Stop press: The Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 (Commencement No 6 and Transitional and Saving Provisions) Regulations 2026, SI 2026/82 now activate the outstanding parts of the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 (DUAA 2025). Measures covering subject access requests, legitimate interests, purpose limitation, automated decision-making, cross-border transfers and enforcement take effect from 5 February 2026, while those on penalty notices and complaints apply from 19 June 2026. For further detail, refer to Practice Note: Data (Use and Access) Act 2025—employment implications. This Precedent will shortly be revised to reflect these developments. [to be printed on employer letterhead] [ Name of Employee ][ Address ][ Date ] Dear [ insert employee's name ] Secondment to [ insert name of host company ] Following our recent conversations, I am writing to confirm the arrangements we have agreed for your secondment to [ insert name of host company ] (the
[ Insert name and address of client ] [ insert date ] Dear [ insert name of contact at the client ] Explaining the disclosure process and your obligations Thank you for instructing us in relation to [ insert matter name / details ]. [ This letter accompanies our retainer OR Our retainer will follow under separate cover ]. It [ has been confirmed OR is likely OR is possible ] that your dispute with [ describe other parties ] will be determined in the Business and Property Courts [ if it proceeds to formal litigation ]. This letter explains what disclosure under the Disclosure Scheme ( DS ) in the Business and Property Courts involves, and what you must know about the procedure. The DS seeks a fundamental cultural shift in the approach to disclosure in civil litigation. So, even if you have handled
This Agreement is entered into on [ insert date ] between: 1 [ insert name of manufacturer ] [ of OR a company incorporated in [ England and Wales ] under number [ insert registered number ] whose registered office is at ] [ insert address ] (Manufacturer); and 2 [ insert name of customer ] [ of OR a company incorporated in [ England and Wales ] under number [ insert registered number ] whose registered office is at ] [ insert address ] (Customer). Each of the Manufacturer and the Customer is a party and, together, the Manufacturer and the Customer constitute the parties... Background: (A) The Manufacturer manufactures [ insert ]... (B) The Customer Group manages the distribution and sale of [ insert ]... (C) The Manufacturer intends to manufacture and sell the Product to the
This Deed is dated on [ insert day and month ] 20[ insert year ] Parties [ Insert name of Chargor ], being a company incorporated in England and Wales, bearing registered number [ insert company number ], and whose registered office is situate at [ insert address ] (the Chargor); and [ Insert name of Lender ] of [ insert address ] (the Lender). Recitals The Lender makes facilities available to the Chargor under various financing arrangements. It is a condition of the Lender making the facilities available to the Chargor that the Chargor enter into this Deed in favour of the Lender. ...
[ Print on the reporting accountant’s headed paper ] The Directors [ Insert name and address of issuer ] [ Insert name and address of nominated adviser ] [ Insert date ] Dear [ insert text ] [ Insert name of issuer ] (the Company) Application for admission to trading on AIM (the Admission) — Taxation We have examined the taxation sections set out in [ insert location of taxation paragraphs in the admission document ] of the Company’s admission document dated [ insert date ] [ (which also constitutes a prospectus) ], and confirm that, in our opinion, the account of taxation matters aligns with our understanding of UK tax legislation, case law and prevailing practice. [ This confirmation is provided as at the date of this letter and, owing to the nature of taxation, may not be applicable on any other date and is specific to the...
STOP PRESS : Major reforms to the UK prospectus regime took effect on 19 January 2026. The fresh rules for public offers of securities and for admissions to trading in the UK are primarily contained in the Public Offers and Admissions to Trading Regulations 2024, SI 2024/105, (the POATRs) and the FCA sourcebook, The Prospectus Rules: Admission to Trading on a Regulated Market ( PRM). The UK Prospectus Regulation and the FCA Prospectus Regulation Rules are revoked. The changes are intended to streamline capital raising and materially cut the instances where a company is obliged to produce an FCA-approved prospectus for any subsequent share issues. For comprehensive details of the changes, refer to Practice Note: UK prospectus regime reform. This Practice Note reflects the prospectus regime in place before 19 January 2026. [ ON THE PLACING AGENT' S LETTERHEAD ] An...
Company number: [ insert company number ] [ insert company name ] limited Minutes of a meeting of the board of directors (the Meeting) of [ insert full name of company ] (the Company), duly held at [ insert place of meeting ] on [ insert day, month and year of meeting ] at [ insert time of meeting ] [ am OR pm ] Present [ Insert names of the director(s) physically present ] [ [ Insert names of any directors attending by telephone as permitted by the Company’s articles of association ] (by telephone) ] [ [ Insert names of any directors attending by other means permitted by the Company’s articles of association ] (by [ insert other means ]) ] In attendance [ [ Insert name of anyone in attendance, who does not count towards the quorum for the Meeting (eg the...
Company number: [ insert number ] [ insert company name ] [ Limited OR plc ] Minutes of a meeting of the board of directors (the Meeting) of [ insert full name of company ] (the Company) Convened at [ insert place of meeting ]. Held on [ insert day, month and year of meeting ] at [ insert time of meeting ] [ am OR pm ]. Present [ Insert names of the director(s) physically present ] [ Insert names of any directors present by telephone as permitted by the Company’s articles of association ] (by telephone) [ Insert names of any directors present by other means permitted by the Company’s articles of association ] (by [ insert other means ]) In attendance [ Insert name of anyone in attendance who does not count towards the quorum for the Meeting (eg the company...
Exclusivity letter—private M& A—share purchase Strictly private and confidential To: [ Insert potential seller name ] [ Insert potential seller address ] FAO: [ Insert name of relevant contact at the potential seller ] Date: [ insert date ] Dear [ Insert name of relevant contact at the potential seller ], Proposed acquisition of the entire issued share capital of [ insert target company name ] Limited (the Company) from [ insert seller name ] (the Seller) 1 Introduction Further to our recent conversations regarding the proposed purchase by [ insert buyer name ] (or another member of its group of companies) (the Buyer) of [ the entire issued share capital OR [ insert other description of number of shares being sold ] ] of the Company (the Sale Shares) from the Seller (the Proposed Acquisition). Each of the Seller and the Buyer is a party and, together, they are the...
[ insert company name ] [ LIMITED OR PLC ] Minutes for a meeting of the board of directors of [ insert full name of company ] (the Company) convened at [ insert place of meeting ] on [ insert date of meeting ] at [ insert time of meeting ] [ am OR pm ] Present: [ Insert names of the director(s) physically present ] [ [ Insert names of any directors attending by telephone as permitted by the Company’s articles of association ] (by telephone) ] [ [ Insert names of any directors attending by other means authorised by the Company’s articles of association ] (by [ insert other means ]) ] In attendance: [ [ Insert name of anyone attending who does not form part of the quorum for the meeting (eg the company secretary, any legal...
STOP PRESS : Major reforms to the UK prospectus framework took effect on 19 January 2026. The refreshed rules for public offers of securities and for admissions to trading in the UK are mainly contained in the Public Offers and Admissions to Trading Regulations 2024, SI 2024/105, (the POATRs), together with the FCA sourcebook, The Prospectus Rules: Admission to Trading on a Regulated Market ( PRM). The UK Prospectus Regulation and the FCA Prospectus Regulation Rules have been repealed. The package is intended to simplify capital raising and materially cut the instances when a company must publish an FCA‑approved prospectus for a further share issue. For detailed coverage of the changes, see Practice Note: UK prospectus regime reform. This Practice Note describes the prospectus regime that applied before 19 January 2026......
The directors [ Insert name of company ] ([ Company]) [ Insert address ] [ Insert date ] Dear [ Directors ], General notification of interest in a proposed transaction or arrangement In line with section 185 of the Companies Act 2006 [ , OR and ] and for the purposes of section 177 of the Companies Act 2006 [ and article [ insert article ] of the Company’s articles of association ], please accept this as formal notice that I hold an interest as [ a member OR an officer OR an employee OR [ specify other ] ] in [ specify body corporate or firm ]......
Index to the articles Part 1: Interpretation and limits on liability 1 Meaning of terms 2 Members’ liability Part 2: Directors Powers and duties 3 General powers of directors 4 Members’ overriding power 5 Delegation by directors 6 Committees Directors’...
Company number: [ insert ] [ insert company name ] [ Limited OR plc ] Minutes of a meeting of the board of directors (the Meeting) of [ insert full name of company ] (the Company) Convened at [ insert place of meeting ] on [ insert day, month and year of meeting ] at [ insert time of meeting ] [ am OR pm ] Present [ insert name of director to be chairman ] ( Chairman) [ insert names of directors who are physically present ] [ [ insert names of any directors present by telephone as permitted by the Company’s articles of association ] (by telephone) ] [ [ insert names of any directors present by other means permitted by the Company’s articles of association ] (by [ insert other means ]) ] In attendance [ [ insert names of those in...
1 By this power of attorney dated [ insert date ], I, [ insert name of director ] of [ insert address of director ], being a director of [ insert company name ] (incorporated in [ England and Wales ] under registered number [ insert company number ]) (the Company), hereby appoint each other director of the Company, severally, as my true and lawful attorney (each an Attorney). Each Attorney is authorised to perform all acts and deeds, and to negotiate, review, settle, approve, consent to, sign, execute and deliver any deeds, contracts, agreements, documents, undertakings and assurances on my behalf and in my name or in the Attorney’s name which, in my personal capacity or in my capacity as a director of the Company [ or any of its subsidiaries (as appropriate) ], are necessary or required, or which the board of...
ORDINARY RESOLUTION [ That the clause within the service contract proposed to be concluded as between the Company’s subsidiary, [ insert name of subsidiary ], and [ insert name of director ], stipulating that the duration during which their employment therein [ [ shall continue OR may be extended ] other than at the instance......
References to ‘ AIM Rules’ denote the AIM Rules for Companies; references to ‘ PRR’ mean the Prospectus Regulation Rules; references to ‘ DTR’ concern the Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules; references to the ‘ PR Regulation’ indicate Retained Regulation ( EU) 2019/980; references to the ‘ LSE’ signify the London Stock Exchange plc; and references to the ‘nomad’ mean the company’s nominated adviser......
Company number: [ insert number ] [ insert company name ] LIMITED (the Company ) Statement of directors We, as all of the directors of the Company, provide this statement for the purposes of section 644(5) of the Companies Act 2006 (the CA 2006 )......
Contribution agreement—private M& A—asset purchase This DEED is executed on [ insert day and month ] 20[ insert year ] Parties The persons whose names and addresses appear in the Schedule (together, the Sellers, and each a Seller). BACKGROUND The Sellers have entered into, or expect shortly to enter into, the Asset Purchase Agreement with the Buyer in relation to the disposal of the Business and the Assets (each as defined in the Asset Purchase Agreement). The Sellers have agreed to govern how Claims will be handled under the Asset Purchase Agreement and to apportion their respective liabilities arising from any Claim, in accordance with this Deed......
[ ON THE COMPANY’ S HEADED PAPER ] To: [ insert name of the Sponsor/ Placing Agent ] [ insert date ] Dear [ insert text ] Placing of [ insert number ] Placing Shares of [ insert amount ] pence each in the capital of the Company (the Placing) and admission of the Placing Shares and Existing Ordinary Shares to listing on the Official List and trading on the Main Market We write in relation to the Placing and the agreement among the Company, the Sponsor and the Directors......
Record of the meeting of the [ committee of the ] board of directors [ (the Committee) ] (the Meeting) of [ insert name of the Company ] (the Company) Company number: [ insert company number ] Registered in [ insert country of registration ] [ Insert company name ] [ plc OR limited ] Held at [ insert full address of place of meeting ] On [ insert day, month and year of meeting ] at [ insert time of meeting ] [ am OR pm ] Present [ Insert names of the director(s) physically present ] [ Insert names of any directors present by remote means (unless such means are specifically excluded by the Company’s articles of association) ] (by [ insert means of attendance for each director attending remotely ]) In attendance [ Insert name of anyone in attendance, who does not count towards the quorum for the Meeting (for...
[ Insert company name ] [ Insert company address ] Dear [ Shareholder OR [ insert name of shareholder ] ] Availability of [ document[s] AND/ OR [and] information ] on website We are writing to advise you that the following [ document[s] AND/ OR [and] information ] [ is OR are OR will be ] accessible on the website of [ insert company name ] [ Limited OR PLC ] (the Company) from [ insert date ]: [ insert details of document/information ] [ [ insert details of document/information ] ] [ insert details of document/information ]......
Special resolution 1 That the articles of association of the Company be varied and updated by removing all of the Company’s objects which, by operation of the Companies Act 2006, have, from 1 October 2009, been deemed to be provisions of the Company’s articles of association. OR 2 That the articles of association of the Company be varied by removing all such provisions previously contained in the Company’s memorandum of association prior to 1 October 2009 which, by virtue of the Companies Act 2006, and accordingly, have, since 1 October 2009, been regarded as provisions of the Company’s articles of association, [save for the statement that members’ liability is limited]. ......
This [ Agreement OR DEED ] is entered into on [ insert day and month ] 20[ insert year ] Parties [ insert name of buyer ] [ of [ insert address ] OR trading as [ insert trading name ] of [ insert address ] OR a firm with its principal place of business at [ insert address of firm ] OR [ an LLP OR a company ] incorporated in [ insert place of incorporation, eg England and Wales ] with registered number [ insert registered number ] whose registered office is at [ insert address ] ] (the Buyer); and [ insert name of seller ] [ of [ insert address ] OR trading as [ insert trading name ] of [ insert address ] OR a firm with its principal place of business at [ insert address of firm ] OR [ an...
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 ]...