Corporate details

 

CRPC Legal B.V. is a private company with limited liability governed by the laws of the Netherlands (besloten vennootschap met beperkte aansprakelijkheid), having its official seat (statutaire zetel) in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, and its registered office address at Vincent van Goghlaan 10, 3735 LR Bosch en Duin, the Netherlands. CRPC Legal B.V. is registered with the Dutch trade register maintained by the Chamber of Commerce (Kamer van Koophandel) under number 91048044.

 

General Terms and Conditions

 

1. Scope
1.1 These are the general terms and conditions of CRPC Legal B.V. (“CRPC Legal”, “we”, “our” or “us”). CRPC Legal is a private limited liability company with its official seat in Amsterdam and registered with the Trade Register of the Chamber of Commerce under number 91048044.
1.2 These general terms and conditions apply to all services we perform for our clients (“you” or “your”).
1.3 Related Persons (as defined hereinafter) may rely on these general terms and conditions. The stipulations made in Clause 2.2, 6.2 and 8 of these general terms and conditions serve as irrevocable third-party clauses (onherroepelijke derdenbedingen) to the benefit of the Related Persons. “Related Persons” include: any (former) employees, other staff, counsels, shareholders, partners, subsidiaries, affiliated entities (including other entities operating under the name CRPC Legal and their (former) employees etc.).

 

2. Engagement
2.1 We reserve the right not to provide any services, for instance based on conflict checks, client checks and matter acceptance checks.
2.2 CRPC Legal is your sole contracting party, regardless of whether you enter into an agreement with a view to a specific Related Person. If the performance of services gives rise to any liability, only CRPC Legal (and not any Related Person) can be held liable.
2.3 Articles 7:404 and 7:407 paragraph 2 of the Dutch Civil Code (Burgerlijk Wetboek) do not apply.
2.4 In providing our services we involve Related Persons. In addition, we may engage persons not related to CRPC Legal (such as (foreign) counsels, bailiffs, and translators, cumulatively referred to as “Delegates”) where such engagement is desirable for the provision of our services. If any Delegate is engaged, you will be bound by the terms of engagement agreed by us with such Delegate. We are not liable for any damages caused by Delegates and Delegates may rely on articles 4 and 8 of these general terms and conditions.

 

3. Fees and invoicing
3.1 Unless agreed otherwise, we render our services on a time spent basis in accordance with our hourly rates increased with any out-of-pockets expenses (such as travel costs and costs of Delegates). Where applicable VAT will be charged on any fees and costs. Our hourly rates are subject to review annually per 1 January and based on seniority of the person involved.
3.2 Unless agreed otherwise, our invoices will be issued monthly in Euro and will be sent to you either electronically or by ordinary mail. Invoices are payable within fourteen (14) days of the date of the invoice.

 

4. Liability
4.1 Any liability of CRPC Legal is limited to the amount paid by the insurer under the applicable professional liability insurance policy, increased by the amount of the deductible that is not for the account of the insurers under the policy terms and conditions. In the event that the insurer does not pay any amounts, our liability is limited to EUR 25,000.
4.2 You indemnify us, Related Persons and Delegates against any and all claims by any third party related to or in connection with the provision of services by us, Related Persons and Delegates and costs incurred by us in relation to such claims, insofar as these claims and costs are greater than or different from those to which we would be liable pursuant to these terms and conditions. For the sake of clarity, third parties include any persons related to you.

 

5. Reporting obligations, customer due diligence and anti-money laundering
5.1 Pursuant to applicable law, we are required to perform due diligence on our clients and persons related to our clients. This means, among other things, that we are required to request and hold certain information and documents on entities and persons. You undertake to provide us with any information and documents we request in order to satisfy our obligations under the applicable laws as same are applied in accordance with our internal policies and procedures.
5.2 Pursuant to applicable law, we may be obliged to provide certain information to government or tax authorities. This includes having to report transactions to local authorities (including the Financial Intelligence Unit) and reporting requirements under Directive 2018/822/EU regarding reportable cross-border arrangements. Please consult our website for more information on the terms of these reporting obligations.

 

6. Data and privacy
6.1 In the context of our engagement, we will process certain personal data, including personal data relating to you, your representatives, employees, ultimate beneficial owners and contact persons as well as other personal data provided to us by you. For further information about the way we process personal data, we refer to our Privacy Statement available on our website: https://www.loyensloeff.com/en/en/about-us/legalprivacy/privacy-statement/. If you provide personal data to us of persons other than yourself, you undertake to provide a copy of our privacy statement to those persons.
6.2 We may utilize digital or other services (“digital services”), whether or not offered by third parties which include, amongst others, telecommunication services, software programs, applications to transmit, share or store data digitally or in a cloud or otherwise, internet, e-discovery, automated due diligence or other applications which allow data to be processed, searched, analysed, translated (including with the use of artificial intelligence). As a result, data could be processed on servers or a cloud controlled by third parties. We will exercise due care in our selection of these third parties and such digital services. We are not liable for any acts and/or omissions of these parties (including their insolvency or default) and for any damage or loss ensuing from the use, unavailability, loss or restricted use of such digital services. We also exclude any liability resulting directly or indirectly from (a) any restriction or loss of the ability to use, operate or access computers, the network or the data or (b) any data breach, whether or not as a result from a data leak or a cyberattack. All if and to the extent allowed under applicable laws and regulations.
6.3 We retain electronic and/or hardcopy files during the period that is determined by our professional practice standards and applicable laws. After that period, we may destroy such files.
6.4 You consent to us sharing information, including confidential information, with Related Persons and Delegates for the purposes set forth in Clause 2.4, subject to their observance of any applicable confidentiality obligations.

 

7. Termination of the engagement
7.1 You may terminate our engagement at any time by giving written notice. We may terminate the engagement by written notice taking into account a notice period.
7.2 In case of termination of our engagement you owe the fees for the work carried out by us, including the work required to transfer the matter to you or a third party.

 

8. Disputes, applicable law and jurisdiction
8.1 An office-grievance procedure (kantoorklachtenprocedure) is applicable. See our website for more information.
8.2 The relationship between you and us is governed by the laws of the Netherlands. This includes all relationships of both contractual and non-contractual origin.
8.3 The court in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, has exclusive jurisdiction, in first instance, to hear any disputes between you and CRPC Legal relating to any agreements and/or services to which these terms and conditions apply, including non-contractual obligations relating thereto as well as disputes concerning the existence and validity of such agreements.