1. THE
PARTIES
The “Seller” means Medi-notes Limited,
registered company no 4048972;
The “Buyer” means the person purchasing
information leaflets from the Seller in accordance with
the Order;
The “Delivery Date” means the day specified
in the Order for delivery of the Goods;
The “Generic Goods” means those generic
information leaflets written and produced by the Seller
and already existing at the date of the Purchase Order;
The “Bespoke Goods” means the bespoke information
leaflets containing the Material;
The “Goods” means those Generic Goods or
Bespoke Goods as specified in the Seller's quotation
or the Purchase Order, when accepted in writing by both
parties and which shall correspond to the Sample Quality;
The “Sample Quality” means the physical
properties of the paper, print and style of the sample
of the Generic Goods already provided by the Seller;
The “Intellectual Property Rights” means
all copyright, designs, patents and trademarks whether
registered or unregistered subsisting in the Goods whatsoever;
The “Material” means the clearly written
text in plain English (or such other language as may
be designated in the Purchase Order) created by the
Seller and contained in the Bespoke Goods;
The “Order” is the sheet to which these
Conditions are attached setting out the Goods required
and agreed by both the Buyer and the Seller;
The “Contract” comprises the terms and
conditions set out below (the “Conditions”)
and any written amendments to the Conditions, agreed
in writing by both Seller and Buyer.
2. PREVAILING CONDITIONS
The Seller shall sell and the Buyer shall purchase the
Goods set out in the Order subject to these Conditions:
a) All Orders are only accepted and will only be processed
under these Conditions which shall override any terms
or conditions incorporated or referred to by the Buyer
in the Order.
b) Any special terms and conditions or alterations to
these Conditions must be agreed in writing between the
Buyer and the Seller.
c) All quotations and their Samples are subject to withdrawal
or amendment at any time prior to the Seller’s
acceptance of an Order.
d) At any time, the Seller may correct, and shall not
be liable for, any typographical, clerical or arithmetical
error in any sales literature, price list, quotation,
invoice, statement or other documentation created by
it.
e) The quantity of the Goods shall be that set out in
the Order and the Goods shall conform to the Sample
Quality, if accepted by both parties.
f) The Seller reserves the right to amend the specification
of the Goods in order to conform with applicable statutory
European Community requirements or in any other way
which does not materially affect their Sample Quality.
g) The Buyer indemnifies the Seller in full against
all loss (including loss of profit), costs, damages,
charges and expenses incurred by the Seller as a result
of cancellation.
3. APPROVAL OF MATERIAL
a) Upon the completion of any Material the Seller shall
notify the Buyer and deliver the text of the Material
requesting approval of the same.
b) The Buyer shall consider the Material and within
10 days shall notify to the Seller, either approval
of, or request amendment of, the Material.
c) Should the Buyer fail to respond within 10 days of
notice from the Seller, the Material shall be deemed
approved for the purposes of Clause 9 below.
4. PRICE
a) The Goods are sold at the Seller’s quoted price
at the date of acceptance of the Order. All prices quoted
are valid for 30 days unless earlier accepted by the
Buyer.
b) Upon written notice to the Buyer, the Seller may
increase the price of the Goods to reflect any increase
in the cost of supply to the Seller which is due to
factors beyond the control of the Seller.
c) Any sums payable under the Contract are exclusive
of Value Added Tax and the Buyer must pay any Value
Added Tax which is payable and imposed on the Goods
at the same time and in the same manner as making payment
of the price as set out in Clause 5 below.
5. PAYMENT
a) Unless otherwise agreed in writing between the Buyer
and the Seller, the Seller shall invoice the Buyer stating
the agreed Delivery Date. The Buyer shall make full
payment for the Goods prior to the Delivery Date.
b) If the Buyer fails to make payment in accordance
with Clause 4a) above, the Seller may charge interest
on the outstanding amount at 4% above the passing base
rate of the National Westminster Bank from time to time
in force from the Date of Delivery.
6. DELIVERY
a) The Seller shall deliver the Goods on the Delivery
Date, however time shall not be of the essence of the
Contract and failure by the Seller to make delivery
on any particular date shall not entitle the Buyer to
terminate its agreement to purchase the Goods or refuse
delivery of the Goods or claim for expenses, loss of
profits or other consequential losses whatsoever.
b) The Delivery Date for delivery of the Goods is necessarily
approximate and the Seller shall not be liable for any
delay in the delivery of the Goods, however caused.
c) The delivery address shall be that stated on the
Buyer’s Order and any changes to the stated delivery
address must be notified in writing to the Seller not
less than 3 working days before the Delivery Date.
d) If the Seller or the Seller’s agent fails to
deliver the Goods for any reason other than a cause
beyond the Seller’s or the Seller’s Agent’s
reasonable control or the Buyer’s fault, the Seller
will be liable to the Buyer for the excess (if any)
of the cost to the Buyer of similar goods to replace
those not delivered over the price of the Goods.
e) If the Buyer fails to take delivery of the Goods
on the Delivery Date or provides inadequate delivery
instructions then the Seller may store the Goods and
charge the Buyer for storage costs until delivery is
made.
7. RISK AND TITLE
a) Risk in the Goods shall pass to the Buyer upon delivery.
b) Notwithstanding Clause 7 a) the Seller shall remain
the owner of the Goods until the Buyer has paid the
Seller in full in cleared funds.
c) Until full payment has been made the Buyer shall
hold the Goods only as the Seller’s bailee and
will keep them at no cost to the Seller at the delivery
address.
8. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
RIGHTS
The Intellectual Property Rights are and shall remain
in the ownership of the Seller and/or its suppliers
at all times, and shall not be copied, reproduced or
published, distributed or otherwise disseminated to
the public in any format other than as delivered to
the Buyer under any circumstances. The Buyer will take
reasonable steps necessary to protect the Intellectual
Property Rights related to its use and possession of
the Goods ALL RIGHTS NOT EXPRESSLY GRANTED HEREIN ARE
RESERVED TO THE SELLER.
9. WARRANTIES, LIABILITY
& DISCLAIMERS
a) Except as otherwise stated in these conditions, and
provided full payment has been made for the Goods by
the due date, the Seller, warrants only that the Material
will be original and not copied from any third party
source.
b) The Seller shall not be liable to the Buyer in any
way by reason of Act of God, explosion, flood, tempest
or fire.
c) The Seller accepts no liability whatsoever for the
Goods if they have been approved in accordance with
Clause 3 above.
d) IN NO EVENT SHALL THE SELLER BE LIABLE FOR ANY CONSEQUENTIAL,
INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, PUNITIVE, SPECIAL OR OTHER RELATED
OR SIMILAR DAMAGES WHATSOEVER, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION,
DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF BUSINESS PROFITS, BUSINESS INTERRUPTION,
LOSS OF BUSINESS INFORMATION, AND THE LIKE CONNECTED
WITH THE USE OF THE GOODS, AND FOR ANY CAUSE OF ACTION,
INCLUDING CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE) OR OTHERWISE,
EVEN IF THE SELLER HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY
OF SUCH DAMAGES.
10. INDEMNITIES
a) If any claim is made against the Buyer that the Goods
infringe or that their use infringes the patent, copyright,
design, trade mark or other intellectual property rights
of any other person, then unless the claim arises from
the use of any material, and/or information supplied
by the Buyer, the Seller shall indemnify the Buyer against
all loss, damages, costs and expenses incurred by the
Buyer in connection with the claim provided that the
Seller is in control of proceedings or negotiations
in connection with the claim, the Buyer provides the
Seller with all reasonable assistance with such proceedings
and the Buyer does nothing to invalidate any insurance
policy which the Buyer may have in relation to such
infringement.
b) The Buyer indemnifies and holds the Seller harmless
from all claims, loss, costs and expenses arising from
the Buyer’s use of the Goods approved pursuant
to Clause 3 above.
11. INSOLVENCY OF BUYER
If the Buyer becomes insolvent then the Seller, without
prejudice, shall be entitled to cancel the Contract
or suspend further deliveries under the Contract without
any liability to the Buyer. If the Goods have been delivered
but not paid for, the price shall become due immediately
and payable notwithstanding any previous agreement or
arrangement to the contrary.
12. INVALIDITY OF PART
The invalidity of unenforceability for any reason of
any part of the Contract shall not prejudice or affect
the validity or enforceability of the remainder.
13. COMPLETE AGREEMENT
The parties acknowledge that the terms of the Contract
contain the whole agreement between them and that no
representations or warranties other than those contained
in the Contract have been made between them in relation
to the Goods.
14. JURISDICTION
This Contract shall be governed by the Laws of England
and Wales and any dispute shall be referred to the High
Court of Justice in England.
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