Exhibitor Terms & Conditions

EXHIBITOR TERMS AND CONDITIONS

  1. DEFINITIONS

In these terms and conditions:

Agreement means these terms and conditions, the Contract Form and the Exhibitor

Technical Manual;

Cancellation Charge means the charges set out in the Contract Form payable for any cancellation of the Stand Space;

Confidential Information shall have the meaning given in Clause 15;

Contract Form means the form to be completed and signed by the Exhibitor;

Exhibition means the event described in the Con­tract Form;

Exhibitor means the person, firm or company whose details are specified in the Contract Form;

Exhibitor Branding means such branding as may be provided by the Exhibitor to the

Organiser in connection with the Exhibition;

Exhibitor Technical Manual means such pack con­taining information about the Exhibition as may be made available by the Organiser to the Exhibitors in advance of the Exhibition;

Exhibits means such objects and materials (includ­ing but not limited to marketing and promotional materials) as may be displayed and/or handed out to Exhibition visitors by or on behalf of the Exhibitor;

Fees means together, the Stand Space Fee, the Registration Fee, the Space Audit Fee

Organiser means Summer Road Events Ltd or its per­mitted assignees;

Organiser Branding means such branding as may be provided by the Organiser to the Exhibitor for use by the Exhibitor in connection with the Exhibition;

Registration Fee means the registration fee set out in the Contract Form;

Shell Scheme means the stand frame and any other related structure or display in the Stand Space as offered by the Organiser, as may be more fully de­scribed in the Exhibitor Technical Manual;

Space Audit Fee means the compulsory fee for ap­proval of stand plans payable in accordance with Clause 4 as specified in the Contract Form;

Stand Sharer means any third party trader or com­pany wishing to share the Stand

Space with the Exhibitor;

Stand Space means any area in the Exhibition licensed to the Exhibitor in accordance with this Agreement;

Stand Space Fee means the fee payable for the Stand Space as set out in the

Contract Form; and

Venue means the venue at which the Exhibition is held, as set out on the Contract

Form or otherwise notified by the Organiser to the Exhibitor in writing.

  1. APPLICATION AND AGREEMENT

2.1 The Exhibitor warrants, represents and under­takes that it shall provide comprehensive and com­plete details on the Contract Form of the intended purpose of the Stand Space and all Exhibits which it intends to use on the Stand Space.

2.2 The Organiser may at its absolute discretion ac­cept or refuse the Exhibitor’s application for Stand Space made by submission of a signed Contract Form. The

Exhibitor acknowledges and agrees that a bind­ing contract will be formed upon the sending of the Organiser’s written acceptance of such application to the Exhibitor.

2.3 Subject to Clause 16.9 below, the Contract Form, these terms and conditions and the Exhibitor Technical Manual shall form the entire agreement between the parties. Each party confirms that it has not relied on any prior representations or negotia­tions in entering into this Agreement.

2.4 In the event of conflict between the various doc­uments forming this Agreement between the parties the following order of priority shall apply:

2.4.1 the Contract Form; followed by 2.4.2 these terms and conditions; followed by

2.4.3 the Exhibitor Technical Manual.

  1. ALLOCATION AND LICENCE OF STAND SPACE

3.1 The Stand Space is licensed to the Exhibitor (in common with the Organiser and all others author­ised by the Organiser) on a non-exclusive basis in accordance with this Agreement. The term of this licence shall be for the duration of the Exhibition (and for such reasonable time spent in promptly re­moving the Exhibits and marketing material from the Stand Space after the Exhibition has concluded in accordance with Clause 8 below) or until the licence is otherwise terminated or cancelled in accordance with this Agreement.

3.2 The Exhibitor is not permitted to sub-license the Stand Space allocated to it, either wholly or in part, or otherwise part with or share possession of all or any part of the Stand Space without the prior written consent of the Organiser in accordance with Clause 7 below.

3.3 The Organiser reserves the rights to determine, and if it deems necessary, alter at its sole discretion:

3.3.1 the location and/or size of the Venue;

3.3.2 the opening hours for the Exhibition;

3.3.3 the term or duration of the Exhibition;

3.3.4 the date or dates on which the Exhibition is to be held;

3.3.5 the Stand Space allocated to the Exhibitor and its location;

3.3.6 the layout of the Exhibition generally;

3.3.6 the entrances and exits to and from the Exhibi­tion; and

3.3.7 any and all other technical or administrative details in respect of the Exhibition.

3.4 The Organiser will use reasonable endeavours to notify the Exhibitor of any changes or alterations to the Stand Space, its location or the Exhibition as a whole which materially and detrimentally impact on the Exhibitor’s rights under this Agreement. The Ex­hibitor acknowledges and agrees that such changes and alterations may be required to be made by the Organiser to benefit and safeguard the value of the Exhibition as a whole, to the potential detriment of any individual Exhibitor(s). In the unlikely event that any material changes or alterations are detrimental to the Exhibitor, the Exhibitor further acknowledges and agrees that the Organiser may at its discre­tion and without obligation apply a pro rata reduc­tion to the Fees or part of them to compensate the Exhibitor for any material detriment so offered and that this shall be the Exhibitor’s sole remedy in this regard.

  1. FEES AND PAYMENT

4.1 The Exhibitor agrees to pay the following Fees in accordance with the amounts and payment terms set out in the Contract Form:

4.1.1 the Stand Space Fee;

4.1.2 if the Exhibitor is applying for Stand Space only (and does not wish to use

the Shell Scheme), the non-refundable Space Audit Fee (payable for the compulsory audit of technical plans for the Stand Space licensed to the Exhibitor in accordance with this Agreement).

4.2 Unless otherwise agreed by the parties and stated on the Contract Form, Fees shall be paid by the Exhibitor within 30 days of the date of the Organiser’s invoice for such Fees. If a shorter pay­ment period for payment of Fees (or part of them) is agreed by the Exhibitor and recorded on the Con­tract Form, such shorter period shall apply save that in all cases Fees shall in any event be paid at least 72 hours before the commencement of the Exhibi­tion. Time shall be of the essence regarding pay­ment of Fees.

4.3 Without prejudice to any other right or remedy that it may have, in the event the

Exhibitor fails to meet any payment obligations, (whether as to the amounts or date of payment), then the Organiser shall be entitled in its sole discre­tion to deem that the Exhibitor has cancelled its re­quirement for Stand Space and to exercise its rights pursuant to clauses 11.1.2 (Cancellation Charges) and 11.3 (Re-allocation of Stand Space).

4.4 The Fees and any Cancellation Charges are stated as being exclusive of VAT which shall be pay­able, if applicable, by the Exhibitor in addition.

4.5 If any amounts payable under this Agreement are not paid to the Organiser by their due date for payment (whether Fees, Cancellation Charges or otherwise), then the Organiser shall be entitled to charge interest on such sum from the due date for payment at the annual rate of 4% above the base lending rate from time to time of Barclays Bank plc, accruing on a daily basis and being compounded quarterly until payment is made, whether before or after judgment.

4.6 If an EU member state withdraws from eco­nomic and monetary union but the euro continues to exist as the lawful currency of other EU member states, then all references in this Agreement to, and all obligations under this Agreement in, the euro shall continue to be denominated in the euro (even if one or more obligors are incorporated or perform any obligations in the withdrawing member state). If the euro ceases to exist as a lawful currency for any reason, the replacement currency to be used for all purposes in connection with this Agreement shall (to the extent permitted by law) be at the sole discre­tion of the organiser, who shall notify the Exhibitor of such change as soon as reasonably practicable.

  1. STAND SPACE AND EXHIBITS

5.1 The Exhibitor shall abide by and observe all requirements, laws, rules and regulations (including but not limited to those set out in the Exhibitor Tech­nical Manual) whether imposed by the Organiser, the proprietors or managers of the Venue or any munici­pal, governmental or other competent authority. The Organiser agrees to provide the Exhibitor with rea­sonable notice of any material change in the require­ments, laws, rules and regulations from the date of this Agreement which impact on the Exhibitor.

5.2 The Exhibitor acknowledges and agrees that it is a condition of this Agreement that it uses the official contractors appointed by the Organiser as detailed in the Exhibitor Technical Manual. Official Contrac­tor rates are as set out in the Exhibitor Technical Manual, or as otherwise notified in writing by the Organiser. The Exhibitor shall be directly responsible for payment for all contractor services used by the Exhibitor (including without limitation any electricity consumed by the Exhibitor’s Stand Space) and the supervision of such services.

5.3 Plans for specially built stands or displays, other than those for Stand Space using a Shell Scheme, must be submitted by the Exhibitor to the Organiser or its appointed representative in good time for audit and approval before construction is ordered or com­menced.

5.4 If in the opinion of the Organiser, the Exhibitor’s stand, Shell Scheme, or other display extends be­yond the allocated Stand Space or is otherwise not in compliance with this Agreement, the Organiser may at its sole discretion: (i) charge the Exhibitor for the extra Stand Space so occupied at the prevailing rate, or (ii) require the Exhibitor to move or alter its stand or Shell Scheme so that the allocated Stand Space is not exceeded and the Exhibitor agrees to pay all costs and expenses related thereto.

5.5 The Exhibitor shall be entitled to exhibit only those Exhibits specified in the Contract Form or oth­erwise prior approved by the Organiser in writing. If the Organiser determines, at its sole discretion, that an Exhibit is inappropriate for the Exhibition then the Exhibitor shall remove such Exhibit immediately upon receiving notice from the Organiser.

5.6 The Exhibitor must not erect its Exhibits in a manner which would, in the opinion of the Organ­iser, obstruct the light or impede the view along the open spaces or gangways of the Exhibition or cause inconvenience for or otherwise affect the display of any other Exhibitor.

5.7 Any marketing materials and all materials used for building, decorating or covering stands or dis­plays must consist of non-flammable material. The Exhibitor must comply immediately with all instruc­tions given by the relevant authorities or the Organ­iser to avoid the risk of fire or any other risk of injury or damage to property.

5.8 Any direct light from an electrical device must be screened in such a way as to avoid causing nui­sance or discomfort to visitors and other Exhibitors and any music or other noise shall be at such a level so as not to cause nuisance or discomfort to visitors and other Exhibitors. In addition, the Exhibitor shall reduce the volume of or switch off any music or other sound source immediately if required to do so by the Organiser.

5.9 The Organiser and any other person either au­thorised by the Organiser or having an interest in the premises shall without notice be entitled to access at all reasonable times before, during and after the Exhibition the Exhibitor’s Stand Space and for this purpose the Organiser or any such person shall be entitled to use such force as may be reasonably necessary and (subject to clause 14.5) without in­curring any liability whatsoever to the Exhibitor.

5.10 On the first day of the Exhibition, the Exhibi­tor must occupy the Stand Space allocated to it no later than the opening time of the Exhibition. In the event that the Exhibitor fails to do so, then (without prejudice to the Organiser’s other rights and rem­edies) the Organiser shall be entitled to deem that the Exhibitor has cancelled its requirement for the Stand Space and to exercise its rights pursuant to clauses 11.1.2 (Cancellation Charges) and 11.3 (Re-allocation of Stand Space).

5.11 Details of Exhibition hours are set out in the Exhibitor Technical Manual or as otherwise notified in writing by the Organiser. During these times the Exhibitor shall ensure that: (a) the Stand Space is adequately staffed by the Exhibitor’s authorised personnel and/or representa­tives; (b) the Exhibits are all operational and/or displayed (as the case may be); and (c) the Exhibitor is ready and able to conduct business.

5.12 Save for canvassing by the Exhibitor on its own Stand Space in the normal course of its business, any other canvassing anywhere in the Exhibition is strictly prohibited. The distribution or display by the Exhibitor of printed or other placards, handbills or circulars or other articles except by the Exhibitor on its own Stand Space is prohibited, except by prior written agreement with the Organiser.

5.13 The Exhibitor shall be responsible and liable for obtaining appropriate consents to and licences for its use of all intellectual property rights in any Ex­hibits or other materials used in connection with the Exhibition.

  1. EXHIBITOR’S REPRESENTATIVES AND PASSES

6.1 The Exhibitor shall supply to the Organiser the name of at least one person to be its representative in connection with the installation, operation and removal of the Exhibits and shall ensure that such person is available to be contacted by the Organiser at all times during the opening hours of the Exhibi­tion and reasonably available at other times during the Exhibition period.

6.2 In order to ensure only official access to the Ex­hibition areas, the Exhibitor and any authorised per­sonnel and any permitted contractors will be issued with non transferable passes. No admission to the Exhibitor areas will be allowed unless this pass is presented. The Exhibitor will be required to provide the Organiser, by the date specified in the Exhibitor Technical Manual, with a list detailing the person­nel who will be present at the Stand Space and/or around the Exhibition and/or any permitted contrac­tors and the day(s) on which each person is likely to be in attendance. The Exhibitor shall be liable for all and any unauthorised use of the passes issued to the Exhibitor.

6.3 The Exhibitor shall be responsible and liable for the conduct of all personnel and any other person associated or connected with the Exhibitor. The Organiser reserves the right in its absolute discre­tion to exclude or remove from the Exhibition any person whose presence or behaviour is undesirable and/or potentially unlawful, harmful, disrespectful and/or causing a nuisance to other Exhibitors and/or Exhibition visitors and the Organiser may exercise such right notwithstanding that any such person is the employee, agent or permitted contractor of the Exhibitor or otherwise in any way connected or as­sociated with the Exhibitor.

  1. STAND SHARING

7.1 If the Exhibitor wishes to have any Stand Sharer at the Stand Space, then it shall send a written request to the Organiser using the “stand sharers form” in the Exhibitor

Technical Manual or otherwise made available from the Organiser provided that such

Stand Sharer shall be subject to the prior written approval of the Organiser (to be withheld or condi­tioned at its sole discretion).

7.2 Notwithstanding any stand sharing arrangement, the Exhibitor shall remain fully and wholly liable for the full amount of the Fees. The Exhibitor shall en­sure that any approved Stand Sharer complies with this Agreement and the Exhibitor shall be respon­sible and liable for any act, omission or default of such Stand Sharer and shall indemnify and keep indemnified the Organiser against any damages, losses, costs or expenses the Organiser may incur in connection with any Stand Sharer.

  1. REMOVAL OF EXHIBITS AND MARKETING MA­TERIALS

8.1 The Exhibitor shall comply with all provisions of the Exhibitor Technical Manual in relation to the removal of Exhibits and dismantling of the contents of the Stand Space. All movements of Exhibits in and out of the Exhibition must be handled by the of­ficial contractors specified in the Exhibitor Technical Manual.

8.2 In order to comply with health and safety regu­lations, no Exhibit shall be packed, removed or dismantled during Exhibition hours or prior to the closing of the Exhibition without the prior written permission from the Organiser.

8.3 The Organiser reserves the right in its absolute discretion at any time to require the Exhibitor to remove (or to itself remove) any Exhibit (whether specified on the Contract Form or not) which is being displayed at the Exhibition if the Organiser reasonably believes that such Exhibit contravenes any provision of this Agreement or is otherwise po­tentially unlawful, harmful, disrespectful and/or may cause a nuisance to any person.

8.4 The Exhibitor will be liable for all storage and handling charges imposed by the Organiser acting reasonably which result from the Exhibitor’s failure to remove all Exhibits from its Stand Space in ac­cordance with this Agreement.

8.5 The Exhibitor must surrender any occupied Stand Space in its original condition.

The Exhibitor shall on demand indemnify and keep indemnified the Organiser for any damage caused by the Exhibitor, its employees, agents or contrac­tors, or any Stand Sharer to the Venue and/or to any Stand Space or Shell Scheme occupied by the Exhibitor, or any possessions or property of other Exhibitors.

  1. INSURANCE

9.1 Exhibitor is responsible for and shall indemnify the Organiser in respect of all claims (whether arising from personal injury or damage to property or otherwise), arising in connection with the erection and dismantling of the Exhibitor’s Stand and anything permitted, omitted or done thereon or therefrom during the period of the Exhibition or during the construction and dismantling periods arising directly or indirectly by the act, omission or neglect of the Exhibitor or from any exhibit, article or thing in the possession or use of or under the control of the Exhibitor.

21.2 Each Exhibitor exhibits entirely at its own risk and responsibility and should be fully insured to cover theft and be covered for product liability.

21.3 The Organiser will take such precautions as it may consider appropriate for the proper running of the Exhibition, but will not at any time be responsible for the loss of, or damage to, or safety of any Stand, Exhibit, materials or other property of any Exhibitor or any other person under any circumstances.

21.4 All Exhibitors must obtain their own insurance against all relevant risks. In any event, each Exhibitor must hold:

(a) a Public Liability policy of insurance to cover its legal liability for negligence providing cover of at least £2,000,000 in respect of

any injury or damage.

(b) Product Liability insurance of at least £1,000,000.

Or in each case, such other amount as the Organiser may require. All such policies of insurance shall be produced to the Organiser 24 hours prior to trading and if the exhibitor persistently fails to produce the same, the Organiser may arrange cover on the exhibitors’ behalf and charge the exhibitor for all costs thereby incurred.

21.5 The Organiser may arrange for Exhibitors to be offered any insurance policy, details of which will appear in the Exhibitor’s Manual.

Such policy is not endorsed or otherwise recommended by the Organiser and its appropriateness for the Exhibitor must be assessed by the Exhibitor.

  1. USE OF BRANDING

10.1 Subject to the Exhibitor complying with the provisions of this Agreement and any branding guidelines set out in the Exhibitor Technical Manual or otherwise provided in writing to the Exhibitor, the Organiser hereby grants the Exhibitor a non-exclusive, non-transferable, royalty-free, revocable, worldwide licence for the period of time between the date of the Agreement and the end of the Exhibition, to use the Organiser Branding solely and strictly for the purpose of reasonably promoting, marketing and advertising its participation in the Exhibition.

10.2 Subject to the Organiser complying with the provisions of this Agreement, the Exhibitor hereby grants the Organiser a non-exclusive, non-transfer­able, royalty-free, revocable, worldwide licence, to use the Exhibitor Branding solely and strictly for the purpose of promoting, marketing and advertising the Exhibition and the Exhibitor’s involvement in the Exhibition.

  1. EXHIBITOR’S CANCELLATION OR MODIFICA­TION OF STAND SPACE

11.1 If the Exhibitor wishes at any time prior to the Exhibition to cancel its Stand Space, it shall:

11.1.1 provide immediate written notice to the Or­ganiser; and

11.1.2 pay the Cancellation Charge within 30 days of the date of the Exhibitor’s written notice under Clause 11.1.1 or within 14 days of the Organiser’s invoice for such Cancellation Charge, whichever is the sooner.

11.2 If the Exhibitor wishes to modify its Stand Space it shall send a written request to the Organ­iser, stating the reason for the proposed modifica­tion, which the Organiser shall be entitled to accept, reject or condition at its reasonable discretion. Such conditions may include (but not be limited to) the payment of additional Fees if the modification will result in additional requirements in connection with the Stand Space or the payment of Cancellation Charges if the modification will result in significantly reduced requirements for Stand Space.

11.3 In the event that:

11.3.1 the Exhibitor provides notice of cancellation under Clause 11.1;

11.3.2 the Exhibitor’s modification pursuant to Clause 11.2 results in a reduction of Stand Space;

11.3.3 the Organiser deems that the Exhibitor has cancelled its requirement for the Stand Space in ac­cordance with Clauses 4.3 and/or 5.10; and/or

11.3.4 the Exhibitor is in breach of this Agreement; then the Organiser shall have the absolute discretion (but without prejudice to any other right or remedy available to the Organiser) to re-allocate or resell the Stand Space which had been allocated to the Exhibitor. In the event that the Exhibitor modifies its Stand Space in accordance with the provisions of 11.2 above, and then subsequently attempts to cancel such Stand Space, the Organiser shall in its sole discretion be entitled to apply the Cancellation Charge relevant for (i) the original, unmodified Stand Space; or (ii) the modified Stand Space.

11.4 The Exhibitor hereby acknowledges that the Cancellation Charge represents a reasonable pre-estimate of the likely losses and costs that would be incurred by the Organiser as a result of the Exhibi­tor’s cancellation or modification and that they do not represent a penalty. For the avoidance of doubt, the Organiser is not required to mitigate its losses and/or costs in such circumstances and the Cancel­lation Charge shall remain payable even where the Organiser is able to reallocate or resell the Stand Space.

  1. POSTPONEMENT AND CANCELLATION BY ORGANISER

12.1 The Organiser shall be relieved of its obliga­tions under this Agreement in the event that the holding of the Exhibition by the Organiser, the per­formance by the Organise of any of its material obli­gations under this Agreement and/or the attendance at the Exhibition by the Exhibitors and/or any other exhibitor and/or any visitors is impossible, illegal or substantially or materially interfered with, due to any cause or causes beyond the reasonable control of the Organiser or the providers of the Venue includ­ing, without limitation, any of the following: act of God, governmental act, war, fire, flood, explosion, civil commotion, armed hostilities, act of terrorism, revolution, blockade, embargo, strike, lock-out, sit-in, industrial or trade dispute, adverse weather, dis­ease, risk to public health, accident to or breakdown of plant or machinery, shortage of any material, la­bour, transport, electricity or other supply, regulatory intervention, general advice or recommendation of any government (including any government agency or department), regulatory authority or international agency against travel, exhibitions and/or public gatherings, or the Venue becomes unavailable and/or unfit for occupancy and/or use (“force majeure”).

12.2 In the event of force majeure, the Organiser may cancel, postpone or bring forward the Exhi­bition or change the Venue or otherwise alter the Exhibition.

  1. TERMINATION

13.1 This Agreement may be terminated by the Or­ganiser at any time by written notice to the Exhibitor upon the occurrence of any of the following events:

13.1.1 the Exhibition is cancelled in accordance with Clause 12 above;

13.1.2 the Organiser is not satisfied that proper use is being made of the Exhibition by the Exhibitor during the build-up period or at any time during the term of the Exhibition or at any other time then the Exhibitor or any of its contractors or Exhibits is in the Exhibition centre in connection with the Exhibi­tion;

13.1.3 the Exhibitor fails to arrange insurance cover in accordance with the provisions of clause 9;

13.1.4 payment of Fees is not made by the Exhibitor in accordance with this Agreement;

13.1.5 the Exhibitor is or becomes for any reason unable to utilise the Stand Space;

13.1.6 the Exhibitor ceases to carry on business, becomes insolvent or, enters into or takes or is subject to any form of winding up, administration, receivership, liquidation, bankruptcy, arrangement with creditors generally or any other insolvency procedure in respect of it or any of its assets, or suf­fers from enforcement of security or legal process or repossession or any event analogous to any of the above in any jurisdiction;

13.1.7 the Exhibitor or relevant attending employ­ees, contractors or other of its personnel is or are convicted of any criminal offence or otherwise so conduct itself/themselves so as to bring itself, the Exhibition or the Organiser into disrepute;

13.1.8 the Exhibitor is in breach of any provision of this Agreement;

13.1.9 the Exhibitor is in breach of any applicable local legislation, rules or regulations.

13.2 Upon termination of this Agreement for any reason, any allocation of the Stand Space shall au­tomatically be cancelled forthwith.

13.3 If this Agreement is terminated under any of Clauses 13.1.2 to 13.1.9 inclusive above then: (i) the Organiser shall be entitled to re-allocate and/or resell the Stand Space; (ii) all payments made in respect of the Stand Space shall be retained by the Organiser and forfeited by the Exhibitor; and (iii) the Organiser shall have the right to invoice for and (within 30 days of the date of such invoice) the Exhibitor shall pay the balance of the Fees and for any loss of damage suffered or additional expenses incurred by or on behalf of the Organiser as a con­sequence of such termination.

13.4 Upon termination of this Agreement for any reason, all the Exhibitor’s property shall be removed by the Exhibitor from the Exhibition immediately, failing which such property will be removed and/or stored at the Exhibitor’s expense in accordance with Clause 8.4. The Organiser reserves the right to exercise a general lien over any property of the Exhibitor in the Venue in respect of all monies, of whatever nature, including (without limitation) in respect of claims for damages, costs, losses or ex­penses which may at any time be due or payable by the Exhibitor to the Organiser in connection with the Exhibition.

13.5 Without prejudice to clauses 13.3 and 13.4, on the termination of this Agreement all rights and obligations of the parties under this Agreement shall automatically terminate except for such rights of ac­tion as shall have accrued prior to such termination and any rights or obligations which expressly or by implication are intended to come into or continue in force on or after such termination including but not limited to clauses 4, 13, 14 and 15.

  1. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY AND INDEMNITY

14.1 This Clause 14 sets out the entire liability of the Organiser (including any liability for the acts or omis­sions of its employees, agents and sub-contractors) to the Exhibitor in respect of:

14.1.1 any breach of this Agreement;

14.1.2 any use made by the Exhibitor of the Stand Space; and

14.1.3 any representation, statement or tortious act or omission (including negligence) arising under or in connection with this Agreement.

14.2 Neither the Organiser nor any of its respec­tive agents shall be liable to the Exhibitor under this Agreement in contract, tort (including negligence and breach of statutory duty) or otherwise for any loss of profits (whether direct or indirect), revenue, goods, use, anticipated savings, goodwill, reputa­tion or business opportunity or for any indirect, in­cidental special or consequential loss arising under this Agreement (whether or not reasonably foresee­able and even if it had been advised of the other incurring the same).

14.3 Subject to clause 14.7 below, the Organiser’s total liability in contract, tort (including negligence or breach of statutory duty) or otherwise arising in con­nection with this Agreement shall be limited to the total Fees paid by the Exhibitor for the relevant Exhi­bition in connection with which such liability arises.

14.4 All warranties, conditions and other terms implied by statute or common law are, to the fullest extent permitted by law, excluded from this Agree­ment.

14.5 Nothing in this Agreement purports to exclude or limit the Exhibitor’s liability for death or personal injury as a result of its negligence, fraud or fraudu­lent misrepresentation or any liability that cannot be excluded by law.

14.6 The Exhibitor shall on demand indemnify and keep indemnified the Organiser against all costs, claims, demands, proceedings and losses what­soever made against or incurred by the Organiser, its employees, agents or contractors as a result of any breach of any term(s) of this Agreement by the Exhibitor, its agents, contractors or employees.

  1. CONFIDENTIALITY

15.1 Neither party shall use, copy, adapt, alter, dis­close or part with possession of any information or data of the other party which is disclosed or other­wise comes into its possession directly or indirectly as a result of this Agreement and which is of a con­fidential nature (“Confidential Information”) except as strictly necessary to perform its obligations or exercise its rights under this Agreement PROVIDED THAT this provision shall not apply to Confidential Information:

15.1.1 which the receiving party is able to prove was already in its possession at the date it was received or obtained or which the receiving party obtains from some other person with good legal title to the same or which is independently developed by or

or the receiving party; or

15.1.2 which comes into the public domain other­wise than through the default or negligence of the receiving party; or

15.1.3 which the receiving party is required to dis­close by law or applicable regulatory authority.

15.2 In all cases each party shall inform the other party immediately upon becoming aware or sus­pecting that an unauthorised person has become aware of Confidential Information, or that an unau­thorised disclosure of Confidential Information has been made.

15.3 Each party shall ensure that its personnel, sub-contractors and agents who have, or may have, access to the Confidential Information are bound by an undertaking in substantially the same terms as this Clause 15.

15.4 The provisions of this Clause 15 shall continue in force notwithstanding termination or expiry of this Agreement.

16 GENERAL

16.1 Assignment: The Exhibitor shall not be entitled to assign, transfer or delegate to a third party, any rights or obligations of the Exhibitor arising under this Agreement save that it may use official contrac­tors pursuant to Clause 5.2. The Organiser shall be entitled to assign the benefit (subject to the burden) of this Agreement without notice to or consent from the Exhibitor.

16.2 Notices: Any notice required or permitted to be given by either party to the other under this Agree­ment shall be in writing and may be given either per­sonally or by first class post or facsimile transmis­sion addressed to that other party at their registered address or such other address as notified in writing from time to time. Where given by first class post such notice will be deemed to have been served 48 hours after posting and proof that the envelope containing the notice was properly addressed and sent prepaid shall be sufficient evidence of service. Notices given in person or by facsimile transmission shall be deemed to be served immediately provided that in the case of facsimile transmission the correct transmission report shall have been received by the sender.

16.3 Set-off: The Organiser reserves the right to set off any indebtedness of the Exhibitor to the Organ­iser against any indebtedness of the Organiser to the Exhibitor.

16.4 No waiver: No waiver by the Organiser of any provisions of this Agreement or any of its rights un­der this Agreement shall have effect unless given in writing and signed

by any director of the Organiser. The Organiser’s rights shall not be prejudiced or restricted by any concession, indulgence or forbearance extended to the Exhibitor.

16.5 Cumulative remedies: No remedy conferred by any of the provisions of this Agreement is in­tended to be exclusive of any other remedy, except as expressly provided, and each and every remedy shall be cumulative and shall be in addition to every other remedy given under this Agreement or now or hereafter existing in law or in equity or by statute or otherwise.

16.6 Headings: The headings in this Agreement have been inserted for reference only and do not af­fect their interpretation.

16.7 Relationship: Nothing in this Agreement shall create a relationship of landlord and tenant between the Organiser and the Exhibitor or give the Exhibi­tor any estate or interest in the Stand Space or any other space at the Exhibition other than a nonexclu­sive licence of the Stand Space.

16.8 Severability: The provisions contained in each clause, and sub-clause of this

Agreement shall be enforceable independently of each of the others and its validity shall not be af­fected if any of the others is invalid. If any of those provisions is void but would be valid if some part of the provisions were deleted, the provision in ques­tion shall apply with such modification as may be necessary to make it valid.

16.9 Supplementary regulations and instructions: Notwithstanding any other provision

of this Agreement, the Organiser reserves the right to issue supplementary regulations or instructions in addition to those in this Agreement to ensure smooth management of the Exhibition. Any ad­ditional written regulations or instructions shall be deemed to form part of these terms and conditions and shall be binding on the Exhibitor.

16.10 Third parties: No terms of this Agreement shall be enforceable under the Contracts

(Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999 by a third party.

  1. GOVERNING LAW AND JURISDICTION

17.1 These Terms and Conditions shall be construed in accordance with English law and the parties hereby submit to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the English courts.