· The Consulting Engineer shall abide by, and take all means and necessary enable him to comply with, all laws and regulations in force in any place whereas the Services are to be wholly or partially performed.
· The Consulting Engineer shall only be liable for the consequences of errors and omissions arising from gross negligence on his part or on the part of his employees to the extent and with the limitations referred to hereunder.
· The Consulting Engineer's liability hereunder as stated in Clause 8.2 shall be limited to the 10% of the total remuneration received for the relevant part of the Services proved to be deficient pursuant to Clause 8.2 or Rs. 2,50,000.00 (Indian Rupees Two Lakhs and Fifty Thousand Only) whichever is low.
· The Consulting Engineer shall have no liability whatsoever in respect of legal rights of third parties unless such rights have been specifically brought to tile attention of the Consulting Engineer by the Client.
· The Consulting Engineer shall not be liable by way of indemnity or by reason of any breach of this Contract or of statutory duty or by reason of tort (including but not limited to negligence) for any loss of profit, loss of use, loss of production, loss of contracts or for any financial or economic loss or for any indirect or consequential damage whatsoever that may be suffered by the Client.
· Notwithstanding the fact that the Main Client may become liable for payment of the Consulting Engineer's fee under Clause 5.2, the Main Client may not place any reliance on the Consulting Engineer's performance of this Contract and consequently the Consultant shall owe no duty of care nor have liability to the Main Client.