Terms of Use

This website is operated by Halim Hong & Quek (“HHQ”). Please read the following important information (“Terms and
Conditions
”) and confirm that you agree to the Terms and Conditions of this website. If you do not agree with these
Terms and Conditions, please do not use this website.

It is your responsibility to be aware of and to observe all applicable laws and regulations of any relevant jurisdiction.

Does this website offer advice?

No. Nothing contained within this website in any way constitute legal or other professional advice or the provision of legal or professional services, and you agree that this website will not be used by you for these purposes. You shall seek specific and formal advice on any transaction or matter that may be affected by any information in this Website. This Website is not intended to solicit clients and it does not in any way create a solicitor-client relationship whether by way of feedback or response to queries or otherwise howsoever. User shall be solely responsible for any decisions made relying on information contained in this website.

Important information about liability

You agree that your use of the website shall be on an “as is” basis entirely at your own risk. HHQ makes no warranty or representation that the website can be accessed at all times. The website may, without notice, be temporarily unavailable or restricted for administrative or other reasons.

You will indemnify HHQ and its officers, employees and agents in respect of any third-party claim, including reasonable advocate & solicitor’s fees, for any injury, loss, damage or expense occasioned by or arising directly or indirectly from the operation, use or supply of information to a third party provided in breach of any of your obligations under these Terms and Conditions.

You agree that neither HHQ, nor any officer, affiliate, manager, member, agent or employee of HHQ, will be liable to you or any third party for any direct, indirect, incidental, special, punitive, or consequential damages, loss of profits, loss of earnings, loss of business opportunities, damages, expense, or costs resulting directly or indirectly from, or otherwise arising in connection with, the use or inability to use the website by you or any third party to the widest extent permitted by law, including without limitation any of the following:

Reliance. Damages resulting from or arising from any reliance on this website or any content on this website, or the mistakes, omissions, interruptions, errors, defects, delays in operation, non-deliveries, mis-deliveries, transmissions, eavesdropping by third parties, or any failure of performance of this website or any content herein.

Infringement, Etc. Any allegation, claim, suit, or other proceeding based upon a contention that the use of this website by any user or a third party infringes the copyright, patent, trademark, trade secret, confidentiality, privacy, or other intellectual property rights or contractual rights of any third party.

Force Majeure. Any delay or failure of HHQ to perform due to government restriction, strikes, war, any natural disaster or any other condition beyond HHQ’s control.

 

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Changes to content within the website

We reserve the right, in our sole discretion, to change, modify, add or remove portions of these Terms and Conditions at any time without notice to website users. Similarly, we reserve the right, in our sole discretion, to change, modify, add or remove the content of this website or to terminate the website in whole or in part. You must check these Terms and Conditions periodically for changes. Any changes, modifications, or additions to, or deletions from these Terms and Conditions shall be effective upon posting on this website. If you access this website after we post changes to the Terms and Conditions, you further acknowledge the Terms and Conditions as changed and agree to be bound by them.

Cookies

We use cookies to learn how you interact with our contents, improve your experience when visiting our website and for collecting user information from certain pages of this website. A cookie is a file that is stored on the hard disk of a computer by the web browser on a computer. It contains information sent by the website that a user has visited. A cookie identifies users and can store information about them and their use of a site. HHQ uses cookies to keep track of user activity and allows HHQ to identify which areas of the website are more interesting to the users so that improvements can be made to this website.

How do I reject and delete cookies?

You can choose to reject or block all or specific types of cookies set by virtue of your visit to this website by changing your browser settings. Please note that most browsers automatically accept cookies. Therefore, if you do not wish cookies to be used, you may need to actively delete or block the cookies. If you reject the use of cookies, you will still be able to visit our websites but some of the functions may not work correctly. You may also visit www.allaboutcookies.org for details on how to delete or reject cookies and for further information on cookies generally. By using our website without deleting or rejecting some or all cookies, you agree that we can place those cookies that you have not deleted or rejected on your device.

Restricted Area User Terms

Certain parts of this website are restricted areas to which only authorised individuals or organisations are granted access. Please refer to Terms of Use (“HHQ Touch”) if you intend to apply or register for access to HHQ Touch.

Termination

The Terms and Conditions are effective until terminated, amended and/or otherwise replaced by HHQ and HHQ may terminate the user’s access to the website at any time without notice. In the event of termination, all restrictions imposed under the Email Disclaimer, Copyright and Reproduction Notice and Privacy Statement will survive the termination and continue to be binding.

HHQ expressly reserves the right to monitor any use of this website.

You confirm that you have read and accept the Terms and Conditions above. By pressing ‘accept below, you also consent to the setting of cookies on this machine to remember site preferences and track user activity.

Email disclaimer

NOTICE: If you have received an e-mail from HHQ, the e-mail and any attachments transmitted with it is strictly confidential and may be legally privileged. It is intended solely for the addressee or addressees and any disclosure, dissemination, distribution, copying, or other use of the contents is either unauthorized and may be unlawful. If you are not the intended recipient, please delete the message and any attachments and notify the sender of misdelivery. No undertaking, guarantee or other obligation contained in this e-mail will be binding on the firm or the individual lawyer unless it is confirmed in a letter on the firm’s letterhead signed by a partner of the firm. Any views expressed by an individual within this e-mail which do not constitute or record legal advice do not necessarily reflect the view of the firm. All liability for computer viruses is excluded to the fullest extent permitted by law.

Copyright and Reproduction Notice

Copyright © 2017 Halim Hong & Quek Advocates & Solicitors. All Rights Reserved.

Copyright of this website and its contents but limited to the information, text, images, graphics, sound files, video files and their arrangement, and material therein, is owned by the Halim Hong & Quek unless otherwise indicated. No part or parts of this Website may be modified, copied, distributed, retransmitted, broadcasted, displayed, reproduced, published, licensed, transferred, sold or commercially dealt with in any manner without the express prior written consent of Halim Hong & Quek.

We do not recommend or endorse and accept no responsibility for the content of any website not operated by HHQ which you may visit by following a link from this website. You acknowledge and agree that HHQ is not responsible for the availability of such third-party sites or resources, and do not endorse, approve, investigate or verify, and are not responsible or liable for any content, advertising, products, or other materials on or available from such sites or resources. You further agree that HHQ shall not be responsible or liable, directly or indirectly, for any damage or loss caused or alleged to be caused by or in connection with use of or reliance on any such content, products or services available on such external sites or resources. These links are provided as a convenience and solely for informational purposes. HHQ is not responsible to verify or confirm the information contained in the linked sites. Accordingly, HHQ disclaims any responsibility for the linked sites.

No other website, without the prior written permission of HHQ, is authorized to link to any part of this website.