Legal Precedents

Dear [ insert client's name ] Re [ describe matter ] Thank you for asking us to attend [ insert name of court ] as your advocate, representing you at the [ insert type of hearing ] hearing in [ insert name of case ], [ but not ] covering any adjournment. This engagement letter and the accompanying Terms of Business set out the basis on which we will act for you—together they form the contract between us. If you have any difficulty understanding this letter or any other information we may provide, for example if you need it in larger text, a different format, or another language, please contact me. 1 Contact details and supervision Your matter will be overseen by [ insert name of person handling matter ], who is a [ insert status ]. Their contact details are: Telephone number: [ Insert...

Complete this note when giving legal advice, support or litigation services on an unbundled basis. You should already have made an attendance note for the initial client enquiry/instructions. If you handle the initial enquiry and deliver substantive advice or service simultaneously, use the: combined preliminary instructions and substantive service attendance note in that situation. A: Client details Client name [ Insert client name ] Matter reference [ Insert ] Fee-earner [ Insert ] Date [ Date ] B: Detailed instructions Parties [ Insert ] Background [ Insert ] Present status [ Insert ] What are the key issues in this matter? [ Insert ] What does the client want us to do? [ Insert ] ......

Complete this attendance note when handling an initial enquiry or taking first instructions on providing unbundled legal services. If you agree in principle to offer an unbundled service, then please use the form Unbundled legal services—attendance note for the substantive service to record the client’s substantive instructions and the service given. If you receive the initial enquiry and deliver the substantive advice or service at the same time, use Unbundled legal services—attendance note (combined preliminary instructions and substantive service)......

Use this attendance note when the client’s first enquiry/instructions arrive and you provide the unbundled service at the same time. Otherwise, prepare an initial instructions attendance note, then a distinct attendance note covering the substantive service. A: Client details Client’s name [ Insert client name ] Client reference number [ Insert client number ] Matter number [ Insert matter number ] Work details [ Insert work description ] Fee earner [ Insert fee earner name ] Supervisor [ Insert supervisor name ] Date [ Insert date ] B: Screening questions Concise overview of the client’s matter [ Insert description of client’s matter ] What would the client like you to do?......

Work through this checklist to confirm you have taken all essential steps to protect the firm and to act in the client’s best interests when delivering unbundled legal services... A: Client details Client name [ Insert client name ] Client number [ Insert ] Matter number [ Insert ] Fee earner [ Insert ] Supervisor [ Insert supervisor. Note: this checklist includes a requirement for supervisor approval ] B: Screening questions Requirement Yes/ No Have you discussed with the client: the nature of their matter how complex the matter is the outcomes they seek from instructing you on an unbundled basis any alternative funding sources? ☐ Yes ☐ No [ Indicate whether you have carried out this step, addressing all the above points. If not applicable, explain why. Add any further notes or comments as needed, but there is no need to...

Dear [ insert client's name ] Re [ describe matter ] Thank you for instructing us to provide [ advice OR assistance OR in connection with [ describe matter, eg the financial settlement of your divorce ]. This engagement letter, together with the enclosed Terms of Business, sets out how we shall act for you; taken together, they constitute the contract between us. If you have any difficulty understanding this letter or any other information we supply, for example if you need it in larger text, another format, or a different language, please contact me. 1 Contact details and supervision Your matter will be managed by [ insert name of person handling matter ], who is a [ insert status ]. Their contact details are: Telephone number: [ Insert telephone number ] Email address: [ Insert email address ] Postal address: [ Insert postal address ] The preferred way to contact [...

In [ insert ] Court Case no: [ insert ] between: [ insert parties ] Date of hearing: [ insert ] Type of hearing: [ insert ] We act on behalf of [ insert name of client ], the [ Claimant OR Defendant OR Respondent OR in these proceedings. Our remit is confined to appearing as advocate for the Claimant OR Defendant OR Respondent OR at the hearing on [ insert date ] [ not ] covering any adjournments. We are not instructed to manage the litigation......

This Agreement is made on [ date ] Parties [ Name of company ], a company registered in England with company number [ insert company number ] whose registered office is at [ address ] (the Company); and [ Name of employee ], of [ address ] (you)......

Applicant: [ NAME OF WITNESS ] First witness statement; Dated: [ insert ] — Exhibit: [ XX1 ] — Court ref. no: [ INSERT COURT REF. NUMBER ] [ IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE ] Business and Property Courts [ of England and Wales ] [ in [ INSERT LOCATION ] ] [ Company & Insolvency List ( Ch D) ] Or [ in the County Court at [ INSERT LOCATION ] ] [ Business and Property Courts List ] Or [ in the High Court of Justice ] [ Chancery Division ] In the matter of [ INVESTMENT BANK NAME ]; in the matter of the Investment Bank Special Administration Regulations 2011; and in the matter of the Insolvency Act 1986 WITNESS STATEMENT OF [ WITNESS NAME ] I, [ witness name ], being a director [ and chairperson ] of [ investment bank name ] of [...

[ To be prepared on the headed notepaper of the special administrators’ firm ] To all known clients [ Enter date ] [ name of Investment Bank ]—in special administration (the ‘ Investment Bank’) Please be advised that, on [ date ], my partner, [ name of other special administrator ], and I were appointed as Joint Special Administrators of the Investment Bank. A formal notice of appointment is enclosed......

[ INSERT NAME OF INVESTMENT BANK ] Minutes of the meeting of the board of directors of [ insert name of investment bank ] (the ‘ Company ’) convened at [ insert location ] on [ month ] [ year ] at [ time ] am/pm. PRESENT: NAME POSITION ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ IN ATTENDANCE: NAME POSITION ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ [ APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE RECEIVED FROM: ................................ ................................] 1 Chairperson [ Name ] was appointed to chair the meeting. 2 Notice and quorum The chairperson confirmed that proper notice had been issued for the meeting and that a quorum was in attendance. Accordingly, the chairperson declared the meeting duly open......

[ Insert date ] Dear [ Company Secretary OR Board of Directors ] of [ Company ], Register of People with Significant Control—voluntary notice of registrable status We state we constitute a registrable relevant legal entity with significant control, as set out in section 790C of the Companies Act......

Register of People with Significant Control—voluntary notice of relevant change (transfer of shares) [ Insert date ] To the [ Company Secretary OR Board of Directors OR Designated Members ] of [ [ Company ] OR [ LLP ] ]: This correspondence serves to inform [ [ Company ] OR [ LLP ] ] of a pertinent......

[ Insert date ] To [ Company Secretary OR Board of Directors OR Designated Members ] of [ [ Company ] OR [ LLP ] ], Register of People with Significant Control—voluntary notice of relevant change (transfer of shares) This correspondence serves to inform the [ [ Company ] OR [ LLP ] ] of a relevant change......

[ Insert date ] Dear [ Company Secretary OR Board of Directors ] of [ Company ], Register of People with Significant Control—voluntary notice of registrable status Under section 790C of the Companies Act 2006, I am a registrable person with significant control, and I hereby affirm this......

To appear on the letterhead of the overseas company respondent [ Insert date ] For the attention of the Directors [ insert name of [ UK company ] ] Dear [ insert name of addressee ] Register of People with Significant Control—information concerning our interest in [ UK company ] I am hereby contacting you in relation to the changes introduced by Part 21A of the Companies Act 2006 (the Act), which......

[ Insert date ] Dear Members of [ LLP ], Register of People with Significant Control—voluntary notice of registrable status We hereby state that we are a registrable relevant legal entity exercising significant control, within section 790C of the Companies Act 2006 (the Act), in relation to [ LLP ]. Accordingly, we set out below details of our interest (as construed by Part 21A of the Act) in [ LLP ]: [ Name—ie corporate or firm name ] [ Registered or principal office address ] [ Legal form of the entity and the governing law ] [ If applicable, the companies register in which it is recorded (including details of the state) and its registration number on that register ] [ Date on which it became a registrable relevant legal entity in relation to [ LLP ] ] [ The nature of its control over [ LLP ] as set out in...

[ Insert date ] Dear Members of the Board of [ LLP ], Register of People with Significant Control—voluntary notice of registrable status I hereby state that I am a registrable individual exercising significant control, as set out in section 790C of the Companies Act 2006 (the Act), in......

STOP PRESS: THE NEW ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS CODE CAME INTO FORCE ON 28 DECEMBER 2017. This precedent was prepared against the backdrop of the former Code, and its substance may still be pertinent for the transitional arrangements contained in the new Code. It remains useful context. The transitional arrangements in the new Code, set out in Schedule 2 to the Digital Economy Act 2017, state that existing agreements under the former Code (ie an agreement under paragraph 2 or 3, or a court order conferring Code rights under paragraph 5 of the former Code) will continue to have effect once the new Code commences, albeit with certain modifications. For added detail on the transitional arrangements, see: New Electronic Communications Code— Code rights— Transitional provisions ( Schedule 2 DEA 2017). For further information regarding the new Code, please consult Practice Notes: New Electronic...

Prepared regarding [ name of borrower ] (a limited company registered in England and Wales with company number [ company number ]) Prepared for [ name of lender ] By [ name of law firm ] Date: [ date ] 1 Scope This report addresses the validity and enforceability of the security held by [ name of lender ] (the Lender) in connection with the obligations of [ name of Borrower ] (the Borrower). We have evaluated the enforcement avenues open to you should you elect to pursue enforcement action. Definitions are provided in Appendix 1 to this report. Our analysis is based on the documents you supplied, as itemised in section 4, together with the searches described in Appendix 3. [ We have not undertaken a detailed review of the terms of any relevant loan facilities for the purposes of this report. If you require a review of the loan...