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Terms & Conditions of sale
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Definitions
“The Company” means Just Office Ltd trading as Just Office
“The Customer” means the person, firm or company with whom any contact is made or to whom any quotation is addressed.
Application
1. These Conditions and [the Purchase Order] shall constitute the entire Agreement between the Company and the Customer in respect of the order or stationery/furniture by the Customer and shall supersede all previous written or oral agreements, or representations.
2. No addition nor any cancellation, variation, qualification or waiver of any or all of the Conditions shall have any legal effect whatsoever unless agreed in writing and signed by the Customer and a Director of the Company.
Prices
3. Prices quoted are based on the current costs of production and at any time before the delivery of the goods by the Company the Company shall be entitled to vary the price of any goods previously ordered by the Customer in order to take all or any of the following factors into account.
(i) Any change in exchange rates.
(ii) Any increase in the costs of production and/or delivery.
(iii) Any change in the rate of Value Added Tax or other similar tax or any levy chargeable.
Orders
4. Orders for the supply of goods shall be made on the standard Order From for the time being supplied by the Company.
(a) Any item ordered not appearing in any Just Office Catalogue is deemed to be a special purchase and therefore becomes non-refundable.
5. The prices given in any quotation by the Company are for the quantities expressed in conjunction with them. Any variation in quantity shall entitle the Company to vary the price of the goods.
6. Goods will be invoiced at the price ruling at the date of despatch
and prices may alter without prior notice.
Furniture Orders
7. ½ of the total order value, inclusive of VAT is to be paid by the customer when placing the order.
Thereafter, ½ will become due 30 days following date of delivery.
Intellectual Property
8. The Customer shall indemnify the Company against all damages penalties costs and expenses to which the Company may become liable if any work done in accordance with the Customer's specification involves an infringement of a registered design, trade mark, service mark or patent or other intellectual property rights.
Delivery
9. The goods shall be delivered to such address in the United Kingdom as the Customer may specify on the order form so far as this is reasonably practicable. At any time or date named by the Company for delivery is given and intended as an estimate only and time shall not be of the essence for this purpose. The Company shall not be liable to make good any damage or loss whether arising directly or indirectly out of delay in delivery.
Acceptance
10. The Customer shall inspect the good immediately on the arrival thereof and shall within 3 days from the date of delivery give notice in writing to the Company of any matter or thing by reason whereof he alleges that the goods are not in accordance with the contract. If the Customer shall fail to give such notice the foods shall be deemed to be in all respects in accordance with the contact and the buyer shall be bound to accept and pay for the same accordingly and any claim against the Company will be rendered void.
Loss or Damage in Transit
11. Any goods lost or damaged in transit will be replaced or repaired free of charge if delivery was effected throughout by an employee or agent of the Company provided always that the Customer or his nominated consignee has reported the damage or non-delivery to the Company within 7 days of delivery or within 7 days of the date of the despatch note as appropriate and time shall be of the essence.
12. The Customer shall where he has notified the Company of any defect of damage pursuant to Clause 11 or 12 above allow the Company or its agent access to the goods to inspect any damage or defect.
Claims and Returns
13. Claims for short delivery must be notified within 3 days and claims in respect of faulty, damaged or incorrect goods must be made within 7 days of delivery. Any claims made after this date will not be entertained.
14. Goods must be contained in the original packaging.
15. The Company shall be entitled to receive a handling charge of 15% of the purchase price or the sum of £5 whichever is the greater in respect of goods delivered in accordance with the contract and returned by the Customer.
Retention of Title and Risk
16. Risk in the goods shall pass to the Customer or delivery.
17. All goods supplied by the Company to the Customer shall remain the sole and absolute property of the Company both in law and equity until the Customer shall have made payment to the Company for all the goods supplied under the same contract.
18. The Customer acknowledges that he is in possession of all goods supplied under the terms of these conditions solely as bailee for the Company until the Customer shall have paid the Company the invoiced prices together with the full price of any other goods by the Company to the Customer pursuant to the same contact.
19. Until such time as in accordance with the above provisions the Customer becomes the owner of the goods, the Customer undertakes to keep the goods on his premises in such a manner that they are readily identifiable as the goods of the Company and further undertakes not to dispose of such goods until such time as the title in the goods passes to the Customer in accordance with the above provisions.
20. The Customer's right to possession of the goods shall cease if he does anything, or fails to do anything which would entitle a receiver to take possession of any assets or which would entitle any person to present a petition for winding-up or if an individual commits an available act of bankruptcy and the Company is authorised in such circumstances to enter upon any premises where the goods are stores or where it is reasonably thought they are stored for the purpose of repossessing the goods.
Payment
21. The purchase price together with any Value Added Tax shall be paid by the Customer within 30 days following delivery of the goods and payment of the purchase price in full on or before the due date shall be a condition precedent to future deliveries under the same or any other contact existing between the parties.
22. The Company shall be entitled to apportion any payment received from the Customer in order to meet such outstanding invoices as the Company may deem appropriate.
23. If the Company is ready to deliver the goods in accordance with the contractual arrangements and a request is received from the Customer for a delay in delivery or part or all of the goods ordered for any reason whatsoever the Company shall be entitled to invoice the Customer for the full amount for which it is entitled to invoice as such time had no such delay been requested and the purchase price will become payable as if the goods had been delivered on the date of the invoice.
24. Notwithstanding the Company's rights to recover the purchase price of the goods in full on the due date the Company reserves the right to charge the Customer with interest on all overdue Accounts at a monthly rate of 2½%.
Relevant Law
25. All contacts for the sale of goods by the Company shall be construed and governed according to English Law.
Force Majeure
26. No liability is accepted by the Company for any direct or indirect loss arising from non-delivery of goods caused by Acts of God, riot or civil commotion, strike, lock-out, fire, flood, drought, Act of Government shortages of raw materials of any other cause whatsoever beyond its control.
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