Terms & Conditions

About These Terms

These Terms & Conditions apply to your use of eglawyer.co.uk and set out general terms relating to enquiries and services provided by ANGLO–NILE INTERNATIONAL LEGAL SERVICES LTD.

They should be read together with any quotation, engagement email, service agreement or other written terms issued to you for a particular matter.

Where specific written terms for a client matter differ from these general Terms & Conditions, the specific terms agreed for that matter will take priority to the extent of the inconsistency.

Our Company

ANGLO–NILE INTERNATIONAL LEGAL SERVICES LTD is a private limited company registered in England and Wales under company number 16569632.

Our registered office is: 71–75 Shelton Street, Covent Garden, London, WC2H 9JQ, United Kingdom.

References in these terms to “ANGLO–NILE”, “we”, “us” or “our” mean ANGLO–NILE INTERNATIONAL LEGAL SERVICES LTD unless the context requires otherwise.

Professional Status

ANGLO–NILE is not an SRA-authorised law firm.

Saad Moussa is individually registered with the Solicitors Regulation Authority as a Registered Foreign Lawyer. That individual registration does not extend SRA firm authorisation to ANGLO–NILE or to the company as an organisation.

Our work is focused on Egyptian law, Egyptian legal documents and procedures connected with Egypt. We do not hold ourselves out as providing reserved legal activities in England and Wales unless a particular service is expressly agreed and may lawfully be provided.

Where regulatory, insurance or complaints information must be provided in connection with a particular instruction, relevant information will be given as part of the client engagement process.

Website Information

Content published on this website is provided for general information and does not constitute legal advice for your individual circumstances.

Laws, procedures and administrative requirements may change, and the application of a legal rule often depends on the facts of a particular matter.

You should not take or avoid legal action solely because of general information appearing on this website without obtaining advice appropriate to your circumstances.

Client Relationship

Visiting this website, sending an email, submitting a contact form, sending documents or taking part in an initial enquiry does not by itself create a lawyer-client or contractual relationship with ANGLO–NILE.

An instruction is accepted only when we expressly confirm that we have agreed to act or provide the requested service and any required engagement terms or payment arrangements have been satisfied.

Until an instruction has been accepted, you should not assume that we are acting for you, protecting a deadline or taking any step on your behalf.

Our Services

Depending on the matter, our services may include advice on Egyptian law, legal consultation, document drafting and review, bilingual legal documents, translation coordination, powers of attorney, legalisation procedures, property-related work, family and inheritance matters, and coordination of procedures or professional assistance in Egypt.

The precise work we agree to undertake will be determined by the quotation, written correspondence or engagement terms for your particular matter.

We are not responsible for carrying out work outside the agreed scope unless we later agree in writing to extend that scope.

Service Standard

We aim to provide services carefully, professionally and in accordance with the scope that has been agreed with the client.

Where UK consumer law applies to a contract for services, nothing in these terms removes any statutory requirement to perform the service with reasonable care and skill or any other consumer right that cannot lawfully be excluded or restricted.

Your Instructions

You are responsible for providing information and documents that are accurate, complete and not misleading to the best of your knowledge.

You should tell us promptly about any change that could affect your matter, including changes to names, addresses, legal status, ownership, court proceedings, deadlines or other material circumstances.

We may rely on documents and information supplied by you or supplied on your authority unless we have agreed to verify a particular fact or document independently.

Identity Checks

We may ask for passports, identity documents, proof of address, corporate records, evidence of authority or other information before accepting or continuing an instruction.

We may decline, suspend or stop work where information reasonably required for identity, compliance, fraud prevention or legal purposes is not provided.

Quotes & Scope

A quotation normally applies only to the work described in that quotation and is based on the information available when it is issued.

If the scope changes, additional documents are required, unexpected proceedings arise, or additional work becomes necessary, we will normally discuss any material additional fee before carrying out that additional work.

Unless we expressly state otherwise, a quotation does not include unrelated work that becomes necessary after the instruction begins.

Fees & Payment

Fees and payment arrangements will normally be confirmed before substantive work begins.

Depending on the service, payment may be required in full, by instalments or at specified stages of the matter.

Where an amount is due before a particular stage can begin, we may wait for cleared payment before starting that stage.

If an agreed payment becomes overdue, we may pause further work where it is reasonable and lawful to do so. We will take account of any immediate legal deadline or other obligation that applies to the matter.

External Costs

Some matters involve charges payable to third parties or public authorities.

These may include court fees, government charges, translation fees, notarisation, apostille or legalisation charges, consular fees, courier charges, registry fees and fees charged by independent professionals.

Your quotation or correspondence should state whether a particular external cost is included in our fee. Where it is not included, it may be payable separately.

Timescales

We may provide an expected or estimated timeframe for a service, but many legal and administrative procedures depend on courts, ministries, public authorities, consulates, registries, translators, notaries, couriers or other third parties.

Unless we expressly guarantee a particular deadline in writing, a timeframe should be treated as an estimate rather than a guarantee.

We will not treat a delay caused solely by a third party outside our reasonable control as a failure by ANGLO–NILE, provided we have performed our own responsibilities with reasonable care and have taken appropriate steps in the circumstances.

Cancellation

If you are acting as a consumer and enter into a contract with us remotely, you may have a statutory right to cancel within 14 days, subject to the applicable law and any relevant exception.

If you ask us to begin providing the service during a statutory cancellation period and then cancel before the service is completed, you may be required to pay an amount proportionate to the work properly carried out up to the time of cancellation, where the legal requirements for doing so have been satisfied.

Where a service is fully performed during the cancellation period following the legally required request and acknowledgement, the statutory cancellation right may come to an end.

Nothing in these terms is intended to remove a cancellation, refund or consumer right that cannot lawfully be excluded.

Refunds

Any refund will depend on the circumstances, including the work already completed, the stage reached, payments already made to third parties and any statutory rights that apply.

Where we have properly incurred a non-recoverable third-party expense on your instructions, that expense may not be recoverable from the third party simply because you later decide not to continue.

This section does not limit any legal entitlement to a refund or other remedy.

Procedures in Egypt

Many services provided by ANGLO–NILE involve documents, authorities or procedures in Egypt.

Depending on the matter, it may be necessary to work with Egyptian lawyers, translators, notaries, court personnel, government authorities, ministries, registries, embassies, consulates or other professionals and organisations.

Requirements imposed by an Egyptian authority or other third party may change or additional documents may be requested after a matter has begun.

Third Parties

Where another professional or service provider is required, we may coordinate with that person or organisation as part of delivering the agreed service.

Courts, ministries, embassies, consulates, banks, registries, postal services, couriers and other independent organisations control their own decisions, procedures and processing times.

We cannot direct or guarantee the decision of an independent authority or third party.

Documents

Legal documents are prepared or reviewed using the information and instructions available to us at the relevant time.

You should check names, passport details, addresses, property information, financial figures and other factual information before signing or approving a document.

A court, ministry, consulate, registry or other authority may require a document to be amended, reissued, translated, legalised or presented in a particular format.

Translations

Where translation forms part of a service, the purpose may be to prepare a document for legal, administrative or practical use between English and Arabic.

Requirements for certified, sworn, governmental or consular translations differ according to the receiving authority. Additional certification may therefore be required in some cases.

No Guaranteed Outcome

Legal proceedings and governmental or administrative decisions involve factors outside our control.

We may advise on the likely position, practical options or expected procedure, but we do not guarantee that a court, ministry, consulate, registry, developer, bank or other person will reach a particular decision.

A fee is paid for the agreed professional work and service, not for a guaranteed legal or administrative outcome.

Confidentiality

We treat client information and documents confidentially and restrict access to people or organisations who reasonably need the information for the relevant service, legal procedure or lawful business purpose.

Confidentiality may be subject to legal obligations requiring or permitting disclosure in particular circumstances.

Privacy

We process personal information in accordance with applicable data protection requirements.

Our Privacy Policy explains in more detail how personal information is collected, used, shared, stored and protected, including where a matter involves the transfer of information between the United Kingdom and Egypt.

Intellectual Property

Unless otherwise stated, the text, articles, original legal content, page designs, branding, graphics and other original material published on this website are owned by or licensed to ANGLO–NILE.

You may view and use website content for your own legitimate personal or internal business reference.

You must not reproduce, republish, commercially exploit, systematically extract or present our original content as your own without permission where permission is legally required.

Website Use

You must not knowingly use this website for an unlawful purpose or in a way that may damage, disable or interfere with the website, its security or its availability to other users.

You must not attempt unauthorised access to our website, server, systems or data, introduce malicious software or use automated methods to extract substantial parts of the website in breach of applicable law or our rights.

External Links

Our website may link to courts, regulators, government bodies, professional organisations or other external websites for information or convenience.

We do not control those websites and are not responsible for their content, availability, security or privacy practices. A link does not necessarily mean that we endorse every part of the external website.

Website Availability

We aim to keep the website available and its information reasonably current, but we do not guarantee uninterrupted access or that every page will always be free from technical error.

We may update, suspend, remove or restructure website content where reasonably necessary.

Liability

Nothing in these Terms & Conditions excludes or restricts liability for death or personal injury caused by negligence, fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation, or any other liability that cannot lawfully be excluded or restricted.

Nothing in these terms excludes a consumer’s statutory rights where those rights apply.

Subject to those protections, we are not responsible for a decision or delay caused solely by a court, government authority, consulate, registry, bank, courier or other independent third party outside our reasonable control, provided that we have carried out our own agreed work with appropriate care.

General information published on this website should not be treated as personalised legal advice, and we do not accept responsibility for a decision made solely in reliance on general website content where no individual advice has been requested and accepted.

Complaints

If you are dissatisfied with a service, please contact us as soon as reasonably possible and explain the issue so that we can review it.

The applicable complaints route may depend on the nature of the work, who performed it and the regulatory position relevant to the particular service.

Any additional complaints information that applies to a formal instruction may also be provided through the client engagement process.

Changes

We may update these Terms & Conditions when our services, legal obligations, business practices or website change.

The current version will be published on this page together with its latest update date.

Changes to website terms will apply from publication. They will not retrospectively alter specific contractual rights already agreed for an existing client matter unless lawfully agreed or required.

Governing Law

These website Terms & Conditions and the use of this website are governed by the law of England and Wales.

A particular legal matter may also involve Egyptian law, Egyptian courts or Egyptian governmental and administrative rules according to the nature of the service.

If you are a consumer, nothing in this section is intended to remove any mandatory protection or jurisdictional right that applies to you under applicable law.

General

If any provision of these terms is found to be invalid or unenforceable, the remaining provisions will continue to apply so far as legally possible.

A delay by us in exercising a contractual right does not by itself mean that the right has been waived.

Nothing in these terms creates a partnership, joint venture or employment relationship between you and ANGLO–NILE.