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General Terms and Conditions of Eisden Attorneys at Law B.V.

Article 1
Eisden Attorneys at Law B.V., trading as ‘True Lawyers’, hereinafter referred to as ‘True Lawyers’, is a private limited company incorporated in December 2016 under the laws of Curaçao. True Lawyers is a private limited company, whose purpose is practicing law and is registered with the Curaçao Chamber of Commerce & Industry under registration number 142216.
 
Article 2
These General Terms and Conditions apply to all work performed or to be performed by or on behalf of True Lawyers and to all legal relationships of True Lawyers with third parties. These General Terms and Conditions explicitly also apply to additional or follow-up engagements. The applicability of terms and conditions of the Client is explicitly excluded.
 
True Lawyers is authorised to amend the General Terms and Conditions. If the Client does not object in writing within 7 days of receiving the amended terms and conditions, they shall be deemed to have been accepted. In case of amendments to these terms and conditions by True Lawyers, the amended terms and conditions shall apply to all new engagements from the day of publication on www.true-lawyers.com. These General Terms and Conditions have been drawn up in both Dutch and English. In case of mutual contradiction, the Dutch text shall be binding.
 
Article 3
The legal relationship between the Client and True Lawyers is an agreement of engagement. The implementation of engagements shall be done exclusively for the benefit of the Client. Third parties may not derive any rights from the engagements and their implementation.
 
When performing work of True Lawyers, True Lawyers shall at all times assume an obligation of effort and no obligation of result. All work shall be carried out by True Lawyers, with the right of substitution.
Both Client and True Lawyers may terminate the agreement, if so desired, with immediate effect by written notice of termination, by letter or e-mail. Upon termination, the Client shall be obliged to pay the fee, plus any costs incurred by any third parties engaged, until termination of the work performed, or in case of a fixed fee, the agreed sum.
 
Article 4

Any liability on the part of True Lawyers shall be limited to the amount claimed under the professional liability insurance taken out. If and to the extent that, for any reason whatsoever, no payment is made under the liability insurance, liability shall be limited to the total amount of the invoice(s) of the relevant engagement with a maximum of XCG 10,000.

True Lawyers shall not be liable for damages resulting from the Client’s lack of cooperation, information or materials.

By providing an engagement to True Lawyers, the Client agrees that communication in the context of the implementation of the engagement may take place by means of electronic mail (email communication) and that the implementation of the engagement shall take place as well by means of electronic data communication. The Client shall indemnify True Lawyers in respect of communications by means of e-mail and electronic data.

True Lawyers shall not be liable for damage resulting from the use of (electronic) means of communication, including damage resulting from the non-delivery or no timely delivery of electronic messages by third parties or by software / equipment used for electronic communication and transmission of viruses and other harmful software or equipment.

A claim for compensation of damage shall be submitted in writing to True Lawyers no later than 12 monthsafter the Client detected or could reasonably have detected the damage, failing which the right to compensation of damage towards True Lawyers shall lapse.

 
Article 5
Within the framework of the implementation of the engagements, True Lawyers is entitled to engage third parties in the choice of which utmost care shall be exercised. The choice of third parties to be engaged by True Lawyers shall, where possible, be made in consultation with the Client. Any liability for shortcomings on the part of these third parties shall be excluded. True Lawyers shall not be liable for any damage resulting from any shortcoming or fault of the third parties engaged.
 
Article 6
True Lawyers performs its work at Curaçao and abroad. Travel outside Curaçao undertaken by True Lawyers on behalf of the Client shall be reimbursed by the Client. The Client must pay the costs of accommodation and transportation on site. No mark-up shall be applied by True Lawyers for costs involved in travel outside Curaçao and upon request of the Client, copies of invoices evidencing the costs incurred, shall be submitted.
 
Article 7

Unless otherwise agreed in writing, the fee shall be determined on the basis of the time worked, multiplied by the applicable hourly rate. The fee is exclusive of office expenses and turnover tax to be charged.

The hourly rate and office expenses may be adjusted over time by True Lawyers. Invoicing of work shall take place at least monthly. True Lawyers will pass on costs not included in its rates to the Client. These include, but are not limited to: courier costs, translation costs, bailiff costs, travel costs, court fees, stamp costs, office costs and in general costs of third parties engaged in consultation with the Client. True Lawyers requests the Client to make a deposit (hereinafter ‘advance payment’) prior to the implementation of the engagement, unless expressly agreed otherwise. This advance payment shall be set off against the next invoice for the work to which the advance payment relates.

 
Article 8

In principle, True Lawyers shall send invoices for its services once a month. Invoices shall be paid within ten (10) days following the invoice date, failing which the Client shall be in default by operation of law. The work may be suspended by True Lawyers and default interest of one (1) % per month (on the fee to which the invoice relates) may be charged to the Client.

All (extra)judicial costs related to the collection of invoices – with a minimum of 10% of the principal sum – shall be borne by the Client. Invoices shall be sent digitally unless otherwise agreed.

 
Article 9

True Lawyers is entitled to charge fees to the Client, plus 8% office expenses to cover incurred postage, telephone, fax, computer, material and other office expenses. The foregoing is without prejudice to True Lawyers’ authority to charge the Client a one-off fixed amount for the creation of a file. All invoiced amounts are exclusive of applicable government taxes and/or levies.

True Lawyers is entitled to postpone the performance of all work in connection with a specific engagement (after True Lawyers has informed the Client thereof by email) until the outstanding amount has been paid in full. True Lawyers shall not be liable for any resulting damage.

 
Article 10

Where appropriate, True Lawyers may agree a fixed fee or other type of compensation. Such fee shall depend on the substance of the case, the claims or defences arising therefrom, and the (legal) measures to be taken. Should, after establishing such a fee, due to change of circumstances or wishes of the Client, the nature or scope of the (legal) measures to be taken change, True Lawyers reserves the right to adjust the agreements regarding the fee made in that case.

In case of a fixed fee or other kind of compensation instead of or in addition to a fee to be charged, no refund will be made if the (legal) measures to be taken on account of the Client – for any reason whatsoever – do not take place within twelve months after this fee has been agreed and paid. Nor shall refund be made if the Client prematurely decides to discontinue or suspend the agreed work or legal measures. No interest shall ever be paid on such fees.

Services shall commence after the fixed fee or other type of fixed remuneration has been received by True Lawyers.

 
Article 11
True Lawyers shall take the necessary measures to ensure the confidentiality of data provided to True Lawyers by the Client.
 
On the basis of applicable legislation, including the National Ordinance on the Identification of Services [Landsverordening Identificatie Dienstverlening] and the National Ordinance on the Reporting of Unusual Transactions [Landsverordening Melding Ongebruikelijke Transacties], True Lawyers – in order to prevent the use of the financial system for money laundering and the financing of terrorism – is obliged, under certain circumstances, (i) to establish the identity of the Client and that of the ultimate beneficial owner(s), (ii) to report unusual transactions within the meaning of the last-mentioned national ordinance to the authorities designated for that purpose. On the basis of that national ordinance, True Lawyers is prohibited from disclosing to the Client or to a third party or parties that it has so reported.
 
Article 12
True Lawyers does not have a Foundation for Clients’ Accounts and does not receive third party funds.
 
Article 13
Under the National Ordinance on Identification in Financial Services, True Lawyers is obliged – depending on the service provided – to establish the identity of a Client and the ultimate beneficial owner, if any, prior to providing the service. This legal obligation results in True Lawyers having to identify the Client(s) by requesting and retaining a number of documents in support of such identity. If the information is not provided, True Lawyers may not proceed with the provision of services.
 
Article 14
The legal relationship between True Lawyers and the Client shall be governed by the laws of Curaçao to the exclusion of any other law. Disputes shall only be submitted to the Court of First Instance of Curaçao, or the authority designated in due course as the legal successor for Curaçao, unless True Lawyers wishes to adjudicate another forum for its own reasons.
 
Curaçao, August 16th, 2025