Website Terms and Conditions 

Effective Date: 28 March 2025

By accessing or using the Emanuel Solicitors website located at https://emanuel.com.au (Website), you agree to be bound by these terms and conditions, as amended from time to time (Terms).  See our Privacy Policy (located at emanuel.com.au/website-terms) which should be read in conjunction with these Terms.

1. Definitions and interpretation

1.1  In these terms of use, the following references have the following meaning:

  • “we”, “us” and “our” means Emanuel Solicitors Pty Ltd, ACN 607 636 439; and

  • “you” or “your” means any person accessing or using this Website.

2. Terms of use

2.1 Your access and use of this Website is governed by these Terms.

2.2 The Terms commence upon your access or use of this Website and form a legally binding agreement between you and us.  If you do not agree to these Terms, you must not access or use this Website.

2.3 You acknowledge that continued use of this Website will constitute as your agreement to be bound by these Terms.

3. No legal advice

3.1  The purpose of this Website is to provide you with information about our legal services. 

3.2 Content published on our Website is general information only.  Information on our Website is not intended to be, does not constitute as, nor should be relied upon as, legal advice or substitute thereof.  

3.3 Whilst we endeavour to ensure the quality of content published in this Website, some information made available on our Website may contain errors, omissions and may be subject to changes or updates.  We do not represent or warrant the accuracy, completeness, currency or fitness for purpose of any information made available through this Website.  You are solely responsible for your own election, action and risks in connection with the use of, or reliance upon, any information made available through this Website.

3.4 Your use of our Website and receipt of any information therein does not create any solicitor-client relationship between you and us.  Please contact us directly should you wish to formally engage our legal services.

4. Grant of access

4.1 Subject to these Terms, you are granted a limited and non-exclusive right to access and use the Website. 

4.2 We reserve the right to restrict, suspend or terminate your access to the Website at our sole discretion, including for reasons of:

  • our performance of Website maintenance, updates or upgrades;

  • any service interruption or error relating to the Website; and

  • your breach of these Terms.

4.3 We do not warrant that, and disclaim any responsibility from, the Website or any information made available on the Website to be accessible, uninterrupted or error-free at all times.

4.4 You acknowledge that, despite reasonable precautions on our part, there is a risk that the transmissions of data or information to or from your hardware device and our Website may be exposed to unauthorised access or alteration.  You are responsible for exercising care and diligence in relation to any transmission of your data or information to or from our Website.

4.5 You may only access and use this Website for personal use, and not for any purpose that is commercial, unlawful or which could prejudice our reputation or interests.  In particular, you must not, directly or indirectly:

  • hack into, modify or otherwise transmit virus to the Website;

  • reverse engineer, decompile, modify or extract (whether in whole or in part) the Website’s source code in any way;

  • use the Website in a manner which exceeds the scope of use as granted in these Terms; or

  • use the Website in any manner which breaches, or causes us to be in breach of, these Terms and/or our Privacy Policy (located at emanuel.com.au/website-terms).

5. Intellectual Property

5.1 We reserve all rights to and subsisting in this Website, including all intellectual property therein, which may include:

  • our trade marks (whether registered or unregistered);

  • confidential information;

  • copyright; and

  • goodwill or reputation.

5.2 Unless permitted by laws, you must not copy, reproduce, transmit, display or otherwise distribute any intellectual property contained in this Website (whether in whole or in part) without our prior written consent.

6. Limitations of liability

6.1  To the fullest extent permitted by laws, we disclaim any loss, liability, damage, cost or expense of any kind, including (without limitations), any direct, indirect, consequential, incidental, special, exemplary, or punitive loss or damage, howsoever caused (including through negligence or omission) suffered or incurred by you arising out of or in connection with:

  • your access to, and use of, the Website and any information made available through the Website;

  • your reliance upon any information made available through the Website; or

  • the transmission of data or information to or from your hardware device and the Website, including (without limitations) loss of profits, loss of opportunity, business interruption, loss or corruption of data or information, unauthorised access to or alteration of data transmissions, loss, damage or the transmission of virus to your or another person’s hardware device.

7. Indemnity

7.1 You indemnify and will keep us indemnified against any loss, liability, damage, cost or expense incurred or suffered by us in connection with:

  • your breach of these Terms;

  • your breach of your legal obligation under any laws whilst accessing or using the Website; and

  • your conduct on the Website.

8. Variation

8.1 We reserve the right to vary these Terms from time to time and without notice to you.  You are responsible for keeping up-to-date with these Terms as you will be deemed to have accepted the varied Terms by continuing to use this Website after the variation has been published.  

9. Severability

9.1 Any provision (or part thereof) in these Terms that is illegal or unenforceable will be severed to the extent of that illegality or unenforceability, such that the remainder of these Terms shall continue in full force and effect.

10. Jurisdiction

10.1 These Terms are governed by the laws in force in the Australian Capital Territory, and you submit to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the Courts of the Australian Capital Territory in respect of any claim under these Terms.

11. Contact us

11.1  If you have any queries about this Website, please contact us on:

Emanuel Solicitors
Suite 138, 2 Captain Cook Crescent, ACT 2603

Contact person: Melissa Emanuel
Email: practice@emanuel.com.au