HR Consulting International.com Company Reg. 8446685 VAT No 186181782

Terms and Conditions of Business

Last Updated August 2014

These terms and conditions of business apply to Advice HR Consulting International.com (“We”) provide under any agreements or engagement letters or emails (“Services”) we issue to you, unless otherwise agreed in writing.

1. Advice
1.1 Any advice, information, reports, opinions (together “Advice”) in whatever form We provide to you will be addressed to you and provided for your exclusive benefit and use. Subject to clause 1.2, you agree not to distribute or disclose in whole or in part Advice to any other party, nor to use any Advice for any other purpose other than as defined in the Services.
1.2 We are not lawyers, accountants, auditors or regulated by the FSA to provide investment advice. If advice of this nature is required you must consult the relevant specialist advisers.
1.3 We will provide the Advice with reasonable skill and care, in writing or email or verbally.
1.4 Any information that you provide to us We will treat in confidence and rely upon it. We will not assume responsibility for the accuracy, completeness or veracity of such provided information.
1.5 In some cases it will be necessary in order to complete the Services for us to engage or consult or request information with/from third parties. Any such costs (unless already disclosed in the engagement letter) will be agreed with you in advance and may be charged separately. For the avoidance of doubt unless it is to be charged additionally, We do not need your consent for any such third party involvement but will take reasonable steps to ensure compliance with clause 3.1


2. Charges
2.1 We will charge fees for the time we spend on the Services in accordance with the engagement letter.
2.2 Fees vary depending on the complexity of issues, speed of action required, the extent of specialised knowledge required. Any Fees quoted are exclusive of disbursements and VAT.
2.3 If during the course of the Services, you ask for additional Advice from us, these will be charged at a rate pro rata to the Services, unless it exceeds 25% of the cost of the expected Services cost in which case a revised engagement letter will be agreed.
2.4 We will charge expenses we incur in performing the Services such as materials, couriers, travel, accommodation but these will not exceed £500 unless expressly agreed in advance with you.
2.5 You agree to pay invoices from us within 14 days and make payment by BACS or similar into our bank account.
2.6 Late payment of invoices will attract a charge equivalent to 10 percentage points above the prevailing Bank of England base rate.

3 Liability and Conflict
3.1 We will notify you of any conflict that we become aware of and if we are aware of potential conflict at the commencement of the Services we will outline the agreed steps we will take to mitigate it.
3.2 The following clauses set out our liability to you arising out of and in connection with the Advice and Services we provide.
3.2.1 our aggregate liability to you for all claims and losses(including damages, legal fees, costs, interest, expenses) due to any civil liability (including breach of contract, willful default, tort or otherwise) will not exceed the net fee paid by you for the relevant Advice or Services.
3.2.2 we will not be liable for any loss of profits, business, revenue, good will, opportunity costs, anticipated savings, or consequential or indirect losses.
3.2.3 you will not make any claim against any Director or employee of ours personally in connection with the Advice or Services.
3.2.4 our liability for the Advice and Services ends 12 months after the date of the commencement of the Services.

4 Data Protection
4.1 If we need to process any personal data in the performance of the Services we will take appropriate measures against unlawful processing or disclosure of such data.

5 Termination
5.1 Either party may terminate the agreement by giving 48 hours notice in writing.
5.2 You will be liable to pay for any work completed or in progress and the parties will work in good faith to agree any of Our costs incurred by the early termination and you will pay these within 14 days of the termination.

6 Other
6.1 We will not be responsible or liable for any delay or failure to perform the services where matters beyond our control cause such failure or delay.
6.2 If any part of these terms and conditions are held to be unenforceable this does not affect the validity of the rest of the terms.
6.3 These terms and conditions and the Services are governed by English law and the parties agree to the jurisdiction of the English courts as regards any claim or issue arising under these terms and conditions.