Legal Precedents

Claim No. [ insert claim number ]. In the High Court of Justice Business and Property Courts Of England and Wales or in [ insert location ] [ Specify division ] [ Specify specialist court ] [ Insert location ] District Registry The County Court at [ insert location ] Business and Property Courts List Before [ The Honourable Mr or Mrs Justice OR His or Her Honour Judge OR Master OR District Judge ] [ insert name ] Dated: [ insert date ] Between: [ insert name of Claimant ] Claimant And: [ insert name of Defendant ] Defendant [ Draft ] Multi-track standard directions Warning: you must adhere to the obligations set by this order; failing to do so may lead to your case being struck out or another penalty being...

Claim No. [ enter claim number ]. [ IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE [ BUSINESS AND PROPERTY COURTS [ OF ENGLAND AND WALES OR AT [ enter location ] ] ] [ State division ] [ State specialist court ] [ Insert location ] DISTRICT REGISTRY OR THE COUNTY COURT AT [ enter location ] [ BUSINESS AND PROPERTY COURTS LIST ] ] Between: [ enter name ] Claimant and [ enter name ] Defendant Draft directions order Warning: you must fully comply with the requirements set out in this order; otherwise your case is liable to be struck out, or another sanction imposed upon you. If compliance is not possible, you should promptly make a formal application to the court, without delay, before any specified deadline duly expires......

STOP PRESS : Major reforms to the UK prospectus framework took effect on 19 January 2026. The principal texts setting out the updated rules for public offers of securities and admissions to trading in the UK are the Public Offers and Admissions to Trading Regulations 2024, SI 2024/105 (the POATRs), and the FCA sourcebook, The Prospectus Rules: Admission to Trading on a Regulated Market ( PRM). The UK Prospectus Regulation and the FCA Prospectus Regulation Rules have been repealed......

The trustees of the Scheme (the Trustees) have determined [ with the approval of [ insert name of person ] ] , in line with [ insert clause/rule in governing deed and rules permitting......

THIS PRECEDENT APPLIES TO SCHEMES UNTIL 5 APRIL 2016. For more details, refer to Practice Note: Payment of surplus to employer—ongoing pension schemes......

In line with s 241 of the Pensions Act 2004, the Scheme’s trustees (the Trustees) have agreed to adopt the member-nominated trustee arrangement as attached herein......

THIS PRECEDENT APPLIES TO SCHEMES UNTIL 5 APRIL 2016. FOR MORE DETAILS, CONSULT PRACTICE NOTE: Payment of surplus to the employer—ongoing pension schemes......

[ On Party A’s headed notepaper ] [ Insert address of Party B ] [ Insert address of Guarantor ] [ Insert date ] Dear [ name of Party B ] [ and [ name of Guarantor ] ] Variation of contract We refer to the agreement of [ insert date of existing contract ] between [ you and us OR you, us and the Guarantor ], concerning [ insert description of the existing contract ] (the Contract). [ Outline the background to the proposed changes ]. Pursuant to clause [ insert clause ] of the Contract, and in consideration of £[ 1 ] paid by us to you [ and the Guarantor ] (the receipt of which is acknowledged by you [ and the Guarantor ]), we agree that the Contract shall be varied in line with paragraph 6 below, with [...

This document offers general guidance on parental responsibility for a child. Your family lawyer will be able to give specific advice tailored to your circumstances. What is parental responsibility? Parental responsibility is defined in law by the Children Act 1989 as all the rights, duties, powers, responsibilities and authority that a parent holds in relation to a child and the child’s property. Anyone who has parental responsibility is entitled to be involved in significant decisions concerning the child, including: where the child is to live which school they should attend whether the child should follow any religion (if at all) the name the child should use consenting to or refusing medical treatment managing the child’s money or property Parental responsibility does not allow a person to interfere with ordinary, day-to-day choices such as clothing, hobbies, or preferred TV...

This Deed is hereby entered into on [ date ] Parties [ name of Seller ] [ of OR incorporated in England and Wales (company number [ number ]) whose registered office is at ] [ address ] ( Seller ) [ name of Buyer ] [ of OR incorporated in England and Wales (company number [ number ]) whose registered office is at ] [ address ] ( Buyer ) BACKGROUND [ On this day, the Seller has conveyed the Property to the Buyer. ] The Property remains subject to the Lease [ s ] . Under the Contract, the Seller has duly consented to transfer the Arrears to the Buyer in strict accordance with the provisions of this Deed.......

date: [ date ]. Parties [ name of seller that served schedule of dilapidations ] [ of OR incorporated in England and Wales with company registration number [ insert company registration number ] whose registered office is at ] [ insert address ] (the Seller) [ name of buyer ] [ of OR incorporated in England and Wales with company registration number [ insert company registration number ] whose registered office is at ] [ insert address ] (the Buyer) Recitals ( A) Under a contract dated [ date ], entered into between (1) the Seller [ and OR , ] (2) the Buyer [ and (3) [ insert other party to the contract ] ] (the Contract), the Seller has agreed with the Buyer to sell to the Buyer the property identified in the Contract (the Property)......

This Licence is entered into on [ insert date ] (the Commencement Date): Parties [ insert licensor name ], a company incorporated in [ England and Wales ] under number [ insert company number ], whose registered office is at [ insert address ] (the Licensor); and [ insert licensee name ], a company incorporated in [ England and Wales ] under number [ insert company number ], whose registered office is at [ insert address ] (the Licensee), (each of the Licensor and the Licensee being a party and, together, the Licensor and the Licensee are the parties). Background ( A) [ Explain the relationship between the Licensor and the Licensee. ] ( B) [ The Licensor has entered into an agreement with the Licensee [ dated [ insert date ] ] (the Main Agreement) for [ insert other description of relevant transaction (referencing any relevant related...

This Deed is executed on [ date ] Parties [ insert name of party ] [ of OR a company registered in [ England and Wales ] with number [ insert registered number ] and whose registered office is at ] [ insert address ] ( Party A ) [ and ] [ insert name of party ] [ of OR a company registered in [ England and Wales ] with number [ insert registered number ] and whose registered office is at ] [ insert address ] ( Party B ) [ , OR ; and ] [ [ insert name of party ] [ of OR a company registered in [ England and Wales ] with number [ insert registered number ] and whose registered office is at ] [ insert address ] ( Guarantor ), ] Each of [ Party A and Party B OR Party A,...

[ insert date ] [ insert employee’s name and address ] Private and confidential Dear [ insert name ] Consent to medical report by [ Company doctor ] Further to your meeting with [ insert name ] on [ insert date ], [ we OR We ] are seeking your consent to obtain a written medical report about you from [ the Company doctor ]. In order to prepare this report, [ the Company doctor ] could be required to carry out a medical examination of you, or be allowed access to your medical records [ covering the period from [ insert date ] to [ insert date ] ] from your GP or consultant and, where necessary, to discuss those records with your GP or consultant......

[ insert date ] [ insert name and address of doctor ] Private and confidential Dear [ insert doctor’s name ] Request for medical report on [ insert employee’s name and date of birth ] We are seeking a report concerning the medical condition of our employee, [ insert name ]. [ Name of employee ] has been employed by us since [ insert date ] in the post of [ insert job title ] [ and we enclose a copy of their job description ]......

Date: [ insert date ] Employee’s name: [ insert name ] Employee’s date of birth: [ insert date of birth ] Employee’s address: [ insert address ] Employer’s name: [ insert name ] Private and confidential To: [ insert name of doctor ] I acknowledge that my employer intends to obtain a medical report from you in order to: evaluate my capacity for work and the anticipated timing of my return; determine whether any underlying health issue explains my frequent absences from work; organise the work in my department, and consider the effect of my absence from or......

[ insert date ] [ insert name and address of doctor ] Private and confidential Dear [ insert doctor’s name ] Request for report on [ insert employee’s name and date of birth ] We write to request a report regarding the medical condition of our employee [ insert name of employee ], whom we understand is under your care. [ Insert name of employee ] has been employed with us since [ insert date ] in the role of [ insert job title ] [ and we have enclosed a copy of the relevant job description ]......

[ Insert date ][ Insert employee’s name and address ] Private and confidential Dear [ insert name ] Consent for pre-employment medical report As outlined in our offer of employment dated [ insert date ], we wish to request a medical report from [ the Company’s occupational health service ] concerning your health, so we can determine whether you are fit to undertake the duties required for the role you have been offered [ , as set out in the job description ] . To compile the medical report, [ the Company’s occupational health service ] will need [ to carry out a medical examination of you AND/ OR access to your medical records, held by your GP or consultant ] ......

[ insert date ] [ insert name and address of doctor ] Private and confidential Dear [ insert doctor’s name ] Request for pre-employment medical report on [ insert prospective employee’s name and date of birth ] We have made a conditional offer of employment to the named individual for the role of [ insert job title ], subject to their being medically fit to perform the duties required for this post. This correspondence serves to confirm our request that you provide a report on the individual’s fitness to undertake the responsibilities of the [ insert job title ] position [ , as set out in the enclosed job description. ]......

Date: [ insert date ] Employee name: [ insert name ] Employee date of birth: [ insert date of birth ] Employee address: [ insert address ] Employer name: [ insert name ] Private and confidential To: [ insert name of doctor ] I recognise you as [ an occupational health practitioner OR doctor ] [ engaged by OR entirely independent of ] my employer. I affirm I am not, and have never been, at any time whatsoever, your patient nor within your clinical care......