The objective of the Group shall be to promote relations between Dubai and the Northern Emirates (which expression shall when used herein include the Emirates of Sharjah, Ajman, Umm Al Quwain, Ras Al Khaimah and Fujairah) and Britain (and companies and individuals therein), and to display to the local community and others the interest and commitment of British business to Dubai and/or the Northern Emirates, including the support of worthy causes as determined by the committee to benefit either or both communities. This objective shall be achieved, inter alia, through:-
The Group shall not engage in any activity of a political nature.
There shall be five categories of membership of the Group, namely Business, Not-for-Profit, Honorary, Individual and non-Resident Business. Membership is not transferable and is personal in the case of Individual and Honorary Members.
The Committee will maintain an up-to-date list of all members. This information will be available to all members on application to the Committee and subject to the payment of a fee to be set by the Committee from time to time.
A change to the Constitution may be proposed by the Committee or by Business Members representing not less than 20% of the total number of Business Members. Proposed changes shall be submitted to the Committee with a request for a General Meeting and the Committee will circulate the proposed changes with the notice convening the meeting. A change to the Constitution will be adopted if approved by more than two thirds of the votes cast at the meeting.
No member of any category (or employee thereof (as such term is used in the Constitution)) shall have any rights in respect of any trade names or trademarks used by the Group or of the goodwill associated therewith and each member acknowledges (as an ongoing condition of membership) that it shall not acquire any rights in respect thereof and that all such rights and goodwill are and shall remain vested in the Group. No member shall, without the prior written approval of the Committee, use the Group’s trademarks or trade names, nor any trademarks or trade names so resembling the Group's trademarks or trade names, as to be likely (in the opinion of the Committee, acting reasonably) to cause confusion or perceived endorsement from the Group. It is hereby confirmed that the BBG holds all intellectual property rights (including copyright and trademark rights) in its name, logos, acronyms and related goodwill. The trade names British Business Group and BBG are intellectual property rights of the Group. All intellectual property rights of the Group are protected from copying and simulation under local and international laws and may not be reproduced, copied or otherwise used without the express prior written permission of the Group.
It is an ongoing condition of membership of the Group that no member shall use data relating to other members of the Group which is contained in, or available through, any database, website, publication or directory issued or operated in respect of the Group, for the purposes of unsolicited bulk marketing. For these purpose unsolicited bulk marketing shall mean the sending of a message if:
The purpose of this rule is not to prevent the use of the membership data for networking and direct contact purposes in the furtherance of business, but to prevent mass-mailings and other unsolicited marketing tactics which target all or a section of the membership with information and/or offers and promotions for which the recipient has expressed no interest directly and which have not been endorsed by the Group. Should you be in any doubt regarding whether a proposed use of the membership data is in breach of this rule please seek clarification from the Group.
Breach of either or both of the above rules shall entitle the Committee to expel the relevant member and/or its representatives in accordance with section 3.6(d) of the Constitution.