Subject to any special agreements that prevail, our law firm's obligations to the Principal and the provision of our services in general will be governed by the following assumptions:

Scope of Work

The scope of our legal services ("the Assignment") of the civil professional law firm "LEXPARTNERS SFIKAKIS & ASSOCIATES" ("LEXPARTNERS") to the Principal includes what is specifically mentioned in our respective offer and/or the contract to be signed with the Principal.

 

Unless our offer is later amended in writing, the scope of our work shall be limited to the activity expressly indicated above.

 

Any document, legal advice or opinion given, save if expressly stated, will be based solely on applicable Greek law as at the date such document, advice or opinion was given. Therefore, we do not undertake to update our deliverables, but only to the extent that specific and additional instructions are given to us for that purpose (and at any extra fees that may be agreed upon for this reason). Furthermore, the Assignment does not include the provision by LEXPARTNERS of any tax, accounting or translation services or advice.

The obligations of LEXPARTNERS

Diligence: We undertake to provide the Principal with our services to the highest professional standards, demonstrating the required care, skill and diligence of a qualified professional, in accordance with the rules of science and art.

Place: LEXPARTNERS will provide the agreed services for the Assignment from its main offices. LEXPARTNERS' attorneys may be present in person at the Principal’s headquarters or at another location, if so requested and whenever is reasonably appropriate or necessary, in particular to participate in meetings and deliberations. For any travel outside Athens, travel expenses shall apply.

Responsible Partner / Day to day; The lawyer undersigning our engagement letter, is the leader of the Assignment and will retain the primary responsibility for the Assignment. We shall make every reasonable effort to provide our services in a thorough and timely manner, provided that the Principal complies with its respective responsibilities. The Assignment shall be performed by a team of LEXPARTNERS lawyers with relevant experience to whom we will delegate certain tasks, when appropriate.

Legal fees and expenses

Our fees are normally calculated on the basis of the hours worked by our lawyers on the Assignment, with an hourly fee varying from € 150 to € 250. To this end, a detailed report is periodically issued where all the actions taken for a certain case, the lawyers who processed them, the time spent on them, and the corresponding fee are mentioned.

 

Our fees shall be invoiced from time to time and they are payable within 15 days from receipt, against the respective invoice.

 

During the course of our Assignment, we incur various expenses such as transportation, photocopies, mailing costs, bailiff's fees, judicial expenses, etc., which shall be itemized and included in our invoices. For other significant expenses, such as travelling, accommodation, etc., we will seek Principal’s prior approval.

Other terms of the engagement

Our cooperation with the Principal for the Assignment is also governed by the following assumptions:

  • We will maintain a good channel of communication and cooperation with the Principal and its executives and will receive all relevant information and documents we may request in a timely manner. Furthermore, we expect that Principal will not omit to disclose any facts or documents which may impact the Assignment, our legal opinions, the performance of our services or the completion of the Assignment;

  • In the event that a deviation from the above assumptions appears or any circumstance arises that affects the quality of the Services, we will inform the Principal in time and cooperate in order to discuss and agree appropriate adjustments to the agreements of the parties (object of the Services, schedule, fees, etc. d.) and/or to take appropriate measures that are reasonably require.

Should any of our assumptions prove to be incorrect or if we encounter circumstances impacting the quality of our work, we will endeavor to promptly inform Principal and discuss any necessary changes in the scope, timing of our assignment or our fees.

Confidentiality

Where we receive confidential information, our only obligation is to take such steps as we in good faith think fit to preserve confidential information from unauthorized disclosure or other misuse both during and after termination of our engagement. If, despite taking such steps, we disclose without authorization or otherwise misuse the confidential information, thereby causing Principal loss, we shall be liable to the Principal in accordance with law but subject to the other terms of our engagement.

 

We are regularly asked to provide details of our relevant experience in certain areas for tenders, directories or general publicity purposes. In such cases, save where there is specific agreement to the contrary, the fact that we have a professional relationship with the Principal shall not be treated as confidential information and we may disclose this fact, and the general nature of our work, to clients, prospective clients, or other third parties.

Conflict of Interest

LEXPARTNERS acts for a large number of clients. During the course of the Assignment we may be asked to act for a person or company associated with Principal’s competitor(s) or with interests adverse to Principal’s. In this event, subject to our duty of confidentiality, Principal agrees we may act for Principal’s competitors or for other clients, whose interests are or may be opposed to Principal’s, outside the scope of the Assignment.

Intellectual Property Rights

We reserve all intellectual property rights for everything that has been generated before or during the provision of our services, including our analysis on systems, methodology and know-how. We also reserve all intellectual property rights for reports, written advice or other material provided by us, although Principal has the right to reproduce and use the information and this material within the context of Principal’s organization.

Storage of Documents

All the documents generated during the provision of our services, shall be stored by us for a period of three (3) years from the date of dispatch of the last invoice. The documents in file shall be destroyed upon the termination of the above period. All original documents are handed over to the Principal and simple copies are kept in our files. In case Principal demands so in writing, we shall store a limited number of documents for a longer period of time, according to a relevant agreement.

Limitation of Liability

LEXPARTNERS (including our partners, associates and employees) shall be liable only for intent or gross negligence and not for lost profits or consequential damages. Unless otherwise provided by mandatory legal provisions, our maximum liability under the preceding sentence shall be limited to the total amount of fees collected under this specific Assignment.

Termination of the engagement

Any engagement with the Principal may be terminated by either party at any time upon a week’s written notice. In the event of termination for any reason, Principal shall be under the obligation to promptly pay us in full for any outstanding invoices, services provided but not invoiced, costs or other expenses which we incurred up to the date of termination.

Governing Law and Jurisdiction

These terms and respective agreements are governed by, and shall be construed in accordance with, Greek laws.

Any dispute to arise with reference to the interpretation, performance, validity or effectiveness of these terms, the Assignment and respective agreements shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Courts of Athens, Greece.

Severability clause

In the event any of the above provisions is wholly or partially invalid or unenforceable, the validity of the other provisions shall in no way be affected. The invalid or unenforceable provision shall be replaced by a provision which best reflects the purpose of the invalid or unenforceable provision as intended by the parties. The same applies in the event of a gap in any engagement