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version 1.0 - effective from 31 Aug 2005.
important information
Acceptance
PLEASE READ THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS SET OUT BELOW CAREFULLY. THE USE OF THESE WORLD WIDE WEB PAGES OF MORTON FRASER LLP (REFERRED TO AS "WE" AND "US") IS SUBJECT TO THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS SET OUT BELOW - YOUR USE WILL BE DEEMED TO CONSTITUTE YOUR ACCEPTANCE OF THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS.
Non-acceptance
IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO ALL OF THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR THE USE OF THIS WEBSITE, PLEASE LEAVE THIS WEBSITE IMMEDIATELY.
Changes
WE RESERVE THE RIGHT IN OUR SOLE DISCRETION TO MODIFY, ALTER OR OTHERWISE UPDATE THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS AND OUR WEB PAGES AT ANY TIME WITHOUT FURTHER NOTICE AND YOU AGREE TO BE BOUND BY ANY SUCH MODIFICATIONS, ALTERATIONS OR UPDATES TO THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS.
The copyright in material on these web pages and the database right in this website is either owned by or licensed to us and is protected by the laws of the United Kingdom, international treaties and all other applicable intellectual property laws.
Licence
You are permitted to retrieve and display content from this website on the device from which you first accessed or downloaded it and print a single copy of individual pages on paper, solely for your personal non-commercial use.
You may not create a database in electronic or structured manual form by systematically downloading and storing all or any of the content of this website.
Republishing
You may not republish any of the content of this website in any manner without our prior written consent. Requests to republish, redistribute or syndicate content should be addressed to infodesk@morton-fraser.com.
Linking
You may not create any link to this website (other than to the home page at www.morton-fraser.com) nor frame it without our prior written consent, nor may you restrict or inhibit the use or enjoyment of it by anyone else.
Notices
You agree not to remove any news source identification, copyright notices or legends or other notices or proprietary restrictions from any of the material or information contained in these web pages.
Our rights
Any unauthorised downloading, retransmission, or other copying or modification of any of the contents of any of these web pages may be in breach of statutory or common law rights which could be the subject of legal action. All rights not expressly granted herein are reserved by us.
No offer
Nothing on this site constitutes a binding offer by us to perform any legal service.
"Morton Fraser" and "Your Vision - Our Focus" are both trade marks of Morton Fraser which may or may not be registered in the country from which you are accessing this website. In addition, certain names, words, titles, phrases, logos, icons, graphics or designs for the pages of this website may constitute trade names or unregistered trade marks of Morton Fraser.
No licence
The display of any of trade names or trade marks on pages of this website does not imply any licence has been granted to you to use the same. All rights not expressly granted herein are reserved by us.
Other trade marks
All other company and product names together with all other devices, logos, icons, graphics or designs referred to on the pages of this website are the trade marks of their respective owners and are exhibited only in such a manner as is intended to be for the benefit of such trade mark owners: We intend no infringement of such trade marks.
No endorsement
The appearance or absence of products, services, companies, organisations, home pages or other web pages on this website does not imply any endorsement or non-endorsement thereof by us.
Your personal data will be processed by us as set out in our Privacy Policy.
Content
The information, materials and functions contained in the website (including text, graphics, links or other items) are provided on an "as is" basis. The information is for general purposes and guidance only and does not purport to constitute legal or professional advice.
To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law we exclude all warranties, representations, understandings whatsoever, express or implied (specifically including but not limited to warranties of satisfactory quality or merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, freedom from computer viruses, and non-infringement of third parties' rights.)
We exclude any liability for any errors or omissions from information, materials and functions included in this website except to the extent that such liability may not be lawfully excluded under the applicable law.
Availability & Use
We shall not be liable for any direct or indirect, special, incidental or consequential loss or damage whatsoever or for loss of profits, contracts, data, goodwill, work stoppage and computer failure resulting from the use of or inability to use, interruption or availability of this website, its operation or transmission, computer viruses, loss of data or otherwise in respect of the use of this website and howsoever caused, even if we shall have been advised of the possibility of such damages. We do not exclude liability (if any) to you for personal injury or death resulting from our negligence, for fraud or for any matter which it would be illegal to exclude or to attempt to exclude.
Hyperlinks
We may include links from time to time from this website to other internet sites. We have no control over the content of such sites and disclaim any liability in respect of your use of such sites.
The provision by us of a link to another website does not constitute any authorisation by us to you to access materials held at that location, nor is it evidence of any endorsement by us of the material held there.
Access abroad
This website is hosted by us in Edinburgh and we make no representation that the information contained herein is appropriate or available for use in locations outside the United Kingdom.
Your liability
You agree that you shall be liable for any foreseeable and reasonable costs incurred by us in respect of any and all demands, liabilities, losses, costs and claims (including reasonable legal fees incurred in defending any action or otherwise) sustained or incurred by us, our agents, suppliers, resellers, our customers, officers, or employees, and arising as a result of breach by you of these Website Terms of Use.
The headings are for convenience only and shall not affect the construction or interpretation of these Website Terms of Use.
Severability
Every provision of these Website Terms of Use shall be construed separately, applying and surviving even if for any reason any of these provisions is held inapplicable or unenforceable in any circumstances.
Law & jurisdiction
These Website Terms of Use shall be governed by and construed in accordance with Scots law and you agree to submit to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the Scottish courts. You are responsible for compliance with any applicable laws of the country from which you access our website.
If you have any queries about these Website Terms of Use, or any other aspect of our website, or you have a complaint, you can contact us by emailing infodesk@morton-fraser.com or by using our telephone or facsimile numbers or our postal address, all of which are available on our contact pages.
We shall endeavour to respond to any communication received by us as quickly as we can.
important information
Acceptance
PLEASE READ THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS SET OUT BELOW CAREFULLY. THE USE OF THESE WORLD WIDE WEB PAGES OF MORTON FRASER LLP (REFERRED TO AS "WE" AND "US") IS SUBJECT TO THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS SET OUT BELOW - YOUR USE WILL BE DEEMED TO CONSTITUTE YOUR ACCEPTANCE OF THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS.
Non-acceptance
IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO ALL OF THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR THE USE OF THIS WEBSITE, PLEASE LEAVE THIS WEBSITE IMMEDIATELY.
Changes
WE RESERVE THE RIGHT IN OUR SOLE DISCRETION TO MODIFY, ALTER OR OTHERWISE UPDATE THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS AND OUR WEB PAGES AT ANY TIME WITHOUT FURTHER NOTICE AND YOU AGREE TO BE BOUND BY ANY SUCH MODIFICATIONS, ALTERATIONS OR UPDATES TO THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS.
permitted use
OwnershipThe copyright in material on these web pages and the database right in this website is either owned by or licensed to us and is protected by the laws of the United Kingdom, international treaties and all other applicable intellectual property laws.
Licence
You are permitted to retrieve and display content from this website on the device from which you first accessed or downloaded it and print a single copy of individual pages on paper, solely for your personal non-commercial use.
restrictions on use
No databasesYou may not create a database in electronic or structured manual form by systematically downloading and storing all or any of the content of this website.
Republishing
You may not republish any of the content of this website in any manner without our prior written consent. Requests to republish, redistribute or syndicate content should be addressed to infodesk@morton-fraser.com.
Linking
You may not create any link to this website (other than to the home page at www.morton-fraser.com) nor frame it without our prior written consent, nor may you restrict or inhibit the use or enjoyment of it by anyone else.
Notices
You agree not to remove any news source identification, copyright notices or legends or other notices or proprietary restrictions from any of the material or information contained in these web pages.
Our rights
Any unauthorised downloading, retransmission, or other copying or modification of any of the contents of any of these web pages may be in breach of statutory or common law rights which could be the subject of legal action. All rights not expressly granted herein are reserved by us.
No offer
Nothing on this site constitutes a binding offer by us to perform any legal service.
trade marks
Our trade marks"Morton Fraser" and "Your Vision - Our Focus" are both trade marks of Morton Fraser which may or may not be registered in the country from which you are accessing this website. In addition, certain names, words, titles, phrases, logos, icons, graphics or designs for the pages of this website may constitute trade names or unregistered trade marks of Morton Fraser.
No licence
The display of any of trade names or trade marks on pages of this website does not imply any licence has been granted to you to use the same. All rights not expressly granted herein are reserved by us.
Other trade marks
All other company and product names together with all other devices, logos, icons, graphics or designs referred to on the pages of this website are the trade marks of their respective owners and are exhibited only in such a manner as is intended to be for the benefit of such trade mark owners: We intend no infringement of such trade marks.
No endorsement
The appearance or absence of products, services, companies, organisations, home pages or other web pages on this website does not imply any endorsement or non-endorsement thereof by us.
your personal information
Privacy policyYour personal data will be processed by us as set out in our Privacy Policy.
liability
THIS SECTION CONTAINS PROVISIONS WHICH RESTRICT THE EXTENT TO WHICH WE ARE LIABLE TO YOU FOR ANY LOSS YOU MAY SUFFER IN CONNECTION WITH YOUR USE OF THIS WEB SITE. BY USING THIS WEBSITE YOU ALSO AGREE THAT YOU WILL BE LIABLE FOR ANY LOSS WE (OR CERTAIN PEOPLE CONNECTED WITH US) SUFFER AS A RESULT OF BREACH OF THESE TERMS OF USE BY YOU OR BY CERTAIN PEOPLE CONNECTED WITH YOU. PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING SECTION CAREFULLY AND IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THESE CONDITIONS, PLEASE LEAVE THIS WEBSITE IMMEDIATELY.Content
The information, materials and functions contained in the website (including text, graphics, links or other items) are provided on an "as is" basis. The information is for general purposes and guidance only and does not purport to constitute legal or professional advice.
To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law we exclude all warranties, representations, understandings whatsoever, express or implied (specifically including but not limited to warranties of satisfactory quality or merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, freedom from computer viruses, and non-infringement of third parties' rights.)
We exclude any liability for any errors or omissions from information, materials and functions included in this website except to the extent that such liability may not be lawfully excluded under the applicable law.
Availability & Use
We shall not be liable for any direct or indirect, special, incidental or consequential loss or damage whatsoever or for loss of profits, contracts, data, goodwill, work stoppage and computer failure resulting from the use of or inability to use, interruption or availability of this website, its operation or transmission, computer viruses, loss of data or otherwise in respect of the use of this website and howsoever caused, even if we shall have been advised of the possibility of such damages. We do not exclude liability (if any) to you for personal injury or death resulting from our negligence, for fraud or for any matter which it would be illegal to exclude or to attempt to exclude.
Hyperlinks
We may include links from time to time from this website to other internet sites. We have no control over the content of such sites and disclaim any liability in respect of your use of such sites.
The provision by us of a link to another website does not constitute any authorisation by us to you to access materials held at that location, nor is it evidence of any endorsement by us of the material held there.
Access abroad
This website is hosted by us in Edinburgh and we make no representation that the information contained herein is appropriate or available for use in locations outside the United Kingdom.
Your liability
You agree that you shall be liable for any foreseeable and reasonable costs incurred by us in respect of any and all demands, liabilities, losses, costs and claims (including reasonable legal fees incurred in defending any action or otherwise) sustained or incurred by us, our agents, suppliers, resellers, our customers, officers, or employees, and arising as a result of breach by you of these Website Terms of Use.
interpretation, law and jurisdiction
HeadingsThe headings are for convenience only and shall not affect the construction or interpretation of these Website Terms of Use.
Severability
Every provision of these Website Terms of Use shall be construed separately, applying and surviving even if for any reason any of these provisions is held inapplicable or unenforceable in any circumstances.
Law & jurisdiction
These Website Terms of Use shall be governed by and construed in accordance with Scots law and you agree to submit to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the Scottish courts. You are responsible for compliance with any applicable laws of the country from which you access our website.
contact details
QueriesIf you have any queries about these Website Terms of Use, or any other aspect of our website, or you have a complaint, you can contact us by emailing infodesk@morton-fraser.com or by using our telephone or facsimile numbers or our postal address, all of which are available on our contact pages.
We shall endeavour to respond to any communication received by us as quickly as we can.
