Common use of Liability Limitation Clause in Contracts

Liability Limitation. 6.1. Our liability for any loss or damage that you suffer caused by our breach of contract, tort (including negligence), breach of fiduciary duty or other actionable wrong of any kind shall be limited as follows: (i) we shall have no liability for any consequential or indirect loss or loss of profit; (ii) our liability will be reduced to take into account any contributory negligence on your part pursuant to the Contributory Negligence Act 1947; (iii) in the event that more than one person caused or contributed towards your loss, our liability to you will be limited to the proportion of the loss that the Court would apportion to us under section 17 of the Law Reform Act 1936, based on an assessment of our degree of responsibility and the responsibility of the others who contributed to the loss (whether or not those other persons are able to meet any liability they may have); (iv) notwithstanding the foregoing, our liability for loss shall in no circumstances exceed the amount of 5 times the total fees paid in the case of non-recurring work or 5 times the annual fees paid in the case of recurring work (the liability cap) or such other amount specified as the liability cap in the engagement letter. 6.2. Where there is more than one addressee to the engagement letter, the amount of our liability as derived from clause 6.1 above is a total limit to be allocated between addressees, such allocation being entirely a matter for the addressees, who will be under no obligation to inform us of it.

Appears in 9 contracts

Samples: Terms of Business, Terms of Business, Terms of Business

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Liability Limitation. 6.1. Our liability for any loss or damage that you suffer caused by our breach of contract, tort (including negligence), breach of fiduciary duty or other actionable wrong of any kind shall be limited as follows: (i) we shall have no liability for any consequential or indirect loss or loss of profit; (ii) our liability will be reduced to take into account any contributory negligence on your part pursuant to the Contributory Negligence Act 1947Xxxxxxxxxx Xxx 0000; (iii) in the event that more than one person caused or contributed towards your loss, our liability to you will be limited to the proportion of the loss that the Court would apportion to us under section 17 of the Law Reform Act 1936Xxxxxx Xxx 0000, based on an assessment of our degree of responsibility and the responsibility of the others who contributed to the loss (whether or not those other persons are able to meet any liability they may have); (iv) notwithstanding the foregoing, our liability for loss shall in no circumstances exceed the amount of 5 times the total fees paid in the case of non-recurring work or 5 times the annual fees paid in the case of recurring work (the liability cap) or such other amount specified as the liability cap in the engagement letter. 6.2. Where there is more than one addressee to the engagement letter, the amount of our liability as derived from clause 6.1 above is a total limit to be allocated between addressees, such allocation being entirely a matter for the addressees, who will be under no obligation to inform us of it.

Appears in 5 contracts

Samples: Terms of Business, Terms of Business, Terms of Business

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