What does REM mean? In legal practice, REM (roentgen equivalent man) is a legacy, mainly US‑derived unit used to express a person’s radiation dose and may appear in older UK/Ireland records, expert evidence, contracts or US‑sourced standards. Current UK and Irish regimes do not use REM: dose for compliance and reporting is measured in sieverts (Sv) under the Ionising Radiations Regulations 2017 (HSE) and Ireland’s Basic Safety Standards regulations. REM is not defined in current legislation and should be converted for legal and regulatory purposes. Conversion: 1 rem = 0.01 Sv (10 mSv). 1 millirem (mrem) = 0.01 mSv. Historically, dose equivalent in rems was calculated...
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This Practice Note reviews proprietary claims and remedies, explaining the processes of following and tracing assets at common law and in equity to reclaim property held by another—most often encountered in complex fraud matters or where the immediate defendant is insolvent. It also addresses exceptions to tracing and the potential for a right of subrogation to recover a proprietary interest, including:
A proprietary remedy (or proprietary claim) attaches to identified property, rather than creating a personal remedy such as a claim for damages. This does not exclude money or a debt owed from being the relevant property; both can be the subject of a proprietary claim, as illustrated by the decision in Lipkin Gorman v Karpnale (see below)...
When evaluating a general damages claim, the practitioner ought initially to refer to the Judicial College Guidelines (JCG)...
This Practice Note This Practice Note reviews mechanisms used in settling litigation. A Tomlin order consists of a consent order paired with a schedule. It operates to stay proceedings on terms that have been agreed. The provisions contained in the schedule may remain confidential. This Practice Note describes the scope of confidentiality attaching to the schedule and sets out how it differs from a standard consent order. Sample wording for a Tomlin order is included, alongside links to precedents, as well as guidance on court approval. It also addresses varying, setting aside and enforcing a Tomlin order, including the considerations the court will take into account when handling applications for each. Further guidance is provided on interpreting and applying the relevant provisions of the CPR; however, some courts and divisions impose very specific requirements for both drafting and approval, and for approaching the schedule and confidentiality issues. Accordingly, you must consider the particular rules and court guide provisions in the forum where your claim is proceeding when drawing up the Tomlin order...
Date [ date ] Parties [ name of Landlord ] [ of OR incorporated in England and Wales (company registration number [ number ]) with its registered office at ] [ address ] (Landlord) [ name of Tenant ] [ of OR incorporated in England and Wales (company registration number [ number ]) with its registered office at ] [ address ] (Tenant) [ [ name of Guarantor ] [ of OR incorporated in England and Wales (company registration number [ number ]) with its registered office at ] [ address ] (Guarantor) ] [ [ name of Mortgagee ] [ of OR incorporated in England and Wales (company registration number [ number ]) with its registered office at ] [ address ] (Mortgagee) ] Definitions Within this Deed, the terms below shall be interpreted as follows: [ Annual Rent • the annual sum reserved under the Lease; ] [ Insurance Rent • the Tenant’s share of the Landlord’s costs of insuring the Property (as set out in the Lease); ] Lease • the lease of the Property dated [ date ], entered into between (1) [ the Landlord OR [ name ...
I, [ name ], of [ address ], solemnly and sincerely state that: [ Matters to be verified, set out in numbered paragraphs ] I make this solemn statement in good conscience, believing it to be true, and pursuant to the provisions of the Statutory Declarations Act 1835. DECLARED at [ details ] this [ day ] day of [ month and year ] Before me ................................................................................ [ signature of the person before whom the declaration is made ] A [ commissioner for oaths OR [ solicitor OR [ insert other qualification ] ] authorised to administer oaths ]...