{"id":"court_ctb_3658_0","court":"CTB","case_no":"22-50073","doc_number":3658,"sub_number":0,"doc_type":"ORDER","filed_date":"2024-10-09","title":"UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT BRIDGEPORT DIVISION | -------------------------------------------","summary_zh":"聘用申请补充材料通知 —— Ho Wan Kwok 破产案（郭文贵 / Guo Wengui / Miles Guo），CTB 22-50073 ECF #3658（2024-10-09立案）。第 11 章受托人提交补充文件通知，附上标准聘用条款与条件作为附件 1，以补充其申请聘用 ENSafrica (Mauritius) 为毛里求斯代理律师的聘用申请。","summary_en":"Notice of filing supplement to retention application — In re Ho Wan Kwok (Miles Guo / Guo Wengui), CTB 22-50073 ECF #3658 (filed 2024-10-09). The Chapter 11 Trustee filed a notice attaching the standard terms and conditions of engagement as Exhibit 1 to supplement his pending application to retain ENSafrica (Mauritius) as legal counsel in the Republic of Mauritius.","body_en":"# **UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT BRIDGEPORT DIVISION**\n\n| ------------------------------------------------------
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: | Chapter 11 | |\n| HO WAN KWOK, et al.,1 | :
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: | Case No. 22-50073 (JAM) | |\n| Debtors. | :
: | (Jointly Administered) | |\n| ------------------------------------------------------x | | | |\n\n# **NOTICE OF FILING OF SUPPLEMENT TO APPLICATION OF CHAPTER 11 TRUSTEE FOR ENTRY OF ORDER, PURSUANT TO BANKRUPTCY CODE SECTIONS 327, 328, AND 330, BANKRUPTCY RULES 2014 AND 2016, AND LOCAL BANKRUPTCY RULES 2014-1 AND 2016-1, AUTHORIZING AND APPROVING RETENTION AND EMPLOYMENT OF ENSAFRICA (MAURITIUS) AS ATTORNEYS IN REPUBLIC OF MAURITIUS**\n\n**PLEASE TAKE NOTICE** that, on October 2, 2024, Luc A. Despins, in his capacity as\n\nthe chapter 11 trustee (the \"Trustee\") appointed in the chapter 11 case of Ho Wan Kwok, filed\n\nthe *Application of Chapter 11 Trustee for Entry of Order, Pursuant to Bankruptcy Code Sections*\n\n*327, 328, and 330, Bankruptcy Rules 2014 and 2016, and Local Bankruptcy Rules 2014-1 and*\n\n*2016-1, Authorizing and Approving Retention and Employment of ENSafrica (Mauritius) as*\n\n*Attorneys in Republic of Mauritius* [Docket No. 3625] (the \"Application\").2 The hearing on the\n\nApplication is scheduled for October 22, 2024 at 1:00 p.m. (ET).\n\n# **PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE** that attached hereto as **Exhibit 1** are the\n\nstandard terms and conditions related to the Engagement Letter (a copy of which was attached to\n\nthe Application as Exhibit B).\n\n1 The Debtors in these chapter 11 cases are Ho Wan Kwok (also known as Guo Wengui, Miles Guo, and Miles Kwok, as well as numerous other aliases) (last four digits of tax identification number: 9595), Genever Holdings LLC (last four digits of tax identification number: 8202) and Genever Holdings Corporation. The mailing address for the Trustee, Genever Holdings LLC, and Genever Holdings Corporation is Paul Hastings LLP, 200 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10166 c/o Luc A. Despins, as Trustee for the Estate of Ho Wan Kwok (solely for purposes of notices and communications).\n\n2 Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein have the meanings set forth in the Application.\n\nDated: October 9, 2024 New York, New York\n\n> By: */s/ G. Alexander Bongartz* G. Alexander Bongartz (admitted *pro hac vice*) PAUL HASTINGS LLP 200 Park Avenue New York, New York 10166 (212) 318-6079 alexbongartz@paulhastings.com\n\n*and*\n\nNicholas A. Bassett (admitted *pro hac vice*) PAUL HASTINGS LLP 2050 M Street NW Washington, D.C., 20036 (202) 551-1902 nicholasbassett@paulhastings.com\n\n*and*\n\nDouglas S. Skalka (ct00616) Patrick R. Linsey (ct29437) NEUBERT, PEPE & MONTEITH, P.C. 195 Church Street, 13th Floor New Haven, Connecticut 06510 (203) 781-2847 dskalka@npmlaw.com plinsey@npmlaw.com\n\n*Counsel for the Chapter 11 Trustee*\n\n# **UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT BRIDGEPORT DIVISION**\n\n| -------------------------------------------------------- | x | |\n|------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------|-------------------------|\n| In re: | :
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x | |\n\n# **CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE**\n\nThe undersigned hereby certifies that on the date hereof, the foregoing Notice was\n\nelectronically filed. Notice of this filing was sent by e-mail to all parties to the above-captioned\n\nadversary proceeding by operation of the Court's electronic filing (\"CM/ECF\") system. Parties\n\nmay access this filing through the Court's CM/ECF system.\n\nDated: October 9, 2024 New York, New York\n\nBy: */s/ G. Alexander Bongartz*\n\n1 The Debtors in these chapter 11 cases are Ho Wan Kwok (also known as Guo Wengui, Miles Guo, and Miles Kwok, as well as numerous other aliases) (last four digits of tax identification number: 9595), Genever Holdings LLC (last four digits of tax identification number: 8202), and Genever Holdings Corporation. The mailing address for the Trustee and Genever Debtor is Paul Hastings LLP, 200 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10166 c/o Luc A. Despins, as Trustee for the Estate of Ho Wan Kwok (solely for purposes of notices and communications).\n\nG. Alexander Bongartz (admitted *pro hac vice*) PAUL HASTINGS LLP 200 Park Avenue New York, New York 10166 (212) 318-6079 alexbongartz@paulhastings.com\n\n*Counsel for the Chapter 11 Trustee*\n\n# **Exhibit 1**\n\n**Standard Terms and Conditions**\n\n\n\n# terms of engagement\n\n#### umbrella terms OF ENGAGEMENT OF ENSAFRICA 1. (MAURITIUS), (\"ENS\")\n\n- 1.1. This document sets out the terms and conditions upon which ENS agrees to act on your behalf.\n- 1.2 ENS is a member of the ENS Group, which comprises of ENS and/or Edward Nathan Sonnenbergs Inc. (\"ENS(sa)\") and/or any of its subsidiaries (save Fiduciary Ltd) and/or any other legal entity. joint venture and/or partnership, wherever situated or operating (and irrespective of structure and/or legal nature/regime) that renders services or otherwise conducts business under a name which includes ENS and/or Edward Nathan or any variation thereof (including their subsidiaries, parties that are related or inter-related to them and/or their affiliated companies, to the extent applicable) and/or any trust founded by ENS(sa) for its own operations and/or any entities that are related and/or inter-related to those trusts, as the case may be, and all such entities' successors-in-title and/or practice, (collectively \"ENS Group\").\n- 1.3. These terms will apply to all instructions given by you in respect of each of your particular matters\n- 1.4. If you do not accept or understand these terms for any reason you should notify ENS immediately in writing.\n- 1.5. Save to the extent that you have notified ENS in writing beforehand to the contrary, any conduct by you or your agents relating to any of your particular matter/s, that could be construed by ENS as an instruction to ENS to commence, or to continue to act for you, will constitute an acceptance of these terms without the necessity for you expressly to agree to them (whether orally or in writing).\n- 1.6. ENS may propose a variation or addition to these terms (which will apply not only to you but to other clients bound by similar terms) at any time, on notice to you in writing. Save to the extent that you have notified ENS in writing beforehand to the contrary, any conduct by you or your agents relating to any of your particular matter/s that could be construed by ENS as an instruction to ENS to continue to act for you after receipt of the proposal, will constitute an acceptance of such variation or addition without the necessity for you expressly to agree to same (whether orally or in writing). In addition to the above, these terms may be varied or added to by mutual agreement in writing at any time, for which purpose one executive from ENS and the office head of ENS (\"Office Head\") must sign such amendment on variation in order for it to be binding on ENS.\n- 1.7. In these terms the words \"other\", \"otherwise\", \"including\", \"in particular\", or any other similar general term or expression must not be construed as being of the same kind, class or nature with any preceding words, nor do they limit the generality of any preceding word/s, if a wider construction is possible.\n- 2 PROCESSING OF PERSONAL DATA\n- 2.1. Personal data1 which you provide ENS will be processed2 by the ENS Group in accordance with the ENS Group privacy policy which can be found at http By providing your instructions in relation to any of your particular matter/s to ENS or by submitting any of your, your holding company, your respective subsidiaries', affiliates or their respective employees' details and any other personal information/data in any form to any member of the ENS Group, you freely, specifically and unconditionally consent to the ENS Group\n\nAfrica's largest law firm\n\ninfoMRU@ENSafrica.com\n\nFNSafrica 18 Edith Cavell Street Port Louis Mauritius tel +230 212 2215\n\nprocessing such personal data in accordance with and for any of the purposes set out in the ENS Group privacy policy.\n\n- 2.2. If you provide personal data to us about someone else (such as one of your directors or employees, a member of your organisation, or family, or any person with whom you have business dealings), you must ensure that you have obtained their explicit consent to share their personal data with us and that, without taking any further action, we may collect, use and disclose those personal data. In particular, you confirm that you have procured the consent of your holding company and its subsidiary/ies whose personal data is provided to ENS for the processing of such information by the ENS Group in accordance with paragraph 2.1 and you warrant that you are lawfully entitled to share such information with the ENS Group. You indemnify the ENS Group against any loss, liability, damage on expense (including interest and penalties) suffered or incurred by any member of the ENS Group due to your failure to obtain the necessary consent.\n- 2.3. Should you believe that ENS has utilised your personal data contrary to legislation in Mauritius as read with this paragraph 2. you also have the right to complain to the Data Protection Commissioner under the Data Protection Act, 2017. We would, however, appreciate the chance to deal with your concerns first and you accordingly undertake to first attempt to resolve any concerns with ENS by addressing a complaint in writing to the Information Officer of the ENS Group via email at info@ENSafrica.com and to the Office Head of ENS. If you are not satisfied with the outcome of such process, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the Data Protection Commissioner under the Data Protection Act, 2017.\n\n# AUTHORITY 3.\n\nENS is given the usual authority given to professionals to act on your behalf as necessary or incidental to your particular matter/s which includes the authority to incur all expenses which it considers necessary or desirable for the proper conduct of any of your particular matter/s,\n\n# 4. PROFESSIONAL DUTIES\n\n- In order to discharge its professional duty, ENS will throughout the 4.1. handling of your particular matter/s rely on you to supply all necessary instructions and information promptly, and immediately advise it of any relevant change in circumstances.\n- The advice provided by ENS relates to your specific instructions and relies 4.2. on the circumstances and information which you provide to ENS. You must not rely on the advice provided by ENS in different circumstances. Unless specifically instructed otherwise by you. ENS will not update the advice provided to you. The advice is given to you alone and no other person may rely on it. If you have instructed ENS to provide you with a legal opinion. prepare a report or otherwise give detailed advice, you should not rely on any oral or draft advice or report unless you have asked ENS to confirm that advice or report in writing and ENS has done so.\n- 4.3. ENS is free to act for any other person, subject to any legal requirements to which it is obliged to adhere and subject to the provisions of these terms.\n- 4.4. The relevant ENS professional (hereafter referred to as a \"professional\") dealing with your particular matter will advise you if he/she becomes aware of any new instruction which is received by ENS and which could result in a conflict. Whilst ENS has put provisions in place to conduct conflict checks when considering accepting an instruction, it is possible that the relevant professional dealing with your particular matter may not be aware of ENS representing another client in circumstances in which there could be a\n\nENSafrica (Mauritius) Business registration number C13119274 VAT number 27244385\na joint law firm registered under The Law Practitioners Act 1984\n\nersonal data is dealt with in the Data Protection Act, 2017\n\n"processing\" Includes but is not limited to processing as it is currently defined in the Data Protection Act, 2017 namely, an operations performed on performed on personal data or sets of personal data, whether or not by automated means, such as collection, recording, organisation, structuring,\n\nstorage, adaptation or alteration, retrieval, consultation, use, disclosure by transmission,\ndissemination or otherwise making available, alignment or combination, restrictio destruction\n\nconflict regarding your particular matter (\"conflicting matter\"). If the relevant professional dealing with your particular matter becomes aware of a conflicting matter, he/she will bring that to your attention and :\n\n4.4.1.\n\nif this occurs at or shortly after the commencement of your particular matter, after discussion with you, ENS, reserves, at its election, the right to withdraw from your particular matter or to put in place Corporate Walls or other reasonable arrangements of a similar kind, such that all professionals at ENS who are dealing with your matter and the conflicting matter do not have access to confidential information of any ENS client in respect of which the conflict applies, other than their own client. In addition, no professional or other staff member of ENS working on your particular matter will be involved in the conflicting matter. In such circumstances it is agreed that ENS may continue to represent you and such other client/s and that in such circumstances all professionals at ENS who are dealing with your matter and the conflicting matter will no longer owe fiduciary duties to any ENS client in respect of which the conflict applies, other than to their own client/s:\n\n- 4.4.2. if this occurs at a progressed stage of your particular matter, in order to be fair to you and to other client/s of ENS, he/she will let you know and ENS will put in place Corporate Walls or other reasonable arrangements of a similar kind in accordance with paragraph 4.4.1. In such circumstances it is agreed that ENS may continue to represent you and such other client/s (or their holding company or their respective subsidiaries). If such Corporate Walls or other reasonable arrangements cannot be put in place, ENS reserves the right to withdraw from your particular matter and/or the conflicting matter/s. Of course you may terminate your mandate to ENS at any time if you so wish. If ENS withdraws, it will provide you with all reasonable assistance required for the purposes of handing over your particular matter to your newly appointed law practitioner. You shall remain liable for ENS' fees and disbursements (see paragraph 5) incurred up until the date on which you instruct ENS to hand your particular matter over or the date upon which ENS withdraws from that matter.\n- ENS' acceptance of an instruction from you shall not preclude ENS from the 4.5.\n- 4.5.1. continuing on behalf of any client with any instruction adverse to vour interests (including in litigious matters against you) which were given before you instructed ENS in the potentially conflicting matter:\n- 4.5.2. taking on new instructions adverse to your interests, which flow from or are related to any instruction contemplated in paragraph 4.5.1, even after you have been a client for some time;\n- 4.5.3. accepting any future instruction/s against you (including in litigious matters), and this shall not create an obligation upon ENS to terminate its mandate or to withdraw from your particular matter/s.\n- 4.6. ENS will not disclose, other than to :\n- 4.6.1. any member of the ENS Group and any person who is employed by ENS or any member of the ENS Group, subject to paragraph 4.4.1 and provided that it is ENS' policy where its clients are in competition with each other or otherwise are likely to have continuous opposing interests not to staff their matters with overlapping professionals;\n- 4.6.2. any other persons expressly permitted in these terms;\n- its auditors, insurers and/or insurance intermediaries; 4.6.3.\n- 4.6.4 any person otherwise entitled at law to demand same.\n\nany of your confidential information which it obtains as a result of acting for you, other than as necessary to carry out its mandate. Similarly, it will not disclose to you any confidential information which it has obtained as a result of acting for any other client\n\n4.7. ENS does not provide commercial advice. The commercial implications of any of your particular matter/s remain for you to assess and no advice provided by ENS should be construed as ENS making a recommendation as to whether or not you should proceed with your proposed transaction.\n\nっ\n\n- If you cease to be a client of ENS, you acknowledge that ENS ceases to 4.8. have any fiduciary obligations to you and only has the obligation not to disclose your confidential information. Accordingly ENS will be entitled to act for any of its clients against you and your interests, even in litigation against you. unless ENS is in possession of information confidential to you which would be relevant to the particular matter of the ENS client in question.\n- FEES and disbursements 5\n- 5 1 ENS charges a fee with careful regard, in each instance, to the facts of the matter and the parties and professionals involved, regulatory requirements, the volume, urgency, complexity, difficulty, novelty, financial implications and importance of the work done, the skill, labour, expertise, seniority, experience, special knowledge and responsibility on the part of the professionals involved, the time expended, the place where and circumstances in which work was done, the quality of the work done and the value added to you. In certain instances the fee will be determined with reference to the time expended and the charge-out rate of the professional concerned. In certain instances ENS may agree to provide you with an allinclusive fee in respect of a particular matter, in which case the agreed fee will be charged without reference to the time expended and the charge out rate of the professional concerned and time sheets will not be maintained in such an instance. Should you require greater clarity in this regard, please discuss your concerns with the relevant professional at the outset of the particular matter.\n- 5.2. It is ENS' policy to call for payment in advance to cover the agreed fees, or if the fee is based on an hourly basis, then for a deposit to cover the fees from time to time.\n- 5.3. Disbursements incurred by ENS on your behalf may be billed separately and it is ENS' policy that you will be required to pay a sufficient deposit to cover such disbursements before ENS incurs same.\n- 5.4. Unless a fixed fee is specifically agreed upfront, any estimates of fees and expenses are given for guidance only on the basis of information then known by ENS and should not be regarded as quotations.\n- 5.5. Invoices will reflect fees and disbursement exclusive of VAT. VAT will be charged at the rate applicable from time to time.\n- 5.6. Interim accounts will be submitted when reasonable or, as otherwise may be agreed with you.\n- 5.7. You have the right to give ENS written notice to set a limit on the fees which you may wish to incur to ENS in relation to a particular matter. If that limit is reached, the professional dealing with your particular matter in respect of which a limit has been set will notify you thereof and await your further instructions as to whether or not you wish to proceed. You should understand that, particularly in relation to litigation matters, it is not possible to limit your liability in relation to the other party's/ies' costs,\n- e. LIABILITY FOR OR CONTRIBUTION TOWARDS YOUR COSTS\n\nIf you have arranged for a third party to be liable for or to contribute towards your legal costs, ENS shall, where reasonably possible, accommodate you by billing the third party concerned. Notwithstanding any such arrangement, you shall remain liable for ENS' bills as its client and it shall look to you for payment in the event of default by the third party. Please note that in agreements where provision is made for any part of ENS' bills to be borne by any party to that agreement, that provision will not in any way relieve you from your liability to pay ENS' bills in full.\n\n- PAYMENT 7.\n- 7.1. ENS' invoices are due and payable against presentation. In addition to and without prejudice to the remedies set out in paragraph 12, ENS may at its election exercise all or any of the following remedies :\n- 7.1.1. suspend its services;\n- 7.1.2. retain any document until such time as pavment is made; and/or\n- 9.2.\n\t- ENSforensics your confidential and/or privileged information.\n\n# 10. INVESTMENTS\n\n10.1. If you instruct ENS to invest funds on your behalf and if ENS accepts any such instruction, you will be required to sign the standard ENS investment letter.\n\nYou agree that in both such circumstances ENS may disclose to\n\n3\n\n10.2. It is not ENS' area of expertise to give any investment advice and no discussion relating to the investment of your funds should be construed as such.\n\n# file storage 11.\n\nAt the end of a matter, ENS will only have the obligation to store that information in relation to your file which it is obliged to store as a matter of law, after which FNS has the right to destroy that information. ENS shall decide, in its discretion (subject to the requirements of any law) on the format in which any information is to be stored. If ENS stores any information or documentation in relation to your file without charge, it shall do so at your sole risk. Consequently, the ENS Group will not be liable under any circumstances for any loss or damage to any such information or documentation.\n\n#### 12. TERMINATION OF MANDATE\n\n- 12.1. Without prejudice to its other rights and remedies, ENS will have the right to cease work and/or withdraw from any of your particular matter/s and/or terminate its mandate by giving you written notice at your last known address, inter alla, in the event that :\n- 12.1.1. you fail promptly to supply any information or instructions needed by ENS to act on your behalf or to advise ENS immediately of any relevant change in circumstances;\n- any account remains unpaid for more than 30 (thirty) days after 12.1.2. presentation:\n- 12.1.3. ENS determines, in its sole discretion, that it is not in a position to properly perform an instruction given by you to it;\n- 12 1 4 ENS considers, in its sole discretion, that any part of the conduct required to be undertaken by ENS on your behalf is inappropriate;\n- 12.1.5. ENS becomes aware that you are or have become a Sanctioned Person:\n- 12.1.6. ENS takes a decision to withdraw from any particular matter under its mandate in the circumstances set out in paragraph 4.\n- 12.2. If a mandate in respect of any of your particular matter/s is terminated by either party, for any reason whatsoever, ENS will be entitled to payment of its fees and disbursements incurred up to and including the date of such termination.\n\n# 13. CLIENT CARE\n\n- 13.1. At ENS client care is important to us and we endeavour to add value to the development of a positive and productive relationship.\n- 13.2. It ENS' policy to investigate complaints and expressions of dissatisfaction fully and promptly. If you have a complaint relating to the work being carried out for you, you should raise this in the first instance with the professional dealing with the matter. If you are still dissatisfied, you should lodge a formal complaint (preferably in writing) to the Chief Executive of the ENS Group (\"CE\") giving full details of your complaint. The CE or another executive nominated by him/her will investigate the matter and will respond to you.\n\n# 14. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY AND WAIVER\n\n14.1. You waive any claim of whatsoever nature (including damages, loss, interest, costs, expenses or otherwise), howsoever arising whether in contract or in \"faute\" or otherwise which you may have against any member of the ENS Group beyond the amount actually recovered by ENS under its professional indemnity insurance policy in respect of your claim. Whilst ENS will make every effort to ensure that professional indemnity insurance is in place. it gives no undertaking that there will be professional indemnity insurance in place to cover\n\n- 7.1.3. charge interest on any amounts that remain outstanding 60 (sixty) days after presentation of the invoice from that date until the date of actual payment. Interest shall be charged at the prevailing legal rate in Mauritius.\n- 7.2. In the absence of specific written instructions to the contrary, ENS shall have the right to set off from any amounts held by it in trust from time to time, such amounts as may be necessary to defray disbursements incurred on your behalf or to pay interim and/or final fee.\n- 7.3. Payment of ENS invoices shall be made without set-off and you shall not be entitled for any reason whatsoever to withhold payment of any fees on disbursements incurred by or owing to ENS whether it incurred any such disbursements in your name or in the name of ENS.\n- You warrant that all sums paid to any member of the ENS Group have 7.4. been derived from a legitimate source and do not constitute proceeds of criminal or otherwise illegal activity and do not breach any anti-money laundering laws of Mauritius and/or any international standards for the combating of money laundering and/or the financing of terrorism and proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, to which Mauritius is a signatory.\n- LITIGATION MATTERS (IF APPLICABLE) 8.\n- 8.1. The basis of ENS' charges in relation to litigation matters, as between ENS and yourself, is the same as that set out in paragraph 5 and is not related to any tariff of fees laid down by any competent body in relation to litigation in any court or tribunal.\n- If you are successful, you may be entitled to an order for the payment of 8.2. your costs by another party. It should be noted in relation to any such costs order that :\n- 8.2.1 such an award is at the discretion of the Court;\n- quasi-judicial bodies and other tribunais do usually not make cost 8.2.2. orders;\n- 8.2.3. you will be personally liable to ENS for the costs and charges due by you in terms of paragraph 5, regardless of any order made against your opponent;\n- 8.2.4. even if you are successful in your litigation you will be liable to pay all of ENS' fees and disbursements without being able to recover the full amount from your opponent. Also, ENS' account will be payable upon presentation whereas the amount that you are able to recover from your opponent, will in all likelihood, take some time to be finalised and collected;\n- 8.2.5 if your opponent is funded by legal aid, you are unlikely to recover any costs even if you are successful:\n- 8.2.6. your opponent may be unwilling or unable to pay either the sum for which you have been given judgment or the costs he/she/it has been ordered to pay. In that event you will still be obliged to pay all ENS' fees and disbursements\n- 8.3. If you are unsuccessful, you may be ordered to pay your opponent's costs as well as the costs and charges due by you to ENS.\n\n# 9. FORENSIC SERVICES\n\nShould you instruct ENS to provide you with forensics services, you 9.1. understand that ENS does not provide such services and accordingly you consent to ENS subcontracting such services to ENS Forensics (Ptv) Ltd (\"ENSforensics\"), which is a member of the ENS Group, on the basis that ENSforensics will charge its usual charges for matters of this nature, which you will be liable for. In such circumstances any reference herein to ENS will also include a reference to ENSforensics. You may of course also instruct ENSforensics directly, in which case, if you do not already have terms and conditions in place upon which ENSforensics agrees to act on your behalf, these terms will apply mutatis mutandis to that instruction until those terms and conditions with ENSforensics are in place. This constitutes a stipulatio alteri in favour of ENSforensics, which may be accepted by it at any time.\n\nsuch claim or that if there is such professional indemnity insurance in place that it will be sufficient to cover your claim/s. On request ENS will send you its existing professional indemnity insurance certificate,\n\n14.2. You agree that the professionals, directors, past directors employees or past employees or préposés of any member of the ENS Group shall not be liable in their personal capacity for any claims arising from or in connection with your matter (including damages, loss, interest, costs, expenses or otherwise), howsoever arising (whether in contract or \"faute\" under the Mauritius Civil Code on under the Companies Act, 2001 (as amended or substituted) or otherwise) You further agree that any claims brought in accordance with paragraph 14.1 shall be enforceable only against ENS and you accordingly waive any such claim which you may have against any of the professionals, directors, past directors, employees or past employees or préposés of ENS and any other member of the ENS Group (in whose favour this constitutes a benefit capable of acceptance at any time).\n\n### 15. THIRD PARTY LIABILITY\n\nThe advice provided by ENS may not be used or relied upon by any person other than you. No member of the ENS Group has any duty, responsibility or liability to any person other than yourself arising from or in connection with any advice and/or services rendered to you by ENS. You indemnify the ENS Group, its directors, past directors, employees and past employees and préposés (in whose fayour, where applicable, this constitutes a stipulatio alter/ capable of acceptance at any time) against any claim of whatsoever nature (including damages, loss, interest, costs, expenses or otherwise) made by any third party in connection with any advice or services rendered by ENS to you, howsoever arising whether in contract on \"faute\" under the Mauritius Civil Code or under the Companies Act, 2001 (as amended or substituted), or otherwise.\n\n16. GOVERNING LAW\n\n> Our relationship shall be governed by Mauritius law and if the prescription laws of Mauritius are not considered to be substantive laws thereof, by its prescription laws as well but excluding its conflict of law principles\n\n### 17. DISPUTE RESOLUTION\n\n- 17.1. Save in respect of those provisions which provide for their own remedies other than arbitration and other than where an interdict is sought or urgent relief may be obtained from a court of competent jurisdiction, where any dispute arises between the parties, any party to the dispute shall formally notify the other party to the dispute, in writing and in reasonable detail, of the nature of the dispute and the relief sought, and request that the dispute be resolved in the manner envisaged in this paragraph 17. As soon as reasonably possible after the delivery of the written notification of the dispute, representatives of the parties to the dispute shall meet without unreasonable delay and attempt to resolve the dispute amicably.\n- 17.2. If the representatives of the parties to the dispute fail to resolve the dispute amicably within 30 (thirty) days following the delivery of such written notice, or within a longer period agreed in writing, the dispute, controversy or claim arising out of these terms or the breach, termination or invalidity thereof shall be referred to and settled exclusively by the Arbitration and Mediation Center of the Mauritius Chamber of Commerce and Industry (\"MARC\") under the MARC Arbitration Rules in force when the request for arbitration is submitted and according to international arbitration under the International Arbitration Act, 2008 (referred to as the \"Act\" for the purpose of this paragraph 17).\n- The juridical seat of arbitration shall be Mauritius and the geographic 17.3. location of the arbitration hearings will be Mauritius.\n- 17.4. The language to be used in the arbitral proceedings shall be the English language\n- 17.5. The arbitrator will be an impartial practising law practitioner of at least 15 (fifteen) years' standing agreed upon between you and ENS or, failing such agreement, nominated and appointed by the Secretariat of MARC.\n- 17.6. The arbitration shall be held with only the parties to the arbitration and their representatives present thereat. The evidence in the arbitration proceedings and any order made by the arbitrator will be kept confidential.\n- 17.7. Should any issue be referred to the Supreme Court of Mauritius under the Act, all proceedings shall not be held in public but shall be held in private.\n- 17 8 Any award by the arbitrator shall be final and binding on the parties and not appealable.\n- 17.9. The validity of this paragraph shall not be affected by the termination of these terms and it shall also be severable from the rest of these terms and remain in effect notwithstanding that the remainder of these terms may be void/able.\n- 17.10. The parties will endeavour to ensure that the arbitration is completed as soon as reasonably possible.\n\n### 18. CONSENT TO JURISDICTION\n\n- 18.1. By accepting these terms you irrevocably submit and consent to the iurisdiction of the Supreme Court of Mauritius (or any successor to that court) in any proceedings which might be instituted against you arising out of your mandate to ENS for purposes of any t\n- 18.1.1. interim, injunctive or other urgent action or proceedings in regard to any of your particular matter/s and/or your mandate to ENS;\n- 18.1.2. court proceedings for the collection of any sums due to ENS,\n\nwhich ENS might institute.\n\n- 18.2. You furthermore waive any objection you may now or hereafter have that such action or proceeding has been brought in an inconvenient forum.\n- 18.3. Such consent to jurisdiction shall not (and shall not be construed so as to) prejudice the right of ENS from bringing proceedings against you in any other jurisdiction which ENS considers appropriate.\n\n### 19 ADDRESS FOR SERVICE\n\nYour address for all purposes under these terms. whether in respect of service of court process, notices or other documents or communications of whatsoever nature will be the last physical address which you furnished to ENS.\n\n# WHOLE AGREEMENT, NO AMENDMENT 20.\n\n- 20.1. When you brief ENS on any particular matter, the professional working on your matter may send you a mandate letter which sets out the scope of work and/or the fees in respect of that particular matter. That mandate letter will be subject to these terms and these terms will prevail in the case of any conflicts.\n- 20.2. These terms constitute the whole agreement between you and ENS relating to the subject matter hereof and supersedes any other discussions, agreements and/or understandings regarding the subject matter hereof.\n- 20.3. No extension of time or waiver or relaxation of any of the provisions of these terms shall operate as an estoppel against either party in respect of its rights under these terms, nor shall it operate so as to preclude such party (save as to any extension, waiver or relaxation actually given) thereafter from exercising its rights strictly in accordance with these terms.\n- 20.4. To the extent permissible by law neither you nor ENS shall be bound by any express or implied or tacit term, representation, warranty, promise on the like not recorded herein, whether it induced these terms and/or whether it was negligent or not.\n- NOTICES 21.\n\nSave as set out in these terms to the contrary, where you are entitled/required to give notice to ENS you must provide such notice in writing marked for the attention of the Office Head with a copy sent to the CE\n\nA-(01055ENG) v2 (10.2021)","body_zh":"美国康涅狄格州联邦破产法院布里奇波特分院\n\nx\n\n关于： ：\n： 第11章\nHO WAN KWOK（郭文贵）等，1 ：\n：\n： 案号 22-50073 (JAM)\n债务人。 ：\n： （合并管理）\n\n第11章受托人依据《破产法典》第327、328及330条、《破产程序规则》第2014及2016条，以及地方破产程序规则第2014-1及2016-1条，申请作出命令授权并批准聘用 ENSafrica (Mauritius)（毛里求斯 ENSafrica）担任毛里求斯共和国律师之申请的补充文件提交通知\n\n特此通知：2024年10月2日，Luc A. Despins（卢克·A·德斯平斯）以其作为在 Ho Wan Kwok 的第11章案件中获任命的第11章受托人（“受托人”）的身份，提交了《第11章受托人依据《破产法典》第327、328及330条、《破产程序规则》第2014及2016条，以及地方破产程序规则第2014-1及2016-1条，申请作出命令授权并批准聘用 ENSafrica (Mauritius) 担任毛里求斯共和国律师的申请》[案卷编号 3625]（“该申请”）。2 就该申请举行的听证会定于2024年10月22日东部时间下午1:00举行。\n\n进一步特此通知：本通知随附的附件1载有与委聘函有关的标准条款和条件（该委聘函副本作为附件B附于该申请）。\n\n1 本第11章案件中的债务人为 Ho Wan Kwok（亦称 Guo Wengui、Miles Guo 和 Miles Kwok，以及众多其他别名）（税务识别号码末四位：9595）、Genever Holdings LLC（税务识别号码末四位：8202）及 Genever Holdings Corporation（吉纳维尔控股公司）。受托人、Genever Holdings LLC 及 Genever Holdings Corporation 的邮寄地址为：Paul Hastings LLP（保罗·黑斯廷斯律师事务所），200 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10166，c/o Luc A. Despins，作为 Ho Wan Kwok 财产的受托人（仅为通知及通信之目的）。\n\n2 本文中使用但未另行定义的大写术语，具有该申请所载的含义。\n\n日期：2024年10月9日\n纽约州纽约市\n\n签署人：/s/ G. Alexander Bongartz\n\nG. Alexander Bongartz（G. 亚历山大·邦加茨）（获准特别出庭）\nPAUL HASTINGS LLP（保罗·黑斯廷斯律师事务所）\n200 Park Avenue\nNew York, New York 10166\n(212) 318-6079\nalexbongartz@paulhastings.com\n\n以及\n\nNicholas A. Bassett（尼古拉斯·A·巴塞特）（获准特别出庭）\nPAUL HASTINGS LLP（保罗·黑斯廷斯律师事务所）\n2050 M Street NW\nWashington, D.C., 20036\n(202) 551-1902\nnicholasbassett@paulhastings.com\n\n以及\n\nDouglas S. Skalka（道格拉斯·S·斯卡尔卡）（ct00616）\nPatrick R. Linsey（帕特里克·R·林赛）（ct29437）\nNEUBERT, PEPE & MONTEITH, P.C.（纽伯特、佩佩与蒙泰斯职业公司）\n195 Church Street, 13th Floor\nNew Haven, Connecticut 06510\n(203) 781-2847\ndskalka@npmlaw.com\nplinsey@npmlaw.com\n\n第11章受托人之律师\n\n美国康涅狄格州联邦破产法院布里奇波特分院\n\n-------------------------------------------------------- x\n\n关于： ：\n： 第11章\n\nHO WAN KWOK（郭文贵）等， ：\n： 案号 22-50073 (JAM)\n债务人。\n\nx （合并管理）\nLUC A. DESPINS（卢克·A·德斯平斯），第11章受托人， ：\n：\n： 对抗程序 23-5028\n原告， ：\n诉： ：\n\nACE DECADE HOLDINGS LIMITED（艾斯十年控股有限公司）、\nYANPING “YVETTE” WANG（王燕平“伊薇特”）及\nRUI HAO（郝睿） ：\n\n被告。\n\nx\n\n送达证明\n\n下列签署人特此证明，截至本通知日期，上述通知已通过电子方式提交。通过法院电子提交（“CM/ECF”）系统的运作，本案提交通知已通过电子邮件发送给上述标题所示对抗程序的所有当事人。当事人可通过法院的 CM/ECF 系统查阅该提交文件。\n\n日期：2024年10月9日\n纽约州纽约市\n\n签署人：/s/ G. Alexander Bongartz\n\n1 本第11章案件中的债务人为 Ho Wan Kwok（亦称 Guo Wengui、Miles Guo 和 Miles Kwok，以及众多其他别名）（税务识别号码末四位：9595）、Genever Holdings LLC（税务识别号码末四位：8202）及 Genever Holdings Corporation（吉纳维尔控股公司）。受托人和 Genever 债务人的邮寄地址为：Paul Hastings LLP（保罗·黑斯廷斯律师事务所），200 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10166，c/o Luc A. Despins，作为 Ho Wan Kwok 财产的受托人（仅为通知及通信之目的）。\n\nG. Alexander Bongartz（G. 亚历山大·邦加茨）（获准特别出庭）\nPAUL HASTINGS LLP（保罗·黑斯廷斯律师事务所）\n200 Park Avenue\nNew York, New York 10166\n(212) 318-6079\nalexbongartz@paulhastings.com\n\n第11章受托人之律师\n\n附件1\n\n标准条款和条件\n\n委聘条款\n\nENSafrica (Mauritius)（“ENS”）委聘通用条款\n\n1.1. 本文件载明 ENS 同意代表您行事所依据的条款和条件。\n\n1.2 ENS 是 ENS 集团的成员。ENS 集团由 ENS 和/或 Edward Nathan Sonnenbergs Inc.（“ENS(sa)”）和/或其任何附属公司（Fiduciary Ltd 除外）和/或任何其他法律实体、合资企业和/或合伙企业组成；无论其位于何处或在何处运营（且不论其结构和/或法律性质/制度），只要其以包含 ENS 和/或 Edward Nathan 或其任何变体的名称提供服务或以其他方式开展业务（包括其附属公司、与其有关联或相互关联的当事方和/或其关联公司，在适用范围内），和/或任何由 ENS(sa) 为其自身运营而设立的信托，以及视情况而定与该等信托有关联和/或相互关联的任何实体，以及所有该等实体的权利继受人和/或业务继受人（合称“ENS 集团”）。\n\n1.3. 本条款适用于您就各项具体事项发出的所有指示。\n\n1.4. 如您因任何原因不接受或不理解本条款，您应立即书面通知 ENS。\n\n1.5. 除非您事先书面通知 ENS 表示相反意见，您或您的代理人就您的任何具体事项作出的任何行为，如可被 ENS 解释为指示 ENS 开始或继续代表您行事，即构成您接受本条款，而无需您明确同意该等条款（无论口头或书面）。\n\n1.6. ENS 可随时在书面通知您的情况下，提议对本条款作出变更或补充（该等变更或补充不仅适用于您，也适用于受类似条款约束的其他客户）。除非您事先书面通知 ENS 表示相反意见，您或您的代理人就您的任何具体事项作出的任何行为，如可被 ENS 解释为指示 ENS 在收到该提议后继续代表您行事，即构成您接受该等变更或补充，而无需您明确同意该等变更或补充（无论口头或书面）。除上述规定外，本条款亦可随时经书面相互协议予以变更或补充；为此，ENS 的一名执行人员及 ENS 的办公室主管（“办公室主管”）必须签署该项变更或补充，方可对 ENS 具有约束力。\n\n1.7. 在本条款中，“其他”、“以其他方式”、“包括”、“尤其”或任何其他类似的一般性词语或表述，不得被解释为与任何在先词语属于相同种类、类别或性质；如可作出更宽泛的解释，亦不限制任何在先词语的概括性。\n\n2. 个人数据处理\n\n2.1. 您向 ENS 提供的个人数据1，将由 ENS 集团根据可在 http 查阅的 ENS 集团隐私政策进行处理2。通过就您的任何具体事项向 ENS 提供指示，或以任何形式向 ENS 集团任何成员提交您、您的控股公司、各自附属公司、关联方或其各自雇员的任何资料及任何其他个人信息/数据，您自由、明确且无条件地同意 ENS 集团按照 ENS 集团隐私政策所列的任何目的处理该等个人数据。\n\n非洲最大的律师事务所\n\ninfoMRU@ENSafrica.com\n\nENSafrica\n18 Edith Cavell Street\nPort Louis\nMauritius\n电话 +230 212 2215\n\n2.2. 如您向我们提供有关他人的个人数据（例如您的董事或雇员之一、您所在组织或家庭的一名成员，或与您有业务往来的任何人士），您必须确保已取得其明确同意，允许与我们共享其个人数据，并且无需采取任何进一步行动，我们即可收集、使用及披露该等个人数据。尤其是，您确认已取得您的控股公司及其附属公司对向 ENS 提供的个人数据的同意，以便 ENS 集团按照第2.1段处理该等信息，并保证您依法有权与 ENS 集团共享该等信息。对于因您未能取得必要同意而使 ENS 集团任何成员遭受或产生的任何损失、责任、损害或费用（包括利息和罚金），您应赔偿 ENS 集团。\n\n2.3. 如您认为 ENS 对您的个人数据的使用违反毛里求斯法律，并结合本第2段理解，您亦有权根据《2017年数据保护法》向数据保护专员投诉。然而，我们希望有机会首先处理您的关切，因此您承诺首先通过电子邮件 info@ENSafrica.com 向 ENS 集团信息官及 ENS 办公室主管提交书面投诉，尝试与 ENS 解决任何关切。如您对该程序的结果不满意，您有权根据《2017年数据保护法》向数据保护专员提出投诉。\n\n3. 授权\n\nENS 获授予通常授予专业人士的权限，以便其代表您采取对您的具体事项属必要或附带的行动；该等权限包括有权产生其认为为妥善处理您的任何具体事项所必需或适宜的一切费用。\n\n4. 专业职责\n\n4.1. 为履行其专业职责，ENS 在处理您的具体事项期间，将依赖您及时提供一切必要指示和信息，并立即告知其任何相关情况变化。\n\n4.2. ENS 提供的意见与您的具体指示有关，并依赖于您向 ENS 提供的情况和信息。您不得在不同情况下依赖 ENS 提供的意见。除非您另有明确指示，否则 ENS 不会更新向您提供的意见。该意见仅向您提供，任何其他人士均不得依赖该意见。如您已指示 ENS 向您提供法律意见、编制报告或以其他方式提供详细意见，除非您已要求 ENS 书面确认该意见或报告且 ENS 已作出该等确认，否则您不应依赖任何口头意见、草案意见或草案报告。\n\n4.3. 在遵守其必须遵从的任何法律要求及本条款规定的前提下，ENS 可自由代表任何其他人士行事。\n\n4.4. 负责处理您具体事项的相关 ENS 专业人员（以下简称“专业人员”）如知悉 ENS 收到任何可能导致利益冲突的新指示，将通知您。虽然 ENS 已制定规定，以便在考虑接受指示时进行利益冲突审查，但负责处理您具体事项的相关专业人员有可能并不知悉 ENS 正在代表另一名客户，而在该等情况下可能存在\n\nENSafrica (Mauritius)（毛里求斯 ENSafrica）\n商业登记号码 C13119274\n增值税号码 27244385\n根据《1984年法律执业者法》登记的联合律师事务所\n\n1 个人数据受《2017年数据保护法》规管。\n\n2 “处理”包括但不限于《2017年数据保护法》目前所定义的处理，即对个人数据或个人数据集进行的操作，无论是否通过自动化方式，例如收集、记录、组织、构建、\n\n存储、改编或变更、检索、查阅、使用、通过传输披露、传播或以其他方式提供、对齐或组合、限制或销毁\n\n与您的特定事项有关的利益冲突（“冲突事项”）。如负责处理您特定事项的相关专业人员知悉存在冲突事项，其将提请您注意，并：\n\n4.4.1.\n\n如该情形发生于您的特定事项开始时或开始后不久，经与您讨论后，ENS 保留自行决定从您的特定事项中退出，或设立 Corporate Walls（公司隔离墙）或其他类似的合理安排的权利，以确保处理您的事项及冲突事项的 ENS 全体专业人员，除其自身客户外，均无法接触任何适用该冲突的 ENS 客户的保密信息。此外，处理您特定事项的任何 ENS 专业人员或其他员工均不会参与该冲突事项。在该等情况下，双方同意 ENS 可继续代表您及该等其他客户，并且，在该等情况下，处理您的事项及冲突事项的 ENS 全体专业人员，对适用该冲突的任何 ENS 客户不再负有受信义务，但其自身客户除外：\n\n4.4.2. 如该情形发生于您的特定事项已进展至较后阶段，为公平对待您及 ENS 的其他客户，其将通知您，且 ENS 将根据第 4.4.1 段设立 Corporate Walls（公司隔离墙）或其他类似的合理安排。在该等情况下，双方同意 ENS 可继续代表您及该等其他客户（或其控股公司或各自的子公司）。如无法设立该等 Corporate Walls（公司隔离墙）或其他合理安排，ENS 保留从您的特定事项和/或冲突事项中退出的权利。当然，如您愿意，可随时终止对 ENS 的委托。如 ENS 退出，其将就把您的特定事项移交给您新委任的执业律师之目的，向您提供一切合理所需协助。对于截至您指示 ENS 移交您的特定事项之日，或 ENS 从该事项中退出之日所发生的 ENS 费用及支出（见第 5 段），您仍应承担责任。\n\nENS 接受您的委托，并不妨碍 ENS 4.5.\n\n4.5.1. 继续代表任何客户处理任何与您的利益相冲突的委托（包括针对您的诉讼事项），前提是该等委托在您就可能产生冲突的事项委托 ENS 前已作出；\n\n4.5.2. 接受与您的利益相冲突的新委托，前提是该等新委托源自或与第 4.5.1 段所设想的任何委托有关，即使您已作为客户一段时间；\n\n4.5.3. 接受日后针对您的任何委托（包括诉讼事项），且此并不使 ENS 负有终止其委托或从您的特定事项中退出的义务。\n\n4.6. ENS 不会向下列人士以外的任何人披露：\n\n4.6.1. ENS Group（ENS 集团）的任何成员，以及受雇于 ENS 或 ENS Group（ENS 集团）任何成员的任何人士，但须遵守第 4.4.1 段；并且，ENS 的政策是，在其客户彼此竞争或可能持续存在相对利益的情况下，不安排重叠的专业人员处理其事项；\n\n4.6.2. 本条款明确允许的任何其他人士；\n\n4.6.3. 其审计师、保险人和/或保险中介人；\n\n4.6.4. 依法有权要求取得该等信息的任何人士。\n\n其因代表您行事而取得的任何保密信息，但为履行其委托所必需者除外。同样，其不会向您披露其因代表任何其他客户行事而取得的任何保密信息。\n\n4.7. ENS 不提供商业建议。您应自行评估任何特定事项的商业影响，且 ENS 提供的任何建议均不得被解释为 ENS 就您是否应继续进行拟议交易作出建议。\n\nっ\n\n4.8. 如您不再是 ENS 的客户，您确认 ENS 不再对您负有任何受信义务，仅负有不披露您保密信息的义务。因此，ENS 有权代表其任何客户针对您及您的利益行事，即使是在针对您的诉讼中，除非 ENS 持有与您有关的保密信息，而该等信息将与相关 ENS 客户的特定事项有关。\n\n5 费用及支出\n\n5.1. ENS 收取费用时，在每一情形下均会审慎考虑事项的事实情况、所涉当事人及专业人员、监管要求、已完成工作的数量、紧迫性、复杂性、难度、新颖性、财务影响及重要性、所涉专业人员的技能、劳动、专业知识、资历、经验、特别知识及责任、所花费的时间、工作完成的地点及情形、已完成工作的质量以及为您增加的价值。在某些情形下，费用将参照所花费的时间及相关专业人员的计费费率确定。在某些情形下，ENS 可同意就某一特定事项向您提供包干费用，在此情形下，将不参照所花费的时间及相关专业人员的计费费率收取约定费用，且不会保留工时记录。如您需要对此有更清晰的了解，请于特定事项开始时与相关专业人员讨论您的疑虑。\n\n5.2. ENS 的政策是要求预先付款以支付约定费用；如费用按小时计取，则不时要求支付保证金以支付费用。\n\n5.3. ENS 代表您产生的支出可单独开具账单，且 ENS 的政策是，您须在 ENS 发生该等支出前支付足以覆盖该等支出的保证金。\n\n5.4. 除非预先明确约定固定费用，否则任何费用及开支估算仅根据 ENS 当时所知信息提供作参考之用，不应视为报价。\n\n5.5. 发票将列明不含 VAT 的费用及支出。VAT 将按不时适用的税率收取。\n\n5.6. 将在合理时提交中期账单，或按与您另行约定的方式提交。\n\n5.7. 您有权以书面通知 ENS，就您可能希望就某一特定事项向 ENS 产生的费用设定上限。如达到该上限，负责处理已设上限的特定事项的专业人员将通知您，并等待您就是否希望继续作出的进一步指示。您应了解，尤其就诉讼事项而言，无法限制您对其他一方或多方费用所承担的责任，\n\n6. 您的费用责任或分担\n\n如您已安排第三方对您的法律费用承担责任或予以分担，ENS 应在合理可能的情况下通过向相关第三方开具账单以配合您。尽管有任何该等安排，您作为 ENS 的客户仍应对 ENS 的账单承担责任，如该第三方违约，ENS 将向您要求付款。请注意，如协议规定 ENS 账单的任何部分由该协议任何一方承担，该规定绝不会免除您全额支付 ENS 账单的责任。\n\n7. 付款\n\n7.1. ENS 的发票于提交时到期应付。除第 12 段规定的救济外，且不影响该等救济，ENS 可自行选择行使下列全部或任何救济：\n\n7.1.1. 暂停其服务；\n\n7.1.2. 保留任何文件，直至付款作出；和/或\n\n9.2.\n\nENSforensics 您的保密和/或享有特权的信息。\n\n10. 投资\n\n10.1. 如您指示 ENS 代表您投资资金，且 ENS 接受该等指示，您将须签署标准 ENS 投资函。\n\n您同意，在上述两种情形下，ENS 可向以下人士披露\n\n10.2. 提供任何投资建议并非 ENS 的专业领域，且任何有关投资您资金的讨论均不得被解释为该等建议。\n\n11. 文件存储\n\n事项结束时，ENS 仅有义务存储其依法必须存储的与您文件有关的信息，此后 FNS 有权销毁该等信息。ENS 应自行决定（但须遵守任何法律的规定）任何信息的存储格式。如 ENS 免费存储任何与您文件有关的信息或文件材料，其应完全由您自行承担风险。因此，ENS Group（ENS 集团）在任何情况下均不对该等信息或文件材料的任何损失或损害承担责任。\n\n12. 终止委托\n\n12.1. 在不影响其其他权利及救济的情况下，ENS 有权在下列情形中（除其他情形外）向您的最后已知地址发出书面通知，以停止工作和/或从您的任何特定事项中退出和/或终止其委托：\n\n12.1.1. 您未及时提供 ENS 代表您行事所需的任何信息或指示，或未立即通知 ENS 任何相关情况变更；\n\n12.1.2. 任何账款于提交后逾 30（三十）日仍未支付；\n\n12.1.3. ENS 自行决定其无法适当履行您向其作出的指示；\n\n12.1.4. ENS 自行决定其代表您须实施的行为的任何部分不适当；\n\n12.1.5. ENS 知悉您是或已成为受制裁人士；\n\n12.1.6. ENS 在第 4 段所列情形下决定从其委托下的任何特定事项中退出。\n\n12.2. 如任一方因任何理由终止与您的任何特定事项有关的委托，ENS 有权获得截至并包括该终止日期所发生费用及支出的支付。\n\n13. 客户关怀\n\n13.1. 在 ENS，客户关怀对我们很重要，我们致力于为发展积极且富有成效的关系增添价值。\n\n13.2. ENS 的政策是全面且及时地调查投诉及不满表示。如您对为您开展的工作有投诉，您应首先向处理该事项的专业人员提出。如您仍不满意，您应向 ENS Group（ENS 集团）的首席执行官（“CE”）提出正式投诉（最好以书面形式），并提供投诉的完整详情。CE 或由其指定的另一名管理人员将调查该事项并向您作出回应。\n\n14. 责任限制及豁免\n\n14.1. 您放弃就任何性质的索赔（包括损害赔偿、损失、利息、费用、开支或其他），无论该等索赔如何产生、是否基于合同、“faute”或其他事由，而向 ENS Group（ENS 集团）任何成员提出超过 ENS 就您的索赔实际从其专业责任保险保单中获得赔偿金额的部分。尽管 ENS 将尽一切努力确保已投保专业责任保险，但其不保证将有专业责任保险以承保\n\n7.1.3. 对自提交发票之日起60（六十）日后仍未付清的任何款项，自该日起至实际付款之日止计收利息。利息应按毛里求斯现行法定利率计收。\n\n7.2. 除非有相反的具体书面指示，ENS有权不时从其以信托方式持有的任何款项中抵销为支付代表您发生的支出或支付暂定和／或最终费用所必需的金额。\n\n7.3. ENS发票应在不予抵销的情况下支付；无论该等支出是以您的名义还是以ENS名义发生，您均无权以任何理由扣留对ENS发生或应付给ENS的任何费用或支出的付款。\n\n7.4. 您保证，向ENS集团任何成员支付的所有款项均来源合法，不构成犯罪或其他非法活动的所得，且不违反毛里求斯任何反洗钱法律和／或毛里求斯作为签署方的任何关于打击洗钱和／或资助恐怖主义及大规模杀伤性武器扩散的国际标准。\n\n8. 诉讼事项（如适用）\n\n8.1. 就诉讼事项而言，ENS与您之间的收费依据与第5段规定的相同，且与任何主管机构就任何法院或法庭中的诉讼所规定的任何费用表无关。\n\n8.2. 如您胜诉，您可能有权获得由另一方支付您费用的命令。应注意，就任何该等费用命令而言：\n\n8.2.1. 该等裁定由法院酌情决定；\n\n8.2.2. 准司法机构及其他法庭通常不作出费用命令；\n\n8.2.3. 无论针对您的对手作出何种命令，您均应就根据第5段应由您支付的费用和收费向ENS承担个人责任；\n\n8.2.4. 即使您在诉讼中胜诉，您仍应支付ENS的全部费用和支出，而不能向您的对手追偿全额。此外，ENS的账单应于提交时支付，而您能够从对手处追偿的金额很可能需经一段时间方能最终确定并收取；\n\n8.2.5. 如您的对手由法律援助资助，即使您胜诉，您亦不太可能追偿任何费用；\n\n8.2.6. 您的对手可能不愿意或无能力支付就您获得判决的金额，或其被命令支付的费用。在该情况下，您仍有义务支付ENS的全部费用和支出。\n\n8.3. 如您败诉，除应向ENS支付的费用和收费外，您还可能被命令支付您对手的费用。\n\n9. 法证服务\n\n9.1. 如您委托ENS向您提供法证服务，您理解ENS不提供该等服务，因此您同意ENS将该等服务分包给ENS Forensics (Pty) Ltd（“ENSforensics”），其为ENS集团成员，条件是ENSforensics将按其处理此类事项的通常收费标准收费，且您应对此承担责任。在该等情况下，本文中对ENS的任何提述亦应包括对ENSforensics的提述。当然，您亦可直接委托ENSforensics；在此情况下，如您尚未具备ENSforensics同意代表您行事所依据的条款和条件，则本条款应比照适用于该项委托，直至与ENSforensics的该等条款和条件生效为止。本条构成有利于ENSforensics的为第三人利益约定，其可随时接受。\n\n该项索赔，或者如已投保该等专业赔偿保险，其将足以覆盖您的索赔。经要求，ENS将向您发送其现有的专业赔偿保险证书。\n\n14.2. 您同意，ENS集团任何成员的专业人员、董事、前董事、雇员、前雇员或受雇人员，不应以个人身份就因您的事项引起或与之有关的任何索赔（包括损害赔偿、损失、利息、费用、开支或其他）承担责任，无论该等索赔如何产生（无论依据合同、毛里求斯民法典项下的“过错”、Companies Act, 2001（经修订或替代）或其他）。您进一步同意，根据第14.1段提出的任何索赔仅可对ENS强制执行，因此您放弃对ENS及ENS集团任何其他成员的任何专业人员、董事、前董事、雇员、前雇员或受雇人员可能享有的任何该等索赔（本条对其构成可随时接受的利益）。\n\n15. 第三方责任\n\nENS提供的意见不得由您以外的任何人士使用或依赖。ENS集团任何成员均不对您以外的任何人士就ENS向您提供的任何意见和／或服务所引起或与之有关的事项负有任何义务、责任或法律责任。您应就任何第三方就ENS向您提供的任何意见或服务提出的任何性质的索赔（包括损害赔偿、损失、利息、费用、开支或其他），无论其如何产生，无论依据合同、毛里求斯民法典项下的“过错”、Companies Act, 2001（经修订或替代）或其他，对ENS集团、其董事、前董事、雇员、前雇员及受雇人员作出赔偿（如适用，本条对其构成可随时接受的为第三人利益约定）。\n\n16. 准据法\n\n双方关系应受毛里求斯法律管辖；如毛里求斯的时效法律不被视为其实体法，则亦应受其时效法律管辖，但不包括其法律冲突原则。\n\n17. 争议解决\n\n17.1. 除就规定了仲裁以外自身救济的条款，以及寻求禁令或可从有管辖权的法院获得紧急救济的情形外，如双方之间发生任何争议，争议任何一方应以书面形式向另一方正式通知争议的性质及所寻求的救济，并提供合理详细说明，并请求以本第17段规定的方式解决争议。在交付争议书面通知后，争议双方的代表应在合理可行的最短时间内会面，不得无理拖延，并尝试友好解决争议。\n\n17.2. 如争议双方代表在交付该等书面通知后30（三十）日内，或在书面同意的较长期限内，未能友好解决争议，则因本条款或其违约、终止或无效而产生的争议、争论或索赔，应根据提交仲裁请求时有效的MARC仲裁规则，并依International Arbitration Act, 2008（就本第17段而言称为“该法”）规定的国际仲裁，专属提交毛里求斯工商会仲裁与调解中心（“MARC”）解决。\n\n17.3. 仲裁的法定地点应为毛里求斯，仲裁听证会的地理地点亦为毛里求斯。\n\n17.4. 仲裁程序中使用的语言应为英语。\n\n17.5. 仲裁员应为由您与ENS商定的、执业至少15（十五）年的公正法律执业者；如未能达成该等协议，则由MARC秘书处提名并指定。\n\n17.6. 仲裁应仅在仲裁当事人及其代表在场的情况下进行。仲裁程序中的证据及仲裁员作出的任何命令均应保密。\n\n17.7. 如任何问题根据该法提交毛里求斯最高法院，该等程序不应公开举行，而应非公开举行。\n\n17.8. 仲裁员作出的任何裁决均为终局性裁决，对双方具有约束力，且不得上诉。\n\n17.9. 本段的效力不受本条款终止的影响，且本段可与本条款其余部分分割；即使本条款其余部分可能无效或可撤销，本段仍应继续有效。\n\n17.10. 双方将努力确保仲裁在合理可行的最短时间内完成。\n\n18. 同意管辖权\n\n18.1. 通过接受本条款，您不可撤销地服从并同意毛里求斯最高法院（或该法院的任何继任法院）对可能因您委托ENS而对您提起的任何程序具有管辖权，目的包括：\n\n18.1.1. 就您的任何特定事项和／或您对ENS的委托采取任何临时、禁令性或其他紧急行动或程序；\n\n18.1.2. ENS可能提起的、为收取应付给ENS的任何款项而进行的法院程序。\n\n18.2. 您进一步放弃您现在或将来可能提出的、认为该等行动或程序是在不便法院提起的任何异议。\n\n18.3. 该等同意管辖权不应（亦不得被解释为）损害ENS在ENS认为适当的任何其他司法管辖区对您提起程序的权利。\n\n19. 送达地址\n\n就本条款下的所有目的而言，无论涉及法院程序、通知或任何性质的其他文件或通信的送达，您的地址应为您最后向ENS提供的实际地址。\n\n20. 完整协议，不得修改\n\n20.1. 当您就任何特定事项委托ENS时，负责您事项的专业人员可能向您发送委托函，其中载明该特定事项的工作范围和／或费用。该委托函应受本条款约束；如有任何冲突，应以本条款为准。\n\n20.2. 本条款构成您与ENS之间就本条款标的事项达成的完整协议，并取代就本条款标的事项进行的任何其他讨论、协议和／或谅解。\n\n20.3. 对本条款任何规定的任何期限延长、放弃或宽免，均不得构成任何一方就其在本条款下的权利对另一方的禁止反言，亦不得使该方此后不能严格按照本条款行使其权利（已实际给予的任何延期、放弃或宽免除外）。\n\n20.4. 在法律允许的范围内，您和ENS均不受本文未记载的任何明示、默示或默许条款、陈述、保证、承诺或类似事项的约束，无论其是否促成订立本条款和／或是否存在过失。\n\n21. 通知\n\n除本条款另有相反规定外，如您有权或被要求向ENS发出通知，您必须以书面形式提供该等通知，并注明由Office Head收悉，同时向CE发送副本。\n\nA-(01055ENG) v2 (10.2021)\n\n英语","key_entities":["Kwok","Je","Ho Wan Kwok","Paul Hastings","Guo","Despins","Miles Guo"],"ecf_references":[],"word_count":5979,"status":"published","published_at":"2024-10-09 00:00:00","created_at":"2024-10-09","updated_at":"2026-08-23 19:07:36"}