Legal Precedents

[ ON THE LETTERHEAD OF THE CLAIMANT’ S SOLICITORS ] FAO [ [ RELEVANT DIRECTOR OR SENIOR PARTNER ] ][ NAME OF DEFENDANT BROKER ][ ADDRESS LINE 1 ][ ADDRESS LINE 2 ][ POSTCODE ][ DATE ] Dear [ insert organisation name ] [ PROSPECTIVE CLAIMANT’ S NAME ] AND [ PROSPECTIVE DEFENDANT’ S NAME ] Preliminary notice of claim We act on behalf of our client [ insert client’s name ]......

This Agreement is dated [ insert date— note that admission agreements may now commence prior to the execution date and, where appropriate, take effect from an earlier date ]. Parties [ insert full name of Administering Authority ] (the ‘ Administering Authority’); [ insert full name of Scheme Employer ] (the ‘ Scheme Employer’); [ insert full name of Admission Body ], a company incorporated in England (company registration no. [ insert number ]) with its registered office at [ insert registered company address ] (the ‘ Admission Body’). Background [ insert full name of Administering Authority ] acts as the Administering Authority of the [ insert full name of pension scheme ] in accordance with the Regulations as in force. The Scheme Employer is a scheme employer within the meaning given by the...

1 Client details Client’s name [ insert client name ] Client reference [ insert client number ] Matter ref [ insert matter number ] Matter summary [ insert matter description ] Responsible fee-earner [ insert fee earner ] Supervisor [ insert supervisor ] Has this client approached us following a joint marketing initiative with the separate business? ☐ Yes ☐ No If yes, you must exercise additional care at section 3 to ensure the client appreciates the distinction in regulatory status between our firm and the separate business and the implications of those distinctions, particularly if the matter is to be shared with the separate business. 2 The separate business and proposed introduction Name of separate business [ insert name ] Describe the services the separate business will deliver to the client [ insert...

General Stay alert to what’s happening around you. Headphones may dull your attention. If you do use them, keep the volume low enough to catch sounds from your environment. Store an ICE (in case of emergency) contact on your mobile. This helps emergency personnel reach a friend or family member who can speak for you if you become unconscious or incapacitated. Add the acronym ICE in your mobile’s contacts, then record the name and number of the person to be contacted in an emergency. If you have several, label them ICE1, ICE2, ICE3, etc. Example: ICE1 Mum 01234 567890. Before heading out from home or the office, double-check you’ve got your keys, money, phone, and plans for getting home......

Please request an Excel version of this risk assessment. Introduction This risk assessment sets out the hazards we have identified from lone working arrangements, together with the measures we have, or will, implement to lessen those risks......

1 Introduction Employees who operate on their own, and the managers who oversee them, are responsible for evaluating and minimising the hazards that lone working can create. This policy should be read alongside the organisation’s health and safety policies. 2 Purpose and scope This policy is intended to: ensure staff understand the risks linked to working alone; and set out the duties of employees and managers. It applies to all staff who work alone, at any time, as well as their supervisors or line managers. 3 Who is a lone worker? A lone worker is a member of staff who works by themselves without close or direct supervision. The defining feature is physical separation from colleagues, which may mean they lack immediate assistance. people who work from home; mobile workers away from their fixed base; people visiting domestic and commercial premises; those working apart from...

Parties Issuer [ • ] Guarantor [ • ] Lead Manager [ • ] Settlement Manager [ • ] Principal Paying Agent [ • ] Trustee [ • ] Registrar [ • ] Auditors [ • ] Tax Advisers Lead Manager Legal Advisers [ • ], acting as legal counsel to the Lead Manager, and [ • ], acting as legal counsel to the Trustee Issuer Legal Advisers [ • ], serving as legal counsel to the Issuer and the Guarantor The Depository Trust Company ( DTC ) Euroclear Bank SA/ NV ( Euroclear ) Clearstream Banking S. A. ( Clearstream ) Common Depositary [ • ], in its role as Common Depositary [ The London Stock Exchange plc ] ( Stock Exchange ) [ The...

Ref: [ description ] (the Property) Vendor: [ name of Seller ] Purchaser: [ name of Buyer ] 1 Extent of the Property 1.1 Who owns the perimeter walls, fences, hedgerows and ditches? If title to any boundary is unclear, please indicate who has looked after it previously, and for how long if known. 1.2 Please provide full particulars of any disagreements about the boundaries or their upkeep known to the Seller (past, current or anticipated, and whether settled or outstanding) as applicable. 1.3 If a river, watercourse or ditch adjoins the Property, does the Property boundary lie on the near bank, the opposite bank, or run precisely through the centre of the channel bed? 2 Access 2.1 Does the Property connect directly to a public highway with no verges whatsoever in between? 2.2 Is there an easement...

Re: [ description ] (the Property) Seller: [ name of Seller ] Buyer: [ name of Buyer ] 1 Extent of the Property 1.1 Boundaries 1.1.1 Kindly supply a plan of the Property identifying the ownership of every boundary. Where the title does not clearly evidence ownership, state who has previously maintained the boundary and set out any contributions made towards its upkeep. 1.1.2 Please confirm there are no inconsistencies in the title deeds concerning the Property’s boundaries and that the physical boundaries exactly match those shown in the deeds. If any discrepancy exists, provide full particulars. 1.1.3 Have any boundaries been moved or re-aligned by the Seller or by any earlier proprietor? 1.1.4 Is there any existing or anticipated liability relating to the maintenance of the boundaries? 1.1.5 If any part of the Property adjoins a river, ditch, or other...

1 The separate business Name of the separate business: [ insert name ] Relationship between this firm and the separate business: [ describe relationship, eg the partners of this firm collectively own 50% of the separate business ] Do any of the following factors apply: you use the same or a similar name, branding, or staff as the separate business your premises are shared with, or situated close to, the separate business you have shared or linked websites or contact details with the separate business you will (or might) carry out joint publicity with the separate business the separate business will deliver legal services that consumers may expect a lawyer to provide clients seeking legal services will be directed first to the separate business the name or branding of your firm and the separate business are alike ☐ Yes ☐ No If yes, you...

FORTHCOMING CHANGE : The Renters’ Rights Act 2025 secured Royal Assent on 27 October 2025. For guidance on the Act’s effect on residential tenancies in England, consult Practice Note: Renters’ Rights Act 2025—key provisions. These drafting notes are intended for landlords preparing to serve a notice under section 8 of the Housing Act 1988 ( HA 1988) to obtain possession of a dwelling let on an assured tenancy ( AT) or an assured shorthold tenancy ( AST) in England, relying on one of the grounds listed in HA 1988, Sch 2, or for an assured agricultural occupancy. How to use these drafting notes: The section 8 notice should take the following form: Section 8 Notice for properties in England These notes are solely for completing the section 8 notice. Note that from 1 December 2022, in Wales, ASTs, ATs and other forms of residential tenancies and licences of...

FORTHCOMING CHANGE The Renters’ Rights Act 2025 obtained Royal Assent on 27 October 2025. For guidance on the Act’s effect on residential tenancies in England, see Practice Note: Renters’ Rights Act 2025—key provisions. Introduction A defence to a possession claim brought via the accelerated possession route for a property let on an assured shorthold tenancy ( AST) wholly or partly in England must be made using Form N11B— Defence (accelerated possession procedure) (assured shorthold tenancy) for England. These drafting notes are intended solely for completing Form N11B ( England). For an overview of the s 21 route and the accelerated possession process, see Practice Note: Assured and assured shorthold tenancies—terminating. From 1 December 2022, in Wales, ASTs and other residential tenancies and licences were replaced by occupation contracts under the Renting Homes ( Wales) Act 2016. Existing ASTs converted to occupation contracts. For further detail, see...

FORTHCOMING CHANGE On 27 October 2025, the Renters’ Rights Act 2025 obtained Royal Assent. For guidance on the Act’s effect on residential tenancies in England, see Practice Note: Renters’ Rights Act 2025—key provisions. Use this Precedent to prepare the particulars of claim where a private landlord has given a section 8 notice to a tenant and seeks possession of residential premises let under an assured tenancy ( AT), an assured shorthold tenancy ( AST), or an assured agricultural occupancy, relying on one of the grounds in Schedule 2 to the Housing Act 1988 ( HA 1988) for non-payment of rent or other breaches, and intends to commence possession proceedings using the ‘standard procedure’ under HA 1988, s 8. Complete this Precedent on Form N119, with reference to CPR 55 and CPR PD 55A throughout. How to use these drafting notes Set out the...

FORTHCOMING CHANGE : The Renters’ Rights Act 2025 obtained Royal Assent on 27 October 2025. For advice on the Act’s effect on residential tenancies in England, see Practice Note: Renters’ Rights Act 2025—key provisions. Introduction Where a possession claim relies on grounds other than rent arrears, the correct defence is filed using Form N11R (defence form—rented residential premises). These drafting notes are provided solely to support completion of Form N11R. Relevant precedents Drafting notes for a section 8 notice seeking possession of property let under an assured tenancy ( AT) or assured shorthold tenancy ( AST) Drafting notes for the claim form in section 8 proceedings for possession ( AT or AST) arising from rent arrears and/or other breaches Drafting notes for particulars of claim in section 8 proceedings ( AT or AST) relating to non-payment of rent and/or other...

FORTHCOMING CHANGE The Renters’ Rights Act 2025 obtained Royal Assent on 27 October 2025. For guidance on the Act’s effect on residential tenancies in England, see Practice Note: Renters’ Rights Act 2025—key provisions. Introduction The defence to a possession claim arising from non-payment of rent must be filed using Form N11R (defence form—rented residential premises). These drafting notes assist with properly completing Form N11R only......

FORTHCOMING CHANGE : The Renters’ Rights Act 2025 obtained Royal Assent on 27 October 2025. For detailed guidance concerning the Act’s effect on residential tenancies in England, see Practice Note: Renters' Rights Act 2025—key provisions. How to use these drafting notes These drafting notes are intended for preparing particulars of claim where a private landlord has issued a notice under section 21 of the Housing Act 1988 ( HA 1988) to the tenant of a property let on an assured shorthold tenancy ( AST), and the standard procedure for possession is being followed, rather than the accelerated route. Form N119 should be used for the particulars of claim in this context. For further guidance, see Practice Note: Assured and assured shorthold tenancies—terminating......

FORTHCOMING CHANGE : The Renters’ Rights Act 2025 was granted Royal Assent on 27 October 2025. For guidance on how the Act affects residential tenancies in England, see Practice Note: Renters’ Rights Act 2025—key provisions. Introduction The defence must be submitted on Form N11R. These drafting notes are provided solely to assist with completing Form N11R. Relevant precedents For further relevant precedents, refer to: Drafting notes for claim form in section 21 standard possession proceedings Drafting notes for particulars of claim in s 21 notice standard possession proceedings General points These notes are intended to help with completing Form N11R, the defence used where a landlord of property let on an assured shorthold tenancy ( AST) has begun possession proceedings under the standard possession procedure. For these notes, it is assumed the landlord’s case also includes a claim for rent arrears. A landlord may instead elect to use the...

In the County of [ insert county ] — Petty Sessional Division of [ insert ] The Complaint of [ insert name ] Of [ insert address ], who states as follows: The route or bridge called [ insert name ] in the parish/town of [ insert name ] is a highway maintainable at public expense, for which the [ insert name ] highway authority is responsible. The highway is in disrepair. On [ insert date ], the Complainant served the [ insert name ] highway authority with a Notice under section 56 of the Highways Act 1980. On [ insert date ], the highway authority served on the Complainant a Notice admitting both that the route/bridge is a highway and that it is bound to maintain it. NOW, pursuant to section 56 of the Highways Act 1980, the Complainant asks this Court for an Order directing the [ insert name ]...

1 Definitions and interpretation 1.1 In this Agreement: Affiliate — refers to any entity that, whether directly or indirectly, exercises Control over, is subject to Control by, or shares common Control with another entity; Business Day — denotes any day that is not a Saturday, Sunday, or a bank or public holiday in England; Control — [ has the meaning given in section 1124 of the Corporation Tax Act 2010 OR signifies the beneficial ownership of over 50% of a company’s issued share capital, or the lawful authority to direct or cause the direction of the company’s management ] and Controls and Controlled shall be construed accordingly; Dispute Notice — bears the meaning set out in clause 2.2; Force Majeure — bears the meaning set out in clause 6.1; [ Insert definitions bespoke to Agreement ] 1.2 In this...

1 Definitions and interpretation In this Agreement: [ Insert each definition bespoke to the Agreement ] For the purposes of this Agreement: any reference to this Agreement comprises its schedules [ , appendices and annexes ] (if any); the contents page [ , background section ] and any clause, schedule or other headings in this Agreement are included purely for convenience and shall not influence how this Agreement is interpreted; and a reference to a ‘party’ includes that party’s personal representatives, successors and permitted assigns; a reference to a ‘person’ includes a natural person, and any corporate or unincorporated body (in each case whether or not a separate legal personality exists), together with that person’s personal...