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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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[ State name of public authority ] [ Give public authority address, with postcode ] [ Supply the public authority’s email address, or the email of the specific employee/officer ] For the attention of: [ if you possess the name of a specific employee/officer at the public authority ]......

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This Deed comprising a unilateral undertaking is hereby executed on [ insert day ] of [ insert month ] by: Parties [ insert name of developer ] of [ insert address ] (the Developer); and [ insert name of any additional parties as necessary eg owner, landlord, mortgagee, option holder etc ] of [ insert address of relevant party ] (the Owner/ Landlord/ Mortgagee etc) TO THE [ insert name ] COUNCIL of [ insert address of Council ] (the Council). BACKGROUND ( A) The Council acts as the local planning authority for the purposes of s 106 of the 1990 Act for the area within which the Land lies. ( B) [ Set out ownership particulars for the Land ]. ( C) The Developer has lodged the Application with the Council and the Council has decided it will issue the Permission, conditional upon this...

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DATE [ date ] Parties [ name of Authority ] of [ address ] ( Authority) [ name of Licensee ] [ of OR incorporated in England and Wales (company registration number [ number ]) with its registered office at ] [ address ] ( Licensee) 1 Definitions In this Licence, the terms below have the following meanings: [ Approval • [ the Planning Permission and ] any [ other ] consent, licence, permission or approval (other than this Licence) required for the Licensee to undertake the Works; ] Building • the Licensee’s building [ described as [ details ] OR proposed to be constructed at [ address ] ] [ as depicted [ edged OR coloured OR hatched ] [ colour ] on the [ Plan[ s ] OR Drawing[ s ] ] ] [ and recorded at HM Land Registry under title...

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This initial draft presents a precedent conservation covenant agreement, intended to be made under section 117 of the Environment Act 2021 ( EA 2021). It remains open to revisions as further guidance on conservation covenants emerges, and as conservation covenant agreements are entered into. The document offers a ‘bare bones’ form that builds in the EA 2021 requirements for conservation covenant agreements, together with drafting notes that outline the scope of covenants and other possible configurations of the agreement. It is intended as a starting basis for preparing a conservation covenant agreement......

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This Agreement is dated [ date ] and is between the following parties: 1 [ Council ], whose principal place of business is at [ address ] (the Council); 2 [ Developer ], whose registered office is at [ address ] (the Developer); and 3 [ the Guarantor ], whose registered office is at [ address ] (the Guarantor). BACKGROUND The Council is the local authority for the area within which the Site is located. The Council and the Developer together propose to develop the Site. The Council and Developer have both been endeavouring to acquire the land and/or rights needed to develop the Site but have not managed to secure all of such land and/or rights......

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AGREEMENT relating to liabilities arising from an agreement made under section 106 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 [ and [ insert other legislation ] ] in relation to the development at [ insert address ] This Agreement is dated [ insert date ]. Parties [ insert name ] of [ insert address ] ( [ ‘ Landowner ’ OR ‘ Transferor ’ ] ); [ insert name ] of [ insert address ] ( [ ‘ Developer ’ OR ‘ Occupier ’ OR ‘ Transferee ’ ] ). Background [ Set out ownership particulars for the Land ]. On [ insert date of Original Agreement ], [ describe the local planning authority ], the [ Landowner OR Transferor ] and [ list the parties to the original section 106 agreement ] entered into the Original...

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Date [ date ] Parties [ name of Seller ] [ of OR incorporated in England and Wales (company registration number [ number ]) with registered office at ] [ address ] [ and with an address for service in England and Wales of [ address ] ] ( Seller) [ name of Buyer ] [ of OR incorporated in England and Wales (company registration number [ number ]) with registered office at ] [ address ] [ and with an address for service in England and Wales of [ address ] ] ( Buyer) [ [ name of Guarantor ] [ of OR incorporated in England and Wales (company registration number [ number ]) with registered office at [ address ] ] [ and with an address for service in England and Wales of [ address ] ] (...

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Deed dated [ insert date ] pursuant to section 38 of the Highways Act 1980 concerning the creation and adoption of roads at [ insert text ], made between: Parties [ insert name ] of [ insert address ] (the ‘ Council’) [ insert name ] of [ insert address ] [ incorporated in England and Wales with company registration number [ insert number ] ] (the ‘ Developer’) [ [ insert name ] of [ insert address ] [ incorporated in England and Wales with company registration number [ insert number ] ] (the ‘ Mortgagee’) ] 1 Definitions 1980 Act – the Highways Act 1980; 1990 Act – the Town and Country Planning Act 1990; 1991 Act – the New Roads and Street Works Act 1991; [ Bond – a bond,...

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Deed dated [ insert date ] under section 278 of the Highways Act 1980 regarding development at [ insert text ] between: Parties 1 [ insert name ] of [ insert address ] (the ‘ Council’) 2 [ insert name ] of [ insert address ] [ incorporated in England and Wales with company registration number [ insert number ] ] (the ‘ Developer’) 3 [ [ insert name ] of [ insert address ] [ incorporated in England and Wales with company registration number [ insert number ] ] (the ‘ Mortgagee’) ] 1 Definitions 1980 Act – the Highways Act 1980 1990 Act – the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 [ Bond – a guarantee materially in the form set out at Schedule 1, Annex 4, issued by a bank or other...

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DATE [ insert date ] Parties [ insert name ] of [ insert address ] [ incorporated in England and Wales, company registration number [ insert number ] ] (the ‘ Surety’) [ insert name ] of [ insert address ] (the ‘ Council’) Definitions 1980 Act • means the Highways Act 1980 Bond • this bond agreement for the Bond Sum Bond Sum • the amount of [ insert bond sum specified in the Highway Agreement or as agreed with the Council ] Default Notice • a written notice issued by the Council to the Surety under clause 5.2 of this Bond confirming that the Developer has not carried out and/or completed the Works in accordance with the Highway Agreement, and setting out the sum which, in the [ Proper Officer’s ] opinion, is needed to carry out and...

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AGREEMENT relating to Section 106 and 106A of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 [ and [ insert other legislation ] ] in relation to the development at [ insert address ] This Agreement is dated [ insert date ] Parties [ insert name ], of [ insert address ] (the Council) [ insert name ], of [ insert address ] (the County Council) [ insert name ], of [ insert address ] (the Owner) [ Additional parties as necessary e.g. landlord, mortgagee, option holder etc. ] ([ insert additional parties as necessary e.g. landlord, mortgagee, option holder etc ]) Background The Council serves as the local planning authority for the purposes of sections 106 and 106A of the 1990 Act for the area where the Land is located and is empowered to enforce the obligations contained in the...

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This Agreement is entered into on [ insert date ] of [ insert month ] [ insert year ] by and between: [ insert name ], of [ insert address ] (' Council '); [ insert name ], of [ insert address ] (' County Council '); [ insert name ], a company duly incorporated and registered in [ insert details ] under number [ insert details ], whose registered office is at [ insert address ] (' Developer '); [ Additional parties as necessary eg owner, landlord, mortgagee, option holder etc. ] (' [ insert additional parties as necessary eg owner, landlord, mortgagee, option holder etc ] '). Recitals The Council is the local planning authority for the purposes of section 106 of the 1990 Act for the area within which the Land is situated and is the body by whom the...

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STOP PRESS: THE NEW ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS CODE CAME INTO FORCE ON 28 DECEMBER 2017. This precedent was prepared against the backdrop of the former Code, and its substance may still be pertinent for the transitional arrangements contained in the new Code. It remains useful context. The transitional arrangements in the new Code, set out in Schedule 2 to the Digital Economy Act 2017, state that existing agreements under the former Code (ie an agreement under paragraph 2 or 3, or a court order conferring Code rights under paragraph 5 of the former Code) will continue to have effect once the new Code commences, albeit with certain modifications. For added detail on the transitional arrangements, see: New Electronic Communications Code— Code rights— Transitional provisions ( Schedule 2 DEA 2017). For further information regarding the new Code, please consult Practice Notes: New Electronic...

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ARCHIVED: This Precedent, now archived, was prepared by reference to the former Electronic Communications Code (the previous Code). It also offered guidance on template notices and counter-notices issued by OFCOM under that earlier Code. Those precedent forms were produced by OFCOM for use with the previous Electronic Communications Code. Although superseded, the material still has relevance for the transitional provisions contained in the new Code. It is no longer updated and is supplied for background only. The new Code, in Schedule 3A, Part 1 to the Communications Act 2003, came into force on 28 December 2017. Under the transitional arrangements in the new Code, as set out in Schedule 2 to the Digital Economy Act 2017, existing agreements under the previous Code, namely agreements under paragraph 2 or 3, or a court order conferring Code rights under paragraph 5 of the previous Code,...

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Date [ date ] Parties [ name of Owner ] [ of OR incorporated in England and Wales (company registration number [ number ]) whose registered office is at ] [ address ] ( Owner) [ name of Developer ] [ of OR incorporated in England and Wales (company registration number [ number ]) whose registered office is at ] [ address ] ( Developer) 1 Definitions Adjudication Date – the day on which any adjudicator appointed under HGCRA 1996 to determine a dispute regarding an amount due to: (a) the Developer under this Agreement; or (b) the Building Contractor under the Building Contract; delivers their decision; [ Adverse Rights – any easement, covenant, right or other interest affecting the Property, the release, discharge or variation of which is reasonably required to assist the Works or the use and...

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1 Definitions Biodiversity Gain • the biodiversity gain target set out in Schedule 7A to the TCPA 1990, together with any comparable obligation, tax or levy; CIL • the Community Infrastructure Levy brought in by sections 205—225 of the Planning Act 2008 (and/or any equivalent tax or levy); CIL Liability • the sum that the Buyer, acting reasonably, considers it will be required to pay by way of CIL in respect of the Development, calculated in accordance with clause 2.2; CIL Regulations • the Community Infrastructure Levy Regulations 2010, SI 2010/948 (as amended); [ Condition • the Buyer obtaining Satisfactory Planning Permission; ] Development • the use of the whole or any part of the Property for [ insert a detailed description of the Development including the maximum and minimum number of units/floorspace etc ]; Expert • an individual with at least [ 10 ] years’...

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Dated: Parties [ insert party name ], whose registered office is situated at [ insert address ] ('the First Party'); and [ insert party name ], whose registered office is situated at [ insert address ] ('the Second Party'); and Recitals The First Party proposes to lodge with the Council a planning application relating to the Commercial Proposal for the First Property. The Second Party proposes to lodge with the Council a planning application relating to the Residential Proposal for the Second Property. The parties acknowledge that the Second Party shall file the Second Planning Application with the Council at the same time as the First Party files the First Planning Application with the Council, each being related planning applications for a Planning Use Exchange concerning the First Property and the Second Property, on the terms set out...

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Applicant’s full name [ insert details ] Where the applicant is seeking information for a third party, that person’s name [ insert details ] Postal address for sending the information [ insert details ] Email address [ insert details ] Telephone number [ insert details ] Request date [ insert details ] Reply due date (20 working days from the request) [ insert details ] ......

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Definitions 1 In this Agreement, unless context requires otherwise, the terms and phrases below carry the meanings given: 1.1 ‘ Code of Practice’ refers to the Code of Practice concerning the discharge of duties by public authorities under the Environmental Information Regulations 2004 ( SI 2004/3391), issued pursuant to Regulation 16 of those Regulations, February 2005; 1.2 ‘ DPA 2018’ means the Data Protection Act 2018 (2018/c.12) (as amended); 1.3 ‘ EIR 2004’ means Environmental Information Regulations 2004 ( SI 2004/3391) (as amended); 1.4 ‘ FIA 2000’ means the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (2000/c. ......

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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 ...

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