authorized to do so by the Company. The Contractor will promptly return to Emerald all written and electronic information, disks, tapes, memory devices and all copies of any of Confidential Information forthwith upon Emerald request, at any time, to do so. 7. Independent Legal Advice 7.1 Each party to the Agreement acknowledges and agrees that the other party has given it, him or her the opportunity to seek and obtain independent legal advice, and has recommended that it, he or she seek and obtain independent legal advice, with respect to the subject matter of this Agreement and for the purpose of ensuring its, his or her rights and interests are protected. Each party to the Agreement represents to the other that it, he or she has sought independent legal advice or consciously chosen not to do so with full knowledge of the risks associated with not obtaining such independent legal advice. 8. General 8.1 Time. Time shall be of the essence in this Agreement. 8.2 Assignment. This Agreement is not assignable by any party to the Agreement without the prior written consent of the other parties. This Agreement will endure to the benefit of and be binding on the parties and their respective heirs, executors, administrators, successors and permitted assigns. 8.3 Currency. Unless otherwise specified herein, all references to currency are to CAN dollars. 8.4 Governing Law and Attornment. This Agreement will be governed by and construed inaccordance with the laws of British Columbia and the federal laws of Canada applicable in British Columbia, and the parties irrevocably submit to and accept generally and unconditionally the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts and appellate courts of British Columbia in that regard. 8.5 Entire Agreement. This Agreement represents the entire agreement between the parties in respect to the subject matter of this