Terms of Use

Terms of Website Use

This website (the “website”) is the website of Ritchie Phillips (“Ritchie Phillips LLP”, “us” or “we”).

Please read these terms and conditions of use of the website carefully, and especially the section headed “Limitation of Our Liability”, as by using the website you agree to be bound by them. We reserve the right to vary the conditions of use at any time and will post any variations here. You are advised to review the conditions of use on a regular basis as you will be deemed to have accepted variations if you continue to use the website after they have been posted.

If you do not agree to abide by these conditions of use you should not use the website in any way.

No Reliance on Information

Information on the website is supplied by Ritchie Phillips and, where indicated, by certain third parties. Ritchie Phillips takes every care and precaution to ensure that information published on the website is accurate when posted and regularly updated, but cannot guarantee or be held liable for its accuracy or timeliness and may change the information or suspend, withdraw or discontinue all or any part of the website at any time without notice. You must not rely on the information on the website and you acknowledge that you must take appropriate steps to verify this information before acting on it. You are also responsible for ensuring that all persons who access the website through your internet connection are aware of these terms and conditions, and that they comply with them. We do not guarantee that the website will be secure or free from bugs or viruses.

Viruses

You are responsible for configuring your information technology, computer programmes and platform in order to access the website. You should use your own virus protection software. You must not misuse our site by knowingly introducing viruses, trojans, worms, logic bombs or other material which is malicious or technologically harmful. You must not attempt to gain unauthorised access to our site, the server on which our site is stored or any server, computer or database connected to our site. You must not attack our site via a denial-of-service attack or a distributed denial-of service attack. By breaching this provision, you would commit a criminal offence under the Computer Misuse Act 1990. We will report any such breach to the relevant law enforcement authorities and we will co-operate with those authorities by disclosing your identity to them. In the event of such a breach, your right to use our site will cease immediately.

Limitation of Our Liability

Ritchie Phillips publishes the website “as is” without any warranty of any kind, express or implied, as to the operation of the website, the accuracy of the information or the products or services referred to on the website (in so far as such warranties may be excluded under any relevant law) and to the extent permitted by law, Ritchie Phillips shall not be liable for any losses or damage whether direct or indirect (including, without limitation direct or indirect loss of profits), consequential, special or otherwise incidental that may result from use of the website howsoever arising.

Intellectual Property Rights

Ritchie Phillips owns the copyright in the content published on the website except where otherwise indicated by a third party’s proprietary notice. Images, trademarks and brands are also protected by other intellectual property laws and may not be reproduced or appropriated in any manner without written permission of their respective owners. Unless specifically prohibited by a notice published on any page, you may make a print copy of such parts of the website as you may reasonably require for your own personal use provided that any copy has attached to it any relevant proprietary notices and/or disclaimers. All other use is prohibited. If you print, copy or download any part of the website in breach of these terms and conditions, your right to use the website will cease immediately and you must, at our option, return or destroy any copies of the materials you have made.

Third Party Links and Resources in the Website

We are not responsible for the content of any other website from which you have accessed the website or to which you may hyperlink from the website and cannot be held liable for any loss or damage you incur as a result thereof.

Applicable Law

These conditions of use are governed by the laws of England and Wales and you agree that the English courts shall have exclusive jurisdiction in any dispute. To the extent that any part of these conditions of use is found to be invalid, unlawful or unenforceable by any court of competent jurisdiction such part shall to that extent be severed from the remaining terms all of which shall remain in full force and effect as permitted by law.