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Stop press: The Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 (Commencement No 6 and Transitional and Saving Provisions) Regulations 2026, SI 2026/82 now activate the outstanding parts of the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 (DUAA 2025). Measures covering subject access requests, legitimate interests, purpose limitation, automated decision-making, cross-border transfers and enforcement take effect from 5 February 2026, while those on penalty notices and complaints apply from 19 June 2026. For further detail, refer to Practice Note: Data (Use and Access) Act 2025—employment implications. This Precedent will shortly be revised to reflect these developments. [to be printed on employer letterhead] [ Name of Employee ][ Address ][ Date ] Dear [ insert employee's name ] Secondment to [ insert name of host company ] Following our recent conversations, I am writing to confirm the arrangements we have agreed for your secondment to [ insert name of host company ] (the

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[ Insert name and address of client ] [ insert date ] Dear [ insert name of contact at the client ] Explaining the disclosure process and your obligations Thank you for instructing us in relation to [ insert matter name / details ]. [ This letter accompanies our retainer OR Our retainer will follow under separate cover ]. It [ has been confirmed OR is likely OR is possible ] that your dispute with [ describe other parties ] will be determined in the Business and Property Courts [ if it proceeds to formal litigation ]. This letter explains what disclosure under the Disclosure Scheme ( DS ) in the Business and Property Courts involves, and what you must know about the procedure. The DS seeks a fundamental cultural shift in the approach to disclosure in civil litigation. So, even if you have handled

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This Agreement is entered into on [ insert date ] between: 1 [ insert name of manufacturer ] [ of OR a company incorporated in [ England and Wales ] under number [ insert registered number ] whose registered office is at ] [ insert address ] (Manufacturer); and 2 [ insert name of customer ] [ of OR a company incorporated in [ England and Wales ] under number [ insert registered number ] whose registered office is at ] [ insert address ] (Customer). Each of the Manufacturer and the Customer is a party and, together, the Manufacturer and the Customer constitute the parties... Background: (A) The Manufacturer manufactures [ insert ]... (B) The Customer Group manages the distribution and sale of [ insert ]... (C) The Manufacturer intends to manufacture and sell the Product to the

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This Deed is dated on [ insert day and month ] 20[ insert year ] Parties [ Insert name of Chargor ], being a company incorporated in England and Wales, bearing registered number [ insert company number ], and whose registered office is situate at [ insert address ] (the Chargor); and [ Insert name of Lender ] of [ insert address ] (the Lender). Recitals The Lender makes facilities available to the Chargor under various financing arrangements. It is a condition of the Lender making the facilities available to the Chargor that the Chargor enter into this Deed in favour of the Lender. ...

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ARCHIVED: This Precedent is archived and no longer maintained. It, together with its drafting notes, is intended for proceedings issued in the courts of England and Wales on or before 31 December 2020, where the transitional jurisdiction provisions in Articles 67 or 69 of the Withdrawal Agreement are satisfied. Claim No. [ insert claim number ]. [ IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE [ BUSINESS AND PROPERTY COURTS [ OF ENGLAND AND WALES OR IN [ insert location ] OR [ Specify division ] [ Specify specialist court ] [ Insert location ] DISTRICT REGISTRY THE COUNTY COURT AT [ insert location ] [ BUSINESS AND PROPERTY COURTS LIST Between [ Party A ] Claimant and [ Party B ] Defendant Defence Introduction For the reasons set out below, the Court has no jurisdiction to determine this claim. ......

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[ Insert name and address of witness ][ Insert date ] Dear [ insert name of witness ], [ Insert title of litigation ] I enclose the final draft of the witness statement you have agreed to provide in relation to your factual evidence on the matters in dispute in the claim [ made by/brought against ] [ name of party ] in the litigation involving [ name of opposing parties ]. You have confirmed that the contents of your witness statement are true. Please review the contents of the witness statement once again, and sign the statement of truth at the end of the witness statement to affirm that you believe the matters set out in the witness statement are true. This is required for all witness statements that must be filed at court......

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[ Insert your present home address ] Entry Clearance Officer [ Insert the address of the decision-making centre where the application is being submitted ] [ Insert date ] Dear [ insert organisation name ] Letter in support of entry clearance application of [ insert name of applicant child(ren), nationality(ies) and date(s) of birth ] I [ am a British citizen OR hold indefinite leave to remain in the UK OR hold protection status in the UK OR hold humanitarian protection in the UK OR have permission as a stateless person OR have pre-settled status under Appendix EU other than as a ‘joining family member’ or family member of a qualifying British citizen ] and I am the [ [ spouse OR civil partner OR unmarried partner ] ] of [ insert name of applicant partner ]. My birth date is [ insert date of birth ] and I am...

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Case Information Name: [ insert ] Witness statement: [ insert ] Date: [ insert ] Exhibits: [ insert ] [ Date of translation: [ insert date ] ] Claim No. [ insert claim number ] [ IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE [ BUSINESS AND PROPERTY COURTS [ OF ENGLAND AND WALES OR AT [ insert location ] OR [ Identify division ] [ Identify specialist court ] [ Insert location ] DISTRICT REGISTRY THE COUNTY COURT AT [ insert location ] [ BUSINESS AND PROPERTY COURTS LIST Between [ Insert party ] [ Claimant OR Applicant OR Respondent ] and [ Insert party ] [ Defendant OR Applicant OR Respondent ] WITNESS STATEMENT OF [ Insert name of witness ] ON BEHALF OF THE [ Claimant/ Defendant ] I, [ name ], of [ address ], say as...

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1 Introduction This Precedent sets out a social media policy for employers to apply to employees and other workers, covering business and private use of social media, permitted platforms, monitoring and conduct matters. It is intended for inclusion within an employee handbook, or also for use as a stand-alone policy. It takes account of: Regulation ( EU) 2016/679, EU GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018 ( Ireland), and Although the Article 29 Working Party Opinion is mainly founded on Directive 95/46/ EC, the Data Protection Directive, it also looks towards the obligations under Regulation ( EU) 2016/679, EU GDPR. The Article 29 Opinion considers separately the review of an individual’s social media profile: during the recruitment process and during employment Paragraph 1.1— Introduction: reference to internet, email and communications policy For a sample internet, email and...

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[ Your ] Will—[ name of testator ]—explanatory note This note outlines the key terms of your Will in clear, plain language. Read it carefully alongside your Will. If anything does not faithfully mirror your wishes, please inform [ me OR [ name of person to contact ] ] [ before you sign ]... Revocation On signing this Will, all earlier Wills and codicils concerning [ your UK estate OR your worldwide estate ] are revoked. As a result, only this Will records your instructions on death for [ your UK estate OR your worldwide estate ]... [ International aspects ] [ [ Your Will covers only your UK assets [ and your assets outside the UK will be governed by a separate local Will OR and your...

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ARCHIVED: This Precedent has been archived and is not maintained. [ Name ] [ Address ] Ref No: [ number ] [ Date ] Dear [ applicant's name ] Thank you for your [ letter OR email OR fax OR of [ date of letter/email/fax from applicant ], in which you sought information regarding [ insert details ]. Please find the material you requested enclosed. OR [ If providing it in the format the applicant asked for was ‘unreasonable’, you should explain the grounds for this here. ]......

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To be printed on Landlord’s letterheaded paper From: [ insert name of previous Landlord ] [ of [ insert address ] ] To: [ insert full name of Tenant ] [ of [ insert address ] ] Lease dated [ insert date ] between (1) [ insert name of the original landlord ] and (2) [ insert name of the original tenant ] for [ insert description/address of the premises ]. We notify you that, by [ a transfer OR an assignment OR [ insert other appropriate document ] ] dated [ insert date ], the reversion to the Lease has been transferred to [ insert new Landlord ]. YOU ARE REQUIRED to pay all rent and sums now due and hereafter under the Lease to New Landlord at: [ insert details of where and how payment is to be made ] or as the New Landlord...

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[ TO BE TYPED ON THE HEADED NOTEPAPER OF THE EMPLOYER ] [ Employee name ] [ Employee address ] [ [ By email only ] ] [ Date ] Dear [ employee name ], Requirement to acknowledge request Under Part IIA of the Parental Leave Act 1998 ( Ireland) ( PLA 1998 ( IRL)), as updated by the Work Life Balance and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2023 ( Ireland) ( WLBMPA 2023 ( IRL)), employers must acknowledge an employee’s request for a flexible working arrangement and reply as soon as is reasonably practicable, and in any event within four weeks of receipt. Where additional time is needed to evaluate the request, the employer may lengthen the period for responding, but any extension must not exceed eight weeks. Re: Acknowledgement of flexible working request ‘ In reference to your...

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[ insert name of company who granted the award pursuant to the long term incentive plan ( LTIP) ] ( Company ) [ insert name of LTIP ] ( Plan ) Name Number of Shares referenced for the Cash Award Date of Grant Normal Vesting Date [ , conditional upon satisfaction of Performance Targets ] We hereby confirm that you are entitled to a Cash Award, detailed in the manner set out within the table above......

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acknowledg Ement From: [ name of the first user of route ] [ plus [ name of the second user of route ] ] To: [ name of the first owner of route ] [ plus [ name of the second owner of route ] ] [ I or We ], [ name of the first user of route ] [ together with [ name of the second user of route ] ] [ both......

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[ insert full name of trustee ] as trustee of the [ insert full name of the employee benefit trust ] [ insert full address of trustees ] [ insert date of letter ] Dear Trustee(s) [ insert name of the employee benefit trust ] (the EBT) We write to you in your role as trustee of the EBT (the Trustee)......

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SPECIAL RESOLUTION That, pursuant to section 569 of the Companies Act 2006, the Company’s directors are authorised to issue for cash equity securities (as defined in the Companies Act 2006) of the same class as the Company’s existing shares, treating section 561 of the Companies Act 2006 as either not applying to any such issue, or applying to any such issue with such alterations as the directors may from time to time determine, in their discretion......

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This Agreement is entered into on [ date ] Parties [ insert name of party ] [ of OR a company incorporated in [ England and Wales ] under number [ insert registered number ] with its registered office at ] [ insert address ] (the Principal); and [ insert name of party ] [ of OR a company incorporated in [ England and Wales ] under number [ insert registered number ] with its registered office at ] [ insert address ] (the Agent), (each of the Principal and the Agent being a party and, together, the Principal and the Agent are the parties). Background The Principal provides the Services (as defined below). The Principal intends to appoint the Agent as its non-exclusive agent in the Territory (as defined below) for the [ marketing OR marketing and sale ] of the...

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[ BEFORE THE HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE [ BUSINESS AND PROPERTY COURTS [ OF ENGLAND AND WALES OR AT [ insert location ] ] ] [ State division ] [ Designate specialist court ] [ Insert location ] DISTRICT REGISTRY OR THE COUNTY COURT IN [ insert location ] [ BUSINESS AND PROPERTY COURTS LIST ] ] Parties: [ insert name ] Claimant and......

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1 Fair usage— [ electricity OR [ other ] ] The parties agree that the [ Annual Rent OR annual rent OR [ other defined term ] ] is calculated on the basis of expected [ electricity, or other ] usage at the Property by the Tenant, which is not to exceed [ £[ amount ] OR [ quantity/rate ] ] (the Base Figure) for each [ month OR quarter OR charging period OR [ other ] ] (a Charging Period). If, in any Charging Period, actual consumption surpasses the Base Figure [ by more than [ number ]% ], the Tenant shall, upon demand, pay as additional [ Annual Rent OR annual rent OR [ other defined term ] ] an amount equal to the difference between the Landlord’s actual cost incurred in that Charging Period and the Base Figure......

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Clause 1 Notice of application of Security Deposit This Precedent clause is suitable for inclusion within a notice of default—for example, Ireland— Notice of default—breach of aircraft operating lease agreement—lessor to airline—issued by a lessor to a lessee under an aircraft operating lease agreement when a non-payment Event of Default has occurred and continues, and the Lessor is applying the Security Deposit held in line with the aircraft operating lease agreement. Where a non-payment Event of Default is ongoing, the lessor may elect to apply the cash Security Deposit as recourse to available cash while preserving its rights to pursue the balance of any unpaid sums. This approach should be addressed in the drafting of......

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This template Contract review/request form is provided for staff to request a draft contract, or a contract review, from the legal department as part of your contract management process. It offers the legal team an initial basis from which to begin reviewing or drafting any contract. Inevitably, additional questions will arise depending on the contract type. Raise such questions with the requester as you carry out your review or commence the draft. Please tick: ☐ Contract for review by the legal department attached ☐ Draft contract required 1 General information Requesting This information is intended to guide the legal team at the outset......

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General This Precedent is a letter through which an employee makes a statutory request for a flexible working arrangement. It is drafted to meet the rules governing the form and substance of such requests, as set out in the Parental Leave Act 1998 ( Ireland), s 13B ( PLA 1998 ( IRL)), as amended, and in the Workplace Relations Commission’s ( WRC) Code of Practice for Employers and Employees Right to Request Flexible Working and Right to Request Remote Working. Legal framework As outlined above, the statutory flexible working regime is provided for in PLA 1998 ( IRL), s 13B, and in SI No 92/2024 ( IRL) Work Life Balance and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2023 ( Workplace Relations Commission Code of Practice on the Right to Request Flexible Working and the Right to Request Remote Working) Order 2024. That legislative scheme is reinforced by the WRC’s Code of...

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General This Precedent is a letter used by an employee to lodge a statutory request for a remote working arrangement, complying with the statutory requirements on the form and content of such applications set out in the Work Life Balance and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2023 ( Ireland), s 20 ( WLBMPA 2023 ( IRL)) and in the Workplace Relations Commission’s ( WRC) Code of Practice for Employers and Employees Right to Request Flexible Working and Right to Request Remote Working. Legal framework As mentioned above, the statutory entitlement to seek a remote working arrangement is provided for in WLBMPA 2023 ( IRL), s 20 and in SI No 92/2024 ( IRL) Work Life Balance and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2023 ( Workplace Relations Commission Code of Practice on the Right to Request Flexible Working and the Right to Request Remote Working) Order 2024. The...

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Date [ date ] Parties [ name of Landlord ] [ of OR incorporated in England and Wales (company registration number [ number ]) with its registered office at ] [ address ] (Landlord) [ name of Tenant ] [ of OR incorporated in England and Wales (company registration number [ number ]) with its registered office at ] [ address ] (Tenant) [ [ name of Guarantor ] [ of OR incorporated in England and Wales (company registration number [ number ]) with its registered office at ] [ address ] (Guarantor) ] [ [ name of Mortgagee ] [ of OR incorporated in England and Wales (company registration number [ number ]) with its registered office at ] [ address ] (Mortgagee) ] Definitions Within this Deed, the terms below shall be interpreted as follows: [ Annual Rent • the annual sum reserved under the Lease; ] [ Insurance Rent • the Tenant’s share of the Landlord’s costs of insuring the Property (as set out in the Lease); ] Lease • the lease of the Property dated [ date ], entered into between (1) [ the Landlord OR [ name ...

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I, [ name ], of [ address ], solemnly and sincerely state that: [ Matters to be verified, set out in numbered paragraphs ] I make this solemn statement in good conscience, believing it to be true, and pursuant to the provisions of the Statutory Declarations Act 1835. DECLARED at [ details ] this [ day ] day of [ month and year ] Before me ................................................................................ [ signature of the person before whom the declaration is made ] A [ commissioner for oaths OR [ solicitor OR [ insert other qualification ] ] authorised to administer oaths ]...

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