Legal Precedents

Claimant [ insert number of witness statement ] witness statement of [ Insert witness name ] Exhibits: [ Insert exhibit reference ] Date on which the statement was made: [ Insert date ] [ Date of translation: [ insert date ] ] In the High Court of Justice Business and Property Courts of England and Wales Commercial Court ( KBD) Claim No [ Claim number ] Between: JFK Ltd Claimant / Respondent- and - LHR Ltd Defendant / Claimant Witness statement of John Smith I, John Smith, of LN LLP, 1 Lexis House, London, EC2X 1XX, state as follows: I practise as a solicitor and am a partner at the law firm LN LLP, 1 Lexis House, London EC2X 1XX. I oversee the day-to-day management of this matter on the Claimant’s behalf, and I am duly authorised to make this statement for the...

[ insert address of sender ] Our ref: [ insert reference ] Your ref: [ insert reference ] [ insert address of recipient ] Date: [ insert date ] Dear [ insert organisation name ], 1 Further to our recent conversations concerning your assessment and appraisal of our [ patent application, (enclosed as Schedule 1 to this letter) and related material AND/ OR know-how, (as described in Schedule 2 to this letter) ] ( Confidential Information ) for the purpose of [ insert purpose of discussions ] ( Purpose ). In consideration of our providing the Confidential Information to you and your directors, employees and professional advisers ( Authorised Persons ) [ and our payment to you of the sum of £1, receipt of which you acknowledge, ] you (for yourself and on behalf of your Authorised Persons) agree to the terms contained in this letter......

1. Data breach team Limiting harm is the immediate priority after a security incident. You will require a dedicated group to oversee the data breach. What should you do? ☐ Form a data breach team, including your data protection officer ( DPO) and/or data protection manager ( DPM) (if you have one), head of legal/compliance, head of IT, and head of HR (if employee data is affected). ☐ Nominate a person to lead the team (ideally not your head of IT). 2. Preliminary notifications Your first reaction might be to inform affected individuals and regulators, but you need sufficient detail before deciding if that is required or appropriate. The deadline for notifying the Information Commissioner’s Office ( ICO) under the UK General Data Protection Regulation ( UK GDPR) is 72 hours from becoming aware of the breach, and the UK GDPR Recitals indicate you should...

[ Insert in para 8.2 of claim form ET1: ] The Claimant is of [ Indian ] heritage and holds a degree in civil engineering from the [ insert name of college or university ] in India. The Respondent is a practice of engineers conducting business at the premises in [ insert address ]......

STOP PRESS: Abolition of non-dom regime and introduction of residence-based IHT regime Finance Act 2025 ( FA 2025), granted Royal Assent on 20 March 2025, enacts the removal of the remittance basis and introduces a residence-based system, starting on 6 April 2025. FA 2025 likewise substitutes domicile as the principal criterion for inheritance tax exposure going forward. Further reforms cover revising the tests for excluded property status, scrapping the protected settlements status for offshore trusts, and updating the overseas workday relief rules applicable. For details on these reforms, consult Practice Notes: The abolition of the remittance basis of taxation from 2025–26 and A new residence-based regime for IHT from 2025–26. See also: Finance Bill Tracking Service: Key dates ( Finance Bill 2025) and Finance Act 2025. Your Will— explanatory note This explanatory note sets out the principal terms of your Will. Please read this...

ORDINARY RESOLUTION That the directors be [ specifically authorised to [ insert details of the specific authority ] OR generally and unconditionally authorised to allot shares and grant rights to subscribe for or convert securities into shares up to an aggregate nominal amount of £[ insert figure being not more than two-thirds of the issued share capital ], comprising: ] £[ insert figure not being more than one-third of the issued share capital ]; and £[ insert figure being not more than one-third of the issued share capital ] as equity securities (section 560 Companies Act 2006) for a rights issue, open for a period set by the directors, to holders of ordinary shares (excluding the Company) on any directors’ record date, pro rata, subject to director‑determined...

Precedent Target product carbon footprint clause—schedule for consumer goods contracts Use this schedule within a manufacturing contract for the supply of consumer goods to oblige the parties to adopt a target product carbon footprint budget—one that diminishes over time—for each product manufactured and supplied pursuant to the contract. The clause is consistent with the Paris Agreement objectives, the Race to Zero criteria, and the Oxford Principles for Net Zero Aligned Carbon Offsetting as stated. This sustainability wording was created by The Chancery Lane Project ( TCLP) as ‘ Ming’s clause’ and is accessible via TCLP’s website below, where the linked text appears for reference. For comprehensive and relevant guidance on target product carbon footprint budgets, please consult the TCLP clause for direction as needed. TCLP is the codename for a focused, collaborative initiative of lawyers from around the world to craft new...

Introduction We, [ insert company name ], manage and hold various trade marks that safeguard and strengthen the worth of our brand(s), making them fundamental to our business’s value. This policy provides guidance on creating, using and protecting our trade marks. Compliance with this policy is mandatory; if anything is unclear, contact the Trade Mark Officer (see ‘ Who to contact about this policy’ for details). What is a trade mark? A trade mark typically takes the form of: a word a name a symbol a logo a phrase These may appear on our products, packaging, websites, marketing materials and other communications. Our most frequently used trade marks include [ insert examples ]. They differentiate our goods [ and services ] from competitors’ offerings. Accordingly, they operate as a ‘badge of origin’ and a guarantee of quality for our...

[ Insert in para 6.1 of claim form ET3: ] It is accepted that the Claimant works as a [ legal secretary ], and it is further accepted that the First Respondent is a temporary employment agency. The Second Respondent has no knowledge of the nature or terms of any contract between the Claimant and the First Respondent and therefore makes no admission on that matter. It is also accepted that an arrangement existed between the First and Second Respondents for the Claimant to deliver legal secretarial services to the Second Respondent. It is accepted that the Claimant began working on [ insert date ]. She attended an induction on [ insert date ], during which she was informed that she would require a staff card to access certain of the Second Respondent's facilities, including the staff canteen. She was also informed that, to obtain a staff...

CLAIM NO: [ insert claim number ] IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE [ Business and Property Courts of England and Wales, Commercial Court ( QBD) OR the High Court of Justice, Business and Property Courts in [ insert location ] ] [ specify division ] [ specify specialist court ] BEFORE [ insert judge’s name ] IN AN ARBITRATION CLAIM DATE: [ insert date ] Between -and- AND IN THE MATTER OF AN ARBITRATION Between -and- Draft ORDER UPON THE CLAIMANT’ S WITHOUT NOTICE APPLICATION dated [ insert date ]......

PART [ Seven ] ADDITIONAL INFORMATION 1 Responsibility 1.1 The [ Offeree ] Directors, whose names are set out in paragraph 2.1 below, accept responsibility for the information in this document, save for the information for which others take responsibility pursuant to paragraph [ s ] [ 1.2 and ] 1.3 below. To the best of the knowledge and belief of the [ Offeree ] Directors (who have taken all reasonable care to ensure this), the information in this document for which they are responsible accords with the facts and does not omit anything likely to affect the import of that information. 1.2 [ The [ Offeror Parent ] Directors whose names are set out in paragraph 2.2 below accept responsibility for the information in this document relating to [ Offeror Parent ], the [ Wider ] [ Offeror ] Group (including [ Offeror ]), the [...

Documents for main applicants Evidence of the sponsor parent(s)' income and funds: Examples of suitable documents to submit are set out below. The six‑month period is not required by the Immigration Rules, but is advised as a sensible span for demonstrating income and savings. Payslips for the last six months (for employed persons); and Evidence of business/self‑employment income for at least the past six months (for self‑employed), such as: (a) a letter from a registered accountant for the business confirming the income received by the sponsor parent(s) during that time, (b) invoices, and/or (c) business accounts Personal bank or building society statements or passbooks for the previous six months. An accountant supplying a supporting letter must be...

THIS LETTER IS IMPORTANT AND REQUIRES YOUR IMMEDIATE ATTENTION. If you are uncertain about the Offer or what steps to take, you should promptly obtain your own independent financial guidance from your stockbroker, bank manager, solicitor, accountant, or another independent financial adviser who is properly authorised under the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (as amended) if you live in the United Kingdom, or, if you reside elsewhere, from a suitably authorised independent financial adviser in the appropriate jurisdiction as applicable for your circumstances and status. The laws of jurisdictions outside the United Kingdom may limit the release, publication, or distribution of this document and any accompanying documents; accordingly, anyone who receives this document should carefully familiarise themselves with, and adhere to, at all relevant times, any such limitations. Non‑compliance with these requirements could amount to a breach of the securities laws of those...

This Deed is dated [ date ] Parties [ insert name ] of [ insert address ] and [ insert name ] of [ insert address ] (the Trustees) [ insert name ] of [ insert address ] and [ insert name ] of [ insert address ] (the Appointor) Background This Deed is supplemental to: (1) a trust (the Trust) dated [ insert date ] and entered into between [ insert name ], [ insert name ] and [ insert name ] (the Trust Deed); and (2) the deeds and events set out in the Schedule. The Trustees are the current Trustees of the Trust. The Appointor is the current Appointor of the Trust......

FORTHCOMING CHANGE: Potential changes to Wills Act 1837 The Law Commission’s review of wills published its final report on 16 May 2025, and Volume II contains a draft Bill intended to replace the Wills Act 1837. For details on the proposals, and the draft legislation released, refer to Practice Note: Hot topic—modernising Wills and Modernising wills: Final Report Volume II: draft Bill for a new Wills Act. STOP PRESS: Ending the non-dom regime and moving to a residence-based IHT framework. The Finance Act 2025 ( FA 2025), which obtained Royal Assent on 20 March 2025, enacts measures to abolish the remittance basis of taxation and substitute a residence-based approach from 6 April 2025. FA 2025 also displaces domicile as the principal determinant of liability to inheritance tax. Further measures comprise revisions to the rules for excluded property status, the removal of protected...

Dear [ Insert name ] Re: [ Insert name of client/claimant ] The court has now set a timetable for the case in which you are involved as [ insert details eg liability expert ]. Please find enclosed a copy of the court directions......

[ insert date ] Dear [ insert client’s name ] I enclose a draft financial statement in Form E. Please review it very carefully, as it is crucial that its contents are correct and accurate. Please give particular attention to the notes in Form E......

Request for consent to assignment of contract—private M& A—asset purchase headed notepaper of seller/assignor To: [ Insert name and address of contractual counterparty ] [ Insert date ] Dear [ insert contact name/title at contractual counterparty ], Request for consent to assignment of contract We make reference to the agreement dated [ insert date ] between [ insert name of seller/assignor ] and [ insert name of contractual counterparty ], concerning [ insert details of contract ] (the Contract)......

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Company number: [ insert number ] The Companies Act 2006 A private company limited by SHARES Written resolution(s) of [ insert company name ] Limited (the Company) Circulated: [ insert circulation date ] Under Chapter 2 of Part 13 of the Companies Act 2006, the directors of the Company propose that the resolutions below be passed as ordinary resolutions: ORDINARY RESOLUTIONS [ that approval be given to the terms of, and the transactions envisaged by, a guarantee covering all present and future obligations, whether now or later arising, owed to [ insert name of beneficiary ] by [ insert name of borrower ] (the Guarantee)......