Legal Precedents

1 Introduction 1.1 The core purpose of the Company’s dress and appearance policy outlined below is to make sure staff project a positive impression of the Company, looking clean, tidy, professional and businesslike through what they wear and their personal presentation at work each day. 1.2 The dress and appearance policy also aims to ensure employees remain safe and are suitably clothed at work. The Company recognises the varied make-up of its workforce across culture, religion and disability within it. Nevertheless, health and safety concerns take precedence when applying this policy. 1.3 The dress and appearance policy [ has been settled following consultation with [ trade unions, namely [ enter details ] AND/ OR our staff association AND/ OR employees ] and ] applies to all employees accordingly. The requirements in paragraph 4.1 on protective clothing cover workers as well as...

Parties [ Intentionally left blank ] [ Insert name of Transferee ] whose registered office is situated at [ insert Transferee’s address ], company registration number [ insert Transferee’s company number ] (‘ Transferee’); and [ Intentionally left blank ] Recitals [ Intentionally left blank ] [ Intentionally left blank ] [ Intentionally left blank ] [ Intentionally left blank ] It is hereby envisaged that the Employer’s business of [ insert description ], in which you [ are OR have been ] engaged, will be transferred to the Transferee on or about [ insert date ], and it is acknowledged that this will constitute a relevant transfer under the Transfer of Undertakings ( Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006. ......

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Name [ Insert appraisee’s name ] Current manager [ Insert appraiser’s name ] Position/title department [ Insert appraisee’s job title ] Current personal development plan ( PDP) year [ Insert year ] Department [ Insert appraisee’s dept ] Date of appraisal [ Insert date ] Appraisal conducted in person? ☐ Yes ☐ No Aim of the meeting To gain insight into your individual ambitions. To give feedback on your standard of performance. To map your future with us, confirming we are supporting your career growth. To agree objectives that align with the firm’s strategic aims. What the meeting will cover Part 1: Performance versus personal objectives Part 2: Performance against core capabilities Part 3: Overall performance appraisal Part 4: Future aspirations Part 5: Forthcoming personal objectives Part 6:...

ARCHIVED : This Precedent has been archived and is not maintained. [ ON THE HEADED NOTEPAPER OF CLAIMANT’ S SOLICITORS] For the attention of [ MANAGING PARTNER ][ NAME OF DEFENDANT ACCOUNTANT ][ ADDRESS LINE 1 ][ ADDRESS LINE 2 ][ POSTCODE ][ DATE ] Dear [ insert organisation name ] [ PROSPECTIVE CLAIMANT’ S NAME ] AND [ PROSPECTIVE DEFENDANT’ S NAME ] LETTER OF CLAIM We refer to our letter of [ insert date ]. That correspondence served as an initial notice of claim issued under the Pre- Action Protocol for Professional Negligence (the Protocol), and called for your acknowledgement by [ insert date ]. [ We have received your letter dated [ insert date ] confirming receipt of the initial notice of claim. [ Nevertheless, we await confirmation that your professional indemnity insurers have been notified of the circumstances of our client’s claim against you. Please also send them a...

[ To be typed on headed notepaper ] [ insert date ] Dear [ insert name of employee ], Private & Confidential: Settlement proposal [ Insert name of employer ] (the Company) [ Further to our meeting on [ insert date ], ] I write on the Company’s behalf due to concerns relating to your [ conduct OR performance OR level of attendance OR [ insert description ] ], particularly [ insert details ], which have arisen and require attention. In these circumstances, a course open to us under the applicable employment legislation is to propose a settlement agreement to bring your employment to a close at this time. Accordingly, we are writing to outline our proposal for your consideration......

1 Introduction This letter instructs you to serve as the single joint expert in the financial remedy aspect of the divorce proceedings between [ client’s full name ] and [ spouse’s full name ]. You are jointly appointed by [ lead firm preparing letter ], acting for [ client’s full name ], together with [ name and address of spouse’s solicitors ], [ telephone number and email of spouse’s solicitors ], on behalf of [ spouse’s full name ], on the clear footing that your expert opinion will be independent of both instructing parties. At the first appointment on [ date of first appointment ], District Judge [ name ], sitting at the Family Court at [ location ], made the following order: [ insert exact wording from order ]. The ambit and scope of your instructions are set out in the order dated [ date of...

Question Correct answer 1. How would you define slavery? (e) all of the above 2. Which indicators could alert you to the possibility that an individual is experiencing slavery and human trafficking? (e) all of the above 3. In particular, what should organisations pay especially close attention to in order to prevent slavery?......

How to use this test These questions have been created to assess your understanding following your participation in anti-slavery training. Once you finish the assessment, kindly hand it back to [ insert name ]. General Name of person taking test [ Insert name ] Role [ Insert role ] Date [ Insert date ] Multiple choice questions Ring the correct option. Question Multiple choice options 1. What defines slavery?......

STOP PRESS: The Financial Remedies Guide 2026, issued on 13 March 2026 by Mr Justice Peel ( National Lead Judge of the Financial Remedies Court) and His Honour Judge Hess ( Deputy National Lead Judge of the Financial Remedies Court), and approved by the President of the Family Division, now replaces and supersedes the following: Statement on the efficient conduct of financial remedy cases allocated to a High Court judge, whether at the Royal Courts of Justice or elsewhere (1 February 2016) (the High Court judge level efficiency statement) Statement on the efficient conduct of financial remedy hearings proceeding in the Financial Remedies Court below High Court judge level (11 January 2022) (the below High Court judge level efficiency statement) Financial Remedies Court Primary Principles document (11 January 2022) Notice from the Financial Remedies Court: electronic bundles (19 April...

ARCHIVED: This Precedent has been archived and is no longer maintained [ ISSUER ] Offering (the ‘ Offering’) of [ ● ] global depositary receipts (the ‘ GDRs’), with each GDR evidencing an interest in [ ● ] ordinary share[s] of nominal value [ ● ] (the ‘ Shares’). 1 Parties involved in the offering Issuer ( ILC ) Custodian ( Custodian ) Clearstream Banking, société anonyme ( Clearstream, Luxembourg ) Issuer’s Counsel ( IC ) Manager’s Counsel ( MC ) Euroclear Bank S. A./ N. V. as operator of the Euroclear System ( Euroclear ) Issuer ( Company ) Selling Shareholder ( Selling Shareholder) Manager 1 ‘ [ ● ] ’ and ‘ Stabilisation Manager ’ Manager 2 ‘ [ ● ] ’ and ‘ Settlement Agent ’ London Stock Exchange ( LSE ) ...

STOP PRESS: The Financial Remedies Guide 2026, issued on 13 March 2026 by Mr Justice Peel ( National Lead Judge of the Financial Remedies Court) and His Honour Judge Hess ( Deputy National Lead Judge of the Financial Remedies Court), with the approval of the President of the Family Division, replaces and supersedes the following: the Statement on the efficient conduct of financial remedy cases allocated to a High Court judge, whether sitting at the Royal Courts of Justice or elsewhere (1 February 2016) (the efficiency statement at High Court judge level) the Statement on the efficient conduct of financial remedy hearings proceeding in the Financial Remedies Court below High Court judge level (11 January 2022)......

Private Company Limited by Shares Articles of Association for [ insert name of company ] Limited (a company incorporated in England and Wales with registered no. [ insert number ]) (adopted by Special Resolution dated [ insert date ] 20[ insert year ]) 1. Model Articles 1.1 The Model Articles apply to the Company save to the extent that these Articles amend, disapply or conflict with them. Subject to any such alterations, exclusions or inconsistencies, the Model Articles together with these Articles comprise the Company’s articles of association, to the exclusion of any alternative articles or regulations contained in legislation, any statutory instrument or other subordinate legislation. 1.2 The following provisions of the Model Articles shall not apply to the Company: 6(2); 7; 8; 11(2); 11(3); 13; 14(1)–14(5) 16; 17; 22; 26(5) 39; 44(2); 50; 51; 52; 53 1.3 In these Articles, any mention of the term...

1 Opening statement from senior management 1.1 [ Name of organisation ] remains dedicated to preventing acts of modern slavery and human trafficking from arising within its operations and supply chain, and requires the same exacting standards from its suppliers. 1.2 [ Insert name ] holds overall accountability for identifying, assessing and managing modern slavery risk, and for leading the response on behalf of [ insert name of organisation ]. They are supported and scrutinised by [ insert details of senior level oversight mechanism ]. 1.3 [ Insert senior leader’s high-level statement affirming the organisation’s commitment to ensuring there is no slavery or trafficking within the organisation and its supply chain, and outlining the effectiveness of actions taken and/or further steps to be undertaken. ] 2 Structure of the organisation, our business and supply chains 2.1 [ Name of...

1 Introduction This letter instructs you to act as the single joint expert in financial remedy proceedings arising from divorce proceedings between [ client’s full name ] and [ spouse’s full name ]. You are jointly instructed by [ lead firm preparing letter ] for [ client’s full name ] and by [ name and address of spouse’s solicitors ], [ telephone number and email of spouse’s solicitors ] on behalf of [ spouse’s full name ], on the basis that your expert opinion will remain independent of both parties. At the First Appointment on [ date of first appointment ], District Judge [ name ], sitting at the Family Court at [ location ], made the following order: [ insert exact wording from order ]. The scope of your instructions is confirmed in the order dated [ date of first...

STOP PRESS: The Financial Remedies Guide 2026 Published on 13 March 2026 by Mr Justice Peel ( National Lead Judge) and His Honour Judge Hess ( Deputy National Lead Judge), with the President of the Family Division’s approval, the Guide replaces: the 2016 High Court judge level efficiency statement the 2022 below High Court judge level efficiency statement the Financial Remedies Court Primary Principles (2022) the Financial Remedies Court notice on electronic bundles (2022) the 21 May 2024 guidance on allocating cases to High Court judge level This document will be updated accordingly. See News Analysis: Financial Remedies Guide consolidates existing guidance and efficiency statements. Dear [ insert organisation name ] Our client: [ client’s full name ] Property: [ address ] We act for [ client’s full name ] in divorce and financial proceedings and enclose a signed authority to release...

[ ON THE CLAIMANT’ S SOLICITORS’ HEADED PAPER ] Our reference: [ insert your file reference for this matter ] FAO: [ INSERT RELEVANT NAME ] [ NAME OF DEFENDANT BARRISTER ] [ ADDRESS LINE 1 ] [ ADDRESS LINE 2 ] [ POSTCODE ] [ DATE ] Dear [ insert name ] [ PROSPECTIVE CLAIMANT’ S NAME ] AND [ PROSPECTIVE DEFENDANT’ S NAME ] LETTER OF CLAIM [ We refer to our correspondence dated [ insert date of your preliminary notice of claim, if sent ]. ] [ That correspondence comprised a preliminary notice of claim issued under the Pre- Action Protocol for Professional Negligence, which requested your acknowledgement by [ insert date ]. ] [ We confirm receipt of your letter dated [ insert date ] acknowledging the preliminary notice. However, we still require...

[ ON THE LETTERHEAD OF THE CLAIMANT’ S SOLICITORS ] Our reference: [ insert your file reference for this matter ] For the attention of: [ INSERT RELEVANT NAME ] [ NAME OF DEFENDANT ] [ ADDRESS LINE 1 ] [ ADDRESS LINE 2 ] [ POSTCODE ] [ DATE ] Dear [ insert name ] [ PROSPECTIVE CLAIMANT’ S NAME ] AND [ PROSPECTIVE DEFENDANT’ S NAME ] LETTER OF CLAIM We refer to our correspondence dated [ insert date of your preliminary notice of claim, if sent ]. That correspondence comprised a preliminary notice of claim issued in accordance with the Pre- Action Protocol for Professional Negligence, and sought your acknowledgement by [ insert date ]. We acknowledge receipt of your letter dated [ insert date ] confirming receipt of the preliminary notice. However, we still await confirmation that your...

ARCHIVED: This precedent has been archived and is no longer maintained. [ ON THE LETTERHEAD OF THE CLAIMANT’ S SOLICITORS] FAO [ MANAGING PARTNER] [ NAME OF DEFENDANT ACCOUNTANT] [ 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]......

[ ON THE LETTERHEADED PAPER OF THE CLAIMANT’ S SOLICITORS] For the attention of [[ HEAD OF BARRISTERS’ CHAMBERS]] [ NAME OF DEFENDANT CHAMBERS ] [ ADDRESS LINE 1 ] [ ADDRESS LINE 2 ] [ POSTCODE ] [ DATE ] Dear [ insert the organisation’s name ] [ NAME OF PROSPECTIVE CLAIMANT ] AND [ NAME OF PROSPECTIVE DEFENDANT ] Preliminary notice of claim We act for our client [ insert client’s name ]. This correspondence constitutes our client’s preliminary notice of claim (‘ Preliminary Notice’)......