Common use of Workpapers Clause in Contracts

Workpapers. The workpapers produced by us in the course of our work in providing the Services are the property of ▇▇▇▇▇▇. We shall be entitled to retain our work papers and copies of any documents provided to us in the course of performing the Services. Work papers will also include documents or deeds relevant to your affairs although not necessarily relevant to the Services. On providing the Services we will open a file. The file retained by us will be stored and kept for at least six years from the date our engagement ends. After that period of time or earlier if we have converted the file to electronic format the file may at our sole discretion be destroyed. If you send to us any papers which ultimately form part of that file which are to be returned to you, please be sure to advise us accordingly at the time these are supplied. Electronic files may be deleted at our sole discretion after 6 years from the date our engagement ends. In respect of deeds or documents, we reserve the right to retain those deeds and documents until all monies due for costs, office services or disbursements are paid. We require this right to retain deeds and documents even if the monies are due for services unrelated to those documents. Our position in this regard is contrary to the usual common law position which would otherwise exist.