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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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IMPORTANT NOTE This guide is based on the WIPO model complaint (https://www.wipo.int/amc/en/domains/complainant/) and aligns with the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (the Policy) approved by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers ( ICANN) on 24 October 1999, the Rules for the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (the Rules) approved by ICANN on 28 September 2013 and effective from 31 July 2015, and the WIPO Supplemental Rules for the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (the Supplemental Rules) in force from 31 July 2015. Different UDRP variants can govern a specific disputed domain, so confirm the applicable regime. For example, the .nl ( Netherlands) and .ir ( Iran) cc TLDs apply their own UDRP adaptations (and for Iran, important sanctions regimes may sometimes apply—ensure ownership and trading via a given cc TLD is permitted), each with separate procedural features. See...

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[ date ] Dispatched by [ recorded delivery ] [ email ] to [ insert Respondent’s email address ][ Respondent’s name ][ Respondent’s address ] Re: [ Disputed Domain Name ]—unauthorised use of [ Marks ] Dear [ insert organisation name ] We act on behalf of [ insert Client name and a brief description of its business ]. We are contacting you via the [ email address OR registered office address ] [ shown on the website (the Website) hosted by the domain [ insert details ] OR provided via Nominet in relation to a data release request ]. Our client is the owner of a number of registered [ and unregistered ] trade marks, including: [ insert trade mark details including proprietor name, filing date, registration number, territory, classes covered, and mark details ] Enclosed with this letter, as Annex 1, are copies of our...

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LR1. Date of the lease [ set out the date in full, DD- Month- Year format ] LR2. Title Number[s] LR2.1 Landlord's title number [ s ] [ the title number(s) from which this lease is derived; if unregistered, leave blank ] LR2.2 Other title numbers [ the existing title number(s) against which entries for matters mentioned in LR9, LR10, LR11 and LR13 are to be recorded ] LR3. Parties to this lease Landlord [ landlord’s name and address ] Tenant [ tenant’s name and address ] Other parties LR4. Property If there is any inconsistency between this clause and the rest of the lease, then, for registration purposes only, this clause shall take precedence. [ particulars of the Property ] LR5. Prescribed statements etc LR5.1 Statements prescribed under rules 179 (dispositions in favour of a charity), 180 (dispositions by a charity) or 196 (leases under the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban...

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From [ insert name of individual ] of [ address ] To [ insert name of company ] of [ address ] Dated [ date ] Dear [ insert organisation name ] [ insert name of film ] (the Film) In return for the payment of £[ insert amount ] now made by you to me (for which receipt is acknowledged), I represent, affirm and agree that you, together with your successors, assignees and licensees, shall be entitled to record, revise, adapt and commercially use, whether in whole or in part, the following: any motion pictures, photographs and audio recordings created for the Film in which I appear—including my name, likeness, image and voice; any literary, dramatic, musical or artistic work or ......

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From: [ insert producer ] of [ insert address ] To: [ insert name of individual contributor ] of [ insert address ] Dated: [ insert date ] Dear [ insert name ] We write to confirm the terms we have agreed in connection with [ the interview you have kindly agreed to give in relation to [ specify individual or events, etc ] for inclusion in OR your appearance in ] the television programme [ tentatively ] entitled [ insert name of programme ] (the Programme). We agree to pay you the sum of £[ insert amount ], which shall be paid by [ specify payment method and timing ]......

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This Agreement is entered into on [ insert date ] Parties [ insert name of company ], a company registered in England and Wales, registration number [ insert company number ], with its registered office at [ insert registered office ] (the Company); [ insert name of publisher ], a company registered in England and Wales, registration number [ insert company number ], with its registered office at [ insert registered office ] (the Publisher); [ insert name of composer ] of [ insert address ] (the Composer) The parties agree: 1 Definitions and interpretation 1.1 The following definitions apply in this Agreement: Accounting Date — means 90 days after the end of each Accounting Period; Accounting Period — means successive periods of six months to 30 June and 31 December in each year; Agreement — means this Agreement and all schedules and annexures attached to it or...

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This Agreement is entered into on [ insert date ] Parties [ insert name of company ], a company incorporated in England and Wales, with registered company number [ insert company number ] and its registered office at [ insert registered office ] (the Company) [ insert name of writer ] of [ insert address ] (the Writer) The parties agree: 1 Definitions and interpretation 1.1 The following definitions apply in this Agreement: Accounting Date means, for the first three years after the initial theatrical release of the Film, 90 days after the end of each Accounting Period and, thereafter, 180 days after the end of each Accounting Period; Accounting Period means consecutive periods commencing on 31 March, 30 June, 30 September, and 31 December in each year for the first three years following the initial theatrical release of the Film and, after that,...

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The parties agree: From: [ insert name of publisher ] (‘we’ and ‘us’) of [ insert address ] From: [ insert name of company ] (‘you’ and ‘your’) of [ insert address ] Dated: [ insert date ] Dear [ insert organisation name ] ‘[ insert name of programme ]’ (the Programme) 1 Subject to, and in consideration of, your payment to us of the amounts specified in Schedule 1 (receipt of which is acknowledged), we hereby provide you with a non-exclusive licence covering the musical and literary works (the Works), the details of which are set out on the cue sheet in Schedule 2......

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The directors [ Insert name of company ] ([ Company]) [ Insert address ] [ Insert date ] Dear [ Directors ], General notification of interest in a proposed transaction or arrangement In line with section 185 of the Companies Act 2006 [ , OR and ] and for the purposes of section 177 of the Companies Act 2006 [ and article [ insert article ] of the Company’s articles of association ], please accept this as formal notice that I hold an interest as [ a member OR an officer OR an employee OR [ specify other ] ] in [ specify body corporate or firm ]......

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Transitional services agreement—private M& A—asset purchase This Agreement is entered into on [ insert day and month ] 20 [ insert year ]. Parties [ Insert name of party ], incorporated in England and Wales with registered number [ insert company number ], whose registered office is situated at [ insert address ] (the Supplier); and [ Insert name of party ], incorporated in England and Wales with registered number [ insert company number ], whose registered office is situated at [ insert address ] (the Recipient), [ (each of the Supplier and the Recipient is a Party and, together, the Supplier and the Recipient are the Parties). ] Background The Recipient has acquired the Business from [ the Supplier OR [ insert seller name, if the Supplier is not the seller ] ]. The Supplier has agreed, on the terms and conditions set out in this Agreement, to provide certain...

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General notification of interest in an existing transaction or arrangement To the Directors [ Insert name of company ] [ ( Company) ] [ Insert address ] [ Insert date ] Dear [ Directors ], [ Pursuant to section 185 of the Companies Act 2006 [ , OR and ] for the purposes of section 182 of the Companies Act 2006 [ and article [......

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Declaration of interest in a proposed To the directors at [ Insert name of company ] ([ Company]) [ Insert address ] [ Insert date ] Dear [ Directors ],......

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1 Declaration of interests 1.1 The Chair drew the Meeting’s attention to: a declaration of interest by written notice from [ insert name of director ], dated [ insert date of notice ], submitted and circulated to the other directors in accordance with section 184 of the Companies Act 2006 (the CA 2006), which the Chair noted was to be treated as part of the Meeting’s proceedings; and/or a declaration of interest by general notice from [ insert name of director ], dated [ insert date ], made and given to the other directors in accordance with section 185 of the CA 2006, which the Chair......

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Ordinary resolution: That the directors be empowered to sanction matters that could create, or may already involve, actual or possible conflicts of interest......

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Every company director owes a series of duties to the company to which they are appointed. Many of these obligations have been fashioned by the courts over hundreds of years. The core directors’ duties are set out in statute in sections 171 to 177 of the Companies Act 2006 ( CA 2006). This briefing is intended to give you—the directors [ and the company secretary ] of [ insert company name ] [ Limited OR PLC ] (the Company)—an overview of the general duties contained in the CA 2006 and to offer practical guidance to help you comply with them. A director’s failure to adhere to any of the general duties may have potentially serious consequences for that director. This briefing does not provide legal advice, and legal advice should be sought on any specific issues that arise in relation to...

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This Agreement is hereby entered into on [ insert day and month ] 20 [ insert year ] Parties [ Insert name of party ] incorporated in England and Wales with registered company number [ insert company number ] whose registered office is at [ insert address ] (the Supplier), and [ Insert name of party ] incorporated in England and Wales with registered company number [ insert company number ] whose registered office is at [ insert address ] (the Recipient), and [ (each of the Supplier and the Recipient being a Party and, together, the Supplier and the Recipient are the Parties) ] . Background ( A) The Recipient has acquired the Business from [ the Supplier OR [ insert seller name, if the Supplier is not the seller ] ] [ as part of OR by way of ] an intra-group...

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This Agreement is entered into on [ insert date ] (the Commencement Date) between the following entities (each a party, together the parties): Parties 1 [ insert licensor name ], a company incorporated in [ England and Wales ], with registered number [ insert company number ] and its registered office at [ insert registered office ] (the ‘ Licensor’); and 2 [ insert licensee name ], a company incorporated in [ England and Wales ], with registered number [ insert company number ] and its registered office at [ insert registered office ] (the ‘ Licensee’). Background ( A) The Licensor owns the Photographic Works. ( B) The Licensor intends to grant a licence to the Licensee over the Photographic Works, and the Licensee wishes to obtain such licence on the terms set out in this Agreement......

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Hyperlinking to us You must not link to our website without our explicit written permission. If you intend to create a link to our website, please supply the following: the URL of every web page from which you plan to link to our website; the URL of every web page on this website that you plan to link to; and the reason for the link, and we will review your request in due course. We only review direct approaches from website owners. We will not respond to intermediaries. Please send such requests to [ insert email address ]......

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1 Termination Either party may end this Agreement by serving no less than [ enter number ] months’ written notice on the other party, provided that such notice shall not expire prior to the said [ enter number eg first ] anniversary of the date of this Agreement. Either party may bring this Agreement to an end at any time by giving notice in writing to the other party if: the other party commits a material breach of this Agreement that is not capable of remedy at all; the other party commits a material breach of this Agreement and fails to remedy it within [ 14 ] days of receiving written notice of that breach; the other party has not paid any sum due...

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These training resources comprise Power Point template slides that outline various ways for companies to safeguard their online brands. They offer advice on protecting trade marks and domain names. The slides are designed as a foundation for anyone tasked with training others in brand protection. They can be adapted as needed and appropriate to meet individual requirements, and will assist the speaker by reducing preparation time and effort required. The materials are fully customisable as well. Click the link below to download the presentation......

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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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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 ]...

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