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Legal professional privilege (LPP) is a core legal protection that permits [ insert organisation’s name ] to resist producing evidence to a third party or the court. It enables the organisation to seek expert legal guidance, setting out all pertinent facts to our legal advisers without concern that they will later be revealed and used against us. This short guide sets out what legal professional privilege (LPP) is and how we can best preserve it. 1 What is legal professional privilege? LPP is an umbrella term covering: legal advice privilege (LAP) litigation privilege LPP safeguards the confidentiality of written and verbal communications between lawyers and clients. It is a fundamental entitlement, allowing a party to withhold material from disclosure to any third party or a court. Legal advice privilege Legal advice privilege applies to all confidential communications between a client and their lawyer made for the
Please click to access the Precedent. Please note this register has been created in Excel, and therefore it cannot be downloaded into Word. For detailed guidance on completing a legal risk register, see Practice Note: How to create a legal risk register. However, a concise summary is set out briefly below. What is a legal risk register? A legal risk register is a means of gathering and overseeing all legal risk information in a single location. To produce an effective and reliable register, you must first determine the legal risks your organisation encounters. Understanding your organisation’s risk appetite is also highly advantageous. The register then lets you classify each risk appropriately, assign a score to it, and choose mitigation measures and actions. Separate Precedents exist for a general risk register and for a privacy risk register-see Precedents: Risk register and Privacy risk
[ To be printed on the headed paper of the lender’s lawyers ] To: [ insert name and address of Lender ] [ insert date ] Dear [ insert name of Lender ] [ Matter name/reference ] We have served as English law counsel to [ insert name of lender ] (the Lender) in relation to the provision of finance to [ insert name of borrower, company number and registered office ] (the Borrower) comprising a [ term loan and revolving credit facility ] [ describe facilities ] of £[ insert amount ] (the Transaction), and to the negotiation, drafting, execution and completion of the documents specified in Schedule 1 (Documents examined), Paragraph 1 (Opinion Document) (the Opinion Document). We deliver this opinion letter to you, the Lender, pursuant to [ Schedule 2 ] (Conditions Precedent) of the facility agreement between the Lender and the Borrower dated [ insert date ]
[ Headed notepaper of law firm issuing the opinion ] [ insert name and address of Lender ] [ insert date ] Dear [ insert name of Lender ] Facility Agreement dated [ insert date ] made between [ insert name of lender ] (the Lender) and [ insert name of borrower ] (the Borrower) (the Facility Agreement) We refer to clause [ insert number of clause which requires delivery of legal opinion ] of the Facility Agreement, which requires the delivery of a legal opinion. This opinion is provided in satisfaction of that requirement. Unless expressly defined in this opinion, terms defined in the Facility Agreement carry the same meanings when used herein. This opinion is governed by English law and is subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of England. 1 Background 1.1 This opinion concerns the English law aspects of a transaction (the
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FORTHCOMING CHANGE: On 26 November 2025, within Budget 2025, the government confirmed that, from April 2029 onwards, only the initial £2,000 per year in total of any pension payment under a salary sacrifice scheme arrangement will escape National Insurance contributions ( NICs). Amounts employees sacrifice beyond £2,000 annually will attract both employer and employee NICs, meaning any sum over that limit will, for NICs purposes, be handled in the same way as standard employee workplace pension payments. Employer pension contributions are unchanged, and income tax relief also remains intact. Businesses must record the aggregate salary given up using their existing payroll software systems, and HMRC has pledged to consult and engage stakeholders, as required. Further HMRC guidance will be published ‘before April 2029’......
FORTHCOMING CHANGE: On 26 November 2025, within Budget 2025, it was confirmed that, from April 2029, only the first £2,000 each year of pension savings made under a salary sacrifice arrangement will escape National Insurance contributions ( NICs). Any amount an employee sacrifices above £2,000 per annum will attract both employer and employee NICs, meaning the surplus over £2,000 will, for NICs, be handled in the same manner as other staff workplace pension contributions. Employer-paid contributions are not altered by this measure, and income tax relief continues as before, as announced in Budget 2025 officially......
FORTHCOMING CHANGE: On 26 November 2025, within Budget 2025, the government confirmed that from April 2029, only the first £2,000 per year of pension saving made under a salary sacrifice arrangement will be exempt from National Insurance contributions ( NICs). Employee sums channelled through salary sacrifice above £2,000 a year will attract both employer and employee NICs, with the effect that any portion exceeding £2,000 will be treated for NICs in the same manner as other employee workplace pension contributions. Employer contributions remain unchanged, and income tax relief is unaffected. Employers will be required to report the total salary sacrificed through existing payroll software, and HMRC has pledged to engage with stakeholders across the sector. HMRC will issue further guidance ‘before April 2029’. The National Insurance Contributions ( Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill 2026 will introduce a new subsection into section 4 of the Social...
FORTHCOMING CHANGE On 26 November 2025, as part of Budget 2025, it was confirmed that from April 2029 only the first £2,000 per year of pension contributions made via a salary sacrifice arrangement will be exempt from National Insurance contributions ( NICs). Any employee contributions sacrificed above £2,000 a year will attract both employer and employee NICs, meaning the portion exceeding £2,000 will, for NICs purposes, be handled in the same way as other employee workplace pension contributions. Employer contributions are unchanged, and income tax relief remains in place......
FORTHCOMING CHANGE: On 26 November 2025, as part of Budget 2025, it was confirmed that from April 2029, only the first £2,000 in each year of pension saving arranged via salary sacrifice will be exempt from National Insurance contributions ( NICs). Any employee amounts channelled through salary sacrifice above £2,000 annually will attract both employer and employee NICs, meaning any sum beyond £2,000 will, for NICs, be handled in the same manner as other staff workplace pension payments. Employer contributions remain unchanged, and income tax relief is also preserved. Employers must report the value of salary surrendered using existing payroll systems, with HMRC pledging to consult stakeholders. HMRC intends to issue additional guidance ‘before April 2029’, ahead of the April 2029 start date......
[ Insert your full residential address ] [ Insert Home Office address where application is being posted ] [ Insert date ] Dear [ insert organisation name ] Letter of support of leave to remain application of [ insert name of child(ren), nationalit(ies) and date(s) of birth ] I am [ insert the applicant parent’s nationality ] by nationality, and serve as the [ state the child(ren)’s relationship ] to [ insert name(s) of child(ren) ] named above here. I am presently living in the UK and am seeking leave to remain as the partner of [ insert name of sponsoring partner ] concurrently with [ insert name(s) of child(ren) ] in this application now......
[ Insert your current residential address ] Entry Clearance Officer [ Insert address of decision-making centre to which the application is being sent ] [ Insert date ] Dear [ insert organisation name ] Letter in support of entry clearance application of [ insert name(s) of child(ren), nationality(ies) and date(s) of birth ] I hold [ insert nationality ] nationality and I am the [ state the relationship to the child(ren) ] of [ insert name of child(ren) ]. [ [ I seek entry clearance as the partner of [ insert name of sponsoring partner ] and plan to reside in the UK once my application and that of [ insert name of child(ren) ] are approved for entry clearance when granted......
You have been issued limited leave to remain in the UK until [ insert date ] as the child of a parent who holds limited leave as a partner under Appendix FM. This note sets out the main terms attached to your stay in the UK, together with your obligations to the Home Office. Please ensure you are familiar with these requirements. If you have any questions, please get in touch. Be aware that, although the details below are accurate as at today’s date, UK immigration law is frequently updated. Accessing your e Visa Your leave to remain (permission to stay in the UK) will run until [ insert end date ] and is provided in digital form (an ‘e Visa’). If you do not yet hold a UK Visas & Immigration ( UKVI) online account, go to the Home Office’s Get access to your e Visa page on...
This Agreement is entered into on the [ insert date ] day of [ insert month ] 20[ insert year ] Parties [ insert name of party ], being a company registered in [ England and Wales ] under number [ insert registered number ], with its registered office at [ insert address ] ( Consultant ); and [ insert name of party ], a company incorporated in [ England and Wales ] under number [ insert registered number ], whose registered office is located at [ insert address ] ( Beneficiary ). ......
This Agreement is entered into on [ insert date ] 20[ insert year ] Parties [ Insert name of Client ] of [ insert address of Client ] (‘the Client’, which term shall include all permitted assignees or other transferees under this agreement); and [ Insert name of Consultant ] of [ insert address of Consultant ] (‘the Consultant’) Whereas ( A) The Client intends to [ insert brief description of the [ works OR project ] ] at the property [ insert property address ] (the “ Property.”) ( B) The Client wishes to appoint the Consultant to carry out for the Client the services as described in Schedule 2 to this Agreement (the “ Services”) under the terms and conditions of this Agreement. Now it is hereby agreed as follows between the parties 1 Definitions and...
[ Project name OR address of property ] This template is suitable for use in corporate and property matters where a phase 1 environmental audit is needed. The instructing solicitor may issue this letter or email to two or three environmental consultants to invite a phase 1 proposal. By setting out the scope of services and insurance criteria in advance, the instructing solicitor will secure like-for-like quotations on cost, timescale, scope and any cap on liability, making them simpler to evaluate and to advise the client upon. Background We act for [ name of company ] in relation to the proposed [ acquisition/sale of the company, business or property ]. Our client wishes to engage an environmental consultant to carry out an independent phase 1 environmental audit of the Property to [ evaluate potential environmental health & safety ( EHS) liabilities linked to the...
1 Definitions Contamination – Hazardous Substances in soil/water at or beneath the Property, and/or their migration to/from it. Environment – air; water (surface/ground/drains/sewers); land (sub‑surface/under water); and living organisms (incl. humans) and ecosystems. Environmental Law – all applicable statutory/common law (civil/criminal/administrative), directives/regulations, codes of practice, guidance/instructions, and court/regulatory decisions on protecting the Environment or human health. Environmental Liabilities – any...
[ INSERT NAME OF COMPANY ] SAYE share option scheme (the Scheme) Notice of exercise of option To: the [ Secretary OR Administrator ] Of: [ insert address ] I confirm I hold an SAYE option over ordinary shares of [ insert nominal value of shares ] in [ insert name of company whose shares are under option ] (the ‘ Company’), awarded to me under the Scheme, with the following particulars: Date of grant: Number of shares: Exercise price: Savings period start date: Unique SAYE account number: I seek to exercise this option in respect of either: ...
Date [ date ] Parties [ name ] [ of OR incorporated in England and Wales (company registration number [ number ]) whose registered office is located at ] [ address ] ( Landlord) [ name ] [ of OR incorporated in England and Wales (company registration number [ number ]) whose registered office is located at ] [ address ] ( Tenant) 1 Definitions Permitted Use: [ office purposes OR retail purposes OR only for the purpose of carrying out the works referred to in clause 5.4 OR [ other ] ]; Property: [ address/description ]; Rent: £[ amount ] a day [ together with VAT ]; Tenancy: the tenancy at will created by this Agreement; VAT: value added tax payable by virtue of the Value Added Tax Act 1994, or any similar tax levied in addition to, or by way of replacement for, value added tax. ......
ARCHIVED: This Precedent is archived and no longer maintained. 1 Introduction This Code of Conduct applies to you whenever you act in your role as a member of [ council name ], including: 1.1 at official meetings of the Council, its Committees and Sub- Committees, its Cabinet and Cabinet Committees 1.2 when representing the authority 1.3 when making any decision as a Cabinet Member or a Ward Councillor 1.4 in carrying out your functions as a Ward Councillor 1.5 during briefing meetings with officers 1.6 while on site visits 1.7 when corresponding with the authority other than in a private capacity 2 Interpretation 2.1 You are responsible for complying with the provisions of this Code......
ARCHIVED ARCHIVED: This Precedent has been archived and is no longer maintained. 1 Context These ‘ Arrangements’ explain how you may submit a complaint that an elected or co‑opted member of this authority [ or of a parish council within its area ] has not complied with the authority’s Code of Conduct, and outline how the authority will manage allegations concerning a failure to comply with the authority’s Code of Conduct. Under section 28(6) and (7) of the Localism Act 2011, the Council must have in place ‘arrangements’ by which allegations that a member or co‑opted member of the authority [ or of a parish council within the authority’s area ], or of a Committee or Sub‑ Committee of the authority, has failed to comply with that authority’s Code of Conduct can be investigated and decisions reached on such...
This Deed is dated [ insert date ] Parties [ insert full name of Trustee ] incorporated and registered in [ insert place of incorporation of the Trustee ] with company number [ insert registered number ] whose registered office is at [ insert address of registered office ] as sole trustee of the [ insert name of the EBT ] Employee Benefit Trust (the Trustee ). [ Insert full name of company ] incorporated and registered in England and Wales under company number [ insert registered number ] whose registered office is at [ insert registered office address ] (the Lender ). Background ( A) By a trust deed dated [ insert date of EBT trust deed ] (the Trust Deed), the Lender created the [ insert name of EBT ] Employee Benefit Trust (the EBT ). ( B) The Lender is prepared to lend...
This option certificate draws partly on the HMRC precedent and provides the information required to confirm the grant of a save as you earn ( SAYE) option to the participant named herein......
Parties Participant Name: [ insert name of participant ] Residential Address: [ insert address of participant ] Payroll Reference: [ insert payroll number of participant ] Company Name: [ insert name of company ] Registered Address: [ insert registered address of company ] Registered Number: [ insert registered number of company ] Trustee Name: [ insert name of trustee ] Registered Address: [ insert registered address of trustee ] ...
This agreement is between: Parties Participant Name: [ insert name of participant ] Home Address: [ insert address of participant ] Payroll Number: [ insert payroll number of participant ] Company Name: [ insert name of company ] Registered Address: [ insert registered address of company ] Registered Number: [ insert registered number of company ] Trustee Name: [ insert name of trustee ] Registered Address: [ insert registered address of trustee ] This agreement explains the basis on which the Participant agrees to participate in Awards of Free Shares in accordance with the Plan. The...
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This Practice Note This Practice Note reviews mechanisms used in settling litigation. A Tomlin order consists of a consent order paired with a schedule. It operates to stay proceedings on terms that have been agreed. The provisions contained in the schedule may remain confidential. This Practice Note describes the scope of confidentiality attaching to the schedule and sets out how it differs from a standard consent order. Sample wording for a Tomlin order is included, alongside links to precedents, as well as guidance on court approval. It also addresses varying, setting aside and enforcing a Tomlin order, including the considerations the court will take into account when handling applications for each. Further guidance is provided on interpreting and applying the relevant provisions of the CPR; however, some courts and divisions impose very specific requirements for both drafting and approval, and for approaching the schedule and confidentiality issues. Accordingly, you must consider the particular rules and court guide provisions in the forum where your claim is proceeding when drawing up the Tomlin order...
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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