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Fine Art Handling

(white glove service)

8 hr8 hrLocation 1

Contact Details

London, UK

Movement & Access

Transport Services Terms and Conditions

info@movementandaccess.com

All and any business undertaken by M&A Transport Logistics Limited and or any of its trading divisions
(hereinafter called “M&A Transport”) is transacted subject to the conditions hereinafter set out each of which
shall be deemed to be incorporated in and to be a condition of any agreement between M&A Transport and its
Customers. M&A Transport only deals with goods subject to these conditions. No agent or employee of M&A Transport
has M&A Transport’s authority to alter or vary these conditions.
Customers entering into transactions of any kind with M&A Transport expressly warrant that they are either
the owners or the authorised agents of the owners of any goods to which the transaction relates and
further warrant that they are authorised to accept and are accepting these conditions not only for
themselves but also as agents for and on behalf of all other persons who are or may thereafter
become interested in the goods.
If any legislation is compulsorily applicable to any business undertaken by M&A Transport, these conditions
shall as regards such business be read as subject to such legislation and nothing in these conditions
shall be construed as a surrender by M&A Transport of any rights or immunities or as an increase of any of its
responsibilities or liabilities under such legislation and if any part of these conditions be repugnant
to such legislation to any extent such part shall as regards such business be void to that extent but
no further.
M&A Transport undertakes, subject to payment of M&A Transport’s charges in accordance with rates notified to the
customer from time to time, to transport the Customer’s goods and/or documents between
destinations agreed between M&A Transport and the Customer. Any business accepted by M&A Transport may in its
absolute discretion be performed in whole or in part by its agents or sub-contractors on such terms
and conditions as such agents of sub-contractors may stipulate. M&A Transport reserves to itself absolute
discretion as to the means, route and procedure to be followed in the handling, storage and
transportation of the Customer’s goods or documents, including the right to transport Customers
goods or documents on owner’s risk terms.
Advice and information, in whatever form it may be given, is provided by M&A Transport for the Customer
only and the Customer shall indemnify M&A Transport against any liability, claim, loss, damage, costs or
expenses arising out of any other persons relying upon such advice or information. Except under
special arrangements previously made in writing, advice and information which is not related to
specific instructions accepted by M&A Transport is provided gratuitously and without liability.
Pending forwarding or delivery, goods may be warehoused or otherwise held at any place at the
sole discretion of M&A Transport and the cost thereof shall be for the account of the Customer.
Quotations are given by M&A Transport in all cases and may be given in writing, orally, by facsimile or any
other method of communication. Quotations are given on the basis on immediate acceptance and
subject to the right of withdrawal or revision of any charges applicable to the goods. Quotations and
charges will be subject to revision accordingly with or without notice. In the exceptional event of a
quotation not being given by M&A Transport in relation to any particular business, M&A Transport shall be entitled to
charge fees for work done at a rate determined by reference to the current level of charges levied by
M&A Transport for similar work.
Except where M&A Transport is engaged to package Goods on the Customer’s behalf, the Customer warrants
that all goods or documents consigned with M&A Transport are to be transported in the condition in which
they are handed to M&A Transport. The Customer shall be responsible for packing and addressing goods or
documents and warrants that they have been properly and sufficiently packed and addressed.
Without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing, M&A Transport reserves the right to refuse to transport
goods or documents which in its sole opinion, are insufficiently or improperly packed or addressed.
M&A Transport reserves the right to check weigh any consignment and if necessary apply volumetric
calculations.
M&A Transport reserves the right to inspect goods or documents accepted for transportation to ensure that
all such goods or documents are capable of transportation to the country of destination within the
standard operating procedures, customs declarations and handling methods of M&A Transport. In making this
reservation M&A Transport does not warrant that any particular item to be transported is capable of
transportation without infringing the law of any country or state from, to or through which the item
may be carried.
The Customer shall be liable for any duties, taxes, imports, levies, deposits or outlays of any kind
levied by the authority at any port in any place for, or in connection with the goods or documents
and for any payments, fines, expenses, loss or damage whatsoever incurred or sustained by M&A Transport in
connection therewith.
The Customer shall be bound by and warrants the accuracy of all descriptions values and
particulars furnished to M&A Transport for customs, consular and other purposes and it undertakes to
indemnify M&A Transport against all losses, damages, expenses and fines whatsoever arising from any
inaccuracy or omission in relation thereto, even if such inaccuracy or omission is not due to any
negligence on the part of the Customer, its servants or agents.
When goods or documents are accepted or dealt with upon instructions to collect freight duties
charged or other expenses from the consignee or any other person, the Customer shall remain
responsible for the same if they are not paid by such consignee or other person immediately when
due.
The Customer acknowledges and agrees that M&A Transport Logistics shall not be under any obligation to
offer to insure any Goods or to effect a separate policy of insurance in relation to each individual
Order.
The Customer undertakes that no claim shall be made against any Director, Servant, or Employee
of M&A Transport which imposes or attempts to impose upon them any liability in connection with any services
which are the subject of these Conditions and if any such claim should nevertheless be made, to
indemnify M&A Transport against all consequences thereof.
M&A Transport shall not be obliged to make any declaration for the purpose of any statute or contract as to
the nature or value of any goods or as to any special interest in delivery, unless required by law or
expressly instructed by the Customer in writing.
If in the opinion of M&A Transport any goods or documents cannot be delivered because they are
insufficiently or incorrectly addressed or because they are not collected or accepted by the
consignee on the agreed delivery date or for any other reason then
(a) in the case of perishable goods M&A Transport may forthwith sell or dispose of them without notice to the Customer
(b) in the case of non-perishable goods and documents M&A Transport may after giving 21 days written notice to the Customer
of intention to do so, sell or dispose of them and all charges and expenses arising in connection with
the storage, sale or disposal of such goods or documents shall be paid by the Customer and any
proceeds of sale after deduction of all such charge and expense shall be paid to the Customer.
M&A Transport will not transport any noxious, dangerous, hazardous, inflammable or explosive goods or
any likely to cause damage (including goods likely to harbour or encourage vermin or other pests),
bullion coins, currency, stamps, negotiable instruments, securities in bearer form, precious stones,
metals, jewellery, antiques, works of art, livestock, plants or other valuables. Should any Customer
nevertheless deliver any such goods to M&A Transport or cause M&A Transport to handle or deal with such goods, M&A Transport
shall be under no liability to the Customer in respect of such goods and the Customer shall be liable
for and indemnify M&A Transport against all penalties, claims, damages and expenses whatsoever arising in
connection therewith and M&A Transport may deal with them as in its sole discretion sees fit.
Payments of all sums due to M&A Transport shall be made within 30 days of delivery of an invoice to the
Customer and in default of payment M&A Transport reserves the right to charge interest on the amount
outstanding at the rate of 2% per month. All sums shall be paid to M&A Transport in cash when due without
deduction and payment shall not be withheld or deferred on account of any claim, counter claim or
set off.
All goods (and documents relating to goods) shall be subject to a particular and general lien and
right of detention for monies due either in respect of such goods or for any particular or general
balance or other monies due from the Customer or the Sender, Consignee or Owner to M&A Transport. If any
monies due to M&A Transport are not paid within one calendar month after notice has been given to the
person from whom the monies are due that such goods are being detained, they may be sold by
auction or otherwise at the sole discretion of M&A Transport and at the expense of such person, and the
proceeds applied in or towards satisfaction of such indebtedness.

(i) M&A Transport shall only be responsible for the goods whilst they are in the actual custody and under its
actual control and M&A Transport shall not be liable for loss of or damage to goods or failure to deliver the
goods unless it is proved that such loss or damage or failure to deliver the goods occurred whilst the
goods were in the actual custody of M&A Transport and under its actual control and that such loss or damage
or failure to deliver the goods was due to the wilful neglect or default of M&A Transport or its own servants.

(ii) M&A Transport shall only be liable for any non-compliance or miscompliance with the instructions given to
it if it is proved that the same was caused by the wilful neglect or default of M&A Transport or its own servants.

(iii) Save as aforesaid M&A Transport shall be under no liability in connection with the goods or instructions
given to it.

(iv) Further and without prejudice to the generality of the preceding subcondition, M&A Transport shall not in
any event be under any liability for any delay or consequential loss or loss of market, however
caused nor for any loss, damage or expense arising from or in any way connected with the marks,
weights, numbers, brands, contents, quality or description of any goods however caused.

In no case shall any liability of M&A Transport howsoever arising and notwithstanding that the
circumstances or cause of loss or damage may be unexplained exceed the value of the goods or a
sum at the rate of £100 per tonne of 1000kgs only on the gross weight of the goods, whichever shall
be the lesser.
In any event M&A Transport shall be discharged from all liabilities:
(a) for loss from a package or an unpacked consignment or for damage, deviation or misdelivery
(however caused), unless notice be received in writing within seven days after the end of the transit
where the transit ends in the British Isles or within fourteen days after the end of the transit where
the transit ends at any place outside the British Isles.

(b) for loss or non-delivery of the whole of a consignment or any separate package forming part of
the consignment (however caused), unless notice be received in writing within twenty eight days of
the date when the goods should have been delivered.

(c) where liability for General Average arises in connection with the goods, the Customer shall
promptly provide security to M&A Transport or to any other party designated by M&A Transport in a form acceptable to
M&A Transport.

The Customer shall be liable for all losses, damages, expenses and fines arising as a result of its
failure to comply with its obligation under these conditions or as a result of its negligence and shall
indemnify M&A Transport against all losses, damages, expense and fines whatsoever whether direct or
consequential arising from such failure or negligence. If M&A Transport agrees in writing to carry out
specific instruction relating to goods or documents, the Customer shall indemnify M&A Transport against all
losses, damages expenses and fines whatsoever whether direct or consequential and however arising
from or in connection with such instructions.
Without prejudice to Condition 2 M&A Transport shall have the right to enforce any liability of the
Customer under these Conditions or to recover any sums to be paid by the Customer under these
Conditions not only against or from the Customer but also if it thinks fit against or from the Sender
and/or Consignee and/or Owner of the goods.
In addition to and without prejudice in the foregoing Conditions the Customer undertakes that
he shall in any event indemnify the Company against all liabilities suffered or incurred by the
Company arising directly or indirectly from or in connection with the Customer’s instructions or their
implementation of the goods, and in particular the Customer shall indemnify the Company in respect
of any liability it may be under to any servant, agent or sub-contractor, or any haulier, carrier,
warehouseman, or other person whatsoever at any time involved with the goods arising out of any
claim made directly or indirectly against any such party by the Customer or by any Sender,
Consignee or Owner of the goods or by any person interested in the goods or by any other person
whatsoever.
All agreements between M&A Transport and its Customers shall be governed by English Law and the
Customer hereby irrevocably submits to the jurisdiction of the High Court of Justice in England.

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