Legal Information:

The Company (Architecture for London Limited) advertises the services of a number of self-employed Architects, designers, and other relevant industry persons. For all architectural projects undertaken through Architecture for London, each individual Architect, designer or other person is employed directly by the Client, and each individual Architect, designer or other person is liable to the Client for their own work. Architecture for London shall not be held liable for issues arising from contracts that are directly between the Client and the relevant Architect, designer or other appropriate person.

The Client shall at his own expense supply the Architect with all necessary Documents or other materials, and all necessary data or other information relating to the Specified Service. The Client shall ensure the accuracy of all Input Material. The Architect or designer will rely upon the accuracy of the Input Material.

Where the Architect cannot perform the Contract the Company shall notify the Client and with the Clients consent shall substitute another Architect in its place.

For the avoidance of doubt, save as expressly provided for in this agreement nothing in this Contract shall confer or purport to confer on any third party any benefit or right to enforce any term of this Contract.

Either the Client or the Architect may, by giving seven days notice to the other, suspend or terminate performance of the whole or part of the Specified Services. If the performance of the Specified Service is suspended and not resumed within three months, the Architect may by notice in writing to the Client terminate the Contract.

Unless otherwise agreed in writing, the Client shall instruct the making of applications for planning permission and approval under building acts, regulations and other statutory requirements, and applications for consent by freeholders and all others having an interest in the Project. The Client shall pay any statutory charges and fees and any expenses and disbursements made in respect of such applications.

Where applicable, the Client shall comply with any obligations under the CDM Regulations, including the appointment of a competent Planning Supervisor as soon as practicable.

Unless otherwise expressly agreed with the Client in writing with the Architect, the Client shall appoint and pay any consultants and other persons as may be required under separate contracts. The Architects appointment shall be limited to the Specified Service as detailed in the contract.

The Client, in respect of any work or services in connection with the Project performed or to be performed by any person other than the Architect shall:
a) hold such person responsible for the competence and performance of his services and for visits to the site in connection with work undertaken by him;
b) hold any principal Contractor and/or other Contractors responsible for his management and operational methods, for the proper carrying out and completion of their works and for health and safety provision.

Any details of consultants and other persons including surveyors, engineers and builders provided by the Company or the Architect are provided for information purposes only and the Company makes no warranty or representation as to the competency or otherwise of such persons. In engaging such persons the Client shall rely on his own assessment and judgment.

In the event of the Architect being instructed to undertake a survey, this shall be limited to the provision of measured drawings. The survey will not address the condition of any property nor its suitability for the Project nor any structural issues. In the event of the Architect being instructed to assess the potential of a property for improvement, no guarantees are made by the architect. The Architect can give only indications based on his professional opinion.

The Architect shall have no liability to the Client for any loss, damage, costs, expenses or other claims for compensation arising from any Input Material or instructions supplied by the Client which are incomplete, incorrect, inaccurate, illegible, out of sequence or in the wrong form, or arising from their late arrival or non-arrival, or any other fault of the Client.

The Architect's liability under and in connection with this Contract shall be limited AND THE CLIENT'S ATTENTION IS DRAWN IN PARTICULAR TO THE LIMITATION OF LIABILITY PROVISIONS BELOW:

a) All warranties, conditions and other terms implied by statute or common law (save for the conditions implied by section 12 of the Sale of Goods Act 1979) are to the fullest extent permitted by law excluded from the Contract.
b) Except in respect of death or personal injury caused by the Architect or any of its employees, agents and sub-contractors negligence or fraudulent misrepresentation or as expressly provided for in these Conditions the Architect shall not be liable to the Customer for any indirect or consequential loss or damage (whether for loss of profit, loss of business or otherwise), costs, expenses or other claims for consequential compensation whatsoever and howsoever caused which arise out of or in connection with the Contract.
c) The Architect shall not be liable to the Client or be deemed to be in breach of the Contract by reason of any delay in performing, or any failure to perform, any of the Architect's obligations in relation to the Specified Service, if the delay or failure was due to any cause beyond the Architect's reasonable control.

The Architect specifically does not warrant:
a) That their service will be completed in accordance with any programme or timetable for the Project;
b) That planning permission or any other statutory consent will be granted;
c) The performance, work or products of others;
d) The solvency of any other body appointed by the Client whether or not such appointment was made on the advice of the architect.

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