Legal Precedents

[ To be issued on the employer’s headed notepaper ] [ Enter employee name ] [ Enter employee address ] Confidential: addressee only [ Date ] Dear [ enter name of employee ] Proposed change to your [ contract of employment OR [ enter details, eg holiday entitlement ] ] Further to our meeting on [ enter date ], [ Set out details of any prior consultation process that has taken place. ] As outlined then, the Company has been reassessing its business priorities concerning [ enter details of any specific business areas that are relevant, eg sales support, business administration ], taking into account [ enter details of the reason why the employer needs to make the proposed changes, eg the need to harmonise the terms and conditions of employees across its business, the substantial downturn in the business over recent months ]. As I also noted, following that review the...

[ To be prepared on the employer’s letterheaded paper ] [ Insert employee name ] [ Insert employee address ] Confidential: for the addressee only [ Date ] Dear [ enter name of employee ] Proposed change to your [ contract of employment OR [ enter details, eg holiday entitlement ] ] I write further to our meeting on [ enter date ] and to my letter [ s ] dated [ enter dates of letter(s) that have already been sent to the employee ], [ a copy OR copies ] of which [ is OR are ] enclosed. [ Provide particulars of any earlier individual and collective consultation that has taken place. ] I note that you have not accepted the proposed change [ s ] outlined in my letter [ s ]......

That [ insert name of proposed director ] and [ insert name of director ], having agreed to serve, are appointed as directors of the Company [ to take effect at the close of this meeting OR to take effect from [ insert date ] ]......

That the motion that [ insert name of proposed director ] and [ insert name of proposed director ] be appointed as directors of the Company be approved to be included in a single resolution [ proposed at this meeting ] . That the proposal that [ insert name of proposed director ] and [ insert name of proposed director ] are appointed as directors of the Company be sanctioned for inclusion within one composite resolution [ proposed at this meeting ] ......

[ Insert name of company ] [ Insert address of company ] [ Insert fax number of company ] [ Insert email address of company ] [ Insert name of recipient and/or their job title, if appropriate, eg company secretary/directors of [ name of company ] ] [ Insert address of recipient ] [ Insert date ] Dear [ [ Insert name of recipient ] OR [ Insert job title, eg company secretary or directors ] ] Section 793 of the Companies Act 2006—request for information about interest in the [[ insert class ]] shares of [ insert name of company ] It is our view that you either presently have, or have had within the three years prior to the date of this notice, an interest in the [[ insert class ]] shares of [ insert name of company ] (the...

[ Submitted on behalf of the ] Claimant [ Insert the witness’s initials and surname together with the witness statement number ] [ insert the initials and the reference number for each exhibit cited ] [ insert date ] [ Date of translation: [ insert date ] ] Claim No.: [ insert claim number ] In the High Court of Justice Business and Property Courts of England and Wales Commercial Court ( KBD) OR Claim No.: [ Insert details ] In the High Court of Justice Business and Property Courts in [ insert location ] [ specify division ] [ specify specialist court ] in an Arbitration claim And in the matter of an Arbitration Between [ insert Claimant’s name ] Claimant and [ insert Respondent’s name ] Respondent WITNESS STATEMENT OF [ insert witness’s name ] I, [ insert witness’s name ], of [ insert...

The N8 Claim Form (arbitration) The N8 Claim Form (arbitration) is needed for an application seeking permission to enforce an arbitral award as if it were a judgment or order (and for judgment to be entered in the terms of the award) under section 66 of the Arbitration Act 1996. See Precedents: Enforcement of an award pursuant to AA 1996, s 66—example witness statement and Enforcement of an award pursuant to AA 1996, s 66—draft order, together with the Drafting Notes, and the Practice Note: Enforcing arbitral awards in England and Wales. This Precedent should be used alongside the following Precedents: Enforcement of an award pursuant to AA 1996, s 66—example witness statement Enforcement of an award pursuant to AA 1996, s 66—draft order and Practice Notes: Enforcing arbitral awards in England and Wales AA 1996—starting arbitration claims in court ...

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Introduction The Authority plans to award a [ contract OR framework agreement ] for the [ requirement OR project ]. This procurement is governed by the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 ( PCR 2015), SI 2015/102. This pre-qualification questionnaire ( PQQ) follows the standard PQQ recommended in statutory guidance issued under PCR 2015, reg 107(1). The Authority will use the information submitted in this PQQ to evaluate the Supplier’s economic and financial standing, technical and professional capability, and overall good standing, and to determine who will be invited to [ tender OR negotiate ] to take part in a [ competitive dialogue OR innovation partnership ] procedure for the [ contract OR framework agreement ]. The accompanying Information Memorandum sets out the background to the [ requirement OR project ], explains how the requirement is structured, and details the conditions of...

ARCHIVED This Precedent is archived and no longer maintained. It, together with its drafting notes, may still be used for proceedings begun in the courts of England and Wales at any time, provided the related case in an EU Member State court was issued on or before 31 December 2020 and the transitional jurisdiction provisions in Articles 67 or 69 of the Withdrawal Agreement are satisfied. For guidance on whether Brussels I (recast) applies, see Practice Note: Brussels I (recast)—application to the UK post IP completion day (jurisdiction) [ Archived]. Related precedents For a supporting witness statement, see Precedent: Witness statement in support of application for stay under art 30 of recast Brussels Regulation. For draft orders, see: Court order for an application to stay proceedings under art 30(1) of Brussels I (recast) or Court order for an application to stay...

ARCHIVED : This Precedent remains archived and is no longer under maintenance...

ARCHIVED : This Precedent has been archived and is no longer maintained. The Precedent, together with its accompanying drafting notes, is intended for use in proceedings brought in the courts of England and Wales at any time, provided that the related case in a court of an EU Member State was started on or before 31 December 2020 and the transitional provisions on jurisdiction in Articles 67 or 69 of the Withdrawal Agreement have been satisfied. Lodged on behalf of the applicant Witness statement by [ insert initial and surname of witness ] Witness statement number: [ insert number of witness statement in relation to the witness ] Exhibits: [ insert initials and number of each exhibit referred to ] Date statement made: [ insert date ] [ Date of translation: [ insert date ] ] Claim No. [...

ARCHIVED This Precedent is archived and no longer receiving any maintenance...

Schedule of loss & dependency in a fatal accident claim [ IN THE COUNTY COURT AT [ INSERT ] OR IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE ] [ [ Specify division ] ] [ [ Insert location ] DISTRICT REGISTRY ] Claim No: Between AB, Claimant (the Widow and Executrix of the estate of A, deceased) and C Limited, Defendant Note On 2 December 2024 the Lord Chancellor confirmed that the discount rate would move to a positive 0.5%. That positive 0.5% rate takes effect from 11 January 2025. Under Schedule A1 to the Damages Act 1996, later reviews must occur within five years of the end of the previous review, meaning the next review must begin on or before 2 December 2029. The Claimant retains the right to revise, modify or supplement this schedule at any time up to and including trial......

This Precedent is a Draft Letter of Request as required by CPR 34.13. This Precedent mirrors the form contained in Annex A to Practice Direction 34 A. It is intended for use when seeking evidence from a contracting or non contracting state under the Hague Evidence Convention. Addressed to the Competent Judicial Authority of [ name of court ] in [ country ]: I, [ name ], Senior Master of the King’s Bench Division of the Senior Courts of England and Wales, respectfully seek the assistance of your court in relation to the matters set out below......

THAT the directors be authorised Directors are authorised to [ advance by way of loan OR provide ] up to £50,000, when aggregated with all other Relevant Transactions and Arrangements, to [ insert name of the director ] as a director of the Company. The sum of £[ insert amount of funds, not to exceed £50,000 when aggregated with other Relevant Transaction and Arrangements ] will fund costs incurred, or to be incurred, by them: for the purposes of the Company; or to enable proper performance of their duties as an officer of the Company. In this resolution, Relevant Transactions and Arrangements means any Company loan or quasi‑loan to a director of the Company or its holding company, any such loan or quasi‑loan to a person connected with that director, any credit transaction for the benefit of that director or a...

That the directors be authorised to extend a loan by the Company to [ insert name of the director ], provided that the loan sum does not exceed £10,000 when taken together with the value of all other relevant transactions and arrangements cited in section 207(1) of the Companies Act 2006. The loan shall be issued on the following terms: [ Insert the key terms on which the loan will be made, eg the amount, the purpose, interest payable, repayment date, events of default, security arrangements ]......

ARCHIVED: This Precedent has been archived and is not maintained. In the County Court at [ insert ] Claim No: Between A B Claimant and X Y Defendant Defence It is accepted that the accident identified at paragraph 1 occurred at the time and place stated. For the purposes of these proceedings, it is accepted that the accident was caused by the Defendant’s negligence. The Defendant requires the Claimant to prove all heads of damage alleged. Counter Schedule 3.1 Repairs— The Claimant is required to prove this head of loss. The Defendant notes that no documentary evidence has been provided and requires sight of the same. 3.2 Recovery— The Claimant is required to prove this head of loss. The Defendant notes that no documentary evidence has been provided and requires sight of the same. 3.3 Storage— The Claimant is...

This helps you comply with the requirements of the SRA Accounts Rules by maintaining a central log of residual balances. It is designed for use by law firms. Please click to download this register. Please note that this register has been prepared in Excel and therefore it cannot simply be downloaded to Word......

Instructions: please read all of this before filling in the form This form is to be completed in the following circumstances: you have previously lodged a ‘ Shared parental leave booking form (period of leave notice)’; that notice sought two or more non‑continuous periods of shared parental leave (and it was intended that you would work in the intervals); two weeks have elapsed since the booking form was sent, and no agreement has been reached with the Company regarding requested periods......