1. INTERPRETATION
1.1 Definitions. In these Conditions, the following definitions apply:
• Acceptance: the Customer’s written acceptance of the Supplier’s quote as set out in the Quotation and/or their verbal instruction to the Supplier to proceed.
• Agreement: The Quotation, the Specification, (the Takeover Confirmation if necessary) and the Acceptance together with these Conditions,
• Commencement Date: has the meaning set out in clause 2.1.
• Conditions: these terms and conditions as amended from time to time in accordance with clause 15.7.
• Contract Period: A period of either one year, three years or five years (confirmation found in the Specification) from the Installation Date continuing thereafter from year to year unless terminated in accordance with clause 13
• Customer: the person or firm who purchases the Goods and/or Services from the Supplier.
• Customer’s Equipment: The control unit and the power supply units, the detection devices and wiring circuits Equipment and any devices and equipment from time to time installed in substitution therefore.
• Force Majeure Event: has the meaning given to it in clause 14
• Goods: the goods (or any part of them) set out in the Order.
• Intellectual Property Rights: patents, rights to inventions, copyright and related rights, trade marks, business names and domain names, rights in get-up, goodwill and the right to sue for passing off, rights in designs, database rights, rights to use, and protect the confidentiality of, confidential information (including know-how), 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, such rights and all similar or equivalent rights or forms of protection which subsist or will subsist now or in the future in any part of the world
• Installation Date: date on which the installation of the Services has been completed by the Supplier
• Order: the Customer’s enquiry or order for the supply of Goods and/or Services, whether in writing or verbal.
• Premises: the property that the Customer has nominated as the address for installation. The Customer confirms by providing the Premises details, that they own the property and/or have obtained all relevant consents to enable safe and proper supply of Goods and/or Services.
• Quotation: the written quote for the Goods and/or Services provided by the Supplier to the Customer.
• Services: the services supplied by the Supplier to the Customer as set out in the Specification.
• Specification: the description or specification for the Goods and/or Services including any relevant plans or drawings provided in writing by the Supplier to the Customer.
• Supplier: Autoguard Alarms Limited trading under company number 06868521
• Supplier Materials: has the meaning set out in clause 7.1(g);
• Takeover Confirmation: the written confirmation from the Supplier detailing the Services to be supplied after taking over ongoing services from a previous provider;
• Warranty Period: has the meaning set out in clause 4.1;
• Working Hours: 0830 to 1700 hours, subject to alteration by the Supplier Monday to Friday except for statutory and common law, Public and National Holidays
1.2 Construction. In these Conditions, a reference to a statute or statutory provision is a reference to such statute or statutory provision as amended or re-enacted. A reference to a statute or statutory provision includes any subordinate legislation made under that statute or statutory provision, as amended or re-enacted;
2. BASIS OF AGREEMENT
2.1 The Order constitutes an offer by the Customer to purchase Goods and/or Services in accordance with these Conditions. The Supplier will issue a Quotation to the Customer in relation to the Order. The Quotation will enclose the Specification.
2.2 The Quotation shall only be deemed to be accepted when the Customer receives the Acceptance at which point and on which date the Agreement shall come into existence (Commencement Date).
2.3 The Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties. The Customer acknowledges that it has not relied on any statement, promise, representation, assurance or warranty made or given by or on behalf of the Supplier which is not set out in the Agreement.
2.4 Any samples, drawings, descriptive matter or advertising issued by the Supplier and any descriptions of the Goods or illustrations or descriptions of the Services contained in the Supplier’s sales and marketing materials are issued or published for the sole purpose of giving an approximate idea of the Services and/or Goods described in them. They shall not form part of the Agreement or have any contractual force.
2.5 These Conditions apply to the Agreement to the exclusion of any other terms that the Customer seeks to impose or incorporate, or which are implied by trade, custom, practice or course of dealing.
2.6 Any Quotation given by the Supplier is only valid for a period of 20 Business Days from its date of issue.
2.7 All of these Conditions shall apply to the supply of both Goods and Services except where application to one or the other is specified.
3. GOODS
3.1 The Goods are described in the Specification.
3.2 To the extent that the Goods are to be manufactured in accordance with a Specification supplied by or on behalf of the Customer, the Customer shall indemnify the Supplier 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 reasonable professional costs and expenses) suffered or incurred by the Supplier in connection with any claim made against the Supplier for actual or alleged infringement of a third party’s intellectual property rights arising out of or in connection with the Supplier’s use of the Specification. This clause 3.2 shall survive termination of the Agreement.
3.3 The Supplier reserves the right to amend the Specification if required by any applicable statutory or regulatory requirements.
3.4 The Supplier reserves the right to alter the Specification or any component part or parts of the Goods and/or Services supplied at its discretion at any time without notice.
3.5 The Supplier reserves the right, because of difficulties in obtaining supplies, to use at its discretion Goods, equipment and materials other than those specified in the Specification.
4. QUALITY OF GOODS
4.1 The Supplier warrants that on the Installation Date, and for a period of 12 months from the Installation Date (Warranty Period), the Goods shall:
(a) conform in all material respects with their description and any applicable Specification;
(b) be free from material defects in design, material and workmanship;
(c) be of satisfactory quality (within the meaning of the Sale of Goods Act 1979); and
(d) be fit for any purpose held out by the Supplier.
4.2 Subject to clause 4.3, if:
(a) the Customer gives notice in writing during the Warranty Period within a reasonable time of discovery that some or all of the Goods do not comply with the warranty set out in clause 4.1;
(b) the Supplier is given a reasonable opportunity of examining such Goods; and
(c) the Customer (if asked to do so by the Supplier) returns such Goods to the Supplier’s place of business at the Customer’s cost,
the Supplier shall, at its option, repair or replace the defective Goods, or refund the price of the defective Goods in full.
4.3 The Supplier shall not be liable for the Goods’ failure to comply with the warranty in clause 4.1 if:
(a) the Customer makes any further use of such Goods after giving a notice in accordance with clause 4.2;
(b) the defect arises because the Customer failed to follow the Supplier’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;
(c) the defect arises as a result of the Supplier following any drawing, design or Specification supplied by the Customer;
(d) the Customer or the Customer allows for another party to alter or repairs such Goods without the written consent of the Supplier;
(e) the defect arises as a result of fair wear and tear, wilful damage, negligence, or abnormal working conditions;
(f) the Goods differ from the Specification as a result of changes made to ensure they comply with applicable statutory or regulatory standards.
(g) the defect arises on a Time Lapse Recorder in the CCTV system.
4.4 Except as provided in this clause 4, the Supplier shall have no liability to the Customer in respect of the Goods’ failure to comply with the warranty set out in clause 4.1.
4.5 The terms of these Conditions shall apply to any repaired or replacement Goods supplied by the Supplier under clause 4.2.
5. TITLE AND RISK
5.1 The risk in the Goods shall pass to the Customer on the Installation Date.
5.2 Title to the Goods shall not pass to the Customer until the earlier of:
(a) the Supplier receives payment in full (in cash or cleared funds) for the Goods and any other goods that the Supplier has supplied to the Customer, in which case title to the Goods shall pass at the time of payment of all such sums; and
(b) the Customer resells the Goods, in which case title to the Goods shall pass to the Customer at the time specified in clause 5.4.
5.3 Until title to the Goods has passed to the Customer, the Customer shall:
(a) store the Goods separately from all other goods held by the Customer so that they remain readily identifiable as the Supplier’s property;
(b) not remove, deface or obscure any identifying mark or packaging on or relating to the Goods;
(c) maintain the Goods in satisfactory condition and keep them insured against all risks for their full price on the Supplier’s behalf from the Installation Date;
(d) notify the Supplier immediately if it becomes subject to any of the events listed in clause 13.2(b) to clause 13.2(m); and
(e) give the Supplier such information relating to the Goods as the Supplier may require from time to time.
5.4 Subject to clause 5.5, the Customer may resell or use the Goods in the ordinary course of its business (but not otherwise) before the Supplier receives payment for the Goods. However, if the Customer resells the Goods before that time:
(a) it does so as principal and not as the Supplier’s agent; and
(b) title to the Goods shall pass from the Supplier to the Customer immediately before the time at which resale by the Customer occurs.
5.5 If before title to the Goods passes to the Customer the Customer becomes subject to any of the events listed in clause 13.2(b) to clause 13.2(m), then, without limiting any other right or remedy the Supplier may have:
(a) the Customer’s right to resell Goods or use them in the ordinary course of its business ceases immediately; and
(b) the Supplier may at any time:
(i) require the Customer to deliver up all Goods in its possession which have not been resold, or irrevocably incorporated into another product; and
(ii) if the Customer fails to do so promptly, enter any premises of the Customer or of any third party where the Goods are stored in order to recover them.
6. SUPPLY OF SERVICES
6.1 The Supplier shall provide the Services to the Customer in accordance with the Specification in all material respects.
6.2 The Supplier shall use all reasonable endeavours to meet any performance dates for the Services requested by the Customer or confirmed by the Supplier but any such dates shall be estimates only and time shall not be of the essence for the performance of the Services.
6.3 The Supplier shall have the right to make any changes to the Services which are necessary to comply with any applicable law or safety requirement, or which do not materially affect the nature or quality of the Services, and the Supplier shall notify the Customer in any such event.
6.4 The Supplier warrants to the Customer that the Services will be provided using reasonable care and skill.
7. CUSTOMER’S OBLIGATIONS
7.1 The Customer shall:
(a) ensure that the terms of the Order and the Specification (if any parts have been submitted by the Customer) are complete and accurate;
(b) co-operate with the Supplier in all matters relating to the Services;
(c) provide the Supplier, its employees, agents, consultants and subcontractors, with access to the Premises, office accommodation and other facilities as reasonably required by the Supplier to provide the Services;
(d) provide the Supplier with such information and materials as the Supplier may reasonably require to supply the Services, and ensure that such information is accurate in all material respects;
(e) prepare the Premises for the supply of the Services;
(f) obtain and maintain all necessary licences, permissions and consents which may be required for the Services before the date on which the Services are to start;
(g) keep and maintain all materials, equipment, documents and other property of the Supplier including but not limited to the control unit and the power supply units, the detection devices and wiring circuits
Equipment and any devices and equipment from time to time installed in substitution (Supplier Materials) at the Premises in safe custody at its own risk, maintain the Supplier Materials in good condition until returned to the Supplier, and not dispose of or use the Supplier Materials other than in accordance with the Supplier’s written instructions or authorisation; and
(h) not permit any other person to repair or replace or in any way interfere with the Goods and/or Services; and
(i) notify the Supplier forthwith of any defect appearing with the Goods or Services supplied and shall permit the Supplier to take such steps as it shall consider necessary to remedy such defect.
(j) notify the Supplier of any proposed structure or alterations to the Premises or of any modifications in the telephone installation at the Premises which may affect the Goods and/or Services that are to be supplied by the Supplier. If a modification to the Goods and/or Services is required due to the proposed structure or alteration the Supplier reserves the right to increase the Quotation price;
(k) notify the Supplier of any variation, modification or deviation to the Premises or any other thing which may affect or change in any way the result of the risk assessment and method statements which will have been carried out by the Supplier ahead of the Installation Date. If any change is made the Supplier reserves the right to increase the Quotation price;
(l) Carry out tests of detection devices and audible units (where possible) to the control unit and inform the Supplier
of any defect as soon as is reasonably possible;
(m) maintain adequate insurance for loss and/or damage of the Supplier’s Equipment from the Commencement Date until the agreement is terminated in accordance with clause 13.
7.2 If the Supplier’s performance of any of its obligations in respect of the Services is prevented or delayed by any act or omission by the Customer or failure by the Customer to perform any relevant obligation (Customer Default):
(a) the Supplier shall without limiting its other rights or remedies have the right to suspend performance of the Services until the Customer remedies the Customer Default, and to rely on the Customer Default to relieve it from the performance of any of its obligations to the extent the Customer Default prevents or delays the Supplier’s performance of any of its obligations;
(b) the Supplier shall not be liable for any costs or losses sustained or incurred by the Customer arising directly or indirectly from the Supplier’s failure or delay to perform any of its obligations as set out in this clause 7.2; and
(c) the Customer shall reimburse the Supplier on written demand for any costs or losses sustained or incurred by the Supplier arising directly or indirectly from the Customer Default.
8. CHARGES AND PAYMENT
8.1 The price for Goods and/or Services shall be the price set out in the Specification or the Takeover Confirmation subject to additional charges as set out in clause 8.2 and clause 8.3. The price is exclusive of all costs and charges of packaging, insurance, transport or installation of the Goods.
8.2 The Supplier reserves the right to charge and the Customer is obliged to pay:
(a) for the cost of all work required to be carried out to the Goods and/or Services previously supplied due to damage to the Goods;
(b) for the cost of materials and the all labour for any repair work carried out during routine service visits;
(c) for the cost of materials and the all labour for any repair work carried out during any emergency service visits;
(d) for all and any charges or alterations of any phone company equipment which may be necessary for remote signaling equipment;
(e) for the cost of travel expenses to and from the Supplier’s address to the Premises.
8.3 The Supplier reserves the right to increase the price of the Goods and/or Services, by giving notice to the Customer at any time before the Installation Date, to reflect any increase in the cost of the Goods to the Supplier that is due to:
(a) any factor beyond the control of the Supplier (including foreign exchange fluctuations, increases in taxes and duties, and increases in labour, materials and other manufacturing costs);
(b) any request by the Customer to change the Installation Date, quantities or types of Goods ordered, or the Specification; or
(c) any delay caused by any instructions of the Customer in respect of the Goods or failure of the Customer to give the Supplier adequate or accurate information or instructions in respect of the Goods.
8.4 Unless otherwise agreed, the Supplier shall invoice the Customer on or at any time after the Installation Date.
8.5 The Customer shall pay each invoice submitted by the Supplier:
(a) immediately after the Installation Date unless otherwise agreed in writing; and
(b) in full and in cleared funds to a bank account nominated in writing by the Supplier, and
time for payment shall be of the essence of the Agreement.
8.6 All amounts payable by the Customer under the Agreement are exclusive of amounts in respect of value added tax chargeable from time to time (VAT). Where any taxable supply for VAT purposes is made under the Agreement by the Supplier to the Customer, the Customer shall, on receipt of a valid VAT invoice from the Supplier, pay to the Supplier such additional amounts in respect of VAT as are chargeable on the supply of the Services or Goods at the same time as payment is due for the supply of the Services or Goods.
8.7 If the Customer fails to make any payment due to the Supplier under the Agreement by the due date for payment, then the Customer shall pay interest on the overdue amount at the rate of 4% per annum above the Bank of England base rate from time to time. Such interest shall accrue on a daily basis from the due date until actual payment of the overdue amount, whether before or after judgment. The Customer shall pay the interest together with the overdue amount.
8.8 The Customer shall pay all amounts due under the Agreement in full without any set-off, counterclaim, deduction or withholding except as required by law. The Supplier may, without limiting its other rights or remedies, set off any amount owing to it by the Customer against any amount payable by the Supplier to the Customer.
9. SUPPLIER’S OBLIGATIONS
9.1 Subject to the Specification, the Supplier shall: –
(a) If they see fit, before the Installation Date carry out a health and safety and site induction on the Premises and should the Supplier so decide, undertake risk assessments and method statements; and
(b) during the Contract Period carry out routine service visits during Working Hours in accordance with the British
Standards from time to time accepted by the National Approval Council for Security Systems; and
(c) during the Contract Period provide an emergency service facility in accordance with the British Standard from time to time as accepted by the National Approval Council for Security Systems;
10. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS
10.1 All Intellectual Property Rights in or arising out of or in connection with the Goods or Services or Supplier Materials shall (unless already owned by a third party) be owned by the Supplier.
10.2 The Customer acknowledges that, in respect of any third party Intellectual Property Rights in the Goods or Services or Supplier Materials, the Customer’s use of any such Intellectual Property Rights is conditional on the Supplier obtaining a written licence from the relevant licensor on such terms as will entitle the Supplier to license such rights to the Customer.
11. CONFIDENTIALITY
A party (receiving party) shall keep in strict confidence all technical or commercial know-how, specifications, inventions, processes or initiatives which are of a confidential nature and have been disclosed to the receiving party by the other party (disclosing party), its employees, agents or subcontractors, and any other confidential information concerning the disclosing party’s business, its products and services which the receiving party may obtain. The receiving party shall only disclose such confidential information to those of its employees, agents and subcontractors who need to know it for the purpose of discharging the receiving party’s obligations under the Agreement, and shall ensure that such employees, agents and subcontractors comply with the obligations set out in this clause as though they were a party to the Agreement. The receiving party may also disclose such of the disclosing party’s confidential information as is required to be disclosed by law, any governmental or regulatory authority or by a court of competent jurisdiction. This clause 11 shall survive termination of the Agreement.
12. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY: THE CUSTOMER’S ATTENTION IS PARTICULARLY DRAWN TO THIS CLAUSE
12.1 Nothing in these Conditions shall limit or exclude the Supplier’s liability for:
(a) death or personal injury caused by its negligence, or the negligence of its employees, agents or subcontractors;
(b) fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation;
(c) breach of the terms implied by section 2 of the Supply of Goods and Services Act 1982 (title and quiet possession);
(d) breach of the terms implied by section 12 of the Sale of Goods Act 1979 (title and quiet possession); or
(e) defective products under the Consumer Protection Act 1987.
12.2 Subject to clause 12.1:
(a) the Supplier shall under no circumstances whatever be liable to the Customer, whether in contract, tort (including negligence), breach of statutory duty, or otherwise, for any loss of profit, or any indirect or consequential loss arising under or in connection with the Agreement ; and
(b) the Supplier’s total liability to the Customer in respect of all other losses arising under or in connection with the Agreement, whether in contract, tort (including negligence), breach of statutory duty, or otherwise, shall in no circumstances exceed the Order value.
12.3 The terms implied by sections 13 to 15 of the Sale of Goods Act 1979 and the terms implied by sections 3 to 5 of the Supply of Goods and Services Act 1982 are, to the fullest extent permitted by law, excluded from the Agreement.
12.4 This clause 12 shall survive termination of the Agreement.
13. TERMINATION
13.1 Without limiting its other rights or remedies either party may terminate the Agreement by giving the other party not less than:
(a) 1 months’ written notice for a 12 month contract;
(b) 3 months’ written notice for a 36 month contract;
(c) 6 months’ written notice for a 60 month contract
See Specification for confirmation of contract length.
13.2 Without limiting its other rights or remedies, each party may terminate the Agreement with immediate effect by giving written notice to the other party if:
(a) the other party commits a material breach of its obligations under this Agreement and (if such breach is remediable) fails to remedy that breach within 14 days after receipt of notice in writing to do so;
(b) the other party suspends, or threatens to suspend, payment of its debts or is unable to pay its debts as they fall due or admits inability to pay its debts or (being a company or limited liability partnership) is deemed unable to pay its debts within the meaning of section 123 of the Insolvency Act 1986 or (being an individual) is deemed either unable to pay its debts or as having no reasonable prospect of so doing, in either case, within the meaning of section 268 of the Insolvency Act 1986 or (being a partnership) has any partner to whom any of the foregoing apply;
(c) the other party commences negotiations with all or any class of its creditors with a view to rescheduling any of its debts, or makes a proposal for or enters into any compromise or arrangement with its creditors other than (where a company) for the sole purpose of a scheme for a solvent amalgamation of that other party with one or more other companies or the solvent reconstruction of that other party;
(d) a petition is filed, a notice is given, a resolution is passed, or an order is made, for or in connection with the winding up of the other party (being a company) other than for the sole purpose of a scheme for a solvent amalgamation of the other party with one or more other companies or the solvent reconstruction of that other party;
(e) the other party (being an individual) is the subject of a bankruptcy petition or order;
(f) a creditor or encumbrancer of the other party attaches or takes possession of, or a distress, execution, sequestration or other such process is levied or enforced on or sued against, the whole or any part of its assets and such attachment or process is not discharged within 14 days;
(g) an application is made to court, or an order is made, for the appointment of an administrator or if a notice of intention to appoint an administrator is given or if an administrator is appointed over the other party (being a company);
(h) the holder of a qualifying charge over the assets of the other party (being a company) has become entitled to appoint or has appointed an administrative receiver;
(i) a person becomes entitled to appoint a receiver over the assets of the other party or a receiver is appointed over the assets of the other party;
(j) any event occurs, or proceeding is taken, with respect to the other party in any jurisdiction to which it is subject that has an effect equivalent or similar to any of the events mentioned in clause 13.2(b) to clause 13.2(i) (inclusive);
(k) the other party suspends, threatens to suspend, ceases or threatens to cease to carry on, all or substantially the whole of its business;
(l) the other party’s financial position deteriorates to such an extent that in the Supplier’s opinion the Customer’s capability to adequately fulfil its obligations under the Agreement has been placed in jeopardy; or
(m) the other party (being an individual) dies or, by reason of illness or incapacity (whether mental or physical), is incapable of managing his own affairs or becomes a patient under any mental health legislation.
13.3 Without limiting its other rights or remedies, the Supplier may terminate the Agreement with immediate effect by giving written notice to the Customer if the Customer fails to pay any amount due under this Agreement on the due date for payment.
13.4 Without limiting its other rights or remedies, the Supplier may suspend the supply of Services or all further deliveries of Goods under the Agreement or any other contract between the Customer and the Supplier if the Customer fails to pay any amount due under this Agreement on the due date for payment, the Customer becomes subject to any of the events listed in clause 13.2(b) to clause 13.2(m), or the Supplier reasonably believes that the Customer is about to become subject to any of them.
13.5 On termination of the Agreement for any reason:
(a) the Customer shall immediately pay to the Supplier all of the Supplier’s outstanding unpaid invoices and interest and, in respect of Services supplied but for which no invoice has yet been submitted, the Supplier shall submit an invoice, which shall be payable by the Customer immediately on receipt;
(b) the Customer shall return all of the Supplier Materials and any Goods or Deliverables which have not been fully paid for. If the Customer fails to do so, then the Supplier may enter the Premises and take possession of them. Until they have been returned, the Customer shall be solely responsible for their safe keeping and will not use them for any purpose not connected with this Agreement;
(c) the accrued rights and remedies of the parties as at termination shall not be affected, including the right to claim damages in respect of any breach of the Agreement which existed at or before the date of termination or expiry; and
(d) clauses which expressly or by implication have effect after termination shall continue in full force and effect.
14. FORCE MAJEURE
14.1 For the purposes of this Agreement, Force Majeure Event means an event beyond the reasonable control of the Supplier including but not limited to strikes, lock-outs or other industrial disputes (whether involving the workforce of the Supplier or any other party), failure of a utility service or transport network, act of God, war, riot, civil commotion, malicious damage, compliance with any law or governmental order, rule, regulation or direction, accident, breakdown of plant or machinery, fire, flood, storm or default of suppliers or subcontractors.
14.2 The Supplier shall not be liable to the Customer as a result of any delay or failure to perform its obligations under this Agreement as a result of a Force Majeure Event.
14.3 If the Force Majeure Event prevents the Supplier from providing any of the Services and/or Goods for more than 4 weeks, the Supplier shall, without limiting its other rights or remedies, have the right to terminate this Agreement immediately by giving written notice to the Customer.
15. GENERAL
15.1 Assignment and other dealings.
(a) The Supplier may at any time assign, transfer, mortgage, charge, subcontract or deal in any other manner with all or any of its rights under the Agreement and may subcontract or delegate in any manner any or all of its obligations under the Agreement to any third party.
(b) The Customer shall not, without the prior written consent of the Supplier, assign, transfer, charge, subcontract, declare a trust over or deal in any other manner with all or any of its rights or obligations under the Agreement.
15.2 Notices.
(a) Any notice or other communication given to a party under or in connection with this Agreement shall be in writing, addressed to that party at its registered office (if it is a company) or its principal place of business (in any other case) or such other address as that party may have specified to the other party in writing in accordance with this clause, and shall be delivered personally or sent by prepaid first-class post or other next working day delivery service, or by commercial courier, fax or e-mail.
(b) A notice or other communication shall be deemed to have been received: if delivered personally, when left at the address referred to in clause 15.2(a); if sent by pre-paid first class post or other next working day delivery service, at 9.00 am on the second Business Day after posting; if delivered by commercial courier, on the date and at the time that the courier’s delivery receipt is signed; or, if sent by fax or e-mail, one Business Day after transmission.
(c) The provisions of this clause shall not apply to the service of any proceedings or other documents in any legal action
15.3 Severance.
(a) If any provision or part-provision of the Agreement is or becomes invalid, illegal or unenforceable, it shall be deemed modified to the minimum extent necessary to make it valid, legal and enforceable. If such modification is not possible, the relevant provision or part-provision shall be deemed deleted. Any modification to or deletion of a provision or part-provision under this clause shall not affect the validity and enforceability of the rest of the Agreement.
(b) If one party gives notice to the other of the possibility that any provision or part-provision of this Agreement is invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the parties shall negotiate in good faith to amend such provision so that, as amended, it is legal, valid and enforceable, and, to the greatest extent possible, achieves the intended commercial result of the original provision.
15.4 Waiver. A waiver of any right under the Agreement or law is only effective if it is in writing and shall not be deemed to be a waiver of any subsequent breach or default. No failure or delay by a party in exercising any right or remedy under the Agreement or by law shall constitute a waiver of that or any other right or remedy, nor prevent or restrict its further exercise of that or any other right or remedy. No single or partial exercise of such right or remedy shall prevent or restrict the further exercise of that or any other right or remedy.

15.5 No partnership or agency. Nothing in the Agreement is intended to, or shall be deemed to, establish any partnership or joint venture between any of the parties, nor constitute either party the agent of another party for any purpose. Neither party shall have authority to act as agent for, or to bind, the other party in any way.

15.6 Third parties. A person who is not a party to the Agreement shall not have any rights to enforce its terms.

15.7 Variation. Except as set out in these Conditions, no variation of the Agreement, including the introduction of any additional terms and conditions shall be effective unless it is agreed in writing and signed by the Supplier.

15.8 Governing law. This agreement and any dispute or claim arising out of or in connection with it or its subject matter or formation (including non-contractual disputes or claims) shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the law of England and Wales.

15.9 Jurisdiction Each party irrevocably agrees that the courts of England and Wales shall have exclusive jurisdiction to settle any dispute or claim arising out of or in connection with this Agreement or its subject matter or formation (including non-contractual disputes or claims).