General Terms and Conditions as of 2025-01-01

These terms and conditions apply to all services provided by Lawfirm Åblad™ , individual lawyers or other persons working at Lawfirm Åblad, unless otherwise agreed or required by mandatory law.

1. The assignment – At the beginning of an assignment, the scope of Lawfirm Åblad’s services and how the work is to be organized are agreed upon. The agreement on the assignment is an agreement with Lawfirm Åblad and not an agreement with or an assignment to an individual lawyer or other person working at Lawfirm Åblad. These persons therefore have no personal liability towards you beyond what follows from mandatory law. Unless otherwise specifically agreed, Lawfirm Åblad’s services and advice do not include taxes or any tax consequences.

Lawfirm Åblad is a brand. The business is formally conducted in Dannebacka Förvaltning Kommanditbolag.

2. Acceptance of client – By law, Lawfirm Åblad is obliged to verify the identity and ownership of clients before work begins. Lawfirm Åblad may therefore request identity documents regarding the person(s) involved in the assignment and the natural persons who have ultimate control over the client who is a legal entity, as well as information and documentation that shows the origin of money. In order to fulfill Lawfirm Åblad’s obligation to verify the information provided, Lawfirm Åblad may also need to obtain information from external sources. Lawfirm Åblad is obliged by law to report suspicions of money laundering and terrorist financing to the Financial Police and is prohibited from informing the client that such suspicions exist or that a report has been made or may be made.

3. Personal data – Personal data provided to Lawfirm Åblad will be processed by Lawfirm Åblad for the preparation, administration and performance of assignments as well as for marketing purposes and development of Lawfirm Åblad’s services. The personal data may be supplemented with information from private and public registers. Lawfirm Åblad is responsible for ensuring that the personal data is handled correctly. In order to fulfill Lawfirm Åblad’s statutory obligations under point 2 above, Lawfirm Åblad may also need to collect, store, process and use the personal data of your representatives and beneficiaries. You are responsible for ensuring that these persons consent to such processing. By engaging Lawfirm Åblad, you are deemed to have consented to Lawfirm Åblad collecting, storing, processing and using personal data as set out in this section.

4. Fees and reimbursement of expenses – Lawfirm Åblad charges a reasonable fee for work performed. Unless otherwise agreed, invoicing is done monthly. When assessing what is a reasonable fee for an assignment, the scope, nature, complexity, value, time pressure and achieved results of the assignment shall be taken into account. Fees are paid excluding value-added tax and similar taxes. Travel expenses and other expenses are charged separately. Unless otherwise agreed, Lawfirm Åblad’s invoices are due for payment 15 days after the invoice date. In the event of non-payment on the due date, default interest will be charged according to law.

5. Cooperation with other advisors – Lawfirm Åblad has an extensive network of other lawyers in Sweden and abroad. If specifically agreed, Lawfirm Åblad will assist you in finding and engaging other counsel. If Lawfirm Åblad instructs, engages and/or works together with other counsel, these shall be considered independent of Lawfirm Åblad. Lawfirm Åblad assumes no responsibility for the services of other counsel or for their performance of an assignment, nor for the fees and costs charged by other counsel.

6. Communication – Unless otherwise agreed, Lawfirm Åblad communicates with its clients and other parties via the internet and e-mail, among other things. Lawfirm Åblad does not take any responsibility for the risks that may arise from different means of communication. Lawfirm Åblad’s spam and virus filters and other security arrangements can sometimes reject or filter out even a legitimate e-mail. You should therefore use other means of communication to follow up on an important e-mail to Lawfirm Åblad.

7. Intellectual Property Rights – Copyright and other intellectual property rights to products that Lawfirm Åblad has developed for clients belong to Lawfirm Åblad, but you have the right to use such products for the purposes for which they are provided. Unless otherwise agreed, no document or product developed by Lawfirm may be distributed publicly or used for marketing purposes or similar purposes.

8. Confidentiality – The information you provide toLawfirm Åblad is subject to confidentiality. When a certain assignment has become public knowledge, Lawfirm Åblad may disclose its involvement in the marketing of Lawfirm Åblad and use such information that is already public knowledge or to which you have otherwise consented.

9. Limitation of liability – Lawfirm Åblad is liable to you for damage caused by intent or gross negligence by Lawfirm Åblad and individual lawyers or other persons working at Lawfirm Åblad when performing assignments for you. Lawfirm Åblad’s liability is limited to an amount corresponding to the higher of five times the fee for the assignment and SEK One (1) million. Lawfirm Åblad is not liable for damage arising from the use of Lawfirm Åblad’s work or advice in a context other than that for which it was provided. Claims related to advice from Lawfirm Åblad must be made as soon as you have become aware of the circumstances on which the claim is based. Claims may not be made later than twelve months after the later of (a) the date on which the last invoice was issued for the assignment to which the claim relates and (b) the date on which the relevant circumstances were known to you or, after reasonable investigation, could have become known to you.

10. Applicable law and dispute resolution – The agreement withLawfirm Åblad’s engagements are governed by Swedish law. Any dispute, disagreement or claim arising out of or in connection with this agreement, or the breach, termination or invalidity thereof, shall be finally settled by arbitration in accordance with the Stockholm

Arbitration Rules of the Swedish Chamber of Commerce Arbitration Institute (SCC). The seat of the arbitration shall be Stockholm. The language to be used in the arbitration shall be Swedish. Notwithstanding the above, Lawfirm Åblad has the right to bring an action in general court for payment of amounts due to Lawfirm Åblad in any court having jurisdiction over you.

11. Changes – These terms and conditions may be changed by Lawfirm Åblad. Unless otherwise agreed, an assignment is governed by the terms and conditions that apply when the assignment was accepted by Lawfirm Åblad.

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