1. General Interpretation.
1.1. Where under the Contract an action is required to be taken within a specified period, in calculating a period, a day shall be a business calendar day and a date shall be a calendar date. When a period is calculated it shall include Saturdays, Sundays, and exclude public holidays.
1.2. The provisions of the Contract continue to bind the Client and the Architect/Consultant as long as is necessary to give effect to the Parties’ respective rights and obligations.
1.3. The Digital Contract, accessible via this website: https://www.architecturenorth.co.uk/digital-contracts/concise, shall supersede any previous hard copy agreement or arrangements between the Client and the Architect/Consultant in relation to the Services (written) and represents the entire agreement between the Client and the Architect/Consultant in relation to the Services.
1.3.1. All additions, amendments, and variations to the Contract shall be binding only if in writing and signed by the duly authorised representatives of both the Client and the Architect/Consultant.
1.3.2. No addendum or amendments requested by the client will form part of this contract.
1.3.3. The Client and the Architect/Consultant shall not claim to have relied upon any statements or representations made by the other Party other than those set out in the Contract.
1.4. If any clause or part of any clause of the Contract is ruled by the courts or declared to be invalid or unenforceable in any way, it shall be severed from the Contract and this shall not affect any other clause of the Contract, nor the validity of the remaining clauses of the Contract, which shall remain in full force.
1.5. Any modifications or changes to the terms of this contract must be agreed upon by both parties in writing and signed by authorised representatives.
1.6. The Contract is subject to the law of England and Wales and the Parties submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of England and Wales.
1.7. Subject to clause 3.2 of the Contract Conditions, to the extent that either Party processes personal data, as part of the Contract, the Party undertakes to do so in compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and to keep such personal data in a secure technological environment.