Legal Precedents

1 General information Timeframe this report relates to [ Enter time period covered by this report ] Report compiled by [ Enter name ] Report date [ Enter date ] 2 Pro bono activity in the last [ insert period ] What is the number of individual pro bono matters we handled? [ Enter total and list each pro bono matter addressed in this period ] How many pro bono initiatives or clinics did we support? [ Enter total and list each initiative or clinic undertaken in this period ] Were there any significant results from these matters, initiatives, or clinics? ☐ Yes — give details ☐ No How many staff members engaged in pro bono activity during this period? [ Enter number of staff ] What is the total number of hours our staff devoted to pro bono...

Your feedback is extremely valuable to us and will help us refine our pro bono programme. Please complete this survey and return it to [ insert to whom the completed survey should be returned ]. Be assured that all responses are strictly confidential and can be submitted without your name. If you would like to share your name, or discuss any element of our pro bono programme, please fill in section 4. 1 Our pro bono programme Are you aware of any pro bono cases, projects, or initiatives we have supported over the past 12 months? ☐ Yes — if yes, please enter details ☐......

Dear [ insert expert’s name ] Re: [ insert name of client and the client’s date of birth (address and telephone number should be provided separately for the appointment arrangements) ] Date of accident: [ insert date of accident ] Thank you for consenting to prepare a report in this matter. We represent the above individual regarding injuries sustained in an accident that took place on the date noted above. Documentation To aid the preparation of your report, we enclose the following documents: [ list documents enclosed with instructions eg GP records, ambulance, hospital records, etc ] [ We are in the process of obtaining our client’s GP, ambulance service and hospital notes and records and will send them to you once received. OR We enclose an agreed, indexed and paginated set of notes and records prepared with the Defendants. ] Your...

Dear [ Insert ] Re: [ Insert name of client ] Appreciate you agreeing to produce report on this case...

Dear [ Insert ] Re: [ Name of Client/ Name of Claimant ] As set out in the Court timetable we supplied, you are obliged by the court to hold a discussion about this matter with [ Insert eg the claimant’s/defendant’s expert ] for the purposes described in the Rules ( CPR 35.12). The aims of discussions between experts are to: pinpoint and examine the specialist issues arising in the proceedings; form shared conclusions on those issues where possible and, if not, narrow the issues; set out the points on which they agree and disagree, and summarise the reasons for any disagreement on any point; indicate what steps, if any, may assist in resolving any outstanding issues between the parties. These discussions are not intended to settle the proceedings......

The individual responsible for deciding how to handle the residual balance in question should complete this form. 1 Client and matter Name of client (if known) [ [ Insert ] OR ☐ Not known ] Client reference (if known) [ [ Insert ] OR ☐ Not known ] Matter reference (if known) [ [ Insert ] OR ☐ Not known ] Fee earner (if known) [ [ Insert ] OR ☐ Not known ] Description of matter to which the residual balance relates (if known) [ [ Insert ] OR ☐ Not known ] Is the file available to check? ☐ Yes ☐ No ☐ Not known 2 Money held Amount of residual balance £[ insert ] How long have the funds been held? [ [ Insert ] OR ☐ Not known ] Is the money held in a client account?......

[ company name ] Special administration date: [ date ] Client’s details: Full name: [ enter name ] Client account no.: [ account number ] Address: [ enter address ] Email address: [ enter email address ] Total sum owed to the client as at the special administration order date: [ amount ] Account number Claim’s original currency Claim value: (a) in the original currency (b) in sterling ( GBP), £ Sum of claim for voting purposes (sterling) £ Note: You do not need to complete this form if you have already agreed your final statement or have submitted a Final Statement Query Form......

[ company name ] Date of special administration [ date ] Creditor’s name and address [ name, address and registered number ] Gross amount due to creditor at date of special administration order [ inclusive of VAT ]: £ Where the figure above contains any outstanding, not capitalised interest, please specify the amount: Deduct: (a) any later payment on account (b) any later credit notes (c) the estimated worth of any security held (d) the estimated value of any retention of title rights......

£ [ insert number ] [ insert rate ]% convertible [ subordinated ] redeemable loan notes 20[ insert year ] [ insert name of issuer ] Dated [ insert day and month ] 20[ insert year ] Parties [ Insert name of issuing company ], incorporated in England and Wales under number [ insert company number ], whose registered office is at [ insert address ] (the Issuer) Background The Issuer has determined to create up to a maximum nominal amount of £[ insert number ] [ insert rate ]% convertible [ subordinated ] redeemable loan notes, to be constituted as set out in this document......

Working environment Ventilation — Is the area supplied with adequate fresh or purified air? Compliant? Yes/ No/ Not applicable. Required action: [ Note any actions needed] Ambient temperature — Is the workspace at a reasonable, comfortable temperature? Compliant? Yes/ No/ Not applicable. Required action: [ Note any actions needed] Cleanliness — Is the area clean to a suitable standard? Compliant? Yes/ No/ Not applicable. Required action: [ Note any actions needed] Sufficient space — Is there ample floor area, height and free space for health, safety and welfare, with room to change position and move around? Compliant? Yes/ No/ Not applicable. Required action: [ Note any actions needed] Noise — Are sound levels comfortable? Compliant? Yes/ No/ Not applicable. Required action: [ Note any actions needed] Obstructions — Are floors and traffic routes clear of...

[ IN THE COUNTY COURT SITTING AT [ INSERT ] OR IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE [ [ SPECIFY DIVISION ] ] [ [ SPECIFY SPECIALIST COURT ] ] AT [ [ INSERT LOCATION ] DISTRICT REGISTRY ] ] Claim no. Parties AB – Claimant (1) C D – First Defendant (2) X Y INSURANCE PLC – Second Defendant PARTICULARS OF CLAIM Throughout the relevant period, the Claimant was the owner and driver of a [ insert description of vehicle ], [ insert registration ] (“the car”), whilst the First Defendant was driving a [ insert description of vehicle ], [ insert registration ] (“the van”). For all material times, the van benefited from a motor insurance policy issued by the Second Defendant (“the policy”). Consequently, the Claimant is entitled to, and does, pursue the Second...

IN THE [ INSERT NAME OF COURT ] Claim no. Parties AB Claimant and (1) C D First Defendant (2) MOTOR INSURERS’ BUREAU (acting through its agent X Y INSURANCE PLC) Second Defendants PARTICULARS OF CLAIM Throughout the material period, the First Defendant drove a vehicle [ insert description ], [ insert registration ] (“the vehicle”), whilst the Claimant was travelling as a passenger therein. The Second Defendant (the “ MIB”) is a company limited by guarantee within the Companies’ Acts. Under an Agreement with the Secretary of State dated 3 July 2015 (the “ Agreement”), MIB provides compensation, in specified circumstances, to persons who suffer injury or damage arising from the negligence of an uninsured motorist. The Claimant has taken all reasonable steps to identify the insurer and any liability in respect of the First Defendant and, as at the commencement of these...

[ To be produced on the employer’s letterheaded stationery ] [ Insert employee’s name and address ] [ Insert date ] delivered by hand Dear [ insert name ] Termination of employment Further to the meeting held on [ insert date ] [ , at which you were accompanied by [ insert name ], ] [ and our discussion earlier today, ] I am writing to [ advise you OR confirm ] that [ insert name of Employer ] has resolved to rely on its entitlement under clause [ insert clause number of provision dealing with summary termination ] of your [ service agreement OR contract of employment ] dated [ insert date ] (in this letter referred to as the [ ‘ Service Agreement’ OR ‘ Contract’ ]) to end your employment with immediate effect, without notice or any payment in lieu of notice, by...

Income Payments Agreement This Agreement is entered into by: [ FULL NAME ] of [ ADDRESS ] (the Bankrupt) [ FULL NAME ] of [ FIRM AND FIRM’ S ADDRESS ], serving as [ joint ] trustee of the Bankrupt’s estate, together with any successor[ s ] in office, without personal liability (the Trustee) Background On [ DATE ], the [ COURT ] made a bankruptcy order against the Bankrupt under case number [ CASE NO ]; on [ DATE ], the Trustee was appointed to act as trustee of the Bankrupt’s estate. The Bankrupt has supplied the Trustee with a statement of monthly income and expenditure and, having considered the reasonable domestic needs of the Bankrupt and [ his OR her OR family ], the Trustee is of the view that the Bankrupt has surplus monthly income that can be claimed for the benefit of the...

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...

Frequently Asked Questions—clients, investors or trade creditors These FAQs are provided solely for guidance in relation to the Special Administration of [ insert company ] and the Investment Bank Special Administration ( England and Wales) Rules 2011, SI 2011/1301. You should seek your own legal and other professional advisers for advice in relation to your claim. General FAQs What is a special administration? The Investment Bank Special Administration Regulations 2011, SI 2011/245 were brought in to enhance the process when an investment bank collapses or fails. [ Set out the distinctions from ordinary administration, the statutory objectives underpinning a special administration, the possibility of forming a creditors' committee, together with how costs are to be met in practice, eg the costs and expenses of returning client assets are to be paid out of relevant client assets and other costs and...

[ TO BE TYPED ON THE HEADED NOTEPAPER OF THE SPECIAL ADMINISTRATORS’ FIRM ] TO ALL KNOWN CREDITORS [ ENTER DATE ] [ name of Investment Bank ]—in special administration (the ‘ Investment Bank’) I am writing to inform you that I was appointed Joint Special Administrator of the Investment Bank on [ date ], together with my colleague, [ name of other special administrator ]. A formal notice of our appointment accompanies this letter. In accordance with the Investment Bank Special Administration Regulations 2011, SI 2011/245 (the ‘ Regulations’), the purpose of the special administration is to pursue the following objectives: secure the return of client assets as soon as reasonably practicable maintain prompt engagement with market infrastructure bodies and the authorities pursuant to Regulation 13; and to either: rescue the...

You have lately visited or got in touch with us in your role as a director of a company facing significant financial strain. This letter aims to highlight certain matters you should note in your capacity as a company director and in your personal role as a director of the business concerned. Where a company remains solvent and free from financial worry, the business and its directors generally owe only limited obligations to creditors, broadly speaking. In that situation, duties owed to shareholders take priority. By contrast, in particular once a company is insolvent, or approaching that position in the ‘twilight zone’, directors’ obligations move from shareholders to creditors. You must recognise this shift and conduct yourself accordingly. In light of the above, as a director of a company in financial difficulty you will be required to make challenging choices about how the company is run and,...

To The Judge In [ insert ] Court case number: [ insert ] between: [ insert parties ] Hearing date: [ insert ] Type of hearing: [ insert ] We are instructed by [ insert name of client ], the [ Claimant OR Defendant OR Respondent OR ] in the above proceedings. Our instructions are limited to representing the Claimant OR Defendant OR Respondent OR as advocate at the hearing on [ insert date ] [ , but not ] covering any further adjournments......

Client care letter contains Yes/ No A precise and unequivocal outline of the work included under the retainer Yes/ No A clear and unmistakable explanation of the work that will not be included in the retainer, eg you will not prepare/file/serve the court bundles, and will not go on the court record Yes/ No Any limits on the services you are providing, eg: —all advice is based on the law as it applies at the time the client provides instructions, ie we......