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General terms and conditions of sale

Legal Express is an agency specialising in the management of administrative and legal formalities and can handle all your visa formalities, translations and legalizations of documents.

It is agreed between the parties that the present terms and conditions of sale shall apply to their contractual relationship and shall govern the relations and exchanges between Legal Express and its Clients, who acknowledge that they have been fully informed of the said terms and conditions. Any order placed implies full acceptance of these General Terms and Conditions of Sale. No provision or clause appearing on the commercial or private documents of the clients of Legal Express is attributable to the company. Any waiver granted by Legal Express in exceptional circumstances or otherwise shall not be deemed to be a waiver of any of the provisions hereof and shall only apply and be limited to the subject matter of such waiver.

Liability

Legal Express undertakes to do everything in its power to carry out the tasks entrusted to it and which it accepts. In no way can Legal Express be held responsible for the results of an assignment that does not depend on its own will. Furthermore, Legal Express cannot be held responsible for the non-execution of the mission entrusted to it for a reason or motive that is not of its own volition or initiative, and cannot be attributed to it in the event of delay, loss or deterioration of documents, incidents, or refusal to issue by the public administrative authorities or third party private organisations essential to the accomplishment of the mission (obtaining any title, document, visa, certificate, or any other administrative decision or service).

Legal Express is released from any responsibility in case of force majeure (strikes, fires, floods or any other event beyond its control…)

Orders

All orders must be accompanied by a dated and signed order form on Legal Express letterhead.
The completion and signature of the order form implies acceptance of our general terms and conditions of sale.
Each order must be accompanied by: the documents required for the service requested: official forms, passports, photos, etc., as well as the payment indicated on the order form to the order of Legal Express by the means of payment proposed by the latter.

Rates and Payment

Unless otherwise agreed and exceptional, payments are made upon submission of the files, and invoices issued by Legal Express are payable upon receipt of the invoice.
The prices invoiced are the current prices on the day of the order. Any action taken by Legal Express must be paid for regardless of its outcome.
Class Travel’s rates for all other fees, such as consular fees and fees charged by public or private authorities, are set by the latter and are given as an indication only.
These rates are subject to change by the relevant authorities.
Legal Express is not responsible for any changes in administrative, consular or other fees. Legal Express cannot advance any fees. Advances made by Legal Express’ contractors are not subject to remuneration or advance payment. Legal Express reserves the right to refuse services to contractors with outstanding invoices.

Transport: Collection and Delivery

With regard to the transport (to and from) of files entrusted to Legal Express, it is agreed between the two parties that this can be done by post or by third party organisations specialising in transport. Legal Express will not be held responsible for any failures in the delivery process: loss, delay, theft, partial or total destruction committed by the postal services or third party organisations. In this case, the contractors will have to engage the responsibility of these organizations concerned. The liability of Legal Express is limited exclusively to the price of the service, per document or object entrusted. The client is obliged to check the service provided by Legal Express upon receipt of the documents. The client has a period of 5 days from the date of receipt to file a complaint.

Repayment of costs

The services provided by Legal Express for the execution of the visa, legalization, translation and repatriation insurance are not refundable, the visa fees or legalizations “consular or administrative fees” collected by the consulates, embassies, chambers of commerce or other organizations are also not refundable. Any costs incurred by Class Travel such as vouchers, repatriation insurance, agreement numbers (or any other services provided by Legal Express), are not refundable.

Jurisdiction

In the absence of an amicable agreement, the parties agree that the Commercial Court of Paris shall have sole jurisdiction over any disputes.