Terms & Conditions
These standard terms of business apply to all engagements accepted by Professional Learning and Consulting Hub Ltd. The engagements comprise the agreement entered into between Professional Learning and Consulting Hub Ltd and you which incorporate these terms and conditions. Professional Learning and Consulting Hub Ltd, trading as PLC Finance, is a limited company registered in England and Wales under company number 08323269 with its registered office at Amba House, 1st Floor, Suite 7, 15 College Road, Harrow, London, HA1 1BA. References to "PLC Finance", "We" and "Us" are to Professional Learning and Consulting Hub Ltd trading as PLC Finance. References to "Client", "Company", "You" or "Your" is to our client under the Agreement. All work carried out is subject to these terms except where changes are expressly agreed in writing. If there is a conflict between the Agreement and these terms, the Agreement shall prevail.
1. Our fees are computed either on the basis of time spent on your affairs by the principals and our team, and on the levels of skill and responsibility involved, or a fixed fee that will be agreed in advance based on the scope of work in a fixed fee agreement or quotation.
2. If it is necessary to carry out work outside the scope of work agreed in respect of a fixed fee agreement or quotation this will involve additional fees. Accordingly, we would like to point out that it is in your interests to ensure that your records, etc. are completed to the agreed stage.
3. It is our normal practice to request that clients make arrangements to pay a proportion of their fee on a monthly direct debit or standing order. These direct debit/ standing order will be applied to fees arising from work agreed in the letter of engagement for the current and ensuing years. Once we have been able to assess the amount of work and time involved we would be grateful if you would agree to pay an amount to us on a regular basis.
4. If you are not set up on monthly direct debit or standing order,there will be admin charge of £10+VAT per month. Any bounced direct debit will cost extra £25+vat.
5. Our terms relating to payment of amounts invoiced and not covered by standing orders, where appropriate, are strictly 7 days. Interest will be charged on all overdue debts at 4% over base rate or at the rate for the time being applicable under the Late Payment of Commercial Debts (Interest) Act 1998, whichever is the higher.
6. If you fail to make payment within our credit terms, we may refer the matter to our debt collection agency. If this is necessary, you will be charged a surcharge of 15% of the outstanding balance due to us plus VAT and you will be responsible for payment of all fees, costs and expenses incurred by us in recovery of the sum due.
i. During the course of our work we will collect information from you and others acting on your behalf and will return any original documents to you following the preparation of your enrolments. You should retain these records for at least four years from the end of the accounting year to which they relate.
ii. Whilst certain documents may legally belong to you, we intend to destroy correspondence and other papers that we store which are more than four years old, other than documents which we consider to be of continuing significance. If you require retention of any document, you must notify us of that fact in writing.
1. As part of our ongoing commitment to providing a quality service, our files are periodically subject to an independent quality review. Our reviewers are highly experienced and professional people and are, of course, bound by the same requirements of confidentiality as our principals and staff.
i. If at any time you would like to discuss with us how our service to you could be improved, or if you are dissatisfied with the service you are receiving, please let us know, by telephoning or writing to Vidit Agarwal. His email info@plcfinance.co.uk or you can contact him by calling office on 02071481588. ii. We undertake to look into any complaint carefully and promptly and to do all we can to explain the position to you. If you feel that we have given you a less than satisfactory service, we undertake to do everything reasonable to address your concerns, using our internal complaints system.
i. The engagement letter is governed by, and construed in accordance with, English law. The Courts of England will have exclusive jurisdiction in relation to any claim, dispute or difference concerning this engagement letter and any matter arising from it. Each party irrevocably waives any right it may have to object to any action being brought in those courts, to claim that the action has been brought in an inappropriate forum, or to claim that those courts do not have jurisdiction.
i. Internet communications are capable of data corruption and therefore we do not accept any responsibility for changes made to such communications after their despatch. It may therefore be inappropriate to rely on advice contained in an e-mail without obtaining written confirmation of it. We do not accept responsibility for any errors or problems that may arise through the use of internet communication and all risks connected with sending commercially sensitive information relating to your business are borne by you. If you do not agree to accept this risk, you should notify us in writing that e-mail is not an acceptable means of communication.
ii. It is the responsibility of the recipient to carry out a virus check on any attachments received.
i. We may obtain, use, process and disclose personal data about you in order that we may discharge the services agreed under this engagement letter, and for other related purposes including updating and enhancing client records, analysis for management purposes and statutory returns, crime prevention and legal and regulatory compliance. You have a right of access, under data protection legislation, to the personal data that we hold about you. We confirm that when processing data on your behalf we will comply with the provisions of the Data Protection Act 1998. For the purposes of the Data Protection Act 1998, the Data Controller in relation to personal data supplied about you is Lili. We reserve the right to outsource work as a condition of our engagement.
i. Persons who are not party to this agreement shall have no rights under the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999 to enforce any term of this agreement. This clause does not affect any right or remedy of any person which exists or is available otherwise than pursuant to that Act.
ii. The advice that we give to you is for your sole use and does not constitute advice to any third party to whom you may communicate it. We accept no responsibility to third parties for any aspect of our professional services or work that is made available to them.
i. You may terminate your instructions to us in writing at any time on not less than one month's prior written notice but we will be entitled to keep all your papers and documents while there is money owing to us for our charges and expenses
ii. We may stop acting for you only if we have reasonable grounds to do so, for example if you do not pay an interim bill, comply with a request for a payment on account or if you fail to provide us with instructions or fail to do so on a prompt basis. If we decide to stop acting for you, we must provide you with not less than one month's prior written notice. If we decide to stop acting for you, we will tell you the reason and give you notice in writing.
i. We will provide our professional services with reasonable care and skill. However, we will not be held responsible for any losses arising from the supply by you or others of incorrect or incomplete information, or your or others' failure to supply any appropriate information or your failure to act on our advice or respond promptly to communications from us or other relevant authorities.
ii. We will not be liable to you for any consequential, special, indirect or exemplary damages, costs or losses, or any damages, costs or losses attributable to lost profits, income or opportunities.
iii. We can only limit our liability to the extent the law allows. In particular, we cannot limit our liability for death or personal injury caused by our negligence.
iv. You agree to hold harmless and indemnify us against any misrepresentation, whether intentional or unintentional, supplied to us orally or in writing in connection with this agreement. You have agreed that you will not bring any claim in connection with services provided to you by the firm against any of our employees on a personal basis.
v. You agree the company directors will give their personal guarantees that in the event the client is unable to pay the outstanding fees to PLC Finance; they will settle the outstanding personally.
When work is done we will inform you to collect your data within 7 days or else we will post it you where charges will apply. Any postage above 10 pounds has to be borne by the recipient.
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