

13.14.2    any shortfall in the Consigned Goods at the Facility apparent from the Report and/or the Company’s inspection; and

13.15    any damages Consigned Goods at the Facility that have not been paid for or used by the Buyer.

14.    INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

14.1    The Buyer acknowledges and agrees that all Intellectual Property Rights used for the manufacture of the Goods, including the Specification, shall remain the exclusive property of the Company (or, where applicable, the third party licensor from whom the Company derives the right to use them) and that the Buyer has and will acquire no right in them by virtue of the Contract.

14.2    The Buyer acknowledges that the Contract does not operate to vest any right, title or interest in the Company’s Intellectual Property Rights in the Buyer. The Buyer shall immediately on request enter into any further agreements with the Company, in a form satisfactory to the Company, necessary for the recording, registration or safeguarding of the Company’s Intellectual Property Rights in the Goods and/or the Specification.

14.3    The Buyer hereby grants to the Company a non-exclusive, worldwide, transferable, royalty-free licence (including the right to grant sub-licences to subcontractors) to use all Intellectual Property Rights of which the Buyer is the owner or licensee and which are disclosed, licensed or provided to the Company pursuant to the Contract, solely for the purpose of performing its obligations under the Contract.

14.4    To the extent that the Goods are to be manufactured in accordance with any Specification supplied by the Buyer, the Buyer shall indemnify the Company against all liabilities, costs, expenses, damages and losses (including any direct, indirect or consequential losses, loss of profit, loss of reputation and all interest, penalties and legal and other professional costs and expenses) suffered or incurred by the Company in connection with any claim made against the Company for actual or alleged infringement of a third party's intellectual property rights arising out of or in connection with the Company’s use of the Specification. This Condition 14.4 shall survive termination of the Contract.

15.    ASSIGNMENT 

15.1    The Buyer shall not be entitled to assign the Contract or any part of it without the prior written consent of the Company. 

15.2    The Company may assign the Contract or any part of it to any person, firm or company.

16.    FORCE MAJEURE 

The Company reserves the right to defer the date of deliver or to cancel the Contract or reduce the volume of the Goods ordered by the Buyer (without liability to the Buyer) if it is prevented from or delayed in carrying on of its business due to circumstance beyond the reasonable control of the Company including, without limitation, acts of God, governmental actions, war or national emergency, acts of terrorism, protests, riot, civil commotion, fire, explosion, flood, epidemic, lock-outs, strikes or other labour disputes (whether or not relating to either party’s workforce), or restraints or delays affecting carriers or inability or delay in obtaining supplies or adequate or suitable materials provided that, if the event in question continues for a continuous period in excess of 60 days, the Buyer shall be entitled to give notice in writing to the Company to terminate the Contract. 

17.    GENERAL 

17.1    In performing its obligations under the Contract, the Buyer shall comply with all applicable laws, statutes, regulations and codes from time to time in force and the Company’s business policies and, as notified to the Buyer, and as amended by notification to the Buyer, from time to time.

17.2    Each right or remedy of the Company under the Contract is without prejudice to any other right or remedy of the Company whether under the Contract or not. 

17.3    If any provision of the Contract is found by any court, tribunal or administrative body of competent jurisdiction to be wholly or partly illegal, invalid, void, voidable, unenforceable or unreasonable it shall to the extent of such illegality, invalidity, voidness, voidability, unenforceability, or unreasonableness be deemed severable and the remaining provisions of the Contract and the remainder of such provision shall continue in full force and effect. 

17.4    Failure or delay by the Company in enforcing or partially enforcing any provision of the Contract will not be construed as a waiver of any of its rights under the Contract. 

17.5    Any waiver by the Company of any breach of, or any default under, any provision of the Contract by the Buyer will not be deemed a waiver of any subsequent breach or default and will in no way affect the other terms of the Contract. 

17.6    The parties to this Contract do not intend that any term of this Contract will be enforceable by virtue of the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999 by any person that is not a party to it. 

17.7    The formation, existence, construction, performance, validity and all aspects of the Contract shall be governed by English law and the parties submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English courts.

18.    COMMUNICATIONS

18.1    All communications between the parties about this Contract must be in writing and delivered by hand or sent by pre-paid first class post or sent by facsimile transmission or email: 

18.1.1    (in the case of communication to the Company) to its registered office or such address as shall be notified to the Buyer by the Company; or 

18.1.2    (in the case of communication to the Buyer) to the registered office of the addressee (if it is a company) or (in any other case) to any address of the Buyer set out in any document which forms part of this Contract or such other address as shall be notified to the Company by the Buyer. 

18.2    Communications shall be deemed to have been received: 

18.2.1    if sent by pre-paid first class post, two days (excluding Saturdays, Sundays and bank and public holidays) after posting (exclusive of the day of posting); 

18.2.2    if delivered by hand, on the day of delivery; 

18.2.3    if sent by facsimile transmission or email on a working day prior to 4.00 p.m., at the time of transmission and otherwise on the next working day. 

18.3    Communications regarding or sent under or in connection with these Conditions addressed to the Company shall be marked for the attention of the Finance Department.