Welcome to Field Fisher Waterhouse LLP

1. Terms and Conditions

1.1 These terms and conditions (the “Terms”) set out below will govern your use of this website which can be found at www.ffw.com (the “Website”).

1.2 The Website is owned and operated by Field Fisher Waterhouse LLP ("FFW"), a firm of Solicitors, whose address is 35 Vine Street, London, EC3N 2AA (“FFW”, “us”, “we” or “our”). For the purposes of these Terms, Field Fisher Waterhouse LLP includes any and all Field Fisher Waterhouse LLP subsidiary undertakings, co-branded businesses and joint ventures which may exist from time to time.

1.3 Please read these Terms carefully. By accessing and using the Website you are deemed to have understood and agreed to the Terms.

2. Disclaimer

2.1 This Website contains information, text, data, graphics, photographs, illustrations, artwork, names, logos, trade marks, service marks and information about FFW, its areas of legal practice and general information on certain areas of law (the “Information”).

2.2 Except where it is otherwise expressly stated the Information is not intended to, nor does it, constitute legal, accounting, business, financial, tax or other professional advice or services. The Information is provided on an information basis only and should not be relied upon. If you need advice or services on a specific matter, please contact us directly using the contact details for the relevant partner found on the Website.

2.3 The Website and Information is provided “AS IS” and on an “AS AVAILABLE” basis and Field Fisher Waterhouse does not guarantee the accuracy, timeliness, completeness, performance or fitness for a particular purpose of the Website or any of the Information. FFW has tried to ensure that all the Information provided on the Website is correct at the time of publication. No responsibility is accepted by or on behalf of Field Fisher Waterhouse for any errors, omissions, or inaccurate Information on the Website. Further, Field Fisher Waterhouse does not warrant that the Website will be uninterrupted or error free or that any defects will be corrected.

2.4 Although Field Fisher Waterhouse attempts to ensure that the Information contained in this Website is accurate and up-to-date, we accept no liability for the results of any action taken on the basis of the Information it contains and all implied warranties, including but not limited to the implied warranties of satisfactory quality, fitness for a particular purpose, non-infringement, compatibility, security and accuracy are excluded from these Terms to the extent that they may be excluded as a matter of law

2.5 In no event will Field Fisher Waterhouse be liable for any loss including, without limitation, indirect or consequential loss, or any damages arising from loss of use, data or profits, whether in contract, tort or otherwise, arising out of or in connection with the use of this Website.

3. Linking

3.1 Websites or web pages to which this Website is linked are for information purposes only and have not been reviewed by FFW. We accept no responsibility for the content of such websites or web pages, nor do we accept responsibility for any losses or penalties incurred as a result of your use of any links or reliance on the content of any website to which this site is linked.

3.2 You may not frame, link or deep-link this Website to any other website without our prior written consent. Should you wish to frame or to set up a link / deep-link to our Website please contact marketingdepartment@ffw.com.

4. Computer Viruses, Worms and Trojan Horses

4.1 Whilst we use reasonable endeavours to protect this Website from computer viruses, worms, Trojan Horses and similar detrimental code (the “Destructive Features”), we do not warrant that the Website is free from such Destructive Features and accept no liability for any damage that may result from the transmission of any Destructive Feature via this Website or via any files which are available for you to download from the Website.

5. Copyright and Reproduction

5.1 Except as is otherwise indicated, Field Fisher Waterhouse is the owner of the copyright in all the Information featured on this Website and of all related intellectual property rights, including but not limited to all database rights, trade marks, registered trade marks, service marks and logos.

5.2 You are permitted to download, print, store temporarily, retrieve and display Information from the Website on a computer screen, print individual pages on paper (but not photocopy them) and store such pages in electronic form on disk (but not on any server or other storage device connected to the network) for your personal use or for internal use within your organisation.

5.3 You are not permitted (except where you have been given express permission to do so) to adapt or modify the Information on this Website or any part of it and the Information or any part of it may not be copied, reproduced, republished, downloaded, posted, broadcast or transmitted in any other way to any third parties for commercial gain.

6. Data Protection and the FFW Privacy Policy

6.1 We may require basic information which identifies you as an individual (“Personal Information”), such as your name and email address, in order to enable you to take advantage of particular services that we offer, for example when you request one of our newsletters or further information on a specific department. We will only use such Personal Information for the purposes of providing information which you have requested, or for other purposes set out in these Terms.

6.2 We may on occasion make use of Personal Information that we collect in order to help us administer the Website and/or for marketing purposes. We may for instance send you information about FFW services that we feel might be of particular interest to you. If you do not wish us to make use of your Personal Information in this way, please email marketingdepartment@ffw.com We will also give you the opportunity to opt out of future marketing whenever we send you marketing material.

6.3 Except (i) to the extent that we are required to do so by law, (ii) in connection with any legal proceedings (including prospective legal proceedings), or (iii) in order to establish, exercise or defend the legal rights of FFW, we will not disclose your Personal Information to any other party without first obtaining your permission.

6.4 Employees, contractors and agents of Field Fisher Waterhouse may be given access to any Personal Information which we collect, but their use shall be limited to the performance of their duties. FFW’s employees, contractors and agents who have access to your Personal Information are required to keep that information confidential and are not permitted to use it for any purposes other than to enable you to use the Website or to deal with requests which you submit to us.

6.5 The website may contain links to other websites. FFW is not responsible for the privacy policy of such websites.

6.6 When you visit our Website a small amount of data known as a “cookie” may be stored on your computer’s hard drive. Cookies include information concerning for example the type of web-browser you are using. We use cookies to help us monitor the way in which the Website is used, which in turn helps us to ensure that the Website is relevant to its users. Field Fisher Waterhouse does not use cookie technology to collect Personal Information. If we send you a cookie, we will notify you in advance to explain why and to give you the opportunity to refuse it. You can also configure your web-browser to reject cookies. Note that you may not be able to take advantage of certain services or facilities on the Website if you do refuse a cookie.

6.7 For more information on FFW’s Privacy Policy or our use of cookies please contact MarketingDepartment@ffw.com tel: +44 (0)20 7861 4000 (Marketing Department).

7. Financial Services and Markets Act 2000

7.1 Field Fisher Waterhouse is not authorised by the Financial Services Authority to provide financial services and products under the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000. We are however regulated by the Law Society of England and Wales and as such can offer a limited range of financial investment services to our clients. We can supply these services as long as they are incidental to the legal services that we are providing.

7.2 Field Fisher Waterhouse has an internal procedure for dealing with complaints. However, should a client feel that a complaint has been unsatisfactorily dealt with by us, they may ask the Law Society, which has its own complaints and redress procedure, to look into the matter further.

8. Electronic Commerce (EC Directive) Regulations 2002

8.1 The following information is provided by us to ensure our compliance with the above regulations.

8.2 Field Fisher Waterhouse is regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority and as such is bound by The Guide to the Professional Conduct of Solicitors. This can be found at www.guide-on-line.lawsociety.org.uk.

8.3 Field Fisher Waterhouse is registered for VAT with the registration number GB 232 2737 84.

9. Changes to the Terms

9.1 Field Fisher Waterhouse reserves the right, at its discretion, to make changes to any part of the Website, the Information or these Terms. Should these Terms be amended, FFW will publish details of the amendments on the Website. By continuing to use the Website you agree to be bound by these Terms as amended.

10. Severability

10.1 If these Terms or any part of them should be determined to be illegal, invalid or otherwise unenforceable under the laws of any state or country in which these Terms are intended to be effective, then to the extent that they are so illegal, invalid or unenforceable, they shall in that state or country be treated as severed and deleted from these Terms and the remaining Terms shall survive and remain in full force and effect and continue to be binding and enforceable in that state or country.

11. Events beyond our control

11.1 Field Fisher Waterhouse will not be responsible for any breach of these Terms caused by circumstances beyond its reasonable control.

12. File Download

12.1 Certain files of Information are available for download from the Website. These files of Information are subject to these Terms.

13. Governing law

13.1 These Terms are subject to English law and to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English courts.