This website is owned and run by Philip Rubens, a lawyer based in London. You can contact Philip by email (philip.rubens@gunnercooke.com). References in these terms to Philip or us mean Philip Rubens. 

The information on our site is for personal, non-commercial use only. Nothing on this site constitutes or should be treated as legal advice. 

These terms of use (together with our privacy policy) constitute a legally binding agreement. They explain the basis on which you may use this website at https://philip-rubens.co.uk/ (our site). 

Use of our site includes accessing, browsing, or signing up to our mailing list or to one of our events.

Please read these terms of website use carefully before you start to use our site. By using our site, you confirm that you accept these terms of website use and that you agree to comply with them. If you do not agree to these terms of website use, you must not use our site.

Important Disclaimer

The information on our site is provided for general information only. If you would like legal advice on any of the matters raised on our site, please contact Philip Rubens on philip.rubens@gunnercooke.com

Our site does not include advice, guidance or recommendations regarding any actions or decisions that may be taken (or not taken) in relation to any matter. 

By using our site, you acknowledge that any information obtained from our site is not tailored for you and should never be used as a substitute for legal, financial or other professional advice. 

Nothing on our site constitutes a recommendation or advice to take any particular course of action. Any action or decision that you take based on information on our site is done entirely at your own risk. 

Although we make reasonable efforts to ensure that our site remains accurate and up to date, we make no representations, warranties or guarantees, whether express or implied in this regard.

Keeping up to date

We may modify these terms of use at any time by amending this page and we may at any time amend any of our policies referred to in these terms under Other Applicable Terms. Such amended terms of website use and any amended policies shall govern our relationship. By continuing to access or use our site after such modification of these terms, you agree to be bound by the modified terms of website use. If any modified terms of website use or modified policies are not acceptable to you, your sole remedy is to cease using our site.

Please check this page from time to time to take notice of any changes we made, as they are binding on you. This page was last updated on 21 November 2022.

We will update our site from time to time and may change the content at any time.

Accessing our Site

We do not guarantee that our site, or any content on it, will always be available or be uninterrupted. We may suspend, withdraw, discontinue or change all or any part of our site without notice. We will not be liable to you if for any reason our site is unavailable at any time or for any period.

You are responsible for making all arrangements necessary for you to have access to our site.

You are also responsible for ensuring that all persons who access our site through your internet connection are aware of these terms of website use and other applicable terms and conditions, and that they comply with all of them.

Intellectual Property Rights

Philip Rubens owns or is a licensee with permission to use all intellectual property rights on our site including all rights in the content such as blog posts, photographs and related materials. Those works are protected by copyright laws and treaties around the world. All such rights are reserved.

If you download or print any information from our site, you agree to not modify these materials in any way. No content or other materials on our site may be used for commercial purposes.

If any materials are used for non-commercial purposes, an appropriate credit to Philip Rubens together with a link to our site must be included. 

You must not use any part of the content on our site for commercial purposes without obtaining a licence to do so from us.
If you breach these terms of website use, your right to use our site will cease immediately. You must instruct all persons who access our site through your internet connection to comply with these terms.

Limitation of our Liability

To the extent permitted by law, we exclude all conditions, warranties, representations or other terms which may apply to our site or any content on it, whether express or implied.

We will not be liable to any user 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 site; or

• use of or reliance on any content displayed on our site;

• 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.

We will not be liable for any loss or damage caused by a virus, distributed denial-of-service attack, or other technologically harmful material that may infect your computer equipment, computer programs, data or other proprietary material due to your use of our site or to your downloading of any content on it, or on any website linked to it.

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We assume no responsibility for the content of websites linked on our site. Such links should not be interpreted as endorsement by us of those linked websites. We will not be liable for any loss or damage that may arise from your use of them.

Viruses

We do not guarantee that our site will be secure or free from bugs or viruses.

You are responsible for configuring your information technology, computer programmes and platform in order to access our site. You should use your own virus protection software.

You must not misuse our site by knowingly introducing viruses, trojans, worms, logic bombs or other material which is malicious or technologically harmful. You must not attempt to gain unauthorised access to our site, the server on which our site is stored or any server, computer or database connected to our site. 

You must not attack our site via a denial-of-service attack or a distributed denial-of service attack. By breaching this provision, you may commit a criminal offence. We will report any such breach to 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 our site will cease immediately.

Linking to our Site

You may link to our site including any sub-pages, 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.

Our site must not be framed on any other site.

We reserve the right to withdraw linking permission without notice.

If you wish to make any use of content on our site other than that set out above, please contact philip.rubens@gunnercooke.com.

Third Party Links 

Where our site contains links to other sites and resources provided by third parties, these links are provided for your information only.

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We have no control over the contents of those sites or resources.

General

Law and jurisdiction: These terms of use, its subject matter and its formation, are governed by English law. You and we both agree to that the courts of England and Wales will have exclusive jurisdiction.

Severability and Waiver: If any provision of these terms of use is held to be invalid or unenforceable, the remaining provisions will continue to be of full force and effect. If we do not to enforce (immediately or otherwise) any right or provision of these terms of use, this will not constitute a waiver of such right or provision.

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