Management Services Agreement – Digital Angel Corp.
Date: 15 June 2011
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Signature Industries Limited |
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Kannad SAS |
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Management Services Agreement |
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Blake Lapthorn |
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New Kings Court Tollgate Chandler’s Ford Eastleigh SO53 3LG Reference: ILT. 572192.1 |
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Contents
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Interpretation |
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Term of Engagement |
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Duties |
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Reporting |
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Substitution of an Individual |
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Fees and Success Fee |
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Business Expenses |
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Other Activities |
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Confidential Information |
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Data Protection |
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Liability |
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Insurance |
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Intellectual Property |
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Termination |
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Obligations upon Termination |
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Consultant Status |
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Notices |
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Entire Agreement |
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Variation and Waiver |
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Assignment and Sub-Contracting |
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Counterparts |
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Third Party Rights |
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Applicable Law and Jurisdiction |
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Schedule 1 Services |
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Schedule 2 Retainer |
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Schedule 3 Success Fee : calculation of profit arising from PELS Contract |
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Schedule 4 Reporting Information |
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Schedule 5 Calculation of Success Fee |
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This Agreement is dated 15 June 2011
Between
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Signature Industries Limited, a company incorporated and |
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Kannad SAS a company incorporated under the laws of France |
Agreed Terms
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1 |
Interpretation |
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1.1 |
In this Agreement (unless the context requires otherwise) the following words |
BSA means the business sale agreement between (1) the Client
(2) McMurdo Limited and (3) Digital Angel Corporation in respect of the
acquisition by McMurdo of the Sarbe business and certain assets from the Client
dated 31 May 2011 (as later amended by an agreement amending the business sale
agreement entered into by the same parties on the same date as this Agreement);
Business means the residual business of Sarbe carried on by
the Client as at the date of this Agreement which is engaged in the manufacture
and sale of personal location beacons and complimentary search and rescue
equipment including the performance of the PELS Contract;
Business Day means a day (not being a Saturday or Sunday)
when clearing banks are open in the City of London for the transaction of
general banking business;
Business Opportunities means any opportunities which the
Consultant or the Individual becomes aware of during the Engagement which relate
to the Business or which the Consultant or the Individual reasonably considers
might be of benefit to the Client or the Business;
Capacity means as agent, consultant, director, employee,
owner, partner, shareholder or in any other capacity;
Commencement Date means the date of this Agreement;
Confidential Information means all information (whether or
not recorded in documentary form, or stored on any magnetic or optical disk or
memory) relating to the business, affairs and finances of the Client for the
time being confidential (irrespective of whether it is expressly designated as
confidential) to the Client including, without limitation, any information
relating to the Client’s operations, processes, plans intentions, product
information, price lists, pricing structures, know-how, design rights, trade
secrets, software market opportunities, customers and technical data and
know-how relating to the business of the Client or any of its business contacts
and all information derived from the above;
Consultant’s Solicitors means Blake Lapthorn of New Kings
Court, Tollgate, Chandler’s Ford, Eastleigh, SO53 3LG (reference: ILT.572192.1);
Engagement means the engagement of the Consultant by the
Client on the terms of this Agreement;
Group means in respect of a company, that company, its
holding company and all companies and undertakings which now or in the future
become subsidiaries or subsidiary undertakings of the Seller or of any such
holding company. “Holding company” and
“subsidiary” shall have the meanings given in section 1159 of
the Companies Act 2006 and “subsidiary undertaking” and
“parent undertaking” shall have the meanings given in section
1162 of the Companies Act 2006;
Individuals means Jean Pierre Bardon, Frederic Picard and
Johann Bielke or such Substitute as may be appointed from time to time (and
Individual shall mean anyone of them) in accordance with clause
5;
Initial Period means the period of 9 calendar months
commencing on the Commencement Date;
Insurance Policies means commercial general liability
insurance cover and any other insurance cover as may be required in respect of
the Services or under this Agreement from time to time;
Insolvency Event means, in relation to a party if that
party:
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has a receiver, manager or administrative receiver appointed over it or any |
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suspends or threatens to suspend payment of its debts generally; |
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is or becomes unable to pay its debts when they are due or is or becomes |
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if the party enters into or resolves to enter into any arrangement, |
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suspends or ceases, or threatens to suspend or cease, to carry on all or a |
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has an administrator appointed or a resolution is passed or any steps are |
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has an application order made for its winding up or dissolution, or a |
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without limitation the operation of the events referred to above, the party |
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any event occurs or proceeding is taken in respect of that party in any |
Intellectual Property Rights means all patents, rights to
inventions, utility models, copyright and related rights, trademarks, service
marks, trade, business and domain names, rights in trade dress or get up, rights
and goodwill or to sue for passing off, unfair competition rights, rights in
designs, rights in computer software, database right, topography rights, rights
in Confidential Information (including knowhow and trade secrets) and any other
intellectual property rights, in each case whether registered or unregistered
and including all applications for and renewals or extensions of such rights,
and all similar or equivalent rights or forms of detection in any part of the
world and Intellectual Property Right means any one of the Intellectual Property
Rights;
PELS Contract means the contract made
between (1) the Client and (2) the UK Ministry of Defence dated 28 July 2008 (as
later amended by an amendment agreement dated 18 May 2010) for the supply and
manufacture of the Personal Emergency Location System;
Retainer means the sum of 300,000 in respect of the
Services to be provided under this Agreement and which shall be paid by the
Client into the Retainer Escrow Account on the date of this Agreement and which
shall be then paid to the Consultant in accordance with the provisions of
Schedule 2;
Retainer Escrow Account means the client sterling deposit
account operated by the Consultant’s Solicitors held with National Westminster
Bank plc, sort code 56-00-64, account number 00103659, address 130 Commercial
Road Portsmouth PO1 1ES;
Services means the services to be provided by the Consultant
in a consultancy capacity to the Client to facilitate the management and
satisfaction of the PELS Contract as more particularly described in Schedule 1
and to be provided in accordance with clause 3;
Substitute means a substitute for an Individual appointed
under the terms of clause 5.1;
Success Fee means such sum, capped at 500,000, representing
50% of all cash arising from the payments made to the Client by the UK Ministry
of Defence under the PELS Contract after deduction by the Client of certain
liabilities including but not limited to the items listed below and/or detailed
in column one (labelled “PELS”) in Schedule 3 calculated in respect of incomes
or costs incurred in cash by the Client after the Commencement Date:
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the employee bonus payable by the Client and as set out in clause 11 of the |
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the cost of providing 10 year product warranty under the PELS Contract, to be |
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the cost of continued integrated logistic support under certain contracts |
Termination Date means the date of termination of this
Agreement howsoever arising;
TSA means the transitional services agreement of even date
made between (1) the Client (2) McMurdo Limited and (3) Digital Angel
Corporation relating to the provision of certain services relating to the
business sold by the Client to McMurdo Limited pursuant to the terms of the BSA;
VAT means value added tax charged pursuant to the Value
Added Tax Act 1994 and any similar replacement or additional tax; and
Work Results means any item of work carried out and
delivered pursuant to this Agreement as part of or arising out of the Services
such as any hardware, software, data schemes or other technology or any design
or recommendation for the foregoing and any prepared materials such as graphic
designs, photographs, video sequences, musical compositions, text, page layouts,
reports, spreadsheets and similar documents and any updates, additions or
modifications to the same.
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1.2 |
In this Agreement (except where the context otherwise requires): |
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any reference to a clause, sub-clause or Schedule is to a clause or, |
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headings are included for convenience only and do not affect the |
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1.2.3 |
use of the singular includes the plural and vice versa; |
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1.2.4 |
use of any gender includes the other genders; and |
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1.2.5 |
any phrase introduced by the terms “including”, “include”, “in particular” or |
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1.3 |
A reference to a particular law is a reference to it as it is in force for |
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Term of Engagement |
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2.1 |
The Client shall engage the Consultant and the Consultant shall make |
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2.2 |
The Engagement shall commence on the Commencement Date and subject to earlier |
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Duties |
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3.1 |
During the Engagement the Consultant shall, and (where appropriate) shall |
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3.1.1 |
provide the Services with all reasonable care, skill, ability and expertise |
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provide the Services to the reasonable satisfaction of and in compliance with |
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promptly give to the Client all such information and reports as it may |
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3.1.4 |
where necessary provide at the Consultant’s own cost all such equipment and |
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3.1.5 |
provide the Services at the Client’s registered office or at any other |
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where necessary attend meetings with the Client where the Consultant’s or |
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3.2 |
The Consultant shall use its best endeavours to ensure that the Individuals |
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3.3 |
Unless it or he has been specifically authorised to do so by the Client in |
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3.3.1 |
neither the Consultant nor the Individuals shall have any authority to incur |
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the Consultant shall not hold itself (and shall procure that each of the |
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3.4 |
The Consultant shall, and shall procure that the Individuals shall, comply |
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3.5 |
The Consultant acknowledges that as part of the Services, the Individuals |
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3.6 |
The Consultant undertakes to the Client that during the Engagement it shall, |
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3.7 |
The Consultant may use another person, firm, company or organisation to |
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Reporting |
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4.1 |
The Client and the Consultant shall convene quarterly meetings to discuss the |
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4.2 |
The agenda for the quarterly meetings shall contain the key issues set out in |
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4.3 |
The parties will use all reasonable endeavours to consult and agree any |
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Substitution of an Individual |
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5.1 |
If any Individual is unable to provide the Services due to illness or injury |
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5.2 |
The Consultant may with the prior written approval of the Client appoint a |
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5.3 |
For the avoidance of doubt, no additional fees shall be payable by the Client |
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Fees and Success Fee |
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6.1 |
In consideration of the provision of the Services, the Client shall pay to |
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6.2 |
During the Engagement, the Client shall pay the Retainer to the Consultant in |
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6.3 |
The Client hereby agrees that it shall: |
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6.3.1 |
retain 50% of any revenue (the Revenue Reserve) in its bank |
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6.3.2 |
not declare any dividend, make any distribution or take such similar action |
until the payment of the Success Fee under this Agreement has been satisfied.
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6.4 |
For the purposes of clause 6.3 “revenue” shall mean the net revenue of the |
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Business Expenses |
For the avoidance of doubt, the Consultant shall (at its sole cost) be
responsible for all expenses (including, for the avoidance of doubt, all
personal living and travel expenses) properly and necessarily incurred by the
Consultant or the Individuals in the course of the Engagement but excluding any
business expenses incurred in the ordinary course of the Consultant and/or the
Individuals providing the Services to the Client in relation to the PELS
Contract and the Parties agree that such expenses shall be covered by the
monthly payments out of the Retainer made to the Consultant pursuant to the
provisions of Schedule 2.
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Other Activities |
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8.1 |
Nothing in this Agreement shall prevent the Consultant or the Individuals |
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such activity does not cause a breach of any of the Consultant’s obligations |
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the Consultant shall not, and shall procure that the Individuals shall not, |
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Confidential Information |
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9.1 |
The Consultant acknowledges that in the course of the Engagement it and the |
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9.2 |
The Consultant shall not, and shall procure that the Individuals shall not |
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any use or disclosure authorised by the Client or required by law; or |
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9.2.2 |
any information which is already in, or comes into, the public domain |
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9.2.3 |
any information which was known to the Consultant or to the Individuals |
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9.3 |
The Consultant and the Individuals will not use any Confidential Information |
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9.4 |
If the Individuals is performing the Services on the Client’s premises, the |
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9.5 |
The Consultant shall not advertise or publicly announce that it is providing |
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Data Protection |
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10.1 |
The Consultant shall procure that each of the Individuals consent to the |
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10.1.1 |
information about the Individuals’ physical or mental health or condition in |
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10.1.2 |
the Individuals’ racial or ethnic origin or religious or similar beliefs in |
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10.1.3 |
information relating to any criminal proceedings in which the Individuals has |
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10.2 |
The Consultant consents (and shall procure that the Individuals consent) to |
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10.3 |
The Consultant consents (and shall procure that the Individuals consent) to |
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Liability |
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11.1 |
Notwithstanding the provision of the Services by the Consultant in accordance |
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11.2 |
Subject to clause 11.3, the Consultant’s total aggregate liability to the |
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11.3 |
Nothing in this clause 11 shall operate to limit or exclude the liability of |
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11.3.1 |
death or personal injury resulting from that party153s negligence; |
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11.3.2 |
any damage or liability incurred as a result of the party153s fraud or |
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11.3.3 |
any liability incurred as a result of the breach of the obligations implied |
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11.3.4 |
any other acts or omissions for which a governing law prohibits the exclusion |
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11.4 |
Without prejudice to clause 11.2, the Consultant shall be liable for and |
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11.4.1 |
any loss or damage to property (whether real or personal); or |
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11.4.2 |
any injury to any person, including injury resulting in death. |
in consequence of or in any way arising out of the provision of the Services
or the use of the Client153s premises by the Consultant or the Individuals except
insofar as such loss, damage or injury shall have been caused by negligence on
the part of the Client or its employees or agents.
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Insurance |
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12.1 |
The Consultant shall ensure that the Insurance Policies are taken out and |
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12.2 |
The parties shall comply (and in the case of the Consultant, the Consultant |
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Intellectual Property |
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13.1 |
Any Intellectual Property Rights made or discovered by the Consultant or the |
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13.2 |
The Consultant undertakes to keep confidential all details relating to any |
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13.3 |
The Consultant will, and will ensure that the Individuals will, if and when |
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13.4 |
The Consultant will and will ensure that the Individuals will, excuse and |
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Termination |
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14.1 |
This Agreement may be terminated by either party if the other party fails to |
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14.2 |
Notwithstanding the provisions of clauses 2.2 and 14.1, this Agreement may |
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by either party upon termination of the PELS Contract for whatever reason by |
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14.2.2 |
by the Client if the Consultant and/or the Individuals commits an act or |
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14.2.3 |
by either party if an Insolvency Event occurs in respect of the other party. |
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14.3 |
On termination of this Agreement the Client will pay to the Consultant:- |
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14.3.1 |
the relevant proportion of the Success Fee up to the date of termination in |
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14.3.2 |
the balance of the Retainer standing in the Escrow Account in accordance with |
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14.4 |
The rights of the Client under this clause 14 are without prejudice to any |
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Obligations upon Termination |
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15.1 |
On the Termination Date the Consultant shall, and shall procure that the |
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15.1.1 |
immediately deliver to the Client all documents, books, materials, records, |
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15.1.2 |
irretrievably delete any information relating to the business of the Client |
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15.1.3 |
if required by the Client provide a signed statement that it or he has |
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Consultant Status |
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16.1 |
The relationship of the Consultant (and the Individuals) to the Client will |
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16.2 |
This Agreement constitutes a contract for the provision of services and not a |
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16.2.1 |
the Consultant shall be fully responsible for and shall indemnify the Client |
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16.2.2 |
this Agreement is not an exclusive arrangement and (subject to Clause 8) |
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16.2.3 |
the Consultant acknowledges that it and the Individuals should make its and |
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16.2.4 |
the Client is not obliged to provide the Consultant or the Individuals with |
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16.2.5 |
the Consultant shall comply with all legal and fiscal obligations of the UK |
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Notices |
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17.1 |
Any notice given under this Agreement shall be in writing and signed by or on |
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17.1.1 |
if delivered personally, at the time of delivery; |
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17.1.2 |
in the case of recorded delivery or special delivery post, 48 hours from the |
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in the case of fax, at the time of transmission. |
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17.2 |
In proving such service it shall be sufficient to prove that the envelope |
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17.3 |
Any notice required to be given under the terms of this Agreement shall not |
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Entire Agreement |
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18.1 |
This Agreement: |
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constitutes the entire agreement and understanding between the parties with |
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18.1.2 |
(in relation to such subject matter) supersede all prior discussions, |
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18.2 |
Each of the parties acknowledges that it is not relying on any statements, |
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Variation and Waiver |
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19.1 |
No variation of this Agreement shall be valid unless it is in writing and |
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19.2 |
No failure or delay by a party to exercise any right or remedy provided under |
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Assignment and Sub-Contracting |
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20.1 |
Neither party may assign, transfer or sub-contract any of its rights or |
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Counterparts |
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21.1 |
This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which, |
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Third Party Rights |
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22.1 |
The Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999 shall not apply to this |
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Applicable Law and Jurisdiction |
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23.1 |
English law governs this Agreement. Each party irrevocably agrees to submit |
In witness whereof this Agreement has been executed as a deed and takes
effect on the date stated at the beginning of it.
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Signed as a Deed by JEAN PIERRE BARDON a director, on behalf |
JEAN PIERRE BARDON |
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Witness153s signature |
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Name (in block capitals) |
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Address |
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Occupation |
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Signed as a Deed by MIKE COOK a director, on behalf of |
MIKE COOK |
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Witness153s signature |
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Name (in block capitals) |
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Address |
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Occupation |
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