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. ...
Claim No. [ insert claim number ] IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE BUSINESS AND PROPERTY COURTS OF ENGLAND & WALES INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LIST ( Ch D) [ PATENTS COURT OR INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ENTERPRISE COURT ] Between: [ insert name ] Claimant and [ insert name ] First Defendant/ Part 20 Claimant [ insert name ] Second Defendant/ Part 20 Claimant Defence and counterclaim Unless stated otherwise, all paragraph references are to the Particulars of Claim. The abbreviations employed in the Particulars of Claim are likewise used in this Defence and Counterclaim. The Defendant answers the substantive allegations set out below. The Defendant puts the Claimant to proof of any matter not expressly addressed within this Defence. The allegation at paragraph 3 is admitted. Paragraph 4 is denied. The validity of the Patent is denied. The Patent is, and at all material times has been, invalid for the reasons...
Claim No.: [ insert claim number ] IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUSTICEBUSINESS AND PROPERTY COURTS OF ENGLAND & WALESINTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LIST ( Ch D)[ PATENTS COURT OR INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ENTERPRISE COURT ] Between: [ insert name ] — Claimant/ Part 20 Defendant [ insert name ] — First Defendant/ Part 20 Claimant [ insert name ] — Second Defendant/ Part 20 Claimant Reply and defence to counterclaim REPLY 1 Save that, to the extent the Defendant’s Defence and Counterclaim (the Defence) contains admissions of matters pleaded in the Particulars of Claim, or as......
Claim No: [ insert claim number ] In the High Court of Justice, Business and Property Courts of England & Wales, Intellectual Property List ( Ch D) [ PATENTS COURT OR INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ENTERPRISE court ] Between [ insert full name of claimant ] Claimant [ [ insert full name of second claimant ] Second Claimant ] and [ insert full name of defendant ] Defendant [ [ insert full name of second defendant ] Second Defendant ] Particulars of claim The Claimant is a company incorporated on [ insert date ], governed by the law[s] of [ insert country/countries ], with its registered office at [ insert address ]. The Claimant’s activities include, inter alia, [ insert brief description of claimant’s business ]. The Defendant is a company incorporated on [ insert date ], governed by the law[s] of [ insert...
[ Alleged infringer’s name and address ] [ Date ] Dear [ insert organisation name ] [ Insert patent number and title of patent ] We act for [ name and address of client ] (‘our client’). We are writing in relation to your conduct and activities. The Patent(s) Our client is the [ owner OR assignee OR exclusive licensee ] of [ GB Patent number [ add patent number ] OR EP( UK) Patent number [ add patent number ] ], a copy of which is enclosed for your reference (the ‘ Patent’). [ Insert name of alleged infringing company ] It has come to our client’s notice that [ name of alleged infringing company ] [ is OR appears to be ] [ manufacturing and/or importing [ description of allegedly infringing product ] (the Product) OR using a process falling within this patent [...
Claim No : [ insert claim number ] IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUSTICEBUSINESS AND PROPERTY COURTS OF ENGLAND & WALESINTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LIST ( Ch D)[ Patents Court OR Intellectual Property Enterprise Court ] Between:[ insert name ] Claimant/ Part 20 Defendantand[ insert name ] First Defendant/ Part 20 Claimant[ insert name ] Second Defendant/ Part 20 Claimant Grounds of invalidity Set out below are the Grounds of Invalidity for [ GB Patent OR European Patent ( UK) ] [ number ] (the Patent), as identified in the Defence and Counterclaim accompanying these Grounds, and on which the Defendants/ Part 20 Claimants intend to rely. The purported invention, in all claims of the Patent, is not patentable because its subject matter lacked novelty in view of the state of the art at the Patent’s priority date [ and common general knowledge ]......
This Agreement is entered into on [ insert date ] (the Commencement Date) between the following organisations (each a ‘party’ and collectively the ‘parties’), as identified below: Parties [ insert researcher name ], a company incorporated and registered in [ England and Wales ] with company number [ insert company number ], whose registered office is at [ insert registered office ] (the Researcher) [ insert customer name ], a company incorporated and registered in [ England and Wales ] with company number [ insert company number ], whose registered office is at [ insert registered office ] (the Customer) Background The Researcher has the expertise and capacity to undertake research within the field of [ insert details ]. The Customer wishes to appoint the Researcher to perform the Research (as defined below), and the Researcher agrees to proceed on the terms of this Agreement as set out...
CLAIM No: [ insert claim number ] IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUSTICEBUSINESS AND PROPERTY COURTS OF ENGLAND & WALESINTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LIST ( Ch D)[ Patents Court OR Intellectual Property Enterprise Court ] Between: [ insert full name of claimant ] — Claimant [ [ insert full name of second claimant ] ] — [ Second Claimant ] and [ insert full name of defendant ] — First Defendant [ [ insert full name of second defendant ] ] — [ Second Defendant ] Particulars of INFRINGEMENT Set out below are the particulars of infringement of [ United Kingdom patent [ insert full patent number, eg GB… ] OR European patent ( UK) [ insert full patent number, eg EP ( UK)… ] ] (the Patent) as cited in the Particulars of Claim. Terms and expressions defined in the Particulars of Claim shall bear the same...
Stop press: The Data ( Use and Access) Act 2025 ( Commencement No 6 and Transitional and Saving Provisions) Regulations 2026, SI 2026/82 bring the remaining elements of the Data ( Use and Access) Act 2025 ( DUAA 2025) into operation. Measures addressing subject access requests, legitimate interests, purpose limitation, automated decision-making, international transfers and enforcement apply from 5 February 2026, while the provisions on penalty notices and complaints apply from 19 June 2026. For further details, see Practice Note: Data ( Use and Access) Act 2025—employment implications. This Precedent will be revised shortly to reflect these updates. This Agreement is entered into on [ insert date ] Parties [ Name of Company ], a company incorporated in England and Wales with registered number [ insert company number ] whose registered office is at [ insert address ] (the Company); and [ Name of...
Stop press: The Data ( Use and Access) Act 2025 ( Commencement No 6 and Transitional and Saving Provisions) Regulations 2026 ( SI 2026/82) commence the outstanding provisions of the Data ( Use and Access) Act 2025 ( DUAA 2025). Measures concerning subject access requests, legitimate interests, purpose limitation, automated decision-making, international transfers and enforcement take effect from 5 February 2026, while the sections dealing with penalty notices and complaints come into force on 19 June 2026. For further details, see Practice Note: Data ( Use and Access) Act 2025—employment implications. This Precedent will be revised shortly to reflect these changes. This Agreement is entered into on [ date ] Parties [ Name of Company ], a company incorporated in England, registered number [ insert company number ], with its registered office at [ address ] (the Company); and [ Name of...
ARCHIVED This Precedent is archived and no longer maintained. It was appropriate for use up to and including 31 May 2022. When the UK VABEO came into effect on 1 June 2022, this Precedent was withdrawn and replaced by the new Precedent: Distribution agreement—exclusive, which is suitable for use with the UK VABEO from 1 June 2022. This Agreement is made on [ date ] Parties [ insert name of party ] [ of OR a company incorporated in England and Wales under number [ insert registered number ] whose registered office is at ] [ insert address ] ( Manufacturer); and [ insert name of party ] [ of OR a company incorporated in England and Wales under number [ insert registered number ] whose registered office is at ] [ insert address ] (...
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 ]...