Welcome to our website. If you continue to browse and use this website, you are agreeing to comply with and be bound by the following terms and conditions of use, which together with our privacy policy govern LawBid’s relationship with you in relation to this website. If you disagree with any part of these terms and conditions, please do not use our website.
The term ‘LawBid’ or ‘us’ or ‘we’ refers to the owner of the website whose registered office is 76 King Street, Manchester, M2 4NH. Our company number is 10252309 registered in England and Wales. The term ‘you’ refers to the user or viewer of our website.
The use of this website is subject to the following terms of use:
- The content of the pages of this website is for your general information and use only. It is subject to change without notice.
- Neither we nor any third parties provide any warranty or guarantee as to the accuracy, timeliness, performance, completeness or suitability of the information and materials found or offered on this website for any particular purpose. You acknowledge that such information and materials may contain inaccuracies or errors and we expressly exclude liability for any such inaccuracies or errors to the fullest extent permitted by law.
- Your use of any information or materials on this website is entirely at your own risk, for which we shall not be liable. It shall be your own responsibility to ensure that any products, services or information available through this website meet your specific requirements.
- This website contains material which is owned by or licensed to us. This material includes, but is not limited to, the design, layout, look, appearance and graphics. Reproduction is prohibited other than in accordance with the copyright notice, which forms part of these terms and conditions.
- All trademarks reproduced in this website, which are not the property of, or licensed to the operator, are acknowledged on the website.
- Unauthorised use of this website may give rise to a claim for damages and/or be a criminal offence.
- From time to time, this website may also include links to other websites. These links are provided for your convenience to provide further information. They do not signify that we endorse the website(s). We have no responsibility for the content of the linked website(s).
- Your use of this website and any dispute arising out of such use of the website is subject to the laws of England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales.
- All communication between client and solicitor must take place through the LawBid user portal before a bid has been accepted. By completing the registration process with Lawbid Ltd, you agree not to disclose any personal information. For example your email address, telephone number, direct messages to the other party.
- LawBid ltd withholds the right to redact any information provided through the LawBid user portal that fails to adhere to the position specified in term 9.
- With exception to users who are subscribed to the Enterprise package, solicitor user profiles are strictly limited to one account per organisation.
- LawBid Ltd is not a firm of solicitors or barristers and does not operate as a legal practice.
- All information provided on the website is for informational, educational or entertainment purposes. No formal client-solicitor relationship exists between users and LawBid Ltd.
- By using LawBid you agree to only use the portal as intended.
- LawBid Ltd withholds the right to suspend accounts if any of the Terms and Conditions of use of breeched.
- Basic and Premium subscriptions do not guarantee a set number of cases; they instead provide a limit.
- LawBid Ltd acts as a matchmaker between client and solicitor. Once this match has been created, LawBid plays no further role in the relationship, nor does it accept liability for any damages or losses that occur following the formation of the match.
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LawBid reserves the right to amend, redact and add to case descriptions posted by
clients for the purposes of:
- Ensuring information provided is not in breach of any of the terms included herein
- Correcting spelling, grammar or illegible information
For solicitors
Registration is free. Registration permits limited access to the platform in order to allow users to view the client cases on offer and spend time navigating the platform and dashboard. In order to place bids and interact with clients, a subscription must be purchased.
For clients
Whilst LawBid is not a firm of solicitors and does not provide legal advice to the client, LawBid will always act in the best interest of the client. In using the LawBid site you authorise LawBid to accept the lowest/appropriate bid from the most suitable solicitor on behalf of the client.
Re-credits and Refunds
If a client accepts your bid but does not proceed to instruct your firm, you can claim an account re-credit by emailing your re-credit request to info@lawbid.co.uk within 14 days from the date of the client acceptance, stating the client's name, case title and brief reason for non instruction. We are unable to offer re-credits beyond this time frame unless agreed otherwise in writing. We do not offer subscription fee refunds.
Disclaimer
The material displayed on the Site is provided without any guarantees, conditions or warranties as to its correctness. To the extent permitted by law, we, other members of our network and third parties connected to us hereby explicitly exclude:
- All conditions, warranties and other terms which might otherwise be implied by statute, common law or the law of equity; and
- Any liability for any direct, indirect or consequential loss or damage incurred by any user in connection with the use, inability to use or results of the use of the Site, any websites linked to it or any materials posted on it including, without limitation, any liability for:
- Loss of income or revenue;
- Loss of business;
- Loss of profits or contracts;
- Loss of anticipated savings;
- Loss of data;
- Loss of goodwill;
- Wasted management or office time; and
- For any other loss or damage of any kind, however arising and whether caused by tort (including negligence), breach of contract or otherwise, even if foreseeable.
This does not affect our liability for (a) death or personal injury arising from our negligence, (b) fraudulent misrepresentation or misrepresentation as to a fundamental matter or (c) any other liability which cannot be excluded or limited under applicable law.
Reliance on information on the Site
Commentary and other materials posted on the Site are not intended to amount to advice on which reliance should be placed. We therefore disclaim all liability and responsibility arising from any reliance placed on such materials by any visitor to the Site, or by anyone who may be informed by any of its contents.
Viruses, hacking and other offences
We will not be liable for any loss or damage caused by a distributed denial-of-service attack, viruses or other technologically harmful material that may infect your computer equipment, computer programs, data or other proprietary material due to your use of the Site or downloading of any material posted on it, or any website linked to it.
Links from the Site
Where the Site contains or refers to links to other sites and resources provided by third parties, these said links are provided for your information only. We have no control over the contents of those sites or resources, and accept no responsibility for them or for any loss or damage that may arise from your use of them.
Website Design
All payment for website design requires an advance payment of 50% of the agreed project quotation before commencement of work. The remaining 50% is to be paid upon completion of work after the client has signed off on the design and prior to the server upload or release of materials. Invoices are sent via email, payment is due on receipt of the invoice by the client.
The Client agrees to pay for any additional expenses necessary for the completion of the work. Expenses may include (but are not limited to) purchase of domain names, special fonts and stock photography.
We will take the client’s detailed instructions as to the layout, content and design of the website. We provide the client with an opportunity to review the appearance and content of the website during the design phase and once the overall website development is completed. At the completion of the project, such materials will be deemed to be accepted and approved unless the client notifies us otherwise within seven (7) days of the date the materials are made available to the client.
We ask the client to provide all the required information in advance. On any occasion where progress cannot be made with the client’s website because we have not been given the required information in the agreed time frame, and we are delayed as result, we reserve the right to impose a surcharge of up to 25% of the Charges.
If the Client agrees to provide us with the required information and subsequently fail to do within one week of project commencement we reserve the right to close the project and the balance remaining becomes payable immediately.
Both parties will comply with all applicable requirements of Data Protection Law. This clause is in addition to, and does not relieve, remove or replace, a party’s obligations or rights under Data Protection Law.
Termination of services by the Client must be requested in a written notice and will be effective on receipt of such notice.