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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

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[ 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

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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

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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. ...

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This Deed is dated [ insert date ]. Parties [ Name of company in which the shares are held ], incorporated in England and Wales with company number [ company number ], having its registered office at [ address ] ( Company); and [ Name of new shareholder ] of [ address ] ( New Shareholder). This Deed is supplemental to a document dated [ insert date ], under which the Company and certain other parties agreed to comply with particular covenants concerning the management of the Company’s affairs ( Investment Agreement)......

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Filed on behalf of the Claimant Witness statement by [ insert initial and surname of witness ] from [ insert name of share registrars ] Sequence of statement: [ insert number of witness statement in relation to this witness, eg ' First' ] Exhibits cited: [ insert initials and number, eg ‘ MXW1' ] through to [ insert initials and number, eg ‘ MXW5’ ] Date: [ insert date of statement ] Claim No......

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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) The Meeting took place 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 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 anyone in attendance, who does not count towards the quorum for the Meeting (eg the...

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To: The Directors [ insert company name ] [ Limited OR PLC ] [ insert address of company ] [ insert date ] Special notice: [ insert company name ] [ Limited OR PLC ] (the Company) [ I......

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This deed of retirement is entered into on [ insert day and month ] 20[ insert year ] Parties [ insert name of retiring general partner ] of [ insert address ] (the Retiring General Partner); [ insert name of new general partner ] of [ insert address ] (the New General Partner); and The individuals listed in Schedule 1 with their respective addresses (the Limited Partners). background The Partners have conducted the business of the limited partnership in accordance with the Limited Partnership Agreement. The Retiring General Partner will retire from the Limited Partnership on the Retirement Date, and the New General Partner shall be appointed on [ insert date ]. The terms of this deed shall govern the Retiring General Partner’s retirement, in substitution for any provisions of the Partnership Act 1890, the Limited...

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[ On the Investor’s letterhead ] Strictly confidential and private To: The Shareholders of [ insert target name ] [ insert address ] ( Sellers ) From: [ insert Investor name ] of [ insert address ] in its role as manager of [ insert Fund names ] (respectively, Investor and Equity Investors ) Date: [ insert date ] Dear Sellers, Sale of [ insert name and registered number of company ] ( Company) 1 We write in relation to the acquisition of the entire issued share capital of the Company by [ insert name of newco ] Limited ( Buyer ), under a sale and purchase agreement between the Sellers and the Buyer to be executed on the date of this letter ( SPA ). Unless stated otherwise, the terms used in this letter carry the meanings assigned to them in the SPA......

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[ insert company name ] PLC (the Company) Agreement of members to adjournment of the annual general meeting We, the undersigned, being [ all the members [ and the nominees of members ] OR a majority in number of the members [ and the nominees of members ] ], entitled to attend and vote at the annual general meeting of the Company set for [ insert time ] on [ insert date ] at [ insert place ], hereby consent to the adjournment of that meeting [ until [ insert time ] on [ insert date ] at [ insert place ] OR for a time and place to be fixed by the directors of the Company ]. Dated: [ insert date ] Name of shareholder Signature [ insert name of shareholder ]...

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Company number: [ insert number ] [ insert company name ] Limited Payment out of capital to redeem shares in the company Directors’ statement We, the undersigned, being the present directors of the Company, make the following declaration in accordance with section 714 of the Companies Act 2006: [ enter name of director ] of [ enter address ] [ enter name of director ] of [ enter address ] [ enter name of director ] of [ enter address ] We hereby declare that the sum constituting the permitted capital payment in respect of [ insert number ] [ redeemable ] shares is £[......

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Purchase of own shares Memorandum of contract terms Company registration number: [ insert number ] for [ insert company name ] [ PLC OR LIMITED ] (the Company). Date of contract: [ insert date ], or Not yet entered into. Seller(s): [ Insert the full name and address of each seller ]. Purchaser: The Company, purchaser. Shares: [ insert number ] [ insert class ] shares, each with a nominal value of [ insert nominal value ], forming part of the Company’s share capital. Consideration: [ insert currency and the amount in numbers and words, stated in both figures and words ]. Transaction: The Company intends to buy the Shares from the Seller(s) for the Consideration. Other terms: [ Insert details of the other key terms of the contract, eg any conditions to completion, including any...

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Company number: [ insert number ] [ insert company name ] [ Limited OR PLC ] Minutes of the board of directors’ meeting (the Meeting) of [ insert full name of company ] (the Company) 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 any directors in attendance, whether in person or by any remote means (unless such means are specifically excluded by the Company’s articles of association) ] [ by [ insert means of attendance for each director joining remotely ] ] In attendance: [ Insert name of anyone attending, whether physically or via any remote means, who does not count towards the quorum for the Meeting (eg the company secretary, any legal advisers) ] Apologies: [ Insert names of any directors who are unable to attend the...

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Company number: [ insert number ] [ insert company name ] [ LIMITED OR PLC ] (the Company) Notice of annual general meeting Notice is hereby given that the Company’s annual general meeting is scheduled to be held on [ insert date ] at [ insert time ] at [ insert address ] [ , and also via the electronic facilities provided through [ insert URL of virtual meeting platform ] (the Virtual Meeting Platform) ] for the purposes set out below: Ordinary resolutions[s] To consider and, if deemed appropriate, pass the following resolutions to be proposed as ordinary resolutions: [ To receive [ and adopt ] the Company’s annual accounts and reports together with the auditor’s report on those accounts and reports for the financial year ended [ insert date ]. ] [ To re-appoint [ insert name ] as the Company’s auditor to serve from the...

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Ordinary resolution That [ insert name of director ] is dismissed from office as a Company director, with immediate effect, removed forthwith...

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Special resolution to re-register the company Resolved that the Company be re-registered as a private limited company and, to that end, the Company’s name be altered from [ insert name ] PLC to [ insert name ] Limited (the Re- Registration)......

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Company number: [ insert ] [ insert company name ] Limited Minutes for 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 names of directors attending in person ] [ [ Insert names of any directors participating by telephone as permitted by the Company’s articles of association ] (by telephone) ] [ [ Insert names of any directors joining by other means permitted by the Company’s articles of association ] (by [ insert other means ]) ] In attendance: [ [ Insert name of anyone present who does not count towards the quorum for the Meeting (eg the company...

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Joint venture between [ insert name of first shareholder ] ([ A ]) and [ insert name of second shareholder ] ([ B ]) [ Agreed form ] [ list OR List ] of [ completion ] documents Definitions: JVC – [ [ insert name ] [ Limited OR PLC ] OR the joint venture company to be formed with [ A ] and [ B ] as shareholders ] (the Joint Venture Company) AS – [ insert name ] [ LLP OR Solicitors ] ([ A ]’s Solicitors) BS – [ insert name ] [ LLP OR Solicitors ] ([ B ]’s Solicitors) [ insert other persons (i.e. financial advisers, accountants, parties and subsidiaries) and documents involved ] No. Document Responsibility Status/ comments Preliminary documents Confidentiality agreement [ insert details ] [ insert details ] Exclusivity agreement [ ( NB...

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1 this deed of 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), appoint each other director of the Company, severally, as my true and lawful attorney (each an Attorney). Each Attorney is authorised to do all acts, deeds and things and to negotiate, 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 as a director of the Company [ or any of its subsidiaries (as appropriate) ], are necessary or required, or which the board of directors of the Company or any...

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THIS DOCUMENT IS IMPORTANT AND REQUIRES YOUR IMMEDIATE ATTENTION If you are unsure about the steps you should take, you should promptly seek advice from your stockbroker, bank manager, solicitor, accountant or an independent financial adviser duly authorised under the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000. If you have sold or otherwise transferred all of your shares in the capital of the Company, please pass this document to the purchaser or transferee, or to the stockbroker, bank or other person through whom the sale or transfer was arranged, for onward delivery to the purchaser or transferee. [ INSERT NAME ] PLC (the Company) (incorporated in England & Wales with registered number [ insert number ]) [ Please complete and submit the enclosed form of proxy in accordance with the instructions printed on it. The form of proxy must be completed, signed and returned so as to reach the...

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Article 23 Add the following new Article 23.6: Unless otherwise directed by an Investor Direction, the Board shall ensure that an annual general meeting of the Company is convened and held no later than 60 days after the date of the report issued by the Company's auditors on the annual accounts of the Company for each financial year, and those accounts (together with the respective reports of the Directors and the auditors) are duly laid before the meeting. The provisions of the Companies Act shall apply to such annual general meeting, save that the notice convening the meeting shall expressly specify that the meeting is an annual general meeting of the Company......

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Company number: [ insert number ] [ insert company name ] PLC Minutes of a meeting of the board of directors (the Meeting) of [ insert full name of company ] (the Company) Held at [ insert place of meeting ] On [ insert day, month and year of meeting ] at [ insert time of meeting ] [ am OR pm ] Present: [ Insert the name(s) of directors present in person ] [ [ Insert the name(s) of any directors attending by telephone as allowed by the Company’s articles of association ] (by telephone) ] [ [ Insert the name(s) of any directors participating by other means permitted by the Company’s articles of association ] by [ insert other means ] ] In attendance: [ [ Insert the name(s) of any attendees who do not count towards the quorum for the...

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This Deed is dated [ insert day and month ] 20[ insert year ] Parties The several persons whose names and addresses appear in the Schedule (together the Managers, and each individually a Manager) BACKGROUND: The Managers have entered into, or will shortly enter into, the Investment Agreement with the Investor in relation to their investment in the Company. The Managers have agreed to govern the way Claims are managed under the Investment Agreement and to divide their respective liabilities arising from any Claim in accordance with the terms of this Deed......

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