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This checklist summarises the actions to undertake and the matters to weigh up when the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 (TUPE 2006), SI 2006/246 are engaged on a business disposal or a change in service provision, where appropriate. It additionally flags up the pertinent Practice Notes and Precedent materials. It is not produced for clients, though it can be tailored for them if required. See also the following TUPE-related checklists: What transfers under TUPE, and who is liable—checklist Pension issues on a TUPE transfer—checklist Checklist—immigration-related requirements on a TUPE transfer Drafting a tripartite settlement agreement—checklist Legal background For a summary of TUPE 2006’s general effect and obligations, consult TUPE and asset purchases—overview. Obtain essential information Pin down exactly what is being transferred or contracted out (this could be a business, a business unit, or another economic activity) and how that will be described in the relevant operative documentation, as necessary. See Practice Notes:...

Use this checklist when finalising a building contract for signature. It is intended to reduce mistakes when assembling or reviewing construction documents before the parties sign and the process is completed. Consistency with other documents From the outset, coordinate with the professional team member preparing the contract documentation—for example, the Preliminaries and Employer’s Requirements—to confirm they align with the schedule of amendments and faithfully express, and accurately record, the parties’ intentions. Early engagement helps prevent inconsistencies between these documents and the agreed amendments. For more on drafting a building contract, see: Drafting a building contract/schedule of amendments—checklist. Details of the parties Provide full particulars for every contracting party—the complete company name and address, together with the registered company number (if applicable), as company names may change in future. Confirm the particulars are correct at Companies House (where relevant)...

This Practice Note forms part of the Lexis+® UK Corporate private equity buyout transaction toolkit. Timing A private equity buyout (MBO) typically opens with discussions aimed at settling the key commercial principles in outline. In contrast to a routine share or asset acquisition, three groups are at the table: the investor/private equity fund, the seller, and management, who may, in certain cases, have interests in the seller and/or the target. The fundamental points to confirm to determine if a deal can proceed are the price for the business (commonly via a share sale) and the allocation of management equity after completion. Beyond these, a number of early commercial and legal considerations must be addressed at the outset of any prospective transaction. After the principal commercial terms have been agreed in principle, consideration of the main legal issues is underway and a transaction structure has been settled, the parties are...

This Practice Note forms part of the Share purchase transaction collection. Timing Any purchase of a private company or business typically starts with the parties negotiating, seeking to settle the outline of the commercial terms on a provisional basis at a high level from the outset. Foremost among these, and decisive as to whether a deal exists at all, is invariably the price in practice. That said, a range of matters—commercial and legal in nature—must be tackled from the very start, not least settling between the parties the proposed structure of the deal: will it proceed as a share sale or an asset sale? After the headline commercial points are agreed in principle, legal analysis is in train and the structure fixed, the parties will usually, as a matter of course, put in place a set of preliminary documents before the transaction can move forward. When those documents are signed, the buyer may commence its due...

This Practice Note This Practice Note outlines the initial actions to be weighed and undertaken for a contempt application within family proceedings under the Family Procedure Rules 2010 (FPR 2010), SI 2010/2955, Pt 37 (commonly called ‘committal proceedings’). It addresses the mandatory formalities before issuing any contempt application, such as (where applicable) the requirement for a penal notice on the order said to be breached, and the requirement for personal service of that order on the defendant. It also reviews the various categories of contempt. A pre-application checklist is provided. For further guidance on progressing a contempt application, including the rules for an application notice and service, see Practice Note: Family contempt proceedings—making and serving the application; and for guidance on the hearing of contempt proceedings—covering the standard of proof in a contempt application and the court’s available powers—see Practice Note: Family contempt proceedings—hearing of the application. Contempt of court arises in several forms, yet a common procedure applies to each. Applications and proceedings concerning contempt of court within...

Submitted on behalf of the Respondent/Defendant [ insert initials and surname of deponent ] Affidavit number: [ insert the sequence of this affidavit for that deponent, e.g. first ] Exhibits: [ insert identifying initials and the number of each exhibit mentioned ] Date: [ insert date sworn or affirmed ] Claim No. [ insert claim number ] IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE [ BUSINESS AND PROPERTY COURTS [ OF ENGLAND AND WALES OR IN [ insert location ] ] [ Specify division ] [ Specify specialist court ] [ Insert location ] DISTRICT REGISTRY ] Between: [ insert name ] Applicant/Claimant and [ insert name ] Respondent/Defendant [ insert number of affidavit, e.g. FIRST ] AFFIDAVIT of [ insert full name of deponent ] [ On behalf of the Respondent/Defendant ] I, [ insert full name of deponent ], [ [ insert job title ] at [ insert name of employer ], of [ insert work address ] OR of [ insert residential address ] ], [ STATE...

Project [ insert name of project ] Preliminaries Heads of Agreement/Equity Term Sheet Manager questionnaires for [ insert names ] Management business plan [ Managers’ tax clearances ] Investment Papers Investment agreement and articles of association [ Manager charging shares: letters from manager and bank ] [ Management rights letter (ERISA funds) ] [ Employee incentive scheme documents ] [ New service agreements for managers: [ insert names ] ] Managers’ disclosures: letter and disclosed documents Board and Shareholder Papers Newco board minutes: incorporation; handover; completion; post-completion Shareholder resolutions: waiver of rights; new or revised articles; share issues; completion; post-completion Miscellaneous [ Foreign legal opinion ]; statutory books for Newco (to completion) [ Insurance: keyman for [ insert names ]; directors’ and officers’ liability; business ] Bankruptcy/director disqualification searches: [ insert names ]; insolvency search: Newco ...