LE Legal - Terms and Conditions (Ad Hoc Services)

ACCEPTANCE OF TERMS

1. By authorising payment to LE CONSULT GROUP, the Client acknowledges and agrees that he/she has read, the terms and conditions, understands it and accept it as fair and reasonable.
2. Should the Client not understand any of the terms, the Client should immediately request the representative to explain the terms not understood before making any payment.
3. The Client confirms that he/she is authorised to enter into this agreement and that he/she will be legally bound by the terms and conditions of this agreement.

DURATION & TERMINATION

1. This Agreement shall commence once payment has been affected as per the payment terms herein below and shall continue until such time that the mandate is lawfully withdrawn and/or terminated in writing by either party in accordance with the termination clause set forth herein below.
2. The Client must notify LE Legal in writing that it wishes to terminate its mandate, otherwise these terms and conditions will be enforceable should further instructions for services be received post the initial instruction.
3. LE Legal in its sole discretion retains the right, without the loss of fees for work completed, to lawfully recuse themselves from any matter constituting a conflict of interest between two or more of its clients.
4. LE Legal retains the right to summarily terminate the mandate and/or to refuse service for any reason.
5. LE Legal retains the right to suspend services summarily should no payment be received as provided for in terms of this Agreement.
6. Should the Client terminate the mandate prior to the instruction being completed, the Client shall remain liable to make payment for the billable hours.

FINANCIAL

1. The Client has appointed LE Legal to render legal services upon its instance and request.
   The client will be provided with an invoice for said instruction which will attract a 50% deposit to confirm said instruction. No work will commence before payment of the required deposit is received.
2. The remaining amount will fall due within 7 days following the conclusion of said instruction.
3. The Client confirms and acknowledges that additional invoices may be rendered should more time be spent than initially estimated and should the client request further instructions.
4. It is expressly agreed that all time worked in relation to the instruction (including, without limitation, time worked in or expensed in favour of the client and/or work for which resources were expensed) will be deemed billable time.
5. All costs excludes a travel fee of R5.00 per km for cost reimbursement and 50% of the hourly rate for time travelled for out of office consultations. No travel expenses will be incurred for in-office consultation. It is expressly recorded that any disbursements associated with our services and payable to third parties are excluded from our fees and will be for the client’s own account.
6. In the event that the client’s account is in arrears for a period of more than 7 days, LE CONSULT GROUP reserves the right to levy an administration fee of R250.00 for every month the account remains in arrears.
7. Further, should the client’s account be in arrears for more than 30 days from said date, penalty interest will be charged at a rate of 2% per month, or the maximum amount permissible by law, on the account and will continue until such time as the account has been settled in full.
8. Any legal costs incurred by LE CONSULT GROUP to claim any amounts due in terms of this agreement will be paid by the client on an attorney-and-client scale, which will include collection commission and tracing fees.
9. Prices will be subject to an annual increase and all invoicing-related functions are administered by the accounts department within LE CONSULT GROUP (available at accounts@leconsultgroup.com). The services under this mandate will commence upon receipt of proof of payment (POP).
10. No exemptions in terms of the above financial terms and conditions will be allowed unless expressly agreed to, in writing, between the client and the Managing Member of the LE CONSULT GROUP.

APPOINTMENT CANCELLATION POLICY

1. The client acknowledges that once an appointment has been booked, this cancellation policy will apply.
2. Cancellation or reschedule notices should be sent with at least 48 hours prior notice, with notice to be given to the consultant directly.
3. If the client cancels their appointments less than 48 hours before they are scheduled to take place, LE Consult Group reserves the right to invoice the client for 50% of the total amount payable for the appointment, which includes travel time if applicable.
4. If the client fails to cancel their appointment, the consultant will wait for a maximum period of 30 minutes before considering the client as a no-show, and the client will be liable to pay the full amount reserved for the applicable appointment, which includes travel time if applicable.

LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

1. The maximum liability of LE CONSULT GROUP or any services department within the LE CONSULT GROUP to the client in respect of any claim arising out of a breach of this mandate, a breach of our service standards, advice provided, and/or any claim of a similar nature in terms of this appointment shall be limited to a maximum monetary claim of no more than double the aggregate amount of Fees (excl. VAT and Disbursements) invoiced, paid and banked over the preceding period of 12 (twelve) months from the date of the client’s claim.
2. The Client’s claim shall be further limited to actual damages only (consequential damages and/or notional damages will not be included in any claim of whatsoever nature against LE CONSULT GROUP or any services department within the LE CONSULT GROUP).
3. This clause shall apply to the totality of the client’s claims and shall be the aggregate applicable to the client for claims arising out of this mandate and shall not apply singly, notwithstanding the number of claims.