1.
INTERPRETATION
1.1 In these Conditions:
”Buyer” means the person who accepts a quotation of the Seller for the sale
of the Goods or whose order for the Goods is accepted by the Seller.
“Goods” means the Goods (including any installment of the Goods or any parts
for them) which the Seller is to supply in accordance with these conditions.
“Seller” CC Communications Limited (Company registration 6333165)
“Conditions” means the standard terms and conditions of sale set out in this
document and (unless the context otherwise requires) includes any special
terms and conditions agreed in writing between the Buyer and the Seller.
“Contract” means the contract for the purchase and sale of the Goods.
“Writing” includes telex, cable, facsimile transmission and comparable means
of communication.
1.2 Any reference in these Conditions to any provision of a statute shall be
construed as a reference to that provision as amended, re-enacted or extended at
the relevant time.
1.3 The headings in these Conditions are for convenience only and shall not
affect their interpretation.
2. BASIS OF THE SALE
2.1 The Seller shall sell and the Buyer shall purchase the Goods in
accordance with any written quotation of the Seller, which is accepted by the
Buyer, or any written order of the Buyer, which is accepted by the Seller.
Subject in either case to these Conditions, which shall govern the Contract to
the exclusion of any other terms and conditions subject to which any such
quotation is accepted, or purported to be accepted, or any such order is made or
purported to be made, by the Buyer.
2.2 No variation to these Conditions shall be binding unless agreed in
writing between the authorised representatives of the Buyer and the Seller.
2.3 The Seller’s employees or agents are not authorised to make any
representations concerning the Goods unless confirmed by the Seller in writing.
In entering into the Contract the Buyer acknowledges that it does not rely on,
and waives any claim for breach of, any such representations which are not so
confirmed.
2.4 Any advice or recommendation given by the Seller or its employees or
agents to the Buyer or its employees or agents as to the storage, application or
use of the Goods which is not confirmed in Writing by the Seller is followed or
acted upon entirely at the Buyer’s own risk, and accordingly the Seller shall
not be liable for any such advice or recommendation which is not so confirmed.
2.5 Any typographical, clerical or other error or omission in any sales
literature, quotation, price list, acceptance of offer, invoice or other
document or information issued by the Seller shall be subject to correction
without any liability on the part of the Seller.
2.6 Goods are sold with manufacturer’s warranty. The Buyer is responsible for
complying with the manufacturer’s warranty, conditions, policies and procedures.
3. ORDERS AND SPECIFICATIONS
3.1 No order submitted by the Buyer shall be deemed to be accepted by the
Seller unless and until confirmed in Writing by the Seller’s authorised
representative.
3.2 The Buyer shall be responsible to the Seller for ensuring the accuracy of
the terms of any order (including any applicable specification) submitted by the
Buyer, and for giving the Seller any necessary information relating to the Goods
within a sufficient time to enable the Seller to perform the Contract in
accordance with its terms.
3.3 The quantity, quality and description of and any specification for the
Goods shall be those set out in the Seller’s quotation (if accepted by the
Buyer) or the Buyer’s order (if accepted by the Seller).
3.4 If the Goods are to be manufactured or any process is to be applied to
the Goods by the Seller in accordance with a specification submitted by the
Buyer, the Buyer shall indemnify the Seller against all loss, damages, costs and
expenses awarded against or incurred by the Seller in connection with or paid or
agreed to be paid by the Seller in settlement of any claim for infringement of
any patent, Copyright, design, trade mark or other industrial or intellectual
property rights of any other person which results from the Seller’s use of the
Buyer’s specification.
3.5 The Seller reserves the right to make any changes in the specification of
the Goods which are required to conform with any applicable safety or other
statutory requirements or, where the Goods are to be supplied to the Seller’s
specification, which do not materially affect their quality or performance.
3.6 No order which has been accepted by the Seller may be cancelled by the
Buyer except with the agreement in Writing of the Seller and on terms that the
Buyer shall indemnify the Seller in full against all loss (including loss of
profit), costs (including the cost of all labour and material used), damages,
charges and expenses incurred by the Seller as a result of cancellation.
3.7 Where Goods other than the Seller’s standard products are made by the
Seller to the Buyer’s order, the Goods may vary in accordance with normal trade
tolerances from dimensions specified by the Buyer in the order and the Buyer
shall not be entitled to make any claim against the Seller in respect of any
such variations.
3.8 Notwithstanding that a sample of the Goods be exhibited to and inspected
by the Buyer, such sample is so exhibited or inspected solely to enable the
Buyer to judge for itself the quality of the bulk, and not so as to constitute a
sale by sample. The Buyer shall take the Goods at its own risk as to their
corresponding with the said sample, and subject to the normal variation between
the bulk and sample accepted by the trade.
3.9 Without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing any particular
purpose for which the Buyer proposes to use the Goods shall be deemed not to be
known by or have been made known to the Seller unless specifically recorded in a
schedule signed by one of the Seller’s directors. The Buyer hereby acknowledges
that any purpose stated in such schedule shall be deemed to have been specified
by the Buyer
4. PRICE
4.1 The price of the Goods shall be the Seller’s quoted price or, where no
price has been quoted (or a quoted price is no longer valid), the price listed
in the Seller’s published price list current at the date of acceptance of the
order. Where the Goods are supplied for export from the United Kingdom, the
Seller’s published export price list shall apply. All prices quoted are valid
for 30 days only or until earlier acceptance by the Buyer, after which time they
may be altered by the Seller without giving notice to the Buyer.
4.2 The Seller 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 to the Seller which is due to any factor beyond the control of the
Seller (such as, without limitation, any foreign exchange fluctuation, currency
regulation, alteration of duties, significant increase in the costs of labour,
material or other costs of manufacture), any change in delivery dates,
quantities or specifications for the Goods which is requested by the Buyer, or
any delay caused by any instructions of the Buyer or failure of the Buyer to
give the Seller adequate information or instructions.
4.3 Except as otherwise stated under the terms of any quotation or in any
price list of the Seller, and unless otherwise agreed in Writing between the
Buyer and the Seller, all prices are given by the Seller on an ex works the
Seller basis, and where the seller agrees to deliver the Goods otherwise than at
the Seller’s premises, the Buyer shall be liable to pay the Seller’s charges for
transport, packaging and insurance.
4.4 The price is exclusive of any applicable value added tax, which the Buyer
shall be additionally liable to pay to the
Seller.
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5. TERMS OF PAYMENT
5.1 Subject to any special terms agreed in writing between the Buyer and the
Seller, the Seller shall be entitled to invoice the Buyer for the price of the
Goods on or at any time after delivery of the Goods, unless the Goods are to be
collected by the Buyer or the Buyer wrongfully fails to take delivery of the
Goods, in which event the Seller shall be entitled to invoice the Buyer for the
price at any time after the Seller has notified the Buyer that the Goods are
ready for collection or (as the case may be) the Seller has tendered delivery of
the Goods.
5.2 The Buyer shall pay the price of the Goods within 30 days of the date of
the Seller’s invoice, notwithstanding that delivery may not have taken place and
the property in the Goods has not passed to the Buyer. The time of payment of
the price shall be of the essence of the Contract.
5.3 If the Buyer fails to make any payment on the due date then, without
prejudice to any other right or remedy available to the Seller, the Seller shall
be entitled to:
5.3.1. cancel the Contract or suspend any further deliveries to the Buyer;
5.3.2. demand payment of all outstanding balances whether or not due and/or
cancel any outstanding orders from the Buyer
5.3.3 appropriate any payment made by the Buyer to such of the Goods (or the
goods supplied under any other contract between the Buyer and the Seller) as the
Seller may think fit (notwithstanding any purported appropriation by the Buyer);
and
5.3.4 charge the Buyer interest (both before and after any judgment) on the
amount unpaid, at the rate of four (4) per cent per annum above Bank of
England base rate from time to time, until payment in full is made.
5.4 In the case of export orders, payment shall be in pounds sterling unless
otherwise agreed in writing signed by the Seller’s authorised representative.
6. EXPORT TERMS
6.1 In these Conditions “Incoterms” means the international rules for the
interpretation of trade terms of the International Chamber of Commerce as in
force at the date when the Contract is made. Unless the context otherwise
requires, any term or expression which is defined in or given a particular
meaning by the provisions of Incoterms shall have the same meaning in these
Conditions, but if there is any conflict between the provisions of Incoterms and
these Conditions, the latter shall prevail.
6.2 Where Goods are supplied for export from the United Kingdom, the
provisions of this clause 6 shall (subject to any specific terms agreed in
writing between the Buyer and the Seller) apply not with standing any other
provision of these Conditions.
6.3 The Buyer shall be responsible for complying with any legislation or
regulations governing the importation of the Goods into the country of
destination and for the payment of any duties thereon.
6.4 Unless otherwise agreed in Writing between the Buyer and the Seller, the
Goods shall be delivered FOB the Air or sea port of shipment and the Seller
shall be under no obligation to give notice under section 32(3) of the Sale of
Goods Act 1979.
6.5 The Buyer shall be responsible for arranging for inspection of the Goods
at the Seller’s premises before shipment. The Seller shall have no liability for
any claim in respect of any defect in the Goods which would be apparent on
inspection and which is made after shipment, or in respect of any damage during
transit.
6.6 The Buyer undertakes not to offer the Goods for resale in any other
country notified by the Seller to the Buyer at or before the time the Buyer’s
order is accepted, or to sell the Goods to any person if the Buyer knows or has
reason to believe that that person intends to resell the Goods in any such
country.
7. INSOLVENCY OF BUYER
7.1 This clause applies if:
7.1.1. The Buyer makes any voluntary arrangement with its creditors or
becomes subject to an administration order or (being an individual or firm)
becomes bankrupt or (being a company) goes into liquidation (otherwise than for
the purpose of amalgamation or reconstruction); or
7.1.2. an encumbrancer takes possession, or a receiver is appointed, of any
of the property or assets of the Buyer, or
7.1.3. the Buyer ceases, or threatens to cease, to carry on business, or
7.1.4. the Seller reasonably apprehends that any of the events mentioned
above is about to occur in relation to the Buyer and notifies the Buyer
accordingly.
7.2 If this clause applies then, without prejudice to any other right or
remedy available to the Seller, the Seller shall be entitled to cancel the
Contract or suspend any further deliveries under the Contract without any
liability to the Buyer, and if the Goods have been delivered but not paid for
the price shall become immediately due and payable notwithstanding any previous
agreement or arrangement to the contrary and if any of the Goods have not been
delivered the Seller may sell the Goods at the best price readily obtainable and
(after deducting all reasonable storage and selling expenses) account to the
Buyer for the excess over the price under the Contract or charge the Buyer for
any shortfall below the price under the Contract
8. RISK
8.1 Risk of damage to or loss of the Goods shall pass to the Buyer:
8.1.1. in the case of Goods to be delivered at the Seller’s premises, at the
time when the Seller notifies the Buyer that the Goods are available for
collection; or
8.1.2. in the case of Goods to be delivered otherwise than at the Seller’s
premises, at the time of delivery or, if the Buyer wrongfully fails to take
delivery of the Goods, the time when the Seller has tendered delivery of the
Goods.
8.2 The Buyer shall insure the Goods from the date of their delivery to him
until their title has passed to him and the Seller shall be entitled to call for
details of the insurance policy
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8.3 If the Buyer shall not insure the Goods or shall fail to supply details
of its policy on demand to the Seller then the Buyer shall reimburse the Seller
for the cost of any insurance which the Seller may reasonably arrange in
respect of any of the Goods during the whole or any part of the period from the
date of the Seller’s delivery of the Goods until the date of payment to the
Seller of the price.
9. TITLE RETENTION
9.1 Until the purchase price of the Goods comprised in this or any other
contract between the Seller and the Buyer and all other sums whatsoever which
are or shall become outstanding from the Buyer to the Seller shall have been
paid or satisfied in full (and if by cheque, then only upon clearance):
9.1.1. The property in the Goods remains vested in the Seller
(notwithstanding the delivery of the same and the passing of the risk therein).
9.1.2. The Buyer shall store the Goods in such a way that they can be readily
identified as being the Seller’s property.
9.1.3. The Buyer shall on request inform the Seller of the precise location
of each item of the Goods identified where applicable by its serial number, by
supplying the Seller at the Buyer’s expense within seven days of the Seller’s
request with a written schedule of the said locations.
9.1.4. The Buyer may sell the Goods in the normal course of its
business and may pass good title to its customer being a bona fide purchaser for
value without notice of the Seller’s rights on the following conditions:
9.1.4.1 The Seller shall be entitled, immediately as a result of its
ownership of the Goods, to the beneficial ownership of the proceeds of such sale
which the Buyer shall accordingly hold as fiduciary for the Seller
9.1.4.2 the Buyer shall account to the Seller on demand with the said
proceeds of sale provided that no such demand shall be made by the Seller in the
absence of its having reasonable cause to believe that the Buyer might default
in making payment for the Goods on the terms contained herein;
9.1.4.3 The Seller shall be entitled to make a claim directly
against the Buyer’s customer for any purchase monies unpaid by such customer
provided that no such claim shall be made by the Seller in the absence of its
having reasonable cause to believe that the Buyer might default in making
payment for the Goods on the terms contained herein;
9.1.4.4 The Seller may at any time revoke the Buyer’s said power of
sale in the circumstances set out in Clause 5.4 and Clause 7 of these
Conditions;
9.1.4.5 The Buyer shall notify the Seller without delay of any
attachment of the Goods or actions by third parties which might infringe our
title to the Goods.
9.1.4.6 Upon determination of the Buyer’s power of sale the Seller
shall be entitled by itself its servants or agents to enter upon any of the
Buyer’s premises for the purpose of removing and repossessing such Goods or
their proceeds of sale and the
9.1.5 Seller shall be entitled to claim from the Buyer the costs and expenses
incurred by the Seller in and ancillary to the process of such removal and
repossession.
9.1.6. Until title in the Goods has passed to the Buyer, the Buyer shall not
purport to be the owner of the Goods and shall not show the Goods as stock in
the Buyer’s accounts.
9.2 Nothing in these Conditions shall:
9.2.1. Entitle the Buyer to return the Goods or to delay payment thereof; or
9.2.2. Constitute or be deemed to have constituted the Buyer as the Seller’s
agent; or
9.2.3. Render the Seller liable to any third party for any unauthorised
representation or warranty made or given by the Buyer to such third party in
relation to the Goods; or
9.2.4. Prevent the Seller from maintaining an action for the price
notwithstanding that the property in the Goods may not have passed to the buyer.
10. LIEN
The Seller retains a general lien on any of the Buyer’s equipment or
materials in its possession for any unpaid balance the Buyer may owe to the
Seller. The Seller shall be entitled to sell such equipment or materials in the
event that payment is not made in full within 28 days of notice given to the
Buyer by the Seller of its exercise of the lien. The proceeds of sale may be
taken by the Seller for reimbursement of the expense of exercise of the lien and
the sale, and payment of the said balance, and the Seller shall account for any
surplus.
11. MINIMUM ORDER SURCHARGE
The Seller reserves the right to charge a surcharge of £9.60 plus
VAT on all orders below £500.00 or the daily sterling equivalent as decided by
CC Communications Limited (Company registration 6333165)
12. DELIVERY
12.1 Delivery of the Goods shall be made by the Buyer collecting the Goods at
the Seller’s premises at any time after the Seller has notified the Buyer that
the Goods are ready for collection or, if some other place for delivery is
agreed by the Seller, by the Seller delivering the Goods to that place.
12.2 Any dates quoted for delivery of the Goods are approximate only and the
Seller shall not be liable for any delay in delivery of the Goods howsoever
caused. Time for delivery shall not be of the essence unless previously agreed
by the Seller in writing. The Goods may be delivered by the Seller in advance of
the quoted delivery date upon giving reasonable notice to the Buyer.
12.3 Where the Goods are to be delivered in installments, each delivery shall
constitute a separate contract and failure by the Seller to deliver any one or
more of the installments in accordance with these Conditions or any claim by the
Buyer in respect of any one or more installments shall not entitle the Buyer to
treat the Contract as a whole as repudiated.
12.4 If the Seller fails to deliver the Goods for any reason other than
any cause beyond the Seller’s reasonable control or the Buyer’s fault, and the
Seller is accordingly liable to the Buyer, the Seller’s liability shall be
limited to the excess (if any) of the cost to the Buyer (in the cheapest
available market) of similar goods to replace those not delivered over the price
of the Goods.
12.5 If the Buyer falls to take delivery of the Goods or fails to give the
Seller adequate delivery instructions at the time stated for delivery (otherwise
than by reason of any cause beyond the Buyer’s reasonable control or by reason
of the Seller’s fault) then, without prejudice to any other right or remedy
available to the Seller, the Seller may:
12.5.1 store the Goods until actual delivery and charge the Buyer for the
reasonable costs (including insurance) of storage; or
12.5.2. sell the Goods at the best price readily obtainable and (after
deducting all reasonable storage insurance and selling expenses) account to the
Buyer for the excess over the price under the Contract or charge the Buyer for
any shortfall below the price under the Contract.
12.6 The risk of the goods shall pass to the customer upon acceptance of
delivery and signing of the delivery note.
All goods must be signed for as “ unchecked “ or “ un-examined “ if they are not
opened and inspected when received from the delivery driver, as by signing your
name and not writing “ unchecked “ you are accepting that you have received the
goods in good condition.
13.
GUARANTEE
13.1 The Seller hereby guarantees, for CC Communications Ltd branded items,
to the Buyer that:-
13.1.1 The Seller shall free of charge either repair or, at its option, replace
defective Goods where the defects appear under proper use
within 24 (twenty-four) months from the date of the first delivery or
such other period or periods as may be agreed in writing between the Seller and
the Buyer whichever is the first to expire, PROVIDED THAT
13.1.2 notice in writing of the defects complained of shall be given to the
Seller upon their appearance, and
13.1.3 such defects shall be found to the Seller’s reasonable satisfaction to
have arisen solely from the Seller’s faulty design, workmanship or materials, or
a combination of these
13.1.4 For the avoidance of doubt, defects will not be regarded as having
arisen solely from the Seller’s faulty design, workmanship or materials in any
of the following circumstances:
13.1.5 where such defects arise from any drawing, design or
specification supplied by the Buyer; or
13.1.6 where such defects arise from fair wear and tear, wilful
damage, negligence, abnormal working
conditions, failure to follow the Seller’s instructions
(whether oral or in writing), misuse or alteration or
repair of the Goods without the Seller’s approval; or
13.1.7 where such defects arise in parts, materials, or equipment which have
not been manufactured or designed by the Seller but have been purchased at the
Buyer’s request by the Seller from their designer and manufacturer or from some
other third party (“the Third Party Supplier”).
13.1.8 Any repaired or replaced Goods shall be redelivered to the Buyer free
of charge to the original point of delivery but otherwise in accordance with and
subject to these Conditions.
13.1.9 Alternatively to Condition 12.1.1, the Seller shall be entitled at its
absolute discretion to refund the price of the defective Goods in the event that
such price shall already have been paid by the Buyer to the Seller, or, if such
price has not been paid, to relieve the Buyer of all obligation to pay the sum
by the issue of a credit note in favour of the Buyer in the amount of such
price.
13.2 The Buyer agrees to insure itself against loss and damage arising in the
circumstances identified in clause 12.1.2.
13.3 In respect of all Goods supplied to the Seller by a Third Party Supplier
the Seller will pass on to the Buyer (in so far as possible) the benefit of any
warranty given to the Seller by such Third Party Supplier and will (on request)
supply to the Purchaser details of the terms and conditions of such warranty and
copies of any relevant product information sheets, technical data sheets or
product leaflets issued by such Third Party Supplier and the Buyer shall be
solely responsible to the entire exclusion of the Seller from complying with the
same.
13.4 The Seller’s liability under this Condition shall be to the exclusion of
all other liability to the Buyer whether contractual, tortuous or otherwise for
defects in the Goods or for any loss or damage to or caused by the Goods, and
subject to Conditions 12.7, 12.8 and 12.9 all other conditions, warranties,
stipulations or other statements whatsoever concerning the Goods, whether
express or implied, by statute, at common law or otherwise howsoever, are hereby
excluded; in particular (but without limitation of the foregoing) the Seller
grants no warranties regarding the fitness for purpose, performance, use, nature
or merchantable quality of the Goods, whether express or implied, by statute, at
common law or otherwise howsoever.
13.5 Subject to Conditions 12.7, 12.8 and 12.9 and notwithstanding anything
contained in these Conditions (other than Conditions 12.7, 12.8 and 12.9) or the
Contract, in no circumstances shall the Seller be liable, in contract, tort
(including negligence or breach of statutory duty) or otherwise howsoever, and
whatever the cause thereof, (i) for any loss of profit, business, contracts,
revenue, or anticipated savings, or (ii) for any special indirect or
consequential damage of any nature whatsoever.
13.6 Subject to Conditions 12.7, 12.8 and 12.9 and notwithstanding anything
contained in these Conditions (other than Conditions 12.7, 12.8 and 12.9) or the
Contract, the Seller’s liability to the Buyer in contract, tort (including
negligence or breach of statutory duty) or howsoever otherwise arising, shall be
limited to the price of the Goods specified in the Contract.
13.7 If and to the extent that sections 6 and/or 7(3A) of the Unfair Contract
Terms Act 1977 apply to the Contract, no provision of the Conditions shall
operate or be construed to operate so as to exclude or restrict the liability of
the Seller for breach of the applicable warranties as to title and quiet
possession implied into the terms and conditions of the Contract by section
12(3) of the Sale of Goods Act 1979, or section 2(3) of the Supply of Goods and
Services Act 1982, whichever Act applies to the Contract.
13.8 If and to the extent that section 2(1) of the Unfair Contract Terms Act
1977 applies to the Contract nothing in the Conditions shall operate or be
construed to operate so as to exclude or restrict the liability of the Seller
for death or personal injury caused by reason of the negligence of the Seller or
of its servants, employees or agents.
13.9 Where the Goods are sold under a consumer sale (as defined by the Sale
of Goods Act 1979) the statutory rights of the Buyer are not affected by these
Conditions.
13.10 The Seller shall not be under any liability for any failure to perform
any of its obligations under the Order due to Force Majeure. Following
notification by the Seller to the Purchaser of such cause, the Seller shall be
allowed a reasonable extension of time for the performance of its obligations.
For the purpose of this Condition, “Force Majeure” means: Act of God, explosion,
flood, tempest, fire or accident; war or threat of war, sabotage, insurrection,
civil disturbance or requisition; acts, restrictions, regulations, bye-laws,
prohibitions or measures of any kind on the part of any governmental,
parliamentary or local authority; import or export regulations or embargoes;
strikes, lock-outs or other industrial actions or trade disputes (whether
involving employees of the Seller or of a third party); difficulties in
obtaining raw materials, labour, fuel, parts or machinery; power failure or
breakdown in machinery
13.11 The Buyer accepts as reasonable that the Seller’s total liability for
any Goods which are defective shall be as set out in these Conditions: in fixing
that limit the Buyer and the Seller have had regard to the source specification
and Contract price of the Goods, their nature, the use they will receive, and
the resources available to each party including servicing facilities and
insurance cover, to meet any liability.
14. HEALTH AND SAFETY
Please see separate Health & Safety document.
15. CONFIDENTIALITY
The Seller shall use all reasonable endeavours to keep confidential all
information relating to the Buyer’s business to the extent that the Seller
safeguards information relating to its own business for so long as and to the
extent that such information is and remains unpublished and is not known to the
Seller at the time of disclosure by the Buyer or is not thereafter lawfully
obtained by the Seller from a third party.
16. PROTECTION OF TO SELLER’S “KNOW HOW”
16.1 The Buyer, subject as hereinafter provided, shall be responsible for
keeping and procuring to be kept secret and confidential all information
(hereinafter referred to as “the Know-How”) supplied by the Seller of a secret
or confidential nature provided that the Seller shall first have given notice in
writing to the Buyer of the secret or confidential nature of such information
before so supplying it.
16.2 The obligations under this Paragraph shall cease within twenty-four
months of the publication by the Seller or any third party of information
comprising or being part of the Know-How to the extent of such publication, or
of agreement by the Seller that such information or part thereof is in the
public domain.
17. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
17.1 The copyright subsisting or which subsequently subsists in all
documents, drawings, specifications, designs, programmes or any other material
prepared by the Seller whether readable by humans or by machines shall belong to
the Seller absolutely and they shall not be reproduced or disclosed or used in
their original or translated form by the Buyer without the Seller’s written
consent for any purpose other than that for which they were furnished.
17.2 The Seller accepts no responsibility for the accuracy of drawings,
patterns or specifications supplied by the Buyer. The Buyer shall indemnify the
Seller against all claims whatsoever for damages and costs and against all
liability in respect of any infringement of patent or other intellectual
property rights resulting from compliance with the Buyer’s instructions express
or implied and the Buyer will indemnify the Seller against any liability in
respect thereof and shall pay all costs and expenses which may be incurred by
the Seller in reference to any such claim. The indemnity shall extend to any
amount paid on a lawyer’s advice in respect of any such claim.
18. INDEMNITY
18.1 If any claim is made against the Buyer that the Goods infringe or that
their use or resale infringes the patent, copyright, design, trade mark or other
industrial or intellectual property rights of any other person, then (except
where clause 13.1.3 applies) the Seller shall indemnify the Buyer against all
loss, damages, costs and expenses awarded against or incurred by the Buyer in
connection with the claim, or paid or agreed to be paid by the Buyer in
settlement of the claim, provided that:
18.1.1. the Seller is given full control of any proceedings or negotiations
in connection with any such claim;
18.1.2. the Buyer shall give the Seller all reasonable assistance for the
purpose of any such proceedings or negotiations;
18.1.3. except pursuant to a final award, the Buyer shall not pay or accept
any such claim, or compromise any such proceedings without the consent of the
Seller (which shall not be unreasonably withheld);
18.1.4. the Buyer shall do nothing which would or might vitiate any policy
of insurance or insurance cover which the Buyer may have in relation to such
infringement, and this indemnity shall not apply to the extent that the Buyer
recovers any sums under any such policy or cover (which the Buyer shall use its
best endeavours to do);
18.1.5. the Seller shall be entitled to the benefit of, and the Buyer shall
accordingly account to the Seller for, all damages and costs (if any) awarded in
favour of the Buyer which are payable by or agreed with the consent of the Buyer
(which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld) to be paid by any other party
in respect of any such claim; and
18.1.6. without prejudice to any duty of the Buyer at common law, the Seller
shall be entitled to require the Buyer to take such steps as the Seller may
reasonably require to mitigate or reduce any such loss, damages, costs or
expenses for which the Seller is liable to indemnify the Buyer under this
clause.
19. GENERAL
19.1 The Seller is a member of the group of companies whose holding company
is CC Communications Limited (Company registration 6333165) and accordingly the
Seller may perform any of its obligations or exercise any of its rights
hereunder by itself or through any other member of its group, provided that any
act or omission of any such other member shall be deemed to be the act or
omission of the Seller.
19.2 The Seller reserves the right to sub-contract the fulfilment of the
Contract (including any installation) or any part thereof.
19.3 The Buyer shall not assign any rights under this agreement without the
prior consent in writing of one of the Seller’s directors.
19.4 Any notice required or permitted to be given by either party to the
other under these Conditions shall be in writing addressed to that other party
at its registered office or principal place of business of such other address as
may at the relevant time have been notified pursuant to this provision to the
party giving the notice.
19.5 No waiver by the Seller of any breach of the Contract by the Buyer shall
be considered as a waiver of any subsequent breach of the same or any other
provision.
19.6 If any provision of these Conditions is held by any competent authority
to be invalid or unenforceable in whole or in part the validity of the other
provisions of these Conditions and the remainder of the provisions in question
shall not be affected thereby.
19.7 The Contract shall be governed by the laws of England and the parties
shall submit to the sole jurisdiction of the English courts.
20. RETURNS
20.1 Returns will not be accepted without an RMA. Any item returned will be
subject to a minimum 15% or £25.00 (whichever greater) re-stocking fee. Returns
not accepted after 7 days from receipt of goods. RMA must be requested within 3
days of receipt of goods. Items must be in original packaging, unused and
unmarked. Responsibility for the return shall be at the cost to the buyer.
20.2 DOA (Dead on Arrival) items will not be accepted without an RMA.
Depending on the manufacturers terms and conditions, we may provide advance
replacements. If the item(s) are found to be not faulty or not complete (for
example: missing items and accessories), any advance replacement item(s) will
be invoiced at the prevailing rate on the day of invoice.