Telephone charges are per 15 minutes or part of

1. Projects are normally taken on a contract basis and invoiced quarterly in advance.
2. Clients can terminate the contract: Please see separate agreement
3.  The Barrington Group  can cancel the contract:  Please see separate agreement or with immediate effect should the client cease to trade, fail to pay invoices as agreed or be found to be involved in any illegal activity.
4. The fees for the entire period of the contract will be agreed in advance between The Barrington Group and the client and remain fixed until any renewal date.
5. A currency for transactions between the client and The Barrington Group will also be agreed but for convenience £ Pounds sterling are used in this document.
6. Fees may consist of a combination of a retainer (paid quarterly in advance) and agency commissions (paid monthly in arrears).
7. An agency commission element is normally only possible when all orders from the territory involved are processed via our own offices.
8. Short term or exploratory projects may be charged on a day rate basis in accordance with the seniority level of the executives and staff involved.  Where the nature of a project requires executives to travel and work outside of normal hours, additional charges are made.
9. Saturday and Sunday are worked as required and charged at the same rate.
10. Rest days taken whilst an executive is working away from home are not charged.

Expenses.

1. All expenses will be charged, at cost, in arrears, except when known costs are involved (such as Airport Parking, flights, travel to/from Airport at source and destination, company formations, major artwork, printing or software preparations, cost of banqueting and stand hire at exhibitions) which will require advance payment.
2. Air travel
   a)  Within a local geographical area such as Europe - economy/tourist class.
   b)  Intercontinental - club/business class.
   Note:  Travel in higher cost accommodation will only be undertaken at the request of the client, or where no other passage is available allowing connections to be made or fixed meetings to be attended. The consultant shall however have the right to upgrade at their own cost and to use the fees from the client against the full fare.
3. Train
   First class express where available, using sleeper car facilities when appropriate.
4. Car hire
   Executive business class saloon of national manufacture of target country.
5. Own car
   £0.75 pence per kilometre including fuel, servicing, insurance etc.
6. Hotels
   Whilst on journey: Novotel, Holiday Inn or similar medium rate hotel. 
   At business location, 4 star or equivalent located centrally or close to target appointment
   (Must have Satellite CNN and Internet connection included in Price.)
7. Subsistence
   Breakfast and one full meal per day whilst away from home will be charged plus any entertaining necessary for the activity.  Sustenance will also be charged for any leave days taken and whilst the executive is traveling as will accommodation.
8. Miscellaneous items will be charged as incurred including Email, fax, telephone, photocopying, printing, photography, film and video film, road - bridge and tunnel tolls, ferry fees, taxis, special equipment, books,  maps, interpreters, exhibition entry fees and all legal, accountancy, or other professional advice taken at the request of the client.
9. Value added tax (VAT/TVA) will be added to all invoices as appropriate.
10. Itemised details of all expenses will be supplied together with receipts where appropriate.