Terms of Use

1. Agreement

  1. These Terms of Use (“Terms”) set out the basis on which Chambers Russell (QLD) Pty Ltd (ABN 14 640 098 737) trading as Southside Legal (“Southside Legal”) allows the access, review, and use of:

    (a) its website, which has the root domain www.southsidelegal.com.au; and
    (b) the content, data, information, intellectual property of all kinds and publications accessible through the Website from time to time; (together the “Website”).

  2. In these Terms a reference to:

    (a) “access”, “accessed”, “accessible” or “accessing” includes a reference to “browse”, “cache”, “display”, “download”, “peruse”, “read”, “retrieve”, “review”, “print”, and “use”, and any other form or tense of those words as the context requires;

    (b) “our” or “we” means Southside Legal as defined in these Terms, and includes a reference to the employees of Southside Legal from time to time as the context requires;

    (c) “Social Media” means any social media platform that is accessible through the Website, and includes reference to the social media platform known as “Linkedin”;

    (d) “Third-Party Material” means any content, data or information created or reproduced by a third-party that is accessible through the Website, including by way of a link or reference to another website or source containing such content, data or information;

    (e) “Website” includes a reference to any Social Media, Third-Party Material or Web Portal;

    (f) “Web Portal” means any web-portal facility to which access is provided through the Website and includes a reference to content, data, information and publications accessible through such web-portal; and

    (g) “you” or “your” means a reference to any person accessing the Website.

  3. You acknowledge and agree that you are bound by these Terms as varied from time to time.

  4. These Terms do not derogate from any terms set out elsewhere on the Website or within any other content published by Southside Legal that is not accessible through the Website.

  5. These Terms may, and likely will be, varied from time to time. Such variations to the Terms may, and likely will, occur without any prior or subsequent notice being provided to you.

  6. In our sole discretion we may suspend or terminate your access to the Website in the event we are of the view that you have breached these Terms.

2. Website

  1. The purpose of the Website is to provide you with information about Southside Legal that may be of interest to you.

3. Nature of Website

  1. Your access of the Website does not create a solicitor-client relationship between you and us.

  2. The Website does not provide (nor do we intend that it will provide) legal advice or services in respect of any matter

  3. You must not rely on the Website as if it is legal advice or a representation of any factual or legal matter or circumstance.

  4. You should seek professional legal advice before acting on, or refraining to act on, anything contained within, or accessed through, the Website, including any Third-Party Material.

4. Access to the Website

  1. You must not access the Website for any commercial or unlawful purpose.

  2. You must not link or reproduce, in part or in whole, the Website on any other website, Social Media or in any publication without our express consent

  3. Subject to these Terms, you may access the Website for reasonable personal use only

  4. Subject to these Terms, if any of the Website is reproduced in any form then in the reproduction any copyright notice or disclaimer of ours must not be removed.

5. Access and disclaimers

  1. Access to the Website is provided at our sole discretion.

  2. We do not warrant that:

    (a) you will be able to access the Website at any time or for any purpose;

    (b) the Website will be free of programming bugs, errors, viruses or any other interference; or

    (c) the Website will be factually or legally accurate, correct and/or free of error.

  3. You acknowledge that in accessing the Website that it is your sole responsibility to implement such precautions, including anti-virus, firewalls and other security precautions, as is necessary to provide the level of protection and security-relevant to your own circumstances.

6. Intellectual property

  1. The Website contains intellectual property that is owned by us, including trade-marks and copyright. We reserve our right to all intellectual property owned by us.

  2. You must not, without our prior express consent (or as allowed within these Terms), copy, reproduce and/or publish, in whole or in part, any of the intellectual property contained within the Website.

7. Limitation of liability

  1. To the full extent permitted by law any liability that we have or may have for any loss or damage (of any kind) suffered by you or any other person as a result of your access to the Website (howsoever caused) is excluded.

  2. If any law implies an obligation and/or warranty owed by us in respect of the Website and such obligation and/or warranty cannot be excluded then to the full extent permitted by law our liability in relation to that obligation and/or warranty will be limited to supplying the Website again or paying for the cost of having the Website supplied again.

  3. We accept no responsibility for any loss or damage (of any kind) suffered by you as a result of your reliance on any matter contained within the Website.

  4. Our liability is limited by a scheme approved by Professional Standards Legislation. The legal practitioners that are directors and employees of Southside Legal are members of the scheme.

8. Jurisdiction

  1. These Terms are governed by the laws of Queensland, Australia.

  2. You submit to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of Queensland in respect to any claim, dispute or litigation that arises out of your access to the Website or in respect of these Terms.

  3. We do not represent that we are entitled to provide legal advice or services in any other jurisdiction outside of Queensland, Australia.

9. Privacy

  1. For information about our compliance with privacy obligations you should refer to our Privacy Policy, which may be accessed at the following URL: www.southsidelegal.com.au/privacy-policy

10. Severability

  1. Any clause or part of these Terms that is wholly or partially invalid or unenforceable:

    (a) is to be read down or severed to the extent that it is invalid or unenforceable; and

    (b) the validity or enforceability of the remainder of the Terms is not affected.

11. Further information

  1. Please contact info@southsidelegal.com.au or +61 7 5600 1660 if you require any further information or clarification about the Website or these Terms.