Terms & Conditions
The Customer’s attention is particularly drawn to the provisions of clause 12
Interpretation
Definitions. In these Conditions, the following definitions apply:
AWB / Airwaybill / Airway bill: The documentation placed on the parcel.
Carrier: means the third party courier company which carries the Consignment.
Consignment: each parcel or group of parcels sent using AKM Global service to each individual address.
Charges: the charges payable by the Customer for the supply of the Services in accordance with clause 5.
Commencement Date: has the meaning set out in clause 2.2.
Conditions: these terms and conditions as amended from time to time in accordance with clause 15.9.
Contract: the contract between the Supplier and the Customer for the supply of Services in accordance with these Conditions.
Customer: the person or firm who purchases Services from the Supplier.
Export Services: means a service where the Consignment is collected in the UK and delivered to an address outside of the UK.
Guaranteed Collection Service: means a service where either the collection of a Consignment is guaranteed by a particular time and/or date.
Guaranteed Delivery Service: means a service where either the delivery of a Consignment is guaranteed by a particular time and/or date once collected.
Guaranteed Service: means a Guaranteed Collection Services and or a Guaranteed Delivery Service.
Prohibited Item: means an item which must not be sent using AKM Global services, for example because the item is dangerous or Hazardous.
Receiver: The person who is receiving the Consignment.
Restricted Item: means an item which it is strongly recommended that you do not send using AKM Global services, for example because the item is fragile, as is further described here Prohibited / Restricted Items
Services: the services, including the Deliverables, supplied by the Supplier to the Customer as set out in the Specification.
Order: the Customer’s order for Services as set out in the Business Rate Card and Contract.
Working Day: means in relation to the UK, Monday to Friday from 9am to 5.30pm excluding public and Bank holidays and in relation to a country that is not the UK, or in other countries, the days at times that banks are normally open for business in that country excluding public holidays.
Construction. In these Conditions, the following rules apply:
a person includes a natural person, corporate or unincorporated body (whether or not having separate legal personality);
a reference to a party includes its personal representatives, successors or permitted assigns;
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;
any phrase introduced by the terms including, include, in particular or any similar expression, shall be construed as illustrative and shall not limit the sense of the words preceding those terms; and
a reference to writing or written includes faxes and e-mails.
Basis
The AKM Global services allow you to send items with a choice of the major UK Courier Companies that we hold accounts with. In these terms and conditions, we refer to these courier companies as the Carrier. The Order constitutes an offer by the Customer to purchase Services in accordance with these Conditions.
The Order shall only be deemed to be accepted when the Carrier issues written acceptance of the Order at which point and on which date the Contract shall come into existence (Commencement Date).
The carriage of items is undertaken by the Carrier and we do not carry the items ourselves. However, your contract for the carriage of items remains between you and AKM Global. If you have any queries or issues about any order you place, you should contact AKM Global (quoting your reference/tracking number where available).
Before placing your order, you should read these Terms and Conditions (and all related information which is linked to as part of the order process, including, for example, the relevant FAQ’s section and the list of Prohibited / Restricted Items) to ensure that you understand the terms on which we provide our services.
Prohibited Items (Including, but not limited to – hazardous items, pornographic items and tobacco products) must not be sent using our service.
Restricted Items (Including, but not limited to – glass items, laptops and mirrored goods) are items which we strongly recommend that you do not send using our service.
If, notwithstanding sections 2.5 and 2.6, you do decide to use our service to send Prohibited or Restricted Items, you should be aware that AKM Global does not offer the same level of contractual protection for loss or damage to Prohibited and Restricted Items as for non-Prohibited/Restricted items.
The Contract constitutes the entire agreement between the parties. The Customer acknowledges that it has not relied on any statement, promise or representation made or given by or on behalf of the Supplier which is not set out in the Contract.
These Conditions apply to the Contract 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.
If a Client wishes to open more than one Account with AKM Global Freight Limited and the two parties are related, such as a Wife, Husband, Boyfriend or associated Partner then we reserve the right to link the two accounts incase of non Payment from one Account, the other Account Holder will be responsible for the non paying Parties Ledger and any outstanding Invoices. This will be done internally.
Any quotation given by the Supplier shall not constitute an offer, and is only valid for a period of 10 Business Days from its date of issue.
If a Bond is requested, it will remain with the Company as assurity and if any special arrangements are made to Service the Client which require additional cost or material, then we reserve the right to charge 50% of the Bond if the Client ceases shipping with AKM Global Freight Limited within the first 6 months of commencement. In addition if a Bonded Client wishes to stop using our Service then a 90 day Notice is required. If no Bond was given, the early closure of the Term (12 Months), a fee equal to a margin of 15% for the reminder term is to be calculated and will be payable. So if the total weekly Invoice was say £2000, this would be multiplied by the number of weeks left in the 12 Month Contract and 15% calculated. This will represent the cancellation fee payable by the Client.
Termination and Bond. The Customer may terminate this Agreement at any time upon giving to AKM Global Freight Limited 3 (three) month’s prior written notice.
2.13 An early Termination Penalty shall be payable in the event of the Customer ceasing trading with AKM Global Freight Limited outside of the agreed termination clause as detailed in 2.12. The early Termination Penalty shall be calculated by multiplying the average Parcel cost by the number of parcels which AKM Global would have received for the period of where no shipping took place or shipping below average took place. If this amount is greater than the Bond paid, then AKM Global reserves the right to pursue the additional amount owed via the Courts.
Supply of Services
AKM Global is not obliged to accept orders from you – and a contract for the services will only be formed when we accept your order and confirm this to you. AKM Global reserve the right to refuse and cancel any order and operate sophisticated Payment & Fraud security checks.
AKM Global can only accept orders from UK registered business.
AKM Global will arrange delivery of the Consignment/s through a third party service with a reputable Carrier as chosen by you. Should that service not be available once purchased you will be immediately contacted with a comparable alternative or right to cancel.
The collection of a Consignment will normally occur on your chosen date shortly after you have placed your order. Any order can be cancelled by you and a full refund will be given up until the time that the Consignment is collected from you. However, after a consignment has been collected from you, your order cannot be cancelled. This is because we have placed the order on your behalf with the Carrier and will be charged for the collection. By arranging for the Consignment to be collected, you consent to the provision of services to you and accordingly you will not be able to exercise any legal cancellation right that you may have (also known as a ‘cooling off’ right) from the point when the Consignment is collected from you.
The order and any cancellation of order will be confirmed in writing, email or by any means signifying such action.
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.
The Supplier warrants to the Customer that the Services will be provided using reasonable care and skill.
Customer’s obligations
The Customer shall: ensure that the terms of the Order are complete and accurate;
co-operate with the Supplier in all matters relating to the Services; provide the Supplier with such information and materials as the Supplier may reasonably require in order to supply the Services, and ensure that such information is accurate in all material respects; If the Supplier’s performance of any of its obligations under the Contract is prevented or delayed by any act or omission by the Customer or failure by the Customer to perform any relevant obligation (Customer Default):
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;
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 4.2; and
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.
Charges and payment
The Charges for the Services shall be on a time and materials basis:
the Charges shall be calculated in accordance with the Supplier’s consignment fee rates, as set out in the rate card provided to the Customer;
please note that in addition to the charges which are quoted at the time of your order, surcharges may also be payable by you if, for example, the consignment is not as described when collection is attempted or if the consignment is not available for collection at the specified time. Further details are set out in section 6 below
The Supplier reserves the right to increase its fee rates, provided that such charges cannot be increased more than once in any 6 month period. The Supplier will give the Customer written notice of any such increase 1months before the proposed date of the increase. If such increase is not acceptable to the Customer, it shall notify the Supplier in writing within 2 weeks of the date of the Supplier’s notice and the Supplier shall have the right without limiting its other rights or remedies to terminate the Contract by giving 1 weeks’ written notice to the Customer.
The Supplier shall invoice the Customer weekly in arrears.
The Customer shall pay each invoice submitted by the Supplier:
within the agreed period of the date of the invoice; and
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 Contract.
All amounts payable by the Customer under the Contract are exclusive of amounts in respect of value added tax chargeable for the time being (VAT). Where any taxable supply for VAT purposes is made under the Contract 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 at the same time as payment is due for the supply of the Services.
Without limiting any other right or remedy of the Supplier, if the Customer fails to make any payment due to the Supplier under the Contract by the due date for payment (Due Date), the Supplier shall have the right to charge interest on the overdue amount at the rate of 20 per cent per annum above the then current Barclays Bank PLC base rate accruing on a daily basis from the Due Date until the date of actual payment of the overdue amount, whether before or after judgment, and compounding quarterly.
The Customer shall pay all amounts due under the Contract in full without any deduction or withholding except as required by law and the Customer shall not be entitled to assert any credit, set-off or counterclaim against the Supplier in order to justify withholding payment of any such amount in whole or in part. 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.
SURCHARGES
Certain surcharges may be payable by you in addition to the carriage fees which are set out as the cost for the standard delivery of your order.
Any Surcharges represent the additional administrative costs which will be suffered by AKM Global and charges which AKM Global may incur from the Carriers and are not penalties imposed by AKM Global. This information is made available to you prior to placing your order.
For illustrative purposes, the following is a non-exhaustive list of when surcharges may be payable.
A surcharge of £15.00 will be applied if you are out when the driver tries to collect or if the Consignment is otherwise unavailable for collection.
On some services there will be a surcharge if a re-delivery is necessary because the receiver is unable to take delivery when required. Please check the rate card prior to sending.
Other surcharges may be applicable if the receiver refuses to take delivery of the goods and they need to be sent back to you.
By entering the weight and dimensions of your Consignment/s you are pre paying for the postage. If the Consignment/s are heavier or larger than the additional weight/size will be charged at the applicable rate to the card that the order was placed on together with a surcharge of £5 + VAT. We refer to this charge as the ‘Admin Charge’.
Saturday delivery surcharge (where you pay extra for a delivery on a Saturday) is available should the Saturday delivery service be selected and will only be applied if requested.
Some areas will be subject to a remote area surcharge. This will be calculated in the quoting system prior to the point of booking. Should a change of delivery request be made once in transit, a Surcharge may be applied depending on the new locality.
AKM Global cannot carry pallets unless on the Pallet service if available. Any order that is collected on a pallet that is booked on any of our standard services will be surcharged.
AKM Global Freight Limited will carry Liquids as long as they are NON Toxic, have been approved for Carriage by the nominated Carrier and are packaged properly and securely. However there will be no Insurance Cover for Liquids unless agreed with us before the Contract Commences and will be liable for an additional Insurance Cost above the base cost of the Parcel Delivery Service. This additional cost will be listed separately on your Invoice as an additional Charge for Insurance of items.
No Insurance Cover is provided for Damage caused to the item or Packaging whilst in Transit.
The consignments must be given to the correct carrier / driver. Should the goods be given to the wrong carrier / driver we will attempt to have the parcel returned. Should this not be possible a surcharge may be applied if the service is more expensive than purchased. If you have booked multiple shipments and multiple companies through our site, please confirm with each driver that you are giving the correct shipments to them.
We may supply Documentation to accompany your shipment. Failure to attach this could result in a Surcharge.
Pallet & Same Day services could be subject to a waiting Surcharge if the driver is kept waiting more than 15 minutes, or a failed collection surcharge if there is nothing to collect. A cancellation fee will also be due if the collection is cancelled within 3 hours of the collection being due. This is postcode / order specific and you will be advised on request.
A surcharge will be made should a Cheque need to be re issued to an alternative name or company than the order was placed in.
COLLECTION OF CONSIGNMENTS
Collection times are not guaranteed unless you have selected a ‘Guaranteed Collection Service’. A Guaranteed Collection Service offers a money back guarantee if collection fails at the date and time specified due to the carrier’s error or failing.
In the rare event that the Carrier cannot make the collection please contact AKM Global immediately where we will re book for collection the same day if cut off has not passed or the next working day. Please be aware that we are not aware of any issues with collection until we are contacted and the carrier should not be contacted directly as the booking is made on the AKM Global account with the carrier.
AKM Global does not come into direct contact with the Consignment/s but arrange for the collection through one of the major Carriers that we hold an account. Or will have direct contact if shipping via some Carriers. Please ensure the correct parcel is given to the correct collecting agent that you have chosen at the time of ordering.
Your Consignment/s must be packed to a reasonable standard, packed within a double walled box with the contents cushioned and protected inside. The packaging must also be sufficient to protect the Consignment’s weight. It is not always obvious when a Consignment has not been packaged properly. The Carriers will assume that Consignments have been correctly packaged and will exercise a level of skill and care appropriate to that. Any claim resulting from a parcel that is not packaged to a reasonable standard and in line with the above may be declined.
Please note that any item travelling through our services must be able to withstand a short drop, fragile items should not be sent though our services. Please see our packaging guidelines and Prohibited / Restricted Items in addition and also sections 10 and 11 relating to Prohibited Items and Restricted Items generally.
Prohibited Items and Restricted Items and Consignments which have not been packaged properly should not be sent using our services. If they are sent using our services, the affected item could be subject to delay or return or be held for collection by you or the receiver. In addition, such goods could also be discarded if i) they are damaged to such an extent that they are a Health and Safety risk (such as smashed glass); or ii) if they have been held for collection for a fixed time limit and the time limit advised has been exceeded. Please be aware in such a circumstance, you will be notified that collection of said goods must be arranged by a certain date or the goods may incur storage charges, and finally discarded at a cost payable by the sender.
Parcels should not be strapped or attached together. This is not a secure way for parcels to travel in the Carrier network. Any item which is not securely packaged or strapped to another package will be treated as a Prohibited Item.
The Carrier / AKM Global have the right to refuse a Consignment for a reasonable reason such as no packaging, insufficient packaging or the Consignment does not comply with the information given by you at the time of placing the order – for example is not labelled correctly or is larger than stated.
Collections are made on Working days only. Saturday deliveries are available to book online but are not guaranteed. Refund of the Saturday surcharge will be applied if delivery is not made on the relevant Saturday.
Please ensure the collection point is available at the collection time that you request. A surcharge may be applied if you are out or the Consignment is otherwise unavailable when the Carrier tries to collect.
A receipt should be obtained on collection of your Consignment. Proof of collection will be required for any issues that you may have with the Consignment or processing of your order.
Please note the certain services require a bar-coded label / AWB to be printed out and attached to the parcel. During the quote & Book section it will be stated next to the service description that the service requires a Printer. The bar-coded label / AWB will be displayed at the end of your order and we will email you a copy of the relevant label to be attached. Please do this before the courier arrives.
For all other Services the driver will provide a Waybill document that the Collection point will have to complete with them to and from address details.
It is the customer’s responsibility to ensure that all the details are correctly completed and displayed on the correct Consignment as delivery will be made to the details listed on the Consignment. It is not the driver’s responsibility to check this information, so please ensure this is checked before he leaves.
REMOTE COLLECTION / DELIVERY
Consignments collected and or delivered in certain areas in Scotland, Wales, Cornwall, Northern Ireland and Offshore Islands may be subject to a 24-48 hour delay with all Carriers. These areas can also take an additional hour on the Timed Services such as by 9.30am, By 12, 10am.
Shipments to and from remote areas nationally and internationally on all services may be subject to delay and possible service downgrade. Please check the address with us prior to sending for advised transit times.
Guaranteed Services are guaranteed to most areas. It is the Customers responsibility to check the area they are sending to is covered by this guarantee.
RESTRICTED ITEMS
We strongly recommend that you do not send Restricted Items using our service. This is because such items are fragile, dangerous or otherwise inappropriate to be carried by our services and Network. Should you proceed to send such goods you do so at your own risk as they are excluded from cover.
Restricted items could be subject to non-collection, delay, return or confiscation by Customs. In such circumstances, if a restricted item is collected by the Carrier and then later returned, no refund of carriage will be given and return charges may be applicable.
In addition you should note that if you send a restricted item, this may cause damage to other Consignments being carried and you may ultimately be liable for loss to those other Consignments if the senders of those Consignments seek to pursue you.
PROHIBITED ITEMS
Prohibited items must not be sent using our services. Sending a Prohibited Item using our services is contrary to these terms and conditions. No Transit Cover is provided for Prohibited Items. If a Consignment which contains a Prohibited Item is lost or damaged, you will not be able to make a claim for any Transit Cover or other claim from AKM Global relating to any loss or damage to such items (and AKM Global hereby limits its liability accordingly).
In addition to our prohibition of the carriage of Prohibited Items, hazardous / dangerous goods are strictly prohibited from our services. Failure to declare hazardous / dangerous goods could lead to you being prosecuted where unlimited fines and imprisonment are possible. Please note that the list of Prohibited/Restricted items which relate to our services is not an exhaustive list of what could be considered to be hazardous or dangerous
Item/s sent within a hazardous box will be classed as such, strictly prohibited. Please do not reuse old hazardous boxes.
In addition you should note that if you send a Prohibited Item, this may cause damage to other Consignments being carried and you may ultimately be liable for loss to those other Consignments if the senders of those Consignments seek to pursue you
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 or its products or its services which the Receiving Party may obtain. The Receiving Party shall restrict disclosure of such confidential information to such of its employees, agents or subcontractors as need to know it for the purpose of discharging the Receiving Party’s obligations under the Contract, and shall ensure that such employees, agents or subcontractors are subject to obligations of confidentiality corresponding to those which bind the Receiving Party. This clause 6.16 shall survive termination of the Contract.
Limitation of liability: THE CUSTOMER’S ATTENTION IS PARTICULARLY DRAWN TO THIS CLAUSE
Nothing in these Conditions shall limit or exclude the Supplier’s liability for: death or personal injury caused by its negligence, or the negligence of its employees, agents or subcontractors; fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation; or breach of the terms implied by section 2 of the Supply of Goods and Services Act 1982 (title and quiet possession).
Subject to clause 12.1:
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 Contract; and
the Supplier’s total liability to the Customer in respect of all other losses arising under or in connection with the Contract, whether in contract, tort (including negligence), breach of statutory duty, or otherwise, shall in no circumstances exceed £10.
AKM Global accepts no liability for loss/damage to an item if it has not been correctly packaged and/or labelled unless it can be shown that we have not acted with reasonable skill and care.
Except as set out in these Conditions, all warranties, conditions and other terms implied by statute or common law are, to the fullest extent permitted by law, excluded from the Contract.
This clause 12 shall survive termination of the Contract.
Termination
Without limiting its other rights or remedies, each party may terminate the Contract with immediate effect by giving written notice to the other party if:
the other party commits a material breach of the Contract and (if such a breach is remediable) fails to remedy that breach within 7 days of that party being notified in writing of the breach;
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) 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;
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];
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 that other party (being a company) other than 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;
the other party (being an individual) is the subject of a bankruptcy petition or order; 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;
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);
a floating charge holder over the assets of that other party (being a company) has become entitled to appoint or has appointed an administrative receiver;
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;
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 13.1(b) to clause 13.1(i) (inclusive);
the other party suspends or ceases, or threatens to suspend or cease, to carry on all or a substantial part of its business; or 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.
The companies ability to provide a service is severely hindered by no fault of its own.
Without limiting its other rights or remedies, the Supplier may terminate the Contract with immediate effect by giving written notice to the Customer if the Customer fails to pay any amount due under this Contract on the due date for payment.
Without limiting its other rights or remedies, each party shall have the right to terminate the Contract by giving the other party 1 months’ written notice.
Without limiting its other rights or remedies, the Supplier shall have the right to suspend provision of the
Services under the Contract or any other contract between the Customer and the Supplier if the Customer becomes subject to any of the events listed in clause 13.1(b)) to clause 13.1(l), or the Supplier reasonably believes that the Customer is about to become subject to any of them, or if the Customer fails to pay any amount due under this Contract on the due date for payment.
Consequences of termination
On termination of the Contract for any reason:
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 been submitted, the Supplier shall submit an invoice, which shall be payable by the Customer immediately on receipt;
the accrued rights, remedies, obligations and liabilities of the parties as at expiry or termination shall not be affected, including the right to claim damages in respect of any breach of the Contract which existed at or before the date of termination or expiry; and clauses which expressly or by implication have effect after termination shall continue in full force and effect.
If a client ceases trading with us and has subsequent claims, we reserve the right to ask for Purchase Invoices, true cost and Buyer details in order to verify the accuracy of the claim. Once this has been satisfied we will pay out any claim via Bank Transfer. All claims will be paid only on Cost value and not Retail Pricing. If any of the above evidence contained in this clause is not provided, we will not pay the Claim out.
General Force majeure:
For the purposes of this Contract, 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.
The Supplier shall not be liable to the Customer as a result of any delay or failure to perform its obligations under this Contract as a result of a Force Majeure Event.
If the Force Majeure Event prevents the Supplier from providing any of the Services for more than 1 weeks, the Supplier shall, without limiting its other rights or remedies, have the right to terminate this Contract immediately by giving written notice to the Customer.
Assignment and subcontracting:
The Supplier may at any time assign, transfer, charge, subcontract or deal in any other manner with all or any of its rights under the Contract and may subcontract or delegate in any manner any or all of its obligations under the Contract to any third party or agent.
The Customer shall not, without the prior written consent of the Supplier, assign, transfer, charge, subcontract or deal in any other manner with all or any of its rights or obligations under the Contract.
Notices:
Any notice or other communication required to be given to a party under or in connection with this Contract shall be in writing and shall be delivered to the other party personally or sent by prepaid first-class post, recorded delivery or by commercial courier, at its registered office (if a company) or (in any other case) its principal place of business, or sent by fax to the other party’s main fax number.
Any notice or other communication shall be deemed to have been duly received if delivered personally, when left at the address referred to above or, if sent by pre-paid first-class post or recorded delivery, at [9.00 am] on the [second] Business Day after posting, or 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, on the next Business Day after transmission.
This clause 15.3 shall not apply to the service of any proceedings or other documents in any legal action. For the purposes of this clause, “writing” shall not include e-mails and for the avoidance of doubt notice given under this Contract shall not be validly served if sent by e-mail.
Waiver:
A waiver of any right under the Contract 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 Contract or by law shall constitute a waiver of that or any other right or remedy, nor preclude or restrict its further exercise. No single or partial exercise of such right or remedy shall preclude or restrict the further exercise of that or any other right or remedy.
Unless specifically provided otherwise, rights arising under the Contract are cumulative and do not exclude rights provided by law.
Severance:
If a court or any other competent authority finds that any provision of the Contract (or part of any provision) is invalid, illegal or unenforceable, that provision or part-provision shall, to the extent required, be deemed deleted, and the validity and enforceability of the other provisions of the Contract shall not be affected.
If any invalid, unenforceable or illegal provision of the Contract would be valid, enforceable and legal if some part of it were deleted, the provision shall apply with the minimum modification necessary to make it legal, valid and enforceable.
No partnership: Nothing in the Contract is intended to, or shall be deemed to, constitute a partnership or joint venture of any kind between any of the parties, nor constitute any party the agent of another party for any purpose. No party shall have authority to act as agent for, or to bind, the other party in any way.
Third parties: A person who is not a party to the Contract shall not have any rights under or in connection with it.
All AKM Global clients who use our service are assumed to have read and agreed to the terms and conditions as listed here, if you do not agree with all conditions and stipulations listed in this document, do not use our services.
Variation: Except as set out in these Conditions, any variation, including the introduction of any additional terms and conditions, to the Contract, shall only be binding when agreed in writing and signed by the Supplier.
Governing law and jurisdiction: This Contract, 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, English law, and the parties irrevocably submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of England and Wales.