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. ...
STOP PRESS: Abolition of non-dom regime and introduction of residence-based IHT regime Finance Act 2025 ( FA 2025), which obtained Royal Assent on 20 March 2025, enacts measures to end the remittance basis of taxation and introduce a residence-based system, effective from 6 April 2025. FA 2025 likewise substitutes residence for domicile as the principal test used in establishing overall liability to inheritance tax. Further provisions include revisions to the rules for excluded property status, the removal of protected settlements status for offshore trusts, and amendments to overseas workday relief. For guidance on these reforms, see Practice Notes: The abolition of the remittance basis of taxation from 2025–26 and A new residence-based regime for IHT from 2025–26. See also: Finance Bill Tracking Service: Key dates ( Finance Bill 2025) and Finance Act 2025. I, [ insert full name ], of [ insert full address ], to determine the...
Option 1—self-proving execution by one corporate director or secretary in the presence of a witness Signed duly on behalf of [ Name of Company ] by ________________________ [ Director OR Secretary OR Authorised Signatory ] acting for and on behalf of [ insert name of corporate director......
Subscribed by Signed by [ insert name of individual ] as [ General Partner OR Authorised Signatory ] for and on behalf of [ insert name of limited partnership ] ________________________ [ General Partner OR Authorised Signatory ] ( Signature) at______________________ (city) on______________________ (date of signing) before ______________________ Witness ( Signature) ______________________ Witness Name ( Please Print) ______________________ Witness Address _______________________......
Subscribed for and on behalf of [ insert name of limited partnership ] [ Director OR Secretary OR Authorised Signatory ], acting for and on behalf of [ insert name of corporate partner ], as General Partner ( Signature) ________________________ Full Name of signatory ( Please Print) ________________________ Signed at ______________________ (city) on ______________________ (date of signing) in the presence of ______________________ Witness ( Signature) ______________________ Witness Name ( Please Print) ______________________ Witness Address _______________________ ......
Subscribed by [ insert name of individual ], acting as [ General Partner OR Authorised Signatory ], for and on behalf of [ insert name of limited partnership ] ________________________ [ General Partner OR Authorised Signatory ] ( Signature) in________________________(city) dated________________________ (date of signing)......
Subscribed for and on behalf of [ insert name of limited partnership ] by ________________________ [ Director OR Secretary OR Authorised Signatory ] for and on behalf of [ insert name of corporate general partner ], as General Partner ( Signature) ________________________ Full name of signatory (please print) at________________________(city) on________________________ (date of signing)......
Subscribed for and on behalf of [ Name of Company ] signed by ________________________ [ Director OR Secretary OR Authorised Signatory ] for and on behalf of [ insert name of corporate director or secretary ], as [ Director OR Secretary ] ( Signature) ________________________ Full name of signatory (please print) at______________________ (city) on______________________ (date of signing)......
STOP PRESS: Abolition of non-dom regime and introduction of residence-based IHT regime The Finance Act 2025 ( FA 2025), granted Royal Assent on 20 March 2025, brings in legislation to scrap the remittance basis of taxation and introduce a residence-based system, effective from 6 April 2025. FA 2025 also replaces domicile as the primary factor in determining liability to inheritance tax. Further updates include revisions to the rules for excluded property status, the removal of protected settlements status for offshore trusts, and adjustments to overseas workday relief. For further detail on these reforms, see Practice Notes: The abolition of the remittance basis of taxation from 2025–26 and A new residence-based regime for IHT from 2025–26. See also Finance Bill Tracking Service: Key dates ( Finance Bill 2025) and Finance Act 2025. [ Your ] Will—[ name of testator ]—[ explanatory note ] This [...
Your Will—explanatory note This explanatory note sets out the key provisions of your Will in clear, straightforward terms. Please review it carefully alongside your Will. If anything does not reflect your wishes, please let [ me OR [ name of person to contact ] ] know [ before you sign ]. 1 Revocation When you sign this Will, any earlier Wills or codicils relating to [ your UK estate OR your worldwide estate ] are revoked. This ensures that only this Will records your wishes on death regarding [ your UK estate OR your worldwide estate ]. 2 International aspects [ Your Will only covers your UK property [ and your property outside of the UK will be dealt with by a separate, local Will OR and your property outside of the UK has already been dealt with by a separate, local Will ] OR Your Will covers your...
FORTHCOMING CHANGE: Potential changes to Wills Act 1837 On 16 May 2025, the Law Commission’s review of Wills released its final report, with Volume II, which sets out a draft Bill intended to replace the Wills Act 1837. For details of these reforms, including draft legislation, see Practice Note: Hot topic—modernising Wills and Modernising wills: Final Report Volume II: draft Bill for a new Wills Act. 1 Revocation I, [ full name of testator ], of [ address of testator ], hereby cancel all prior testamentary dispositions made by me [ only to the extent that, and so far as, they concern my property of every description in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ] and state that this is my last Will......
I instruct my digital executor to [ memorialise OR terminate ] the digital profile I hold with [ provider ] [ and to erase my digital data from each of my devices and any cloud services, once my digital executor has assumed adequate control of all my digital accounts and the distribution of my digital records has duly proceeded in line with my Will’s provisions ] ......
I leave, free of tax, to [ insert name of donee ] of [ insert address of donee ] all my moveable property, tangible and intangible, [ save for any property that consists of money or security for money and is, at my death, used solely or mainly for business purposes and is, at my death, held solely as an investment ] .......
I give free of tax the following: to [ donee name ] of [ address ] all my Bitcoin retained in the Bitcoin cryptocurrency exchange that I hold at the date of my death; and to [ donee name ] of [ address ] all my Ethereum kept in my Exodux crypto wallet that I own at the date of my death ......
I bequeath free from tax to [ [donee name] ] of [ [address] ] all my Bitcoin kept on the Binance cryptocurrency exchange that I own at the time of my death......
STOP PRESS: Abolition of non-dom regime and introduction of residence-based IHT regime Finance Act 2025 ( FA 2025), which obtained Royal Assent on 20 March 2025, brings in legislation to scrap the remittance basis of taxation and replaces it with a residence-based system from 6 April 2025. FA 2025 also removes domicile as the decisive factor for inheritance tax exposure. Further updates also cover revisions to the criteria for excluded property status, the ending of protected settlements status for offshore trusts, and adjustments to overseas workday relief. For detail on these updates, consult Practice Notes: The abolition of the remittance basis of taxation from 2025–26 and A new residence-based regime for IHT from 2025–26. See also: Finance Bill Tracking Service: Key dates ( Finance Bill 2025) and Finance Act 2025. [ Your] Will—[ explanatory note ] This [ explanatory note ] sets out the...
[ Your] Will—[ name of testator ]— [ explanatory note ] This [ explanatory note ] sets out the key provisions of your Will in plain terms. Please review it carefully alongside your Will. If anything does not reflect our wishes, please tell [ me OR [ name of person to contact ] ] [ before you sign. ] Revocation When you execute this Will, any earlier Wills or codicils concerning [ your UK estate OR your worldwide estate ] are revoked. As a result, only this Will records your wishes on death in relation to [ your UK estate OR your worldwide estate ]. [ International aspects ] [ [ Your Will only covers your UK assets [ and your assets outside the UK will be dealt with by a...
STOP PRESS: Abolition of non-dom regime and introduction of residence-based IHT regime. Finance Act 2025 ( FA 2025), which received Royal Assent on 20 March 2025, brings in legislation to abolish the remittance basis of taxation and to replace it with a residence-based regime, with effect from 6 April 2025. FA 2025 also removes domicile as the key factor in determining liability to inheritance tax. Other measures include amendments to the rules determining excluded property status, the abolition of the protected settlements status of offshore trusts, and changes to overseas workday relief. For information on these changes, see Practice Notes: The abolition of the remittance basis of taxation from 2025–26 and A new residence-based regime for IHT from 2025–26. See also: Finance Bill Tracking Service: Key dates ( Finance Bill 2025) and Finance Act...
[ Your ] Will—[ name of testator ]—[ explanatory note ] This [ explanatory note ] sets out, in clear terms, the key provisions of your Will. Please review it carefully alongside your Will. If anything fails to match your wishes, please inform [me OR [name of person to contact]] before you sign your Will. Revocation When you execute this Will, all earlier Wills or codicils concerning [your UK estate OR your worldwide estate] are revoked. Consequently, only this Will records your intentions on death. [ International aspects [ [ Your Will only covers your UK property [ and your property outside the UK will be dealt with by a separate, local Will OR and your property outside the UK has already been dealt with by a...
STOP PRESS: Abolition of non-dom regime and introduction of residence-based IHT regime Finance Act 2025 ( FA 2025), which received Royal Assent on 20 March 2025, gives effect to the abolition of the remittance basis of taxation and, in its place, establishes a residence-based regime taking effect from 6 April 2025. FA 2025 also removes domicile as the decisive factor when determining exposure to inheritance tax. Further provisions cover amendments to the rules that determine excluded property status, the removal of protected settlements status for offshore trusts, and alterations to the overseas workday relief rules. For more on these measures, see Practice Notes: The abolition of the remittance basis of taxation from 2025–26 and A new residence-based regime for IHT from 2025–26. See also: Finance Bill Tracking Service: Key dates ( Finance Bill 2025) and Finance Act...
STOP PRESS: Abolition of non-dom regime and introduction of residence-based IHT regime. Finance Act 2025 ( FA 2025), which obtained Royal Assent on 20 March 2025, enacts the end of the remittance basis of taxation and substitutes a residence-based system from 6 April 2025. FA 2025 removes domicile as the determinant of inheritance tax exposure. Other updates include revisions to the rules for excluded property status, withdrawal of protected settlements status for offshore trusts, and adjustments to overseas workday relief. For detail on these reforms, see Practice Notes: The abolition of the remittance basis of taxation from 2025–26 and A new residence-based regime for IHT from 2025–26. See also: Finance Bill Tracking Service: Key dates ( Finance Bill 2025) and Finance Act 2025. [ Your ] Will—[ explanatory note ] This [ explanatory note ] sets out the principal provisions of your Will. Please review this [...
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 ]...