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PLEASE READ THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS CAREFULLY BEFORE USING THIS WEBSITE
Welcome to Founders Law!
These terms and conditions (“terms”) were last updated on 25th March 2025.
1. What is in these terms
These terms govern your (“you” or “your”) access to and use of founders-law.co.uk, the Founders Law Store via start.founders-lawstore.com or founders- lawstore.com (“FL Store”), any other connected webpages, microsites, portals and such other domains we may provide from time to time, including any content, functionality, and services offered on or through such websites (the “Websites”), whether as a guest or a registered user.
2. Who we are and how to contact us
The Websites are operated by Founders Law (“we”,“our” or “us”). We trade under the name Founders Law which comprises of the following entities:
- Founders Law Limited (“Founders Law UK”); and
- Founders Law FZE register (“Founders Law UAE”); and
- any other entity in the Founders Law group each as further detailed below:
Founders Law UK:
Founders Law UK is legal services firm registered in England and Wales under company number 11866392 which is authorised and regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority in the United Kingdom (“UK”), under SRA ID 659005 with a registered office at Hamilton House, 1 Temple Avenue, Temple, London EC4Y 0HA.
Founders Law UK are registered with the Information Commissioner’s Office in the United Kingdom as a ‘controller’ in relation to personal data under registration number ZA725690.
Our VAT number is 354031923.
Founders Law UAE:
Founders Law UAE is a legal services firm based in Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates (“UAE”) with a licence number 4416360.01 and with a registered office at Business Centre, Sharjah Publishing City Free Zone, Sharjah, UAE.
[Founders Law UAE are authorised by the Sharjah Publishing City to carry our legal services.
If you wish to contact us or you have any questions regarding these terms, please email us at hello@founders-law.co.uk for Founders Law UK and welcome@founders-law.ae for Founders Law UAE.
3. By using the Websites you accept these terms
These terms apply to anyone who accesses or uses the Websites. By using all or any of the Websites, you confirm that you accept these terms and that you agree to comply with them.
You must not use the Websites if you do not agree to be bound by these terms.
You are also responsible for ensuring that all persons who access the Websites through your internet connection are aware of these terms and that they comply with them.
4. Additional terms that may apply to you
Details of:
· how we process your personal data, including the lawful bases we rely on and how and why we share your personal data with third parties can be found in our Privacy Policy page; and
· cookies and other tracking technologies we use are provided in our at Cookie Policy page, each of which shall also form part of these terms and apply to your use of the Websites.
5. We may make changes to these terms and the Websites
We may update and change these terms from time to time. Those changes will be effective from the moment that the revised terms are posted on the Websites. It is your responsibility to review these periodically and to be aware of any modifications before you use the Websites. Your continued use of the Websites after any changes will constitute your: (a) acknowledgment of the revised terms; and (b) agreement to abide and be bound by the revised terms.
6. We may suspend or withdraw the Websites
We do not guarantee the continuous availability or uninterrupted access to the Websites or our Content (defined below), such in whole or in part. We reserve the right to temporarily or permanently suspend, withdraw, or restrict access to any portion of the Websites for business or operational reasons. We will try to give you reasonable notice of any planned suspension or withdrawal but are not obliged to do so.
7. You must safeguard your account information
If you choose, or are provided with, user identification name(s), password(s), or any security-related information to access or use any part of the Websites, you must keep such information confidential and not share it with any third parties.
We reserve the right to disable any user identification name or password, whether chosen by you or allocated by us, at any time, if in our reasonable opinion you have not complied with any of the provisions of these terms.
If you know or suspect that anyone other than you knows any of your security-related information, please promptly notify us at hello@founders-law.co.uk for Founders Law UK and welcome@founders-law.ae for Founders Law UAE.
We cannot agree to maintain the confidentiality of communications sent through the Websites.
8. Websites are protected by intellectual property rights
We are and shall remain the owner or the licensee of all intellectual property rights in: (a) the Websites; (b) the content, features, functionality, layout, scripts, text, images, typography, documents, information, video, audio, music, design and templates on the Websites, including any legal documents and templates generated on FL Store; and (c) our name, logo and all related names, logos, product and service names, and slogans (collectively, our “Content”).
Other names, logos, product and service names, designs, images, and slogans mentioned, or which appear on the Websites are the trademarks of their respective owners.
You may not copy, modify, publish, capture, perform, transmit, transfer, sell, license, reproduce, re-post, create derivative works from or based upon, reverse engineer, upload, link, distribute, exploit or alter the Websites, our Content, or any parts there of, unless expressly permitted by us in writing. You must not use any part of the Websites or our Content for commercial purposes without obtaining a licence to do so from us or our licensors.
Your use of the Websites or our Content, except as expressly authorised, may constitute an infringement or violation of the rights of the property owner and may be a violation of laws and could subject you as the infringer to legal action.
Nothing in these terms shall be construed as conferring by implication or otherwise any licence or right to use any intellectual property right whatsoever and you shall not acquire ownership of any part of the Websites or our Content.
If you print off, copy, download, share or repost any part of theWebsites or our Content in breach of these terms, your right to use theWebsites will immediately terminate, and you must, as determined by us, either return or destroy any copies you have created.
9. How you may use the Websites
You must not:
- misuse the Websites by knowlingly introducing viruses, trojans, worms, logic bombs or other material that is malicious or technologically harmful;
- attempt to gain unauthorised access to the Websites, the server on which the Websites is stored or any server, computers or database connected to the Websites;
attack the Websites via a denial-of-service attack or a distributed denial-of service attack;
conduct, facilitate, authorise or permit any text or data mining or web scraping in relation to the Websites or our Content. This includes using (or permitting, authorising or attempting the use of):
By breaching these provisions, you may be committing a criminal offence under applicable law. We will report any such breach to the relevant law enforcement authorities, and we will co-operate with those authorities by disclosing your identity to them. In the event of such a breach, your right to use the Websites will terminate immediately.
The provisions in this section should be treated as an express reservation of our rights in this regard, including for the purposes of Article 4(3) of Digital Copyright Directive ((EU) 2019/790).
10. If you make a purchase on the Websites
All payments made for any products or services purchased on the FL Store will be subject to the FL Store Terms and Conditions at [www.founders-law.co.uk/terms-and-conditions]
11. Do not rely on information on the Websites
Our Content is provided for general information only. It should not, and is not intended to, amount to legal professional advice. You should not rely on any of the information published on the Websites, including via our online chat function on the Websites or services offered through FL Store. Please obtain professional or specialist legal advice before taking, or refraining from, any action on the basis of our Content, including via our online chat function on the Websites or services offered through FL Store.
While we make reasonable attempts to keep our Content current, we make no representations, warranties or guarantees, whether express or implied, that our Content is accurate, complete or up to date.
12. We are not responsible for websites we link to
Where the Websites contain links to other sites and resources provided by third parties, these links are provided for your information only. Such links should not be interpreted as approval by us of those linked sites or information you may obtain from them. You access the sites and resources via such links entirely at your own risk.
We have no control over the contents of those sites or resources.
13. Our responsibility for loss or damage suffered by you whether you are a business customer (a “Business Customer”) or a consumer (a “Consumer”):
We do not exclude or limit in any way our liability to you where it would be unlawful to do so. This includes liability for death or personal injury caused by our negligence or our liability for fraudulent misrepresentation or misrepresentation as to a fundamental matter.
Different limitations and exclusions of liability will apply arising as a result of anypurchases of our products through the FL Store you make, which will be set out in the FL Store Terms and Conditions found here: www.founders-law.co.uk/terms-and-conditions.
We do not warrant or guarantee that the Websites are error or virus free or free of other harmful components. You are responsible for configuring your information technology, computer programmes and platform to access the Websites. You should use your own virus protection software.
We exclude all implied conditions, warranties, representations, or other terms that might be applicable to the Websites or our Content.
If you are a Business Customer:
- We exclude all implied conditions, warranties, representations or other terms that may apply to our Website or any of our Content.
- We will not be liable to you for any loss or damage, whether in contract, tort (including negligence), breach of statutory duty, or otherwise, even if foreseeable, arising under or in connection with:
- use of, or inability to use, our Website; or
- use of or reliance on any Content displayed on our Website.
In particular, we will not be liable for:
- loss of profits, sales, business, or revenue;
- business interruption;
- loss of anticipated savings;
- loss of business opportunity, goodwill or reputation; or
- any indirect or consequential loss or damage.
If you are a Consumer:
- We only provide our Websites for domestic and private use. You agree not to use our Websites for any commercial or business purposes, and we have no liability to you for any loss of profit, loss of business, business interruption, or loss of business opportunity.
- If defective digital content that we have supplied damages a device or digital content belonging to you and this is caused by our failure to use reasonable care and skill, we will either repair the damage or pay you compensation. However, we will not be liable for damage that you could have avoided by following our advice to apply an update offered to you free of charge or for damage that was caused by you failing to correctly follow installation instructions or to have in place the minimum system requirements advised by us.
14. You may link to the Websites
You may link to our Websites, provided you do so in a way that is fair and legal and does not damage our reputation or take advantage of it.
You must not establish a link in such a way as to suggest any form of association, approval or endorsement on our part where none exists.
15. If you apply for employment with us
By applying for employment with us through the Websites, you agree that all information provided in your application, including personal details, qualifications, and employment history, is accurate, and not misleading. Submission of false or misleading information may result in rejection of your application or termination of employment if discovered later.
By applying, we will process your personal data for recruitment purposes in accordance with our Privacy Policy, including evaluating your suitability for the role, contacting you, and conducting background checks where applicable.
16. No lawyer-client relationship established
Using or accessing the Websites, including the use of any technical solutions offered through the Websites (including but not limited to the use of the online chat function on, or the services offered through, the Websites, or email) to communicate with us does not create a lawyer-client relationship between you and us. Do not send us confidential information until we have a written engagement agreement in place with you. Any information you send us before then is not considered privileged or confidential.
17. Complaints
We strive to offer the best service possible. If you have any concerns or are unsatisfied:
Complaints in the UK
Please remember:
As a firm of solicitors, we are required to maintain professional indemnity insurance up to a certain limit in order to protect clients (subject to the terms of the policy) in the unlikely event of a mistake being made in a case. If you feel that we have made a mistake in your case and that you have or will suffer loss or damage as a result, you must inform us straight away. Contact details and details of the territorial coverage for our professional indemnity insurers are available upon request from the individual handling your matter.
18. What happens if there is a dispute about these terms
Anything in the “what this means in simple terms” text boxes are just for your further information, and does not impact the interpretation of these terms.
These terms are available in English only. If you are reading these terms in a different language, they are a translation of the English terms and are not an official version of the terms. In the event of any conflict in interpretation between the English version and the translation, the English version will prevail.
In respect of services provided by Founders Law UK:
- These terms are governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of England and Wales (or the laws of Scotland if you are domiciled there) Disputes arising in connection with these terms are subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of England and Wales.
In respect of services provided by Founders Law UAE:
- These terms are governed by and construed in accordance with the laws, regulations and rules of the UAE. Disputes arising in connection with these terms shall be referred to and finally resolved by arbitration under the Arbitration Rules of the Dubai International Arbitration Centre, which Rules are deemed to be incorporated by reference into these terms. The number of arbitrators shall be one. The seat of arbitration shall be Dubai, UAE. The language to be used in the arbitration shall be English.
19. What happens if part of these terms is not enforceable
If any provision of these terms is found by any court or administrative body of competent jurisdiction to be invalid or unenforceable then that invalid or unenforceable part will be deemed deleted from these terms, and such invalidity or unenforceability will not affect the other provisions of these terms which will remain in full force and effect.
20. We may transfer this agreement to someone else
We may transfer our rights and obligations under these terms to another organisation. You are not permitted to transfer any of your rights under these terms to any other person.
