Terms & Licence
Website Terms of Use & End User Licence
The terms on which you may use legallens.org.uk and purchase any paid content offered through this site. Drafted under the law of England & Wales, with consumer protections preserved in full.
Important Notices
Please read these terms carefully before using this website or purchasing any paid content. By accessing legallens.org.uk (the “Site”), or by purchasing any paid content offered through the Site, you agree to be bound by these terms. If you do not agree, you must not use the Site or purchase any paid content.
Not Legal Advice
Legal Lens publishes commentary, journalism, educational material and (where offered) paid content concerning law and the justice system in England and Wales. Nothing on the Site, and nothing supplied as paid content, constitutes legal advice or creates a solicitor–client, barrister–client or other professional client relationship. Reserved legal activities within the meaning of section 12 of the Legal Services Act 2007 are not offered. If you need legal advice you should consult a solicitor or other authorised legal professional regulated by an approved regulator.
Your Statutory Rights Are Preserved
Nothing in these terms affects rights you may have as a consumer under the Consumer Rights Act 2015, the Consumer Contracts (Information, Cancellation and Additional Charges) Regulations 2013 or other consumer protection legislation. Where these terms purport to limit, exclude or modify any right that cannot lawfully be limited, excluded or modified, the relevant clause is to be read as applying only to the extent permitted by law.
About Us & Key Definitions
Legal Lens is operated by John Carl Barwell as an unincorporated consultancy. Our trading address is 124 City Road, London, EC1V 2NX, United Kingdom. The most reliable way to contact us is by email to john@legallens.org.uk.
Using the Site
Intellectual Property
We are the owner or licensee of all intellectual property rights in the Site and in the Content. All such rights are reserved. The trade mark and name “Legal Lens” and all associated branding are our trade marks.
You may view, download for caching purposes only, and print pages from the Site for your own personal, non-commercial use, provided that you do not modify the Content and you retain all copyright and proprietary notices. Any other use — including reproduction, distribution, public display, public performance, transmission, sale, sub-licensing or the creation of derivative works — requires our prior written consent.
If you wish to license Content for journalistic, academic, training, broadcast or commercial use, contact us at john@legallens.org.uk. We may grant a separate written licence on agreed terms.
Comments & User-Submitted Material
If the Site permits you to post comments or submit material, you must ensure it is accurate, genuinely held, lawful, and does not infringe the rights of any third party. You grant us a worldwide, royalty-free, non-exclusive, perpetual, sub-licensable licence to use, store, copy, modify, distribute and display your submission for the purpose of operating, promoting and improving the Site. We may, but are not obliged to, moderate, edit or remove user-submitted material, and will respond promptly to credible notices of unlawful content in accordance with our duties under the Defamation Act 2013 and other applicable law.
Prohibited Use
You must not use the Site or any Content in any way that breaches applicable law, transmits unsolicited advertising, knowingly distributes malware, or attempts to gain unauthorised access to the Site or any connected system. Conduct of that kind may constitute an offence under the Computer Misuse Act 1990 and we will cooperate with law enforcement in relation to any such breach.
§9 End User Licence for Paid Content
This section is the End User Licence Agreement that governs your purchase and use of Paid Content. It applies in addition to, and where inconsistent prevails over, the other provisions on this page.
9.1 Grant of licence
Subject to payment in full of the applicable fee and your continuing compliance with these terms, we grant you a non-exclusive, non-transferable, non-sub-licensable, revocable licence to access and use the Paid Content for your own personal, non-commercial purposes. Unless the listing for a particular item states otherwise, the licence is perpetual in respect of any downloadable file delivered to you, but does not include any right to receive updates, new editions or supplementary materials.
9.2 Price, payment and delivery
Prices are stated on the Site at the point of purchase and are inclusive of any applicable VAT unless stated otherwise. The price applicable to your purchase is the price displayed at the time you place your order and confirmed in our order confirmation. On successful payment we will deliver the Paid Content by making it available for download or online access from your account, or by sending it to the email address you provide. Delivery is normally immediate.
9.3 Right to cancel & immediate access
Under the Consumer Contracts (Information, Cancellation and Additional Charges) Regulations 2013 you have a right to cancel a contract for the supply of digital content within 14 days of the day the contract is concluded, without giving any reason.
Where you ask us to begin supplying the Paid Content during that 14-day period, you acknowledge that: (a) you give your express consent to immediate supply; (b) you will lose your right to cancel once supply has begun; and (c) we will provide confirmation of these acknowledgements in the order confirmation.
If you do not wish to lose the cancellation right, do not request immediate access — wait until the 14-day period has expired. To exercise the right to cancel during that period, use the model cancellation form below, or notify us by clear statement (for example by email to john@legallens.org.uk).
9.4 Restrictions on use of Paid Content
- No copying or redistribution Don’t reproduce, publish, transmit, sell, sub-licence or commercially exploit the content.
- No sharing with third parties Don’t make the content available on any public or shared platform.
- Don’t remove notices Don’t alter or remove copyright, trade mark or other proprietary notices.
- No reverse engineering Don’t reverse engineer, decompile or disassemble any software element, except where the law expressly permits.
- Personal use only You may adapt templates or precedents for your own personal use — you may not redistribute commercially.
- No unlawful use Don’t use the content for any purpose that is unlawful under the law of England and Wales.
9.5 Statutory quality & remedies under the Consumer Rights Act 2015
The Paid Content is supplied subject to the rights conferred on consumers by Chapter 3 of Part 1 of the Consumer Rights Act 2015: that the Paid Content must be of satisfactory quality, fit for any particular purpose made known to us, and as described. If the Paid Content does not conform, you are entitled to:
These rights are in addition to any other remedy available to you at law. To exercise them, contact us at john@legallens.org.uk with details of the Paid Content purchased, the defect and, where applicable, the device affected.
9.6 Termination of the licence
The licence terminates immediately if you commit a material breach of these terms which is incapable of remedy, or which you fail to remedy within 14 days of being notified of it in writing. On termination you must cease all use of the Paid Content, delete all copies in your possession or control, and on request confirm in writing that you have done so. Termination does not affect any accrued rights or remedies.
Disclaimers
The Content and the Paid Content are provided for general information and education. They are not legal advice and are not a substitute for advice from a solicitor or other authorised legal professional regulated by an approved regulator under the Legal Services Act 2007. You should obtain professional advice before taking, or refraining from taking, any action on the basis of the Content or the Paid Content.
While we take reasonable care to ensure that the Content and the Paid Content are accurate at the date of publication, the law of England and Wales changes frequently, and we make no representation that any material on the Site is up to date, accurate or complete at the date you access it. No information on the Site is to be construed as a solicitation to undertake litigation, to bring or defend any claim, or to take or refrain from taking any specific step in proceedings.
Liability
Nothing in these terms excludes or limits our liability for: death or personal injury caused by our negligence; fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation; any breach of the terms implied by Chapter 3 of Part 1 of the Consumer Rights Act 2015 in relation to digital content; or any other liability that cannot lawfully be excluded or limited.
Subject to that, we will not be liable to you, whether in contract, tort (including negligence), breach of statutory duty or otherwise, for any loss of profit, loss of business or anticipated savings, loss of goodwill or reputation, or indirect or consequential loss or damage arising out of or in connection with your use of the Site or the Paid Content.
Subject to the non-excludable liabilities above, our total liability to you in respect of all other losses arising under or in connection with the supply of Paid Content shall not exceed:
Where you access the Site or purchase Paid Content other than as a consumer (for example in the course of a trade, business, craft or profession), you agree to indemnify us against all liabilities, costs, expenses, damages and losses arising out of your breach of these terms, misuse of the Site or the Paid Content, or infringement of any third-party right. This clause does not apply to consumer users.
Privacy & Cookies
We process personal data only in accordance with our Privacy Policy, which is published on the Site and forms part of these terms. The Privacy Policy explains what personal data we collect, the lawful bases on which we process it under UK GDPR, your rights as a data subject, and how to contact us or the Information Commissioner’s Office. Our use of cookies is set out in our cookies notice on the Site.
Third-Party Links
The Site may contain links to third-party websites, services and resources. Those links are provided for convenience only. We do not endorse, and are not responsible for, the content, products or services of any third-party website, and your use of any third-party website is at your own risk and subject to that website’s own terms and privacy practices.
Events Beyond Our Reasonable Control
We will not be in breach of these terms, nor liable for any failure or delay in performance, to the extent caused by any act or event beyond our reasonable control, including any failure of public or private telecommunications networks, hosting services or payment providers.
General
These terms, together with the Privacy Policy and any separate Terms of Use, constitute the entire agreement between you and us in relation to your use of the Site and the Paid Content. If any provision is or becomes invalid, illegal or unenforceable, it shall be deemed modified to the minimum extent necessary to make it valid; if such modification is not possible, the relevant provision shall be deemed deleted. No waiver by us of any breach shall be construed as a waiver of any subsequent breach. You may not assign, sub-licence or transfer any of your rights without our prior written consent; we may assign or transfer provided that this does not adversely affect your rights. These terms confer no rights on any third party under the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999.
Governing Law & Jurisdiction
These terms and any dispute or claim (including non-contractual disputes or claims) arising out of or in connection with them, or their subject matter or formation, are governed by the law of England and Wales. The courts of England and Wales have exclusive jurisdiction to settle any such dispute or claim. If you are a consumer and you live in Scotland or Northern Ireland, you may also bring proceedings in the courts of your home jurisdiction.
Complaints & Alternative Dispute Resolution
If you have a complaint about the Site or any Paid Content, contact us in the first instance at john@legallens.org.uk with the heading “Complaint”. We will acknowledge your complaint within five working days and aim to resolve it within 30 days. We are not currently a member of any consumer alternative dispute resolution scheme; if our internal complaints process does not resolve the matter you remain free to take it to court.
Annex — Model Cancellation Form
Complete and return this form only if you wish to withdraw from the contract and have not lost your cancellation right under clause 9.3.
Questions about these terms?
Contact us about any aspect of these terms or your purchase of Paid Content.