Terms and Conditions:
Sterling Stamp and the Student are bound by this Agreement upon the Student’s submission of a completed enrolment form and enrolment deposit, as well as the Company’s confirmation of the Student’s registration onto the Course.
Lawyer’s Class will consider your completion of a booking form/request, or a request by phone, email, or otherwise, as your intention to form a legally binding agreement. A legally binding agreement will be formed between us once we have acted on your request by confirming your booking in writing.
In the event of an inconsistency between these Terms and Conditions and any special terms and conditions agreed upon between the Company and the Student, later on, the special terms and conditions will take precedence.
- Booking
1.1 Please refer to our website for the most up-to-date course fees and schedules.
1.2 The Student is solely responsible for determining whether he or she has enough time and ability to complete the Course and whether it is appropriate for his or her needs. When booking the course for yourself, you must ensure that the course chosen is appropriate for your level of experience and desired results. Lawyer’s Class will not be responsible for your choice. We can not guarantee that you will achieve any specific result from completing the course and/or using the study materials.
1.3 When a course registration/booking form is completed by anyone other than the named delegate, the responsibility lies with the person authorising the booking to ensure the course is appropriate for the delegate.
The receipt of your booking form does not secure you a spot on your preferred course. Only after payment terms have been met will a place be reserved. Please refer to the relevant section below for payment terms.
1.4 The Fees do not include the Student’s travel, accommodation, subsistence, insurance, or other costs that may arise prior to or during the Courses or Summer School.
1.5 The Course location is subject to availability and is determined by the number of students enrolled in each course. The Company reserves the right to cancel the provision of the Course in a location up to three (3) weeks before the Course’s start date.
1.6The Company may accept or reject any enrolment application by any student to enrol on a Course at its sole discretion and will notify the Student in writing by e-mail of its decision, as well as refund any enrolment deposit paid.
1.7 We reserve the right to refuse your attendance on a course if you have acted inappropriately, including but not limited to physical or verbal abuse directed at staff.
- Invoicing and Payment
2.1 The Student is bound to pay the Fees to the Company on the date the Company confirms the Student’s enrollment in the Course.
2.2 Unless otherwise stated, all amounts quoted exclude VAT (where applicable).
2.3 The fee for your chosen course/assessment can be found on the relevant page of our website and/or booking form and is quoted in pounds sterling, regardless of your method of booking.
Note: In-house course fees will be negotiated on a case-by-case basis.
2.4 In the unlikely event that the amount of the course fee displayed on the website or on the enrolment form is incorrect due to a technical error, Lawyer’s Class will notify you as soon as reasonably possible.
2.5 If the Student fails to pay the Fees in accordance with this Agreement, the Company may withdraw any offer, cancel an accepted place, withdraw or withhold any Course materials or online access, and take any other reasonable steps.
- Cancellation and amends
3.1 The Company reserves the right to:
(i) Make reasonable amendments to the Course.
(ii) Change or cancel any course and/or modify our fees at any time and will accept no liability if this occurs.
(iii) Change the individuals responsible for organising or delivering the Course, and
(iv) Change the Course venue to an alternative venue.
3.2 Delegates have a 14-day “cooling-off” period under distance selling regulations. This means that any delegate who secures a booking by phone, internet, or other means other than in person will have 14 days to cancel their booking. If a delegate exercises his or her right to cancel during this 14-day period, the relevant party will receive a full refund of all amounts already paid by the delegate or their employer, less the cost of any services already performed by Lawyer’s Class.
3.3 If there are insufficient bookings for a course, Lawyer’s Class by Sterling Stamp reserves the right to cancel or postpone the course and will notify you in advance.
3.4 Once we have accepted your booking, you will be responsible for the full fee unless you cancel in accordance with Clause 1. However, in most cases, delegates may be substituted onto courses for free if we are notified of the substitution prior to the start of the course.
3.5 Requests for transfers received by us at least 28 days prior to the start of the originally booked course will be granted free of charge, subject to the additional terms below.
3.6 All cancellation and/or transfer requests from delegates must be made in writing or via the Lawyer’s Class standard enquiry form, which can be accessed via our website.
3.7 If a delegate does not attend any session of a course, the fee for that day is forfeited and will not be refunded. The fee for any re-booked day/session will be calculated on a per-day (non-package) basis and must be paid before the new date/s can be booked. Transfers will be granted free of charge in the event of non-attendance due to medical or compassionate reasons supported by relevant written evidence.
3.8 The Company will inform the Student about major Course amendments or a new Course venue with as much notice as reasonably possible.
3.9 If the Company cancels or postpones the Course in accordance with Clause 3.3 above, the student will be offered a reasonable alternative course, or the student can withdraw from the Course and any Fees already paid will be refunded in full. but Lawyer’s Class is not responsible for any other expenses you may have incurred.
- Course attendance and Certification
4.1 Lawyer’s Class will send all correspondence to the email address specified on the booking form. If additional information is received after the booking form has been submitted, it will take precedence over the original information, and all future correspondence will be sent to the new address.
4.2 For reasons beyond Lawyer’s Class’s control, the content, timing, date, or location of the programme or trainer may need to be changed. Delegates will be notified via email if this occurs. It is the delegate’s responsibility to check for such changes prior to the course.
- Deferral
If the delegate fails to meet any or all of his or her obligations under this Agreement, he or she will be liable for all losses incurred by the Company as a result of such failure, including but not limited to legal fees, collection and court costs. The Company reserves the right to cancel the Student’s enrollment for any reason and to report any payment defaults or delinquencies to a national credit reporting bureau or similar organisation.
- intellectual Property
6.1 The Student acknowledges that Lawyer’s Class and Sterling Stamp own all rights, title, and interest in and to all lectures and Course materials, which are all protected by applicable copyright laws and shall not be shared, sold, copied, recorded, or reproduced by the Student in any way or for any purpose.
6.2 The Delegate or Client is only being granted a non-transferable and non-exclusive licence to use the courses and supporting materials provided by Lawyer’s Class for their own personal use and in connection with their study of the specific course for which the materials have been provided, upon completion of the course, and the licence will be terminated.
6.3 All delegates and other clients hereby confirm the use of materials provided by Lawyer’s Class will be for personal development purposes only and will not otherwise copy, make available, retransmit, reproduce, sell, license, distribute, publish, broadcast or circulate such materials other than as permitted by such persons (but not by third parties) under this paragraph. Delegates and clients confirm that they shall indemnify any infringement of these intellectual property rights arising from any use by the delegate or client in breach of the above requirements.
- Data protection
7.1 Please keep in mind that all of our Courses may be recorded/photographed and shared internally as well as with delegates enrolled in the same sessions. We may decide to share these recordings and photographs with others on occasion as part of Business Development and Marketing.
7.2 Please see our privacy policy on this website for more information on how we use the information that Lawyer’s Class collects from you.
- Disclaimers and limitations of Liability
8.1 Subject to clause 8.3 below, the Company’s liability to the Student in connection with the provision of the Course, the cancellation, postponement, or amendment of the Course, or any negligence, breach of contract arising in any other way out of this Agreement will not extend to:
(i) any losses or damages, including any loss of profits, contracts, or opportunities, whether direct or indirect, even if the Company was advised of the possibility of those losses or if they were contemplated by the Company; or
(ii) any costs or expenses incurred by any person or organisation as a result of travel, lodging, reservations, or other arrangements.
8.2 In any case, subject to clause 11.3 below, the Company’s liability to the Student for the provision of the Course, cancellation, postponement, or amendment of the Course, or any negligence or breach of contract arising in any way out of this Agreement is limited to the amount of Fees received from or on behalf of the Student in respect of the Course.
8.3 Nothing in this Agreement will limit or exclude the Company’s liability for death or
personal injury caused by the Company’s negligence, fraud, or any other liability that cannot be limited or excluded by law.
8.4 Any employee or contractor of the Company expresses their own opinions, and the Company accepts no liability for any advice given or opinions expressed by them, or in any notes or documentation provided to the Student.
8.5 All courses are taught entirely in English. The Company accepts no liability for any losses, costs, or expenses incurred by or on behalf of the Student as a result of the Student’s inability to communicate in English. The Student guarantees the suitability of his/her English language ability for the purpose.
8.6 The Company accepts no liability for the loss or damage to the Student’s property and will not provide the Student with any insurance coverage.
8.7 While Lawyer’s Class makes every effort to ensure the accuracy of the information on the Lawyer’s Class website, we do not guarantee the accuracy or completeness of the material on the site or in any corporate brochures or prospectuses. We reserve the right to make changes to the site’s content or the products and prices described in it at any time without notice, though we will provide notice of significant changes to the Lawyer’s Class Privacy Policy. The site’s content is provided ‘as is,’ with no conditions, warranties, or other terms of any kind.
8.8 Complaints procedure – Please see our website for our Complaints Policy and Procedure.
8.9 This Agreement (and any non-contractual obligations arising out of or in connection with it) is governed by English law and is subject to the jurisdiction of the English Courts.