Terms and Conditions

Last Updated: November 2023

1. INTRODUCTION

1.1 The Event (as defined in the Sponsor Information Pack) is organised and managed by CESW, a company registered in England and Wales with registration 08936261 and registered office at c/o Constructing Excellence South West C/O Michelmores Llp, Woodwater, House, Pynes Hill, Exeter, United Kingdom, EX2 5WR

1.2 These Terms and Conditions and the Sponsor Information Pack to which they are attached (together the “Agreement”) set out the terms on which you (i.e. the Sponsor) agree to sponsor the Event. Please read the Agreement carefully and make sure you understand it before signing. You understand that from the date of the invoice / payment, whichever is sooner, you agree to be bound by the terms of the Agreement.

1.3 Defined terms in this Agreement shall have the meaning given to them in the Sponsor Information Pack or else within these Terms and Conditions.

1.4 References to “we”, “us” and “our” shall be references to CESW. In light of the meaning given above to “you”, references to “your” shall be construed accordingly.

2. GRANT OF RIGHTS

2.1 We grant to you:

2.1.1 the Sponsor Benefits (as defined in the Sponsor Information Pack); and

2.1.2 a non-transferable, non-exclusive, royalty-free licence to use the Event logos and trade marks (the “Event Marks”) provided to you in accordance with clause 4.3 solely to promote your sponsorship of the Event, during the Term (as defined at clause 8.1) and in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

2.2 You grant to us a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free, sub-licensable licence to use your logos and trademarks (the “Sponsor Marks”) provided to us in accordance with clause 3.3:

2.2.1 during the Term to promote and exploit the Event; and

2.2.2 for a period of 12 months following the Event in any report produced about the Event and in any promotional materials for similar events.

2.3 In the event that you change the Sponsor Marks at any time during the Term, you agree that we shall not be obliged to make any consequential changes to materials that include the Sponsor Marks produced by us or on our behalf for or in connection with the Event (including, but not limited to, reprinting promotional literature or publicity materials) unless you agree in writing in advance to meet the costs and expenses incurred by us arising from such change.

2.4 If for any reason, we are unable to deliver any of the Sponsor Benefits, we will inform you as soon as reasonably practicable. We may substitute alternative benefits in respect of the same Event to an equivalent value of the relevant Sponsor Benefits without any liability to you.

2.5 You acknowledge and agree that you shall be solely responsible for all costs that you incur relating to your attendance at the Event (including, without limitation, any travel costs, the costs of any temporary staff and any costs relating to the stand that you erect at the Event and all costs incurred by you in exercising the Sponsor Benefits).

2.6 You shall promptly comply with all reasonable instructions and directions issued by or on behalf of us in connection with the Event and its promotion (including, without limitation, any instructions or directions given in relation to the use of the venue at which the Event is being held). We shall not be responsible for any failure or delay in providing any of the Sponsor Benefits where such failure occurs directly or indirectly as a result of your failure or delay in complying with any of our reasonable instructions or directions.

3. YOUR OBLIGATIONS

3.1 You undertake to support the Event through appropriate marketing and promotional channels and to collaborate with us on any appropriate joint marketing or promotional projects relating to the Event.

3.2 You undertake to ensure your personnel exercise the Sponsor Benefits in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

3.3 You shall, within seven days of the date of invoice / payment, whichever is sooner, supply us with examples of the Sponsor Marks in a suitable format.

3.4 You shall, prior to distributing any promotional materials referencing the Event and/or using the Event Marks (the “Client Literature”), provide copies of the Client Literature to us for our approval (not to be unreasonably withheld). You undertake that you shall not distribute any Client Literature until you have received written confirmation from us that we approve the Client Literature. You are solely responsible for meeting all costs relating to the Client Literature (including reprinting costs if our approval is not obtained prior to printing).

3.5 You undertake that any Client Literature will:

3.5.1 comply, without limitation, with all relevant laws and regulations in force that relate to the promotion of the Event;

3.5.2 comply with any instructions or directions issued by or on behalf of us;

3.5.3 not contravene any applicable law, infringe the rights of any third party or contain any inaccuracies of fact; and

3.5.4 include any legal or good practice notices as required by us from time to time.

3.6 You shall not do, or omit to do, (and you shall procure that none of your employees, agents or contractors shall do, or omit to do) anything which may: (i) bring the Event or the other party into disrepute; (ii) disparage the Event or us; (iii) damage our goodwill associated with the Event; or (iv) be otherwise prejudicial to the image and/or reputation of the Event or us.

3.7 You shall not engage in joint promotions with any third party in relation to the Event without our prior written consent.

3.8 For the avoidance of doubt it shall be your responsibility to take out and maintain appropriate insurance in relation to any risks under or in relation to this Agreement or your participation in the Event.

3.9 You shall comply with all relevant laws and regulations which may apply in relation to your involvement in the Event and you will indemnify and keep indemnified and defend (at your own expense) us against all costs, claims, damages or expenses suffered or incurred by us or for which we may become liable due to any failure by you or your employees or agents to comply with any of your obligations under this Agreement or any applicable laws and regulations.

4. OUR OBLIGATIONS

4.1 We shall provide the Sponsor Benefits and organise the Event using reasonable skill and care and will consult with the Sponsor Representative (as set out in the Sponsor Information Pack) on aspects of the Event where we deem it appropriate to do so.

4.2 The Sponsor Benefits are personal to you and we are not obliged to provide the Sponsor Benefits (or any part of them) to any other entity or person.

4.3 We shall, within seven days of the date of invoice / payment, whichever is sooner, supply you with examples of the Event Marks in a suitable format.

5. SPONSORSHIP FEE

5.1 In consideration of us providing the Sponsor Benefits, you shall pay to us the Sponsorship Fee in accordance with the Payment Schedule, and to the account specified in the Sponsor Information Pack.

5.2 If the Sponsorship Fee is not received by us when due, we reserve the right not to supply, or cease to supply, any or all of the Sponsor Benefits. For the avoidance of doubt, you shall not be permitted entry to the Event unless full payment has been received by us.

5.3 Unless otherwise agreed between the parties, where the Sponsorship Fee is payable in one instalment such payment shall be due and payable from the date of the invoice.

5.4 Without prejudice to any other rights and remedies available to us if payment is not made in accordance with Claus 5.1, interest on the overdue balances (including any period after the date of any judgement or decree against the Customer), and late payment fees, fall due and payable and are calculated upon the basis set out in the Late Payment of Commercial Debts ( Interest ) Act 1998 (as amended).

5.5 The Sponsorship Fee is exclusive of any applicable sales tax (including but not limited to, VAT) which shall be paid by you at the rate from time to time in force.

6. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS

6.1 The parties acknowledge as follows:

6.1.1 all intellectual property rights (including, but not limited to, copyright, trade marks and design rights) in the Sponsor Marks shall be solely and exclusively owned by you, together with any goodwill therein, and we shall not acquire any rights in the Sponsor Marks; and

6.1.2 all intellectual property rights (including, but not limited to, copyright, trade marks and design rights) in the Event Marks shall be solely and exclusively owned by us, together with any goodwill therein, and you shall not acquire any rights in the Event Marks.

6.2 All intellectual property rights (including, but not limited to, copyright, trade marks and design rights) in or arising out of or in connection with the Event (including but not limited to any rights accruing in the Event Marks) shall be owned by us but always without prejudice to clause 6.1.1.

6.3 You shall indemnify us and keep us indemnified from and against all claims, damages, losses, costs (including all reasonable legal costs), expenses, demands or liabilities arising out of a claim that our use of your intellectual property rights in accordance with the Agreement (including without limitation the Sponsor Marks) infringes any intellectual property rights (including, but not limited to, copyright, trade marks and design rights) of any third party.

6.4 Neither party shall knowingly do, or cause, or permit anything to be done, which may prejudice or harm or has the potential to prejudice or harm the distinctiveness or reputation of the other party’s marks, or do anything which will or may affect any registration of the other party’s marks.

6.5 You agree that you shall not use the Event Marks in any way that, in our reasonable opinion, connotes that we are forming a partnership or any trading arrangement (other than the sponsorship of the Event), or that we endorse any part of your business, trading name or style.

6.6 If during the Term, either party becomes aware of any threatened or actual unauthorised use or any misuse of the other’s intellectual property rights (including, but not limited to, copyright, trade marks and design rights), then it shall promptly notify the same to the other in writing. The non-owner of the intellectual property rights will, at the owning party’s reasonable request and cost, provide all reasonable co-operation (including, without limitation, the provision or completion of any documentation) in any action, claim or proceedings brought or threatened in respect of such intellectual property rights, but shall not be obliged to take any further action.

7. CHANGES, CANCELLATION & POSTPONEMENT

7.1 CESW reserves the right to and shall be entitled to make changes to the Event at any time without liability to you, including without limitation in respect of the timings on the day, date, content, format of the event, speaker or venue. We will keep you informed of any such changes from time to time.

7.2 CESW reserves the right and shall be entitled, in its sole discretion, to cancel or postpone the date of the Event. CESW shall give written notice to the Sponsor of its decision to cancel or postpone the Event as soon as reasonably practicable. Upon receipt of such notice:

(a) in the case of cancellation of the Event by CESW the Sponsor shall be entitled to:

(i) terminate this Agreement and to the extent that any Sponsor Benefits have not been received by the Sponsor (or where only a proportion of a Sponsor Benefit has been received by the Sponsor) at the date of such cancellation, to obtain a refund of such proportion of Sponsorship Fees paid as CESW may reasonably determine; or

(ii) to apply the Sponsorship Fee (paid or payable) to another emap Publishing Limited event offered by CESW to the Sponsor, provided that the date of such new event is less than 12 months from the date of the original Event;

(b) in the case of postponement of the Event by CESW:

(i) where the new Event date is 12 months or less away from the original Event date, the Sponsor is deemed to accept the new Event date and the Sponsor is not entitled to terminate this Agreement or elect to apply the Sponsorship Fee to another CESW event; or

(ii) where the new Event date is more than 12 months away from the original Event date, the Sponsor may:

(I) elect to apply the Sponsorship Fee (paid or payable) to the new CESW event date; or

(II) elect to apply the Sponsorship Fee (paid or payable) to another CESW event offered by CESW to the Sponsor, provided that the date of such new event is not greater than 12 months from the cancelled Event date; or

(III) terminate this Agreement and to the extent that any Sponsor Benefits have not been received (or only a proportion of a Sponsor Benefit has been received) at the date of such termination, obtain a refund of such proportion of Sponsorship Fees paid as CESW may reasonably determine. For the avoidance of doubt, where the Sponsor elects to apply the Sponsorship Fee to another CESW event, CESW cannot guarantee to provide the same Sponsor Benefits for the same Sponsorship Fee.

7.3 Save to the extent set out above, no refunds (including without limitation in respect of the Sponsorship Fee) will be given by CESW in respect of any postponement or cancellations.

8. TERM AND TERMINATION

8.1 This Agreement shall take effect on the date on the invoice and shall continue until completion of the Event (the “Term”), unless terminated early in accordance with its terms.

8.2 Either party has the right at any time to terminate this Agreement immediately by giving written notice to the other in the event that the other:

8.2.1 has committed a material breach of any of its obligations under this Agreement (including failure to pay any amounts due under this Agreement) and has not remedied any such breach (if capable of remedy) within 14 days of being required to do so by written notice; or

8.2.2 ceases or threatens to cease to carry on business, is unable to meet its debts as they fall due, has an order made or a resolution passed for its winding-up, has an administrator, receiver or manager appointed, makes any arrangement or composition with its creditors, or makes an application for the protection of its creditors in any way.

8.3 Termination of this Agreement by either party for any reason shall be without prejudice to any rights or obligations that may have accrued as at the date of such termination.

8.4 Upon termination of this Agreement by us in accordance with this clause 8, all outstanding sums owing to us at the date of termination shall become due and payable without deduction or set-off. Where termination occurs before you have received all the Sponsor Benefits, we shall charge you such proportion of the Sponsorship Fee (calculated in good faith) as is reasonable to reflect the value of the Sponsor Benefits received by you prior to the date of termination.

8.5 Upon expiry or termination of this Agreement, the parties agree that:

8.5.1 our obligations to provide any further Sponsor Benefits shall cease;

8.5.2 any licences granted pursuant to this Agreement shall immediately cease; and

8.5.3 you shall destroy any Sponsor Literature and remove the Event Marks from any other materials in your possession.

9. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

9.1 Subject to clause 9.3, our aggregate liability to you, however caused, in respect of all claims (or series of claims) arising out of or in connection with this Agreement or otherwise in connection with the Event, shall be limited to the Sponsorship Fees paid by you.

9.2 Notwithstanding any other provision in this Agreement, but subject to clause 9.3, we shall not be liable, in each case however caused for any

9.2.1 direct or indirect loss of or damage to:

(a) profit;

(b) revenue; (c) business;

(d) contracts;

(e) opportunities;

(f) data;

(g) anticipated savings or interest;

(h) reputation;

(i) goodwill;

(j) use; or

9.2.2 costs of wasted management or staff time; or

9.2.3 travel, accommodation or other costs and expenses; or

9.2.4 indirect, special or consequential damages, loss, costs, claims or expenses of any kind.

9.3 Nothing in this Agreement shall limit or exclude a party’s liability for:

9.3.1 death or personal injury caused by its negligence, or the negligence of its employees, agents or subcontractors;

9.3.2 fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation; or

9.3.3 any other liability which cannot be limited or excluded by applicable law.

9.4 CESW shall not be in breach of this Agreement for any change to the Event under clause 7.1 or any postponement and/or cancellation of the Event under clause 7.2 of this Agreement and the Sponsor acknowledges that the rights in respect of postponement and/or cancellation of the Event under clause 7.2 are the Sponsor’s sole rights and the Sponsor waives all other rights and remedies in respect of any postponement and/cancellation of the Event. For the avoidance of doubt, CESW shall not be liable to the Sponsor or any third party for any travel, accommodation or other costs and expenses incurred in connection with any change to the Event under clause 7.1 or any postponement and/or cancellation of the Event under clause 7.2 of this Agreement.

9.5 The parties agree that each of the sub-clauses in clause 9.2 and each of the sub-paragraphs 9.2.1(a) to 9.2.1(j) in sub-clause 9.2.1 constitute separate terms and the introductory wording of clause 9.2 shall be applied to each of them separately. If there is any claim or finding that any such individual sub-clause or sub-paragraph is unenforceable for any reason, such unenforceability shall not affect any other provision within clause 9.2 or otherwise.

9.6 The term “however caused” when used or referred to in this clause 9 shall cover all causes and actions giving rise to liability of CESW arising out of or in connection with this Agreement or the Event: (i) whether arising by reason of any misrepresentation (whether made prior to and/or in this Agreement), negligence, other tort, breach of statutory duty, repudiation, renunciation or other breach of contract, restitution or otherwise; (ii) whether caused by any total or partial failure or delay of the Event; and (iii) whether deliberate (but not in bad faith) or otherwise, however fundamental the result.

10. CONFIDENTIALITY

10.1 Each party shall treat in confidence all information obtained from the other pursuant to this Agreement that is confidential in nature (which shall include details of the Sponsorship Fee) and shall use such confidential information solely for the purpose of exercising its rights or performing its obligations under this Agreement.

10.2 Each party shall only disclose such confidential information: (i) to those of its employees who may reasonably need to know the same to the extent required for the proper performance of this Agreement; and (ii) to the extent that such confidential information is required to be disclosed by law.

11. ANTI-BRIBERY

11.1 You warrant that you shall:

11.1.1 comply with all applicable laws, statutes and regulations relating to anti-bribery and anti-corruption including but not limited to the Bribery Act 2010;

11.1.2 comply with such of our anti-bribery and anti-corruption policies as are notified to you from time to time; and

11.1.3 promptly report to us any request or demand for any undue financial or other advantage of any kind received by or on behalf of you in connection with the performance of this Agreement.

11.2 Breach of this clause 11 shall be deemed a material breach of this Agreement.

12. FORCE MAJEURE

12.1 CESW shall not be liable for any hindrance, failure or delay in performing any of its obligations arising out of or in connection with this Agreement as a result of an event or series of connected events beyond the reasonable control of CESW (including, without limitation, acts of God, extreme weather conditions, power failure, floods, lightning, storm, fire, explosion, war, riot, civil commotion, military operations, acts or threats of terrorism, malicious damage, strike action, lock-outs or other industrial action (whether involving the workforce of CESW or of any other party), default of suppliers or sub-contractors, compliance with any law or governmental order, rule regulation or direction, accident, failure or breakdown of plant, machinery, systems or vehicles, or a pandemic, epidemic, civil emergency or other widespread illness) (“Force Majeure Event”).

12.2 In the event of a Force Majeure Event, CESW shall be entitled, without liability, at its sole discretion to vary, perform, suspend performance of, postpone, cancel the Event and/or this Agreement and/or terminate this Agreement on giving written notice to the Sponsor.

13. GENERAL

13.1 This Agreement contains the entire agreement and understanding between the parties and supersedes all prior agreements, understandings or arrangements (both oral and written) relating to the subject matter of this Agreement.

13.2 You may not assign, sub licence or otherwise transfer any of your rights or obligations under this Agreement without our prior written Agreement.

13.3 Notices shall be sent by first class registered post, with a copy to be sent by email, to the other party at the address appearing in the Sponsor Information Pack (or such other address as that party shall notify in writing to the other from time to time). In the absence of proof of non-delivery, notices are deemed received two working days after being sent.

13.4 You acknowledge that you have not relied on, and shall have no remedy in respect of, any statement, representation, warranty, understanding, promise or assurance (whether negligently or innocently made) of any person other than as expressly set out in this Agreement (save that this shall not apply so as to limit or exclude either party’s liability for fraud).

13.5 If any one or more provisions of this Agreement shall be declared to be invalid or unenforceable in any respect, the validity and enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Agreement shall not as a result in any way be affected or impaired. However, if any provisions of this Agreement shall be adjudged to be void or ineffective but would be adjudged to be valid and effective if part of the wording were deleted or the scope or periods reduced, they shall apply with such modifications as may be necessary to make them valid and effective while adhering as closely as possible to the original intent, period and scope of the provisions and the parties hereby undertake to make such modifications.

13.6 This Agreement shall not create, nor shall it be construed as creating, any partnership or agency relationship between the parties.

13.7 This Agreement and the rights and obligations of both parties shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of England and Wales, the parties irrevocably agree to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of England and Wales.

©2023 CESW. All rights reserved.

Company number 08936261

Registered office: c/o Constructing Excellence South West C/O Michelmores Llp, Woodwater House, Pynes Hill, Exeter, EX2 5WR

Last Updated: November 2023

These terms and conditions (the “Terms”) govern the basis on which you can make bookings for tables at the event(s) run by CESW, a company registered in England and Wales with registration number 08936261 and registered office at c/o Constructing Excellence South West C/O Michelmores Llp Woodwater, House Pynes Hill Exeter, United Kingdom, EX2 5WR (“us”, “our” or “we”). All other terms and conditions of business, including any that you may send to us when placing, renewing, or paying for table bookings, are excluded.

Please read the Terms carefully. By submitting a booking request online you acknowledge that you agree to the Terms.

1. Bookings and Payment
1.1 Booking requests should be submitted online or through the event sales team. Payment must be made, or authorisation to deduct payment given, at the time a booking request is submitted. No booking is guaranteed until you receive a confirmation email or booking contract from us.

1.2 Provided you have complied with these terms and conditions we will, subject to availability, send a confirmation email to you in respect of your booking request as soon as reasonably practicable. If there is no availability, we will email you to inform you that this is the case as soon as reasonably practicable. Where your booking request is refused, we will process any refund due to you within 30 days of informing you of such refusal.

1.3 Payment may be made by either (i) bank transfer; or (ii) credit or debit card (we accept the following credit and debit cards: Visa; MasterCard; and American Express); or (iii) invoice.

1.4 If you wish to pay by bank transfer, please use the bank account details provided by us on request. You are responsible for paying all bank charges. If bank charges are not paid by you your booking may be refused. A payment description should be included with your payment which references your company name. Once the transfer has been made you will need to scan and email proof of payment/bank transfer confirmation, quoting your company name, in order to complete your booking.

2. Cancellation, Postponement, Substitutions and Changes to the Event

2.1 We reserve the right and shall be entitled to make changes to the Event at any time without liability to you, including without limitation in respect of the advertised content, timings on the day, date, venue, format and/or location of the Event or the advertised speakers. We will keep you informed of any such changes from time to time.

2.2 We reserve the right and shall be entitled to, in our sole discretion, cancel or postpone the date of the Event. We shall give written notice to you of our decision to cancel or postpone the Event as soon as reasonably practicable. In the case of our:

2.2.1 postponement of the Event, we will offer you the choice of either: (i) a credit for a future event run by us of your choice (up to the value of sum paid by you in respect of the Event); or (ii) the opportunity to attend the Event on the new date.

2.2.2 cancellation of the Event, we will offer you a credit for a future event run by us of your choice (up to the value of sum paid by you in respect of the Event).

2.3 No refunds are available once an order has been placed in respect of any postponement, cancellation or non-attendance (including without limitation for table booking or individual places). Should individual guests on your table be unable to attend, we would welcome a substitute guest attending in their place. Similarly, substitutions can be made for individual seats, at no extra charge. Please notify us by email with the name and job title of both the registered guest and the substitution guest.

2.4 Subject to clause 2.3, your booking is personal to you and will only entitle you and your named guests to attend the Event. Other than as set out in clause 2.3 you are expressly prohibited from selling, or in any other way transferring, your booking whether in whole or part and whether in exchange for payment or otherwise, to any third party. We reserve the right to cancel your booking without refund if you breach this clause 2.4.

3. Liability

3.1 Subject to Clause 3.4, our aggregate liability to you, however caused, in respect of all claims (or series of claims) arising out of or in connection with these Terms or otherwise in connection with any booking (or requested booking) made by you or otherwise in relation to the Event at which you have booked a table (or requested a booking of a table) shall be limited to the price paid by you in respect of the applicable booking.

3.2 Notwithstanding any other provision in these Terms, but subject to Clause 3.4, we shall not be liable, in each case however caused for any:

3.2.1 direct or indirect loss of or damage to:

(a) profit;

(b) revenue;

(c) business;

(d) contracts;

(e) opportunities;

(f) data;

(g) anticipated savings or interest;

(h) reputation;

(i) goodwill;

(j) use; or

3.2.2 costs of wasted management or staff time; or

3.2.3 travel, accommodation or other costs and expenses; or

3.2.4 indirect, special or consequential damages, loss, costs, claims or expenses of any kind.

3.3 You agree to indemnify us, our staff and our affiliates and to hold us harmless to the fullest extent permitted by law, against all loss, costs, claims or expenses of any kind arising from any negligent act or omission by you (including your delegates) during or otherwise in relation to your booking and/or your attendance at the event for which you have made a table booking.

3.4 Nothing in this these Terms shall limit or exclude either party’s liability for:

3.4.1 death or personal injury caused by that party’s negligence, to the extent prohibited by law;

3.4.2 fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation; or

3.4.3 any other liability which cannot be limited or excluded by applicable law.

3.5 We shall not be in breach of these Terms for any change to the Event under clause 2.1 or any postponement and/or cancellation of the Event under clause 2.2 of these Terms and you acknowledge that the rights in respect of postponement and/or cancellation of the Event under clause 2.2 are your sole rights and you waive all other rights and remedies in respect of any postponement and/cancellation of the Event. For the avoidance of doubt, we shall not be liable to you or any third party for any travel, accommodation or other costs and expenses incurred in connection with any change to the conference under clause 2.1 or any postponement and/or cancellation of the conference under clause 2.2 of these Terms.

3.6 The parties agree that each of the sub-clauses in clause 3.2 and each of the sub-paragraphs 3.2.1(a) to 3.2.1(j) in sub-clause 3.2.1 constitute separate terms and the introductory wording of clause 3.2 shall be applied to each of them separately. If there is any claim or finding that any such individual sub-clause or sub-paragraph is unenforceable for any reason, such unenforceability shall not affect any other provision within clause 3.2 or otherwise.

3.7 The term “however caused” when used or referred to in this clause 3 shall cover all causes and actions giving rise to our liability arising out of or in connection with these Terms or the Event: (i) whether arising by reason of any misrepresentation (whether made prior to and/or in these Terms), negligence, other tort, breach of statutory duty, repudiation, renunciation or other breach of contract, restitution or otherwise; (ii) whether caused by any total or partial failure or delay of the Event; and (iii) whether deliberate (but not in bad faith) or otherwise, however fundamental the result.

4. Anti-Bribery

4.1 You warrant that you shall:

4.1.1 comply with all applicable laws, statutes and regulations relating to anti-bribery and anti-corruption including but not limited to the Bribery Act 2010;

4.1.2 comply with such of our anti-bribery and anti-corruption policies as are notified to you from time to time; and

4.1.3 promptly report to us any request or demand for any undue financial or other advantage of any kind received by or on behalf of you in connection with the performance of these Terms.

4.2 Breach of this clause 4 shall be deemed a material breach of these Terms.

5. Force Majeure

5.1 We shall not be liable for any hindrance, failure or delay in performing any of our obligations arising out of or in connection with these Terms as a result of an event or series of connected events beyond our reasonable control (including, without limitation, acts of God, extreme weather conditions, power failure, floods, lightning, storm, fire, explosion, war, riot, civil commotion, military operations, acts or threats of terrorism, malicious damage, strike action, lock-outs or other industrial action (whether involving our workforce or the workforce of any other party), default of suppliers or sub-contractors, compliance with any law or governmental order, rule regulation or direction, accident, failure or breakdown of plant, machinery, systems or vehicles, or a pandemic, epidemic, civil emergency or other widespread illness) (“Force Majeure Event”).

5.2 In the event of a Force Majeure Event, we shall be entitled, without liability, at our sole discretion to vary, perform, suspend performance of, postpone, cancel the Event and/or the contract between us and/or terminate the contract between us subject to these Terms on giving written notice to you.

6. General

6.1 A person who is not a party to the Terms has no right under the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999 to enforce any provisions of these Terms.

6.2 These Terms (together with any documents referred to herein or required to be entered into pursuant to these Terms) contain the entire agreement and understanding between us and supersede all prior agreements, understandings or arrangements (both oral and written) relating to the subject matter of these Terms and any such document (save that this shall not apply so as to limit or exclude either party’s liability for fraud).

6.3 If any one or more provisions of these Terms shall be declared to be invalid or unenforceable in any respect, the validity and enforceability of the remaining provisions of these Terms shall not as a result in any way be affected or impaired. However, if any provisions of these Terms shall be adjudged to be void or ineffective but would be adjudged to be valid and effective if part of the wording were deleted or the scope or periods reduced, they shall apply with such modifications as may be necessary to make them valid and effective while adhering as closely as possible to the original intent, period and scope of the provisions and the parties hereby undertake to make such modifications.

6.4 These Terms shall not create, nor shall they be construed as creating, any partnership or agency relationship between us.

6.5 Save as set out in Clause 2, you are not permitted to re-sell, transfer, assign or otherwise dispose of any of your rights or obligations arising under these Terms.

6.6 You acknowledge and accept that we have the right to publicly announce our business relationship with you which shall include but not be limited to announcements on social media. Such announcements shall not be disparaging or otherwise adverse to your business.

6.7 You acknowledge and accept that we shall be entitled to charge interest on any outstanding balance owed to us accruing on a daily basis from the date that the invoice became due for payment.

6.8 Please visit our website to see our Privacy Policy

6.9 These Terms and the rights and obligations of both parties shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of England and Wales and both parties irrevocably agree to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of England and Wales in respect of any dispute which arises hereunder.

©2023 CESW. All rights reserved.

Company number 08936261

Registered office: c/o Constructing Excellence South West C/O Michelmores Llp, Woodwater House Pynes Hill Exeter, EX2 5WR