TERMS OF SERVICE
The following terms and conditions are generalized to any engagement in which MCKENZIE SHAW LTD. QATAR is performing services:
1- Professional competence and due care: We shall maintain professional knowledge and skill at the level required to ensure that our client receives competent professional services based on current developments in practice, legislation and techniques, and act diligently and in accordance with the applicable technical and professional standards.
2- Integrity: We shall be honest in all professional and business relationships.
3- Confidentiality: We shall respect the confidentiality of the information obtained as a result of professional and business relationship, and therefore not disclose any of this information to third parties, unless there is a legal or a professional right or duty to disclose such information.
However, we might disclose confidential information to our partners and employees in order for them to ensure our quality work, or when the confidential information enters the public domain.
Also for marketing and publicity reasons, we might choose to disclose the fact that we have performed services for you, and only the general nature of the service preformed.
4- Objectivity: We shall not allow bias, conflict of interest, or undue influence of others to influence our professional judgment.
5- Professional behavior: We shall comply with all the relevant laws and regulations and avoid any action that might discredit the profession.
6- We do not have the responsibility or the obligation to update any outcome of our services, including oral advice, written advice and reports.
7- Any opinions or forecasts, or expectations shall not provide any type of guarantee that we have predicted future events.
8- We shall have the right to appoint sub-contractors to assist us in delivering our services, however we have the obligation to notify and consult our client when doing so.
9- We have the right to appoint agents to assist us in delivering our services (such as legal advisors), and to include their charges as part of our professional fees provided, we have the client written consent. And we shall not be liable for any damages or losses suffered by the client as a result of the service provided by the appointed agent.
10- The management of the client is responsible for making decisions regarding the operations of the business, including the extent to which the management relies on our advice or the outcome of our services in the decision-making process.
11- The management of the client is responsible for the compliance with all the legal and regulations of the jurisdiction.
12- This document is proprietary and confidential. No part of this document may be disclosed in any manner to a third party without the prior written consent of the Consultant
13- The management of the client is responsible to provide all the required and relevant information accurately and on time, any delays in providing such information might cause delays regarding the completion of our work and the agreed upon time schedule.
14- We may rely on information whether written or oral supplied by any person whom we know or reasonably believe to be authorized by the client to communicate with us for purposes related to the service we render. However, we may not verify the reliability of the information received by us.
15- The client may terminate this engagement by giving a 30 calendar days’ prior notice in writing if there was a change in any law or regulation that might cause this engagement to be a violation of that respective law or regulation. MCKENZIE SHAW LTD _ QATAR may terminate the engagement by giving a 30 calendar days’ prior notice in writing, however, the termination would not waive off the right of compensation to an amount that is equal to our professional fees, or any other rights MCKENZIE SHAW LTD _ QATAR may have before the termination.
16- Our engagement is governed by the laws and regulations of the State of Qatar, and any disputes that might arise from it shall be subject to the jurisdiction of the courts of Qatar.
17- The copyright and all the other intellectual properties in the outcome of our services and engagement shall belong to us that including the ownership of the working papers and our people shall develop knowledge, experience and skills of application gained through performing the services.
18- Circumstances out of the client or our control that will prevent us from completing our engagement or delivering our services shall not make us liable to the client or in breach of our contractual obligations, however in such circumstances we do have an obligation to notify the client as soon as reasonably possible.
19- The clauses in the “Terms and Conditions of Engagement” are considered to be independent provisions, and in the case any of the provisions is considered void by a court of law or any other authority, all the other provisions continue to be valid and effective.
20- If the company does not wish to continue seeking the services of the consultant , the company still has an obligation to pay all pre-agreed fees that it owes to the consultant.
21- The Client shall provide us with technical information related to the Products/Services to be offered, the difference between the intended technology to be used and the current one used by existing centers. MCKENZIE SHAW LTD _ QATAR shall review and compare information given by the Client with industry benchmarks available on public domain and in its database. Should this information not be available with the Client we will then apply benchmark parameters.
22- Consultant cannot guarantee the acceptance of any other third paty for the results of this report . Consultant opinion about the go or no go of the project depends on the outcome of the study and on our professional judgment.
23- Consultant delegates shall not attend any quality assurance review meetings with QDB or any other partnering banks or held responsible for the same