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The Austen Smith website contains a variety of information, views and comments. It is not designed or intended to provide the legal advice one would normally obtain from a legal practitioner. The information, views and comments contained on the website are of a general nature and are not necessarily those held by the law firm of Austen Smith, nor do they necessarily reflect the views, beliefs or advice of the individual partners and / or the professional staff. Use of the services and information supplied on the website is solely at the user's risk. Normal copyright laws apply to the website and its content.

With regard to our email communication, we encourage the use of email as a cheap, efficient and effective means of communication.The content of our communication is only for use by the party to whom it was intended. All E-mail is transmitted strictly on the terms and conditions set out as follows, namely :

1. The use of e-mail (including fax to email services) is neither secure nor always reliable. Proof of transmission does not constitute proof of receipt. Austen Smith accepts no liability or responsibility for any loss that might arise from any:

1.1 misdirection, or interception; or
1.2 non-receipt or other failure in communication; or
1.3 abuse or disclosure to any unauthorised party; or
1.4 use by any unintended recipient - of any information or advice.

2. If you receive a communication from us in error we request that you immediately notify us. We will refund the reasonable costs of your doing so. Kindly understand that all communication from us may be confidential and may contain privileged information. Please therefore delete or destroy the original, without reading, disseminating or copying same. You may be held liable in law for any unauthorised copying, distribution or use of information sent by us and received by you in error.

3. Should you require a more secure form of communication than that provided by standard email then you are requested to advise us of this in writing and to provide a secure fax line number and / or postal address for that purpose. Please note that we do not regard the use of an 086 number for fax to email services as secure and in addition thereto the use of this may incur additional expense.

4. Email may be subject to interference. If you have any reason to suspect that the contents hereof and any attachments could have been altered please would you communicate this concern with the sender.

5. We have taken reasonable steps to protect email against infection from viruses, worms and similar code and will not be liable for any contamination of any computer system despite such protection.