Legal Precedents

[ On Party A’s headed notepaper ] [ Insert address of Party B ] [ Insert address of Guarantor ] [ Insert date ] Dear [ name of Party B ] [ and [ name of Guarantor ] ] Variation of contract We refer to the agreement of [ insert date of existing contract ] between [ you and us OR you, us and the Guarantor ], concerning [ insert description of the existing contract ] (the Contract). [ Outline the background to the proposed changes ]. Pursuant to clause [ insert clause ] of the Contract, and in consideration of £[ 1 ] paid by us to you [ and the Guarantor ] (the receipt of which is acknowledged by you [ and the Guarantor ]), we agree that the Contract shall be varied in line with paragraph 6 below, with [...

[ insert date ] [ insert employee’s name and address ] Private and confidential Dear [ insert name ] Consent to medical report by [ Company doctor ] Further to your meeting with [ insert name ] on [ insert date ], [ we OR We ] are seeking your consent to obtain a written medical report about you from [ the Company doctor ]. In order to prepare this report, [ the Company doctor ] could be required to carry out a medical examination of you, or be allowed access to your medical records [ covering the period from [ insert date ] to [ insert date ] ] from your GP or consultant and, where necessary, to discuss those records with your GP or consultant......

[ insert date ] [ insert name and address of doctor ] Private and confidential Dear [ insert doctor’s name ] Request for medical report on [ insert employee’s name and date of birth ] We are seeking a report concerning the medical condition of our employee, [ insert name ]. [ Name of employee ] has been employed by us since [ insert date ] in the post of [ insert job title ] [ and we enclose a copy of their job description ]......

Date: [ insert date ] Employee’s name: [ insert name ] Employee’s date of birth: [ insert date of birth ] Employee’s address: [ insert address ] Employer’s name: [ insert name ] Private and confidential To: [ insert name of doctor ] I acknowledge that my employer intends to obtain a medical report from you in order to: evaluate my capacity for work and the anticipated timing of my return; determine whether any underlying health issue explains my frequent absences from work; organise the work in my department, and consider the effect of my absence from or......

[ insert date ] [ insert name and address of doctor ] Private and confidential Dear [ insert doctor’s name ] Request for report on [ insert employee’s name and date of birth ] We write to request a report regarding the medical condition of our employee [ insert name of employee ], whom we understand is under your care. [ Insert name of employee ] has been employed with us since [ insert date ] in the role of [ insert job title ] [ and we have enclosed a copy of the relevant job description ]......

[ Insert date ][ Insert employee’s name and address ] Private and confidential Dear [ insert name ] Consent for pre-employment medical report As outlined in our offer of employment dated [ insert date ], we wish to request a medical report from [ the Company’s occupational health service ] concerning your health, so we can determine whether you are fit to undertake the duties required for the role you have been offered [ , as set out in the job description ] . To compile the medical report, [ the Company’s occupational health service ] will need [ to carry out a medical examination of you AND/ OR access to your medical records, held by your GP or consultant ] ......

[ insert date ] [ insert name and address of doctor ] Private and confidential Dear [ insert doctor’s name ] Request for pre-employment medical report on [ insert prospective employee’s name and date of birth ] We have made a conditional offer of employment to the named individual for the role of [ insert job title ], subject to their being medically fit to perform the duties required for this post. This correspondence serves to confirm our request that you provide a report on the individual’s fitness to undertake the responsibilities of the [ insert job title ] position [ , as set out in the enclosed job description. ]......

Date: [ insert date ] Employee name: [ insert name ] Employee date of birth: [ insert date of birth ] Employee address: [ insert address ] Employer name: [ insert name ] Private and confidential To: [ insert name of doctor ] I recognise you as [ an occupational health practitioner OR doctor ] [ engaged by OR entirely independent of ] my employer. I affirm I am not, and have never been, at any time whatsoever, your patient nor within your clinical care......

[ insert date ] [ insert employee’s name and address ] Private and confidential Dear [ insert name ] Consent to medical report from your doctor Further to [ your meeting with [ insert name ] on [ insert date ] ], we wish to secure your permission to request a written report from your [ GP OR consultant ] regarding your health. This may require a medical examination......

STOP PRESS: We are revising this document to take account of the implementation of the Data ( Use and Access) Act 2025 ( DUAA 2025), which amends the UK GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018. For further guidance on the compliance implications of DUAA 2025, please refer to Practice Note: Data ( Use and Access) Act 2025—compliance implications. Why are we collecting diversity data? We gather information about the diversity of our people for a number of reasons: it is good practice to track the make-up of our employees by age, gender, sexual orientation, ethnicity, disability and social mobility biennially, all law firms must, under the Solicitors Regulation Authority ( SRA) rules, collect diversity data, submit it to the SRA and, where relevant, publish it we want your views on how we can further foster an inclusive culture that works for...

1 Introduction 1.1 For this policy, ‘homeworking’ refers to carrying out all, or virtually all, of your contracted hours from your home or an appropriate remote site within the UK, as authorised by your manager in advance. It does not cover ‘hybrid working’, where employees spend some time at the workplace and the remainder at home or another suitable remote location, splitting their working hours between both settings. For information about our approach to hybrid working, please refer to the Company’s Hybrid working policy. 1.2 This policy does not anticipate home or remote working from outside the UK, since that would raise substantial additional legal and practical considerations for both you and the Company. If you intend to work from a location outside the UK, you must first secure prior written permission from the Company, via your manager, before proceeding. The procedure for...

This model opt-out notice uses the wording prescribed in Schedule 1 to SI 2010/772 and includes the statements mandated by SI 2010/772, reg 9(6)(aa). Notice to opt out of pension saving If you wish to leave pension saving, please complete this form and hand it directly to your employer promptly. Your complete name Employer’s name Your National Insurance number or your date of birth......

1 General Date of meeting [ Insert date ] Persons in attendance (name(s) and role(s)) [ Insert name(s) and role(s) ] 2 Review of the business plan Review of the legal form and activities of the firm [ Provide your overall judgement on whether the business plan faithfully represents your firm’s legal structure and the activities you carry out. If it does not, outline the action points required, including the intended outcome, who is accountable for each action, and the timescale/deadline to be recorded in section 3. ] Check details of key people and professional advisers identified in the plan are current [ Confirm that the information is up to date. If any details are no longer current, set out the action points,...

This Deed of retirement is entered into on [ insert day and month ] 20[ insert year ] Parties 1 [ Insert name of retiring partner ] of [ insert address ] ( Retiring Partner ), and 2 Those individuals whose names and addresses now appear in Schedule 1 ( Continuing Partners ). Recitals: ( A) The Partners have been conducting their business in partnership pursuant to the terms of the Partnership Agreement. ( B) The Retiring Partner is to retire from the Partnership on the Retirement Date. ( C) The provisions of this deed shall apply to the retirement of the Retiring Partner instead of any provisions of the Partnership Act 1890 and the Partnership Agreement that would otherwise apply to the retirement of the Retiring Partner......

This Deed bears the date [ insert day and month ] 20[ insert year ] Parties The persons named in the Schedule ( Partners ), carrying on business as [ insert partnership name ] ( Partnership ); [ insert full name of LLP ] LLP, incorporated in England and Wales under number [ insert registered number ], whose registered office is at [ insert address ] ( LLP ); and [ insert full name of continuing party ] [ Limited OR PLC ], incorporated in England and Wales under number [ insert registered number ], whose registered office is at [ insert address ] ( Continuing Party ), each of the Partners, the LLP and the Continuing Party is a Party and, together, the Partners, the LLP and the Continuing Party are the...

This Agreement is dated [ insert date ] Parties The individuals named in Schedule 1 (the Partners), trading as [ insert partnership name ] (the Partnership); and [ insert full name of LLP ] LLP, incorporated in England and Wales under number [ insert registered number ] whose registered office is at [ insert address ] (the LLP). Each of the Partners and the LLP is a Party, and together the Partners and the LLP are the Parties. Background The Partners presently conduct the Business as a general partnership under the Business Name and wish to convert that general partnership into a limited liability partnership. Each of the Partners is a member of the LLP and intends to continue the Business through the LLP as a going concern from the Transfer Date......

This Deed of retirement This deed relating to retirement is executed on [ insert day and month ] 20[ insert year ] Parties [ insert name of retiring member ] of [ insert address ] ( Retiring Member); [ insert name ] LLP, a limited liability partnership (registration number OC [ insert number ]) whose registered office is at [ insert address ] ( LLP); and The persons whose names and addresses appear in Schedule 1 ( Continuing Members). background: The Retiring Member together with the Continuing Members constitute the members of the LLP. The Retiring Member will step down from the LLP on the Retirement Date. The provisions contained in this deed shall govern that retirement, in substitution for any statutory provisions and any provisions of the LLP Agreement that might otherwise apply to the Retiring Member’s...

This LLP Agreement is dated [ insert date and month ] 20[ insert year ] Parties The persons named in Schedule 1 ( Initial Members); and [ insert name ] LLP, a limited liability partnership (registration number OC [ insert number ]) whose registered office is at [ insert address ] ( LLP). background The LLP was incorporated on [ insert date ]. The Initial Members are entering into this agreement to define the LLP’s internal arrangements and their rights, obligations and duties in respect of the LLP......

This Deed is made on [ insert day and month ] 20[ insert year ] Parties The persons named in the Schedule ( Partners) trading as [ insert partnership name ] (the Partnership); and [ insert full name of LLP ] LLP, incorporated in England and Wales under number [ insert registered number ], whose registered office is at [ insert address ] ( LLP). Each Partner and the LLP is a Party and together they are the Parties. background ( A) The Partners have agreed to pass the Assets and the Business to the LLP under the Transfer Agreement, and, accordingly, the Parties have also agreed to enter into [ a ] separate assignment [ s ] of certain of the Assets. ( B) This Deed evidences the assignment of [ insert details of specific assets to be assigned under this deed ]. 1...

1 Introduction 1.1 This document explains the Company’s policy and procedure for dealing with: 1.1.1 unsatisfactory performance (meaning insufficient skill or aptitude to carry out a role) (see paragraph 2); 1.1.2 genuine persistent, intermittent, short-term absence (see paragraph 3); and 1.1.3 long-term ill-health absence (see paragraph 4). Paragraph 5 describes the formal capability procedure that will apply where informal steps to address any of these matters are not enough, ie invitations, attendance, the right to be accompanied, how capability meetings are run, adjournment, the decision and the right of appeal. 1.2 This policy [ was agreed following consultation with [ trade union representatives OR the staff association OR employees ] and ] applies to all employees. 1.3 This policy aims to offer a framework to handle matters in a fair, supportive and consistent way. It is issued solely as a statement of the...