Legal Precedents

EXPLANATORY NOTE: Within this precedent, insert the guarantor’s name wherever indicated. Otherwise, to keep this declaration consistent with the prescribed statutory form, use ‘ I’ or ‘the tenant’, as appropriate. See the drafting notes for this precedent for more details. I, [ name of declarant ], of [ address ], do solemnly and sincerely declare the following: [ I OR [ name of guarantor ] ] [ (incorporated in England and Wales with company registration number [ number ]) ] propose[s] to enter into a tenancy of the premises at [ address ] for a term beginning on [ a date to be agreed between the parties OR the date on which the tenancy is granted OR [ other appropriate wording ] ]......

EXPLANATORY NOTE In this precedent, include the guarantor’s name wherever indicated. To maintain conformity with the prescribed statutory form, use ‘ I’ or ‘the tenant’ as appropriate. Refer to the drafting notes for this precedent for further details. I, [ name of declarant ], of [ address ], declare that: [ I OR [ name of guarantor ] [ (incorporated in England and Wales with company registration number [ number ]) ] ] intend[s] to enter into a tenancy of premises at [ address of premises ] for a term commencing on [ a date to be agreed between the parties OR the date on which the tenancy is granted OR [ insert other appropriate wording ] ]......

To: [ insert full name of Guarantor ] of [ insert address ] From: [ insert full name of Landlord ] of [ insert address ] Important notice You are being presented with a lease that lacks security of tenure. Do not bind yourself to this lease until you have studied this notice thoroughly and sought guidance from a professional adviser. Typically, business tenants benefit from security of tenure—the right to remain in their business premises once the lease concludes......

Petitioning Creditor 1 st : [ NAME ] Annex: [ INSERT ] Dated: [ INSERT ] Court Ref No: [ INSERT COURT REF...

1 Nominated officer details Firm name [ Insert name ] Nominated officer’s name [ Insert name ] Reports to [ Insert name ] Full time/part time ☐ Full time ☐ Part time Any additional positions within the firm [ Insert details ] Date appointed by the firm [ Insert date ] 2 Role summary 2.1 Serve as the nominated officer designated under the Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Transfer of Funds ( Information on the Payer) Regulations 2017 ( MLR 2017) for [ name of firm ]. 2.2 Receive and assess internal suspicious activity reports ( SARs) to decide whether they amount to knowledge or suspicion (including reasonable grounds) that a person is engaged in money laundering, terrorist financing, or proliferation financing. 2.3 Determine if activity should be reported to the National Crime Agency ( NCA), submit external SARs where required, and act as the principal point of contact with the NCA......

This Precedent This Precedent supports solicitors to review and document how they perform against the SRA Statement of Solicitor Competence. It sets out the behavioural qualities expected of lawyers across every stage of seniority. Your self-assessment may rely on your own judgement. Input from internal clients and colleagues can also be taken into account to shape your self-assessment where suitable. For direction on the SRA’s Continuing Competence Regime, consult the Practice Notes: The continuing competence regime, How to assess, maintain and monitor competence, and Continuing competence—self-reflection and personal development......

Register of non-compliance and corrective actions This register allows the independent audit function to record specific instances of non-compliance identified during the organisation’s independent audit mandated under the Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Transfer of Funds ( Information on the Payer) Regulations 2017, SI 2017/692 ( MLR 2017), as amended, and to monitor the corrective actions needed to resolve the non-compliance. It acts as a supplement to Precedent: Money Laundering Regulations 2017—independent audit report, and, for law firms, Money Laundering Regulations 2017—independent audit report—law firms. Please click to obtain an Excel version of this register. Kindly note that this register has been created in Excel and therefore cannot be downloaded into Word......

1 Preparing for the audit This part outlines a checklist of matters to consider prior to the audit taking place here...

1 General information Person(s) conducting audit: [ Add name(s) and position(s) of the auditor(s) ] Internal or external auditor(s): ☐ Internal ☐ External Dates of audit: From [ add date ] to [ add date ] Firm-wide or targeted audit: ☐ Firm-wide ☐ Targeted [ Specify exactly what was in scope, e.g. property transactions financed by cryptoassets ] Office(s) covered by the audit: [ [ Add details of offices included in this audit ] ] 2 Executive summary [ Add an executive summary of the report’s findings ] [ [ Add a summary of recommendations, for example: ] Importance Number of recommendations Critical: [ Add number of recommendations from section 5 classified as critical ] Important: [ Add number of recommendations classified as important ] Housekeeping: [ Add number of...

Schedule of recommendations This schedule of recommendations is designed for use by the independent audit function to present its proposals after the audit of the organisation’s anti-money laundering ( AML), counter-terrorist financing ( CTF) and counter-proliferation financing compliance policies, controls and procedures, and to oversee compliance with those proposals. Please click for an Excel version of this register. Please note that the register has been produced in Excel and therefore cannot be downloaded into Word. This Precedent complements Precedent: Money Laundering Regulations 2017—independent audit report, and, for law firms, Money Laundering Regulations 2017—independent audit report—law firms......

1 Establishment of independent audit function Under the Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Transfer of Funds ( Information on the Payer) Regulations 2017 ( MLR 2017), SI 2017/692, firms that fall within scope are required to put in place an independent audit function where this is appropriate, with due regard to the size and nature of their business operations. Having considered the firm’s size, its business profile, and the outcome of the firm’s money laundering, terrorist financing and proliferation financing risk assessment, we have elected to establish an independent internal audit function. This document defines the purpose, scope, activities and duties assigned to the firm’s independent audit function. 2 Governance and reporting lines 2.1 The independent audit function will be headed by [ insert name of head of audit function ], who will report directly to [ insert, eg the board ]. All other members of the...

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1 Definitions In this Agreement, defined terms govern the sale of the leasehold Property under the Standard Commercial Property Conditions ( Third Edition—2018 Revision), as varied here. References and meanings align with those Conditions unless expressly redefined here, and references to ‘actual completion’ and ‘contract rate’ are to be read consistently with the terms ‘ Actual Completion Date’ and ‘ Interest’ set out below... Timing: Actual Completion Date; Completion Date; Longstop Date. Parties and advisers: Seller; Buyer; any Guarantor; Seller’s Solicitors; Buyer’s Solicitors. Interests and title: Landlord; any Superior Landlord; Lease (as varied and listed in Schedule 1); Property description with any title number and Plan. Price and sums: Price; any Deposit; Interest; VAT; optional Chattels and Chattels Price. Permissions and documents: Consent required under the Lease; Transfer...

1 General information Review window [ Enter review period ] Date of review [ Enter date ] Reviewer(s) [ Enter name(s) ] 2 Data Criteria In the last [ enter period, e.g. quarter ] / Over the last 12 months Total Suspicious Activity Reports ( SARs) received [ Enter number ] / [ Enter number ] SARs concerning money laundering, terrorist financing or proliferation financing [ Enter number ] / [ Enter number ] Those SARs reported to the National Crime Agency ( NCA) [ Enter number ] / [ Enter number ] SARs to the NCA requiring consent/a defence ( DSARs) [ Enter number ] / [ Enter number ] DSARs for which consent has been granted [ Enter number ] / [ Enter number ] DSARs for which consent has been refused [ Enter number ] / [...

1 Introduction 1.1 We have conducted a firm-wide risk assessment ( FWRA) to pinpoint the threats to our business of becoming entangled in money laundering, terrorist financing and/or proliferation financing. This paper sets out the risks examined and the determinations made, together with our approach to mitigating them. The person responsible for this FWRA is [ insert name/role ]. 1.2 Our review took into account: the make-up and demographics of our clients; the jurisdictions and locations in which we operate; the industries we serve; the [ services AND/ OR products ] we offer; the nature of transactions we undertake, including delivery channels; current and prospective business partnerships and opportunities; our internal and operational risk exposures......

This Agreement is entered into on [ date ]... Parties [ Customer ], a company incorporated in [ England ], with registered number [ company number ], whose registered office is located at [ address ] ( Customer); [ Supplier ], a company incorporated in [ England ], with registered number [ company number ], whose registered office is located at [ address ] ( Supplier). Each of the Customer and the Supplier is a party; together, they constitute the parties... BACKGROUND The Customer intends to outsource the delivery and management of its [ describe function ] services to the Supplier, alongside the Customer’s appointment of several other service providers to deliver related and/or interdependent services, with whom the Supplier will be required to collaborate (together with any third party the Customer may appoint to provide overarching...

This AGREEMENT bears the date [ insert date ]. Parties [ insert name ] [ of OR a company incorporated in [ England and Wales ] with number [ insert registered number ] and with its registered office at ] [ insert address ] ( Assignor ); [ insert name ] [ of OR a company incorporated in [ England and Wales ] with number [ insert registered number ] and with its registered office at ] [ insert address ] ( Assignee ) (each of the Assignor and the Assignee constitutes a party and, collectively, the Assignor and the Assignee constitute the parties). BACKGROUND ( A) The Assignor is the [ owner of OR applicant for ] the Patents as defined herein. ( B) The [ Parties have entered into the Main Agreement as defined herein and the ] Assignor has agreed to assign such...

This DEED bears the date [ insert date ]. Parties [ insert name ] [ of OR a company incorporated in [ England and Wales ] under number [ insert registered number ], whose registered office is at ] [ insert address ] (the Assignor); [ insert name ] [ of OR a company incorporated in [ England and Wales ] under number [ insert registered number ], whose registered office is at ] [ insert address ] (the Assignee). Each of the Assignor and the Assignee is a party and, collectively, the Assignor and the Assignee are the parties. BACKGROUND ( A) The Assignor is the [ proprietor of OR applicant for ] the Patents as defined herein. ( B) The [ Parties have entered into the Main Agreement as defined herein and the ] Assignor has agreed to assign such Patents to the...

This Agreement is entered into on [ date ]. Parties [ insert name of supplier ], a company incorporated in [ England and Wales ] under number [ insert registered number ], whose registered office is at [ insert address ] ( Supplier); and [ insert name of customer ], a company incorporated in [ England and Wales ] under number [ insert registered number ], whose registered office is at [ insert address ] ( Customer). Each of the Supplier and the Customer is a party and, together, the Supplier and the Customer are the parties. Background ( A) The Customer intends to obtain software, [ hardware ], software configuration and development services, installation services, and other associated services. The Supplier has stated to the Customer that it has expertise in delivering such services to clients within the [ insert relevant industry, eg retail ] sector. ( B) The...

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