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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 instrument bears the date [ insert day and month ] 20[ insert year ] and is in respect of the loan notes referred to below. Parties [ Insert name of issuing company ] incorporated in England and Wales under number [ insert company number ] whose registered office is at [ insert address ] ( Issuer ) background: The Issuer has resolved to create, in aggregate, up to an overall nominal maximum of £[ insert number ] [ insert rate ]% [ subordinated ] redeemable loan notes, the same to be constituted in accordance with, and as set out in, this document, and constituted accordingly......

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Project: [ insert name of project ] Addressed to: [ Insert addressee name ] [ Insert date of report ] INDEX REPORT A. Introduction B. Executive summary C. Detailed report 1 Corporate matters and details of the Seller 2 Business and trading arrangements 3 Intellectual property 4 Information technology 5 Data protection 6 Banking and finance 7 Employees 8 Pensions 9 Real property 10 Litigation and other disputes 11 Insurance 12 Regulatory and compliance matters 13 Tax ...

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This instrument bears the date [ insert day and month ] 20[ insert year ]... Parties [ Insert name of issuing company ], incorporated in England and Wales with number [ insert company number ], whose registered office is at [ insert address ] (the Issuer)... background: The Issuer has decided to establish, up to a total nominal value of £[ insert number ], [ insert rate ]% convertible [ subordinated ] redeemable loan notes, which are to be constituted in accordance with the provisions set out in this document......

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Company number: [ insert company number ] Minutes of the board of directors’ meeting (the Meeting) of [ insert company name ] [ Limited OR PLC ] (the Company) Held 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...

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1 Introduction 1.1 These verification notes (the Notes) concern the admission document (the Admission Document) to be produced in connection with [ a proposed placing of new ordinary shares of [ insert amount ] pence each of [ insert name of the Company ] (the Placing ) and ] the application for the Company’s ordinary shares to be admitted to trading on AIM, a market of the London Stock Exchange plc ( AIM) ( Admission)... 1.2 The Notes have been prepared by [ insert details of Company’s solicitors ] to safeguard the Company [ and ] the directors of the Company ( Directors) [ and the proposed directors of the Company (the Proposed Directors ] ) during the drafting of the Admission Document. Their purpose is to record, so far as practicable, the measures taken or being taken to verify the accuracy of the...

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Company number: [ insert company number ] [ insert company name ] [ LIMITED OR PLC ] Minutes of a meeting of the board of directors (the Meeting) of [ insert company name ] [ Limited OR PLC ] (the Company) Location: [ insert place of meeting ] Date: [ insert day, month and year of meeting ] at [ insert time of meeting ] [ am OR pm ] Present: [ Insert names of the director(s) attending in person ] [ [ Insert names of any directors attending via telephone as permitted by the Company’s articles of association ] (by telephone) ] [ [ Insert names of any directors attending by alternative means as 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...

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Company number: [ insert number ] 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 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 company secretary, any legal advisers) (if any)...

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( Incorporated in England and Wales under registered no. [ insert number ]) ( Adopted by Special Resolution passed on [ insert date ] 20[ insert year ]) 1 Model Articles 1.1 The Model Articles shall govern the Company save where these Articles amend or disapply them, or where any inconsistency arises; and, subject to any such amendments, exclusions or conflicts, the Model Articles shall, together with these Articles, form the articles of association of the Company, to the exclusion of any other articles or regulations contained in any statute, any statutory instrument or other subordinate legislation......

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1 Model Articles 1.1 The Model Articles shall apply to the Company save where they are varied or disapplied by these Articles, or where they conflict with these Articles and, subject to any such variations, disapplications or conflicts, they shall, together with these Articles, form the Company’s articles of association to the exclusion of any other articles or regulations set out in any statute or in any statutory instrument or other subordinate legislation......

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Minutes for a meeting of the board of directors (the Meeting) of [ insert full name of company ] Limited (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 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 company secretary, any legal advisers) ] Apologies [ Insert names of any directors who are unable to...

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Minutes of a meeting of the board of directors (the Meeting) of [ insert full name of company ] Limited (the Company) These minutes record a meeting of the board of directors (the Meeting) of [ insert full name of company ] Limited (the Company), convened at [ insert place of meeting ] on [ insert date of meeting ] and commencing 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...

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For the directors [and other officers] of [ insert company name ] plc (the Company) In connection with a [possible] takeover bid for the Company 1 Introduction 1.1 Purpose of this Memorandum This Memorandum, which we plan to review with the Company’s directors [ and other officers ] at a meeting on [ insert date ] at [ insert time ], is designed to set out their obligations under the City Code on Takeovers and Mergers (the Code), together with other relevant laws and regulations, in relation to any takeover bid for the Company, and to ensure they are fully aware of the responsibilities that apply throughout such a process. It also offers a concise summary of the legal and regulatory framework that governs the conduct of takeovers in the UK. It is important that all those involved possess a working...

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Registered office: [ insert address ] Directors: [ List names of directors and roles/positions, eg, Chair, Chief Executive, Chief Financial Officer, Non- Executive Director ] Dated: [ insert date ] To: Shareholders of [ Offeree ] and, for information only, persons with information rights [ , OR and ] participants in the [ Offeree ] Share Plans [ and [ Offeree ] Warrantholders ] Dear Shareholder Recommended Cash Offer for [ Offeree ] by [ Offeror ] 1 Introduction On [ insert date ], the boards of [ Offeror ] and [ Offeree ] confirmed they had reached agreement on the terms of a recommended cash offer [ for OR by [ Offeror ] to acquire ] the whole of the issued, and to be issued, ordinary share capital of [ Offeree ]. The proposal will be carried out by way of a...

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[ INSERT COMPANY NAME ] LIMITED 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 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 secretary, any advisers) ] 1 Chair, notice and quorum [ Insert name ] was...

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Record of the board of directors’ meeting (the Meeting) of [ insert full name of company ] (the Company) Venue: [ 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 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 attending remotely] ] In attendance [ Insert name of anyone in attendance, either physically or via remote means, who does not form part of the quorum for the Meeting (eg the company secretary, any legal advisers) ] Apologies [ Insert names of any directors who are unable to attend the Meeting by any means ] 1 Chair, notice and quorum [ Insert name ] took the...

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Articles of Association for [ insert name of company ] Limited ( Incorporated in England and Wales under registration number [ insert number ]) ( Adopted by a Special Resolution passed on [ insert date ] 20[ insert year ]) 1 Model Articles 1.1 The Model Articles apply to the Company except to the extent that these Articles alter, disapply or conflict with them; subject to any such amendments, exclusions or inconsistencies, the Model Articles shall, together with these Articles, comprise the Company’s articles of association, replacing any other articles or regulations contained in any statute, statutory instrument or other subordinate legislation. 1.2 The whole of Model Articles 11(2) (quorum for directors’ meetings), 12 (chairing of directors’ meetings), 13 (casting vote), 14(1)-(5) (conflicts of interest), 21 (all shares to be fully paid up), 26(5) (share transfers), 30(5)-(7) (procedure for declaring dividends), 39 (chairing general meetings), 42 (voting:...

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Part 1, interpretation and limitation of liability Defined terms and interpretation These articles regulate a PLC under the Companies Act 2006, adopting bespoke provisions and expressly excluding the relevant model articles. Words not defined here take the meaning given in the Companies Act 2006 as at the date the articles bind the company. Legislative references include subordinate legislation and any amendments, consolidations or re-enactments. Singular includes plural and vice versa; masculine includes feminine and neuter; references to persons include bodies corporate. Unless context dictates otherwise, “writing” embraces visible form by any method, including electronic means. articles: the company’s articles of association bankruptcy: includes comparable overseas insolvency affecting individuals board: the directors from time to time or a duly quorate meeting CA 2006: the Companies Act 2006 document: includes those sent or supplied...

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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 purchase of the business of [ insert description of the business to be acquired ] (the Business) and the assets (the Assets) of [ insert seller name ] (the Seller) 1 Introduction Further to our recent conversations regarding the intended purchase by [ insert buyer name ] (or a member of its group of companies) (the Buyer) of the Business and the Assets from the Seller (the Proposed Acquisition). Each of the Seller and the Buyer is a party and, together, they constitute the parties......

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Strictly private and confidential To: [ Insert potential seller name ] [ Insert potential seller address ] FAO: [ insert name of relevant contact at the seller ] Date: [ insert date ] Subject to contract Dear [ insert name of relevant contact at the seller ], Proposed acquisition of the whole issued share capital of [ Insert target company name ] Limited (the Company) from [ Insert potential seller name ] (the Seller) 1 Introduction Following our recent conversations, this letter summarises the key terms and conditions on which we, [ Insert buyer name ] or another company within our group (the Buyer), intend to purchase from the Seller the entire issued share capital of the Company (the Sale Shares) (the Proposed Acquisition). Each of the Seller and the Buyer is a Party and, together, they are the...

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Acquisition of [ insert target company name ] Schedule of documents: Acquisition of [ insert target company name ] by [ insert buyer name ] from [ insert seller(s) name(s) ] Definitions: Buyer — means [ insert buyer name ] Company — means [ insert target company name ] Seller [ s ] — means [ [ insert name of selling corporate entity ] OR [ insert individual seller’s names ] ] Subsidiaries — means [ insert names of subsidiaries of the target company ] Limited All other defined terms shall bear the meanings assigned to them in the share purchase agreement entered into between the Buyer and the Seller [ s ]......

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