Legal Precedents

[ contact’s name, position and department ] [ name of company ] [ address ] [ Your reference ] [ Our reference ] Dear [ insert contact name ] [ title and date of agreement and names of parties ] (the ‘ Agreement’): Outstanding debt We write in connection with our [ [ invoice reference [ insert reference ] ] OR [ application for payment dated [ insert date ] ] ] [ and our correspondence to you dated [ insert date(s) ] ]......

At signing Signing of finance documents Document name — agreement type — to be signed by or for — signatories — executed? Facility agreement — simple contract — [ insert name of borrower ] (the Borrower) — [ insert details of the Borrower’s authorised signatories ] — [ insert name of lender ] (the Lender) — [ insert details of the Lender’s signatory/signatories ] [ Debenture ] — deed — [ Borrower OR ......

1 General information Period this report covers [ Insert time period covered by this report ] Report compiled by [ Insert name ] Date of this report [ Insert date ] 2 CSR activity in the last [ insert period ] How many CSR projects have we undertaken? [ Insert number and list each project worked on in this period ] Were there any noteworthy results arising from any of these projects? ☐ Yes— provide details ☐ No How many members of staff have participated in CSR projects during this timeframe? [ Insert number of staff ] How many hours have our staff committed to CSR projects?......

1 General Meeting date: [ Insert date ] Participants: [ Insert names ] 2 What does CSR mean to our firm? How our firm interprets CSR: [ Insert details ] Agreed definition of CSR: [ Insert details ] 3 Why do we want to implement CSR goals?......

Use this Precedent to enable organisations to record their particular CSR pledges. The Plan further supports establishing quantifiable objectives and rigorously evaluating advancement in relation to them effectively, consistently......

1 Introduction 1.1 We regard corporate social responsibility ( CSR) as central to the way we run our company. By CSR we recognise that, as a business, we owe duties to our customers, staff, suppliers and other stakeholders, alongside the wider society in which we operate. Through our organisation’s policies and practices, we set out to create value for our staff and customers, lessen our environmental footprint, and enhance the wellbeing of the local community. 2 Our strategy 2.1 We believe that a well-defined and focused CSR plan, with clear aims and objectives, delivers real benefits for our organisation, since clarity and focus strengthen those benefits. These benefits flow from clear aims and objectives clearly. 2.2 We depend on a healthy, diverse and talented workforce, and we strive to attract and keep the best people. We must also ensure we are recognised for delivering a high standard of service to our...

Firm name [ Insert firm name ] Role holder’s name [ Insert name ] Reports to [ Senior partner OR Board OR Management committee ] Role category (full-time/part-time/contractor) [ Insert ] If contracting, contract duration [ Insert ] Primary location [ Insert the main location for this role—if the role holder is required to spend time regularly in more than one place, eg each regional office, make sure this is clearly stated ] Working arrangement (remote/hybrid/office-based) [ Insert type of work model ] Role start date [ Insert date ] Probation period length [ Insert ] Probation review end date [ Insert date ] Role summary The managing partner is the most senior manager on the [ Board OR Management committee ], accountable for sound governance, crafting the firm’s strategic direction and vision, and...

Raw data required Total number of full-time fee earners – [ Insert number ] Total number of part-time fee earners – [ Insert number ] Total number of days per week worked by part-time fee earners – [ Insert number ] Total chargeable hours – [ Insert number ] Hourly rates being charged – £[ Insert figures ] Value of WIP billed – £[ Insert figure ] Billings – £[ Insert figure ] Calculating the variables Please click for an Excel version of this variable calculation sheet and an illustrative worked example. Number of fee earners as FTEs — Formula: Full-time fee earners plus pro rata part-time fee earners; Calculation: [ Insert details ]; Result: [ Insert result ] Average annual chargeable hours per fee earner — Formula: Firm’s total chargeable hours ÷ number of fee...

This deed of novation is entered into on the [ insert day ] day of [ insert month ] 20[ insert year ] Parties [ insert name of company ] (in administration) ( Company Registration No. [ insert number ]) with its registered office at [ insert address ] (the ‘ Original Contractor’), acting through its [ joint ] [ Administrator OR Administrators ], [ insert name of [ Administrator OR Administrators ] ] (each being an administrator and together the joint administrators) of [ insert name and address of firm ] (the [ ‘ Administrator’ OR ‘ Administrators’ ]) [ insert name of contractor ] ( Company Registration No. [ insert number ]) with its registered office at [ insert address ] (the ‘ New Contractor’) [ insert name of employer ] ( Company Registration No. ......

[ insert address of recipient ] Date: [ insert date ] Dear [ insert name of prospective/proposed contractor ], [ insert project name ] 1 We write with reference to our Invitation to Tender dated [ insert date ] [ and your selection as preferred bidder ] concerning [ insert description of the project ] (the Project). In consideration of our disclosure of Confidential Information to you and your representatives [ and the payment to us of the sum of £1, receipt of which is acknowledged ] in connection with the Project, you (for yourself and on behalf of your representatives) agree to the terms set out in this letter......

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This deed of variation is executed on [ insert day and month ] 20[ insert year ]. By the individuals named in the Schedule (each a Partner and together the Partners) as parties to this deed and bound accordingly. Recitals: ( A) On [ insert date ] the Partners concluded the Partnership Agreement. ( B) The Partners consent to modify the Partnership Agreement pursuant to clause [ insert clause number ] of the Partnership Agreement and by this deed as permitted. The parties agree as follows: 1 Definitions and interpretation 1.1 Except where expressly provided otherwise, the definitions and interpretative provisions within the Partnership Agreement shall govern this deed and prevail over any inconsistency. 1.2 In this deed, unless the context dictates otherwise: Partner Majority – means the required number or proportion of the Partners who may decide to amend or vary the Partnership Agreement in...

Part 1, interpretation and limitation of liability 1 Defined terms and interpretation In these articles, unless the context dictates otherwise, expressions carry the meanings given by the Companies Act 2006 (including sections 1148, 1168, 282, 283, 1159), or as specified herein. References include, without limitation, address, articles, bankruptcy (including comparable overseas processes), chair and chair of the meeting, clear days, Companies Acts, director (including anyone acting as such), distribution recipient, document, electronic form/means, eligible director, fully paid, group, hard copy form, holder, instrument, model articles, ordinary resolution, paid, parent company, participate, proxy notice, relevant officer, shares, special resolution, subsidiary, transmittee and writing. The model articles are disapplied. Unless the context requires otherwise: legislative references include subordinate legislation and any amendment, extension, consolidation, re‑enactment or replacement; “include/including” means without limitation; singular imports plural and vice versa; masculine includes feminine and neuter; and references to persons include bodies...

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[ insert name of company who granted the company share option plan ( CSOP) option ] ( Company ) Option certificate in respect of an Option granted under the [ insert name of CSOP ] ( Plan ) Name Number of Shares Exercise Price Date of Grant Date from which Option is normally exercisable This certificate confirms that you are the holder of an Option entitling you to acquire, up to the maximum permitted, [ insert class and nominal value of shares ] shares in the Company ( Shares) as detailed above. The Option was granted on the Date of Grant noted above under a global deed of grant entered into by the Company [ and is conditional upon the Performance Target(s) appended to this certificate ]......

[ insert name of company adopting the EMI scheme ] ( Company)—[ insert Company number ] Record of a meeting of the [ remuneration committee of the ] Company’s board of directors duly convened at [ insert place of meeting ] on [ insert date of meeting ] at [ insert time of meeting ]. Present [ insert name of director to be Chair ] (the Chair) [ insert names of directors present ] In attendance [ insert names of those in attendance ] Apologies [ insert names of directors who are unable to attend meeting ] 1 Notice and quorum [ insert name of Chair ] was elected to act as Chair of the meeting. It was confirmed that notice of the meeting had been duly issued in line with the Company’s articles of association ( Articles) and that a quorum was in attendance. Accordingly, the Chair opened the...

This Deed is made on [ insert date on which the deed is executed ] between [ insert name of the company granting the options ], whose registered office is at [ insert address of registered office ] ( Company). By this deed, the Company grants Options under the [ insert the name of the plan pursuant to which the options are granted ] ( CSOP) to the Eligible Employees, at the Exercise Price and for the number of [ insert class of shares and nominal value of shares which are being granted under option ] ( Shares) specified in Appendix 1 to this Deed......

Company number: [ insert company number ] [ Insert company name ] [ Limited OR PLC ] Minutes of a meeting of the board of directors (the Meeting ) of [ insert full name of company ] (the Company ) Held at [ insert place of meeting ] Held on [ insert day, month and year of meeting ] at [ insert time of meeting ] [ am OR pm ] Present: [ Insert names of any directors present, whether in person or by any remote means (provided such means are not specifically prohibited by the Company’s articles of association) [ by [ insert means of attendance for each director attending remotely ] ] ] In attendance: [ [ Insert name of anyone attending, whether physically or by any remote means, who does not count towards the quorum for the Meeting (eg the company...

ARCHIVED: This Precedent is archived and no longer maintained. STOP PRESS: From 24 February 2025, the key provisions of the Procurement Act 2023 ( PA 2023) take effect. Any procurement launched on or after that date must proceed under PA 2023, while procedures commenced under the earlier legislation—the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 ( PCR 2015), the Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016, the Concession Regulations 2016, and the Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011—must continue to be run and managed in accordance with those regimes. See Practice Note: Introduction to the Procurement Act 2023— PA 2023......

ARCHIVED: This Precedent has been archived and is not maintained. STOP PRESS: As of 24 February 2025, the core elements of the Procurement Act 2023 ( PA 2023) take effect. Procurements commenced on or after that day must proceed under PA 2023, while procedures started under the former regime (the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 ( PCR 2015), the Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016, the Concession Regulations 2016, and the Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011) must continue to be conducted and administered in line with that framework. Refer to Practice Note: Introduction to the Procurement Act 2023— PA 2023......