14. RIGHT TO RENEW
a. The Club shall, upon the written request of the Service Provider and subject to there
being no existing breach of this Agreement on the part of the Service Provider, grant
to the Service Provider a renewal of this Agreement for successive terms, each of
which shall not exceed the period set out in ltem 2 of Schedule 1 and at the then
current prevailing rates for professional tennis coaching, but otherwise on the same
terms and conditions as contained in this Agreement.
b. Renewal shall be dealt with as follows:
i. The Service Provider must provide the Club with written notice of its desire
to exercise the option to renew no later than three (3) calendar months
before the expiration of the Term or any subsequent term. Such notice must
set out the intended renewal period, and an intended new expiry date.
ii. The Club must, within fourteen (14) days of the date of the notice given
under clause give the Service Provider written notice accepting or rejecting
the exercise of the option to renew this Agreement. lf the Club fails to give
notice under this sub-clause within the time stipulated, the parties must
meet within 21 days to determine whether the option will be permitted to
be exercised.
iii. lf the CIub accepts the exercise of the option to renew, this Agreement will
be renewed for the period specified in the notice and the commencement
date of the renewed Agreement will be the day immediately following the
Completion Date of this Agreement (as set out in ltem 2 of Schedule 1).
iv. lf the Club declines the exercise of the option to renew, the Club must
provide in writing to the Service Provider, clear justification why this
Agreement will not be renewed for the period specified in the notice (as set
out in ltem 2 of Schedule 1).
15. FORCE MAJEURE
a. Neither party shall be liable for any failure to perform or delay in performing its
obligations under this Agreement where such failure or delay is caused by legislative
or governmental prohibitions or restrictions, fire, flood, hostilities or other causes
whatsoever beyond the parties' reasonable control.
b. ln the event that either party is unable, due to circumstances beyond its reasonable
control, to perform any of its obligations under this Agreement, this Agreement may
be suspended at the option of either party until the circumstances have ceased to
have effect. The parties undertake to give reasonable notice in writing of their
intention to suspend their obligations under this Agreement.
c. ln the event that the suspension of this Agreement under clause 15.2 continues for a
period which either party considers unreasonable then either party may give seven
(7) days' notice of termination of this Agreement. ln the event that the
circumstances that gave rise to the suspension cease to have effect during the
period of the notice then the operation of the Agreement shall resume and the
notice shall lapse. ln the event that the circumstances that gave rise to the
suspension do not cease to have effect during the period of the notice then the
Agreement shall terminate at the end of the notice period.
16. CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION
a. Except in the proper performance of its duties in accordance with this Agreement,
the Service Provider shall not at any time either directly or indirectly utilise or
divulge to any person, knowledge or information which may be acquired prior to or