Legal Precedents

HM Land Registry Prescribed Clauses LR1. Lease date [ date ] LR2. Title number(s) LR2.1 Landlord’s title number(s) [ title numbers from which this Lease is granted. Leave blank if unregistered ] LR2.2 Other title numbers [ any existing title number(s) against which entries relating to LR9, LR10, LR11 and LR13 are to be recorded ] LR3. Parties to this Lease Landlord [ name of Landlord ] [ of OR a company incorporated in England and Wales with company registration number [ number ] whose registered office is at ] [ address ] Tenant [ name of Tenant ] [ of OR a company...

Panel 4— Property [ Plot [ number ] within the Estate OR [ postal address, where already allocated ] ] [ together with garage plot number [ number ] ] [ each ] as displayed [ edged OR coloured OR hatched ] [ colour ] on the Plan of the Estate [ (this includes the walls, hedges and fences indicated on that plan [ with a ' T' mark ] together with the buildings put up on [ it OR them ] ) ]......

This precedent is prepared on the assumption that the drafter acts for the seller. It also proceeds on the basis that the target company (the Company) is a subsidiary of the Seller. You are firmly encouraged to bring in a pensions specialist at the earliest opportunity. 1 Definitions For the purposes of paragraphs 2 to 11 (inclusive): Employee means any current or former employee, officer or director of the Company [ or of any Group Company ] [ and any other person participating in the management of the Company’s affairs ] ; Pension Scheme [ s ] mean [ s ] [ [ name(s) of scheme(s) ] OR an arrangement or practice for the payment of, or contribution towards, an annuity, pension, lump sum, gratuity or comparable benefit to be provided on retirement, long-term ill-health or death, or pursuant to a pension sharing order, in...

This precedent is prepared on the footing that the drafter acts for the Seller. It is prepared on the basis that the target company (the Company) is a subsidiary of the Seller. It is strongly recommended that a pensions specialist is engaged at the earliest opportunity. 1 Definitions For the purposes of paragraphs 2 to 12 (inclusive), the following definitions set out below shall apply: Employee means any current or former employee, officer, or director of the Company [ or of any Group Company ] [ and any other individual involved in the management of the Company’s affairs ] ; Pension Scheme means any arrangement or practice providing for, or contributing towards, an annuity, pension, lump sum, gratuity, or similar benefit on retirement, long-term ill-health, or death, or pursuant to a pension sharing order, arising from the service or historic service of an...

1 Introduction 1.1 For this policy, ‘homeworking’ refers to carrying out all, or virtually all, of your contracted hours from your home or an appropriate remote site within the UK, as authorised by your manager in advance. It does not cover ‘hybrid working’, where employees spend some time at the workplace and the remainder at home or another suitable remote location, splitting their working hours between both settings. For information about our approach to hybrid working, please refer to the Company’s Hybrid working policy. 1.2 This policy does not anticipate home or remote working from outside the UK, since that would raise substantial additional legal and practical considerations for both you and the Company. If you intend to work from a location outside the UK, you must first secure prior written permission from the Company, via your manager, before proceeding. The procedure for...

This Deed is dated [ insert day and month ] 20[ insert year ] Parties [ insert name of Assignor ], a company registered in England and Wales with company number [ insert company number ], whose registered office is at [ insert address ] (the Assignor); and [ insert name of Lender ] of [ insert address ] (the Lender). Recitals: ( A) The Lender has agreed to provide a loan facility to the Assignor on the terms and conditions contained in the Facility Agreement (as defined below). ( B) Availability of the loan facility is conditional upon the Assignor executing this Deed to create security in favour of the Lender in respect of the Secured Obligations (as defined below)......

A: General information Date of annual review Person(s) carrying out the annual review B: Review and findings Are your financial management policies and procedures current and suitable for their purpose? ☐ Yes ☐ No—if No, record an action in section C below to revise your policies and procedures. Do your actual monthly and annual results align with your forecasts, particularly regarding: profit and loss? cash flow? balance sheet? ( Only accept a reasonable margin of variance) ☐ Yes ☐ No If No, is a re-forecast of your financial performance required? ☐ Yes—ensure an action is set at section C below to deal with this ☐ No Are you confident that your monitoring arrangements function as intended for the following: the value of work undertaken on clients’ files (i.e. work in progress) relative to any payments on account of costs? the level of credit you extend to clients? aged...

1 General information Review date [ Provide date ] Person(s) leading review [ Provide name(s) ] 2 Review and findings Are your client care handbook and processes up to date and suitably fit for purpose?......

1 General information Date for review [ Insert date ] Individual(s) leading review [ Insert name ] 2 Review and findings Are your risk management policy and procedures current, appropriate, and still fit for purpose?......

A: General information Date of review [ insert date ] Person(s) carrying out the review [ insert name(s) and/or role(s) ] B: Review and findings Is your Data protection policy fully up to date and appropriate for its intended purpose? ☐ Yes ☐ No If no, kindly set out any amendments required and make sure you record an action at section C below to update your Data protection policy accordingly Are you satisfied that your Data protection procedures are operating effectively, in particular the procedures that relate to: your obligations regarding the Information Commissioner’s Office ( ICO)? providing clients with a notice about data processing?......

1 General information Review date: [ Enter date ] Reviewer(s): [ Enter name(s) ] 2 Review and findings Have all publicity materials recorded in your Publicity register been checked within the past 12 months? ☐ Yes ☐ No (set an action point at section 3 below) Is your Publicity register current? ☐ Yes ☐ No (set an action point at section 3 below) Does the firm’s letterhead meet the requirements described in the Practice Note: Publicity—law firms? ☐ Yes ☐ No (set an action point at section 3 below) Do the firm’s letterhead and emails display the firm’s SRA authorisation number and the wording ‘authorised and regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority’?......

[ insert name of property ] Executive summary [ insert a general summary of the construction documents/highlight any key areas of concern ] Building contract and related documents Save as noted below, the Building Contract, consultants’ appointments and collateral warranties broadly reflect prevailing market standards, and in particular include the following: a duty to carry out the Works/provide the Services with the reasonable skill and care of a suitably qualified professional or contractor experienced on comparable schemes; a commitment not to specify or use harmful or deleterious materials in the Works; an obligation to grant an irrevocable, royalty‑free copyright licence over all documents and materials created by the Contractor/ Consultants, assignable or transferable to third parties without restriction; a requirement to maintain professional indemnity insurance covering liabilities under the Building Contract/ Appointments (as relevant) at the stated level; a right to assign the...

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: [ insert name ] Claimant and [ insert name ] Defendant [ Draft ] Fast track standard directions Further statements of case The [ claimant OR defendant OR other party ] shall lodge a [ name of statement of case ] and, by no later than [ time and calendar date ], serve a copy on the [ claimant OR defendant OR other party ]. Requests for further information Any request seeking clarification or additional information arising from another party’s statement of case must be...

1 General information Date of review: [ Insert date ] Person(s) conducting review: [ Insert name(s) ] 2 Review and findings Have shifts in your organisation’s principal business goals altered anything that would affect the objectives of your ICT plan at this time? ☐ Yes (create an action at 3 below to revise the ICT plan) ☐ No Does your organisation’s ICT plan align with all other related policies and documents in full? ☐ Yes ☐ No (record an action at 3 below) Is the Schedule of primary ICT contacts current at present? ☐ Yes ☐ No (note an action at 3 below) Does the Schedule of the current ICT environment accurately represent your organisation’s present ICT resources right now?......

1 General information Review date [ Enter date ] Reviewer(s) [ Enter name(s) ] 2 Review and findings Are your policy and procedures for instructing third parties current and suitable for their purpose? ☐ Yes ☐ No (record an action at 3 below) Is your register of third parties up to date? ☐ Yes ☐ No (record an action at 3 below) Are you confident that your arrangements for engaging third parties function as intended, particularly with respect to: assessing and approving third parties? complying with equality and diversity duties? complying with data protection duties?......

1 General information Date of review Person(s) carrying out review [ Enter date of review ] [ Enter name(s) ] 2 Review and findings Issue under review Findings Are your introductions to third parties policy and procedures current and fit for purpose?......

A: General information Date the monitoring review occurred Individual who completed the monitoring review B: Consolidated data Criteria covering the past 12 months Number of suspected Accounts Rules compliance breaches reported internally to the COFA Number of confirmed Accounts Rules compliance breaches (serious and non‑serious) Number of serious Accounts Rules compliance breaches Number of Accounts Rules compliance breaches reported to the SRA If this differs from the ‘ Number of serious compliance breaches’, explain why C: Data by compliance breach category Category of compliance breach during the last 12 months A: Client funds applied for a non‑permitted purpose B: Client funds paid into the office account C: Client funds wrongly withheld from the client account D: Incorrect withdrawal from the client account E: Delay in paying in client funds F: Client funds not...

1 General information Date of annual review [ Insert date ] Person conducting annual review [ Insert name ] 2 Review and findings Do your client care letter and/or terms of business meet the information obligations set out in: the SRA Standards and Regulations the Legal Ombudsman’s Scheme Rules guidance issued by the Law Society See Practice Note: Client care letter and terms of business—information requirements. ☐ Yes ☐ No If no, add an action in section 3 below to resolve this. Do your client care letter and/or terms of business include the appropriate cancellation wording where the Consumer Contracts Regulations 2013 apply ☐ Yes ☐ No If no, set an action in section 3 below to address this. Do your client care letter and/or terms of business include a statement of your commitment to equality and diversity, and inform clients they may request a copy of your...

This model opt-out notice uses the wording prescribed in Schedule 1 to SI 2010/772 and includes the statements mandated by SI 2010/772, reg 9(6)(aa). Notice to opt out of pension saving If you wish to leave pension saving, please complete this form and hand it directly to your employer promptly. Your complete name Employer’s name Your National Insurance number or your date of birth......

A: General information Review date [ Insert date ] Person(s) carrying out the review [ Insert name(s) ] B: Review and findings Have you tracked how staff use the internet and your electronic communications system? ☐ Yes ☐ No — ensure you set an action point in section C If yes, do you confirm that any monitoring is undertaken in line with your Internet and electronic communications policy and any Impact assessment you have completed? ☐ Yes ☐ No — ensure you set an action point in section C Are your Internet and electronic communications policy and any Impact assessment up to date and suitable for purpose?......