Legal Precedents

This Deed of Merger is entered into on the [ insert day ] day of [ insert date ]. Parties [ TRUSTEE OF TRANSFERRING SCHEME ] ( Company No. [ ]), with its registered office at [ address ] (the ' Transferring Trustee'); [ PRINCIPAL EMPLOYER OF TRANSFERRING SCHEME ] ( Company No. [ ]), whose registered office is at [ address ] (' Transferring Scheme Employer'); [ TRUSTEE OF RECEIVING SCHEME ] ( Company No. [ ]), whose registered office is at [ address ] (the ' Receiving Trustee'); [ PRINCIPAL EMPLOYER OF RECEIVING SCHEME ] ( Company No. [ ]), whose registered office is at [ address ] (' Receiving Scheme Employer'). BACKGROUND The Transferring Trustee acts as trustee of the [ Name of Transferring Scheme ] (the ' Transferring Scheme'). The Receiving Trustee serves as trustee of the [ Name of Receiving Scheme ] (the '...

1 General information Review date [ Insert date ] Reviewer(s) [ Insert name(s) ] Scope of review ☐ Firm-wide ☐ Departmental [ insert details of department ] ☐ Fee earner [ insert details of fee earner ] Total client surveys reviewed [ Insert number ] Survey date range [ Insert date range ] 2 Data 2.1 How clients have rated our service Survey question Number of responses How easy was it to access our services? [ Insert number ] — Very good [ Insert number ] — Good [ Insert number ] — Average [ Insert number ] — Poor [ Insert number ] — Very poor [ Insert...

Your opinions are very important to us. Your feedback helps us to continuously enhance the quality of the service we deliver and to recognise and celebrate when our colleagues have excelled. We would be thankful if you could kindly complete this form and please send it safely back to us [ insert means of returning completed survey, eg in the enclosed envelope ]. 1 How would you assess our service overall? How easy was it to access our services from the outset? ☐ Very good ☐ Good ☐ Average ☐ Poor ☐ Very poor If you visited our offices, how would you rate the welcome you received on arrival? ☐ Very good ☐ Good ☐ Average ☐ Poor ☐ Very poor ☐ Not applicable How would you rate your adviser’s...

1 Interpretation 1.1 The definitions below and the rules for construing them shall govern this Schedule: Customer’s Scheme - the [ description of pension scheme(s) ] presently run by the Customer for the benefit of the Relevant Employees Onward Transfer Date - the day on which the Supplier’s Onward Transferring Employees pass, in accordance with TUPE 2006, upon expiry (or earlier termination) of this [ Outsourcing Contract ] Onward Transferring Employees - employees of the Supplier who, when the [ Outsourcing Contract ] expires (or is ended early), transfer automatically under TUPE 2006 to the Customer or to another employer Relevant Employee - [ refer to employment definitions in the Outsourcing Contract ] Supplier’s Scheme - the [ description of pension scheme(s) ] to be maintained by the Supplier in respect of the service of the Relevant Employees after the Transfer Date Transfer Date - [ insert date ] TUPE 2006 - the...

1 Interpretation 1.1 In this Schedule, the definitions and interpretative rules below shall apply: Broadly Comparable Pension Scheme – a pension arrangement officially certified by the Government Actuary’s Department as broadly comparable with the relevant Public Sector Pension Scheme Customer’s Scheme – the Public Sector Pension Scheme presently operated by the Customer for the Relevant Employees Fair Deal Guidance – HM Treasury Fair Deal for staff pensions—staff transfer from central government ( October 2013) Onward Transfer Date – the date on which Onward Transferring Employees of the Supplier transfer under TUPE 2006 upon expiry (or earlier termination) of this [ Outsourcing Contract ] Onward Transferring Employees – employees of the Supplier who, at expiry (or earlier termination) of the [ Outsourcing Contract ], automatically transfer under TUPE 2006 to the Customer or another employer for provision of the...

[ ON YOUR LETTERHEAD ] WITHOUT PREJUDICE SAVE AS TO COSTS [ SUBJECT TO CONTRACT ] [ Insert date ] [ Insert name and address of other party’s solicitor ] Dear [ insert contact name ] [ Insert subject of letter ] We refer to our open letter of [ today’s date OR [ insert date ] ]. As explained in that correspondence, both we and our client remain assured that, were your client to commence proceedings in relation to the alleged claim described in your letter of claim dated [ insert date ] (the ‘ Letter of Claim’), our client would be entirely successful in resisting and defeating any such claim......

[ ON YOUR LETTERHEAD ] WITHOUT PREJUDICE SAVE AS TO COSTS [ SUBJECT TO CONTRACT ] [ Insert date ] [ Insert name and address of other party’s solicitor ] Dear [ insert contact name ] [ Insert subject of letter ] We write further to our open letter dated [ today’s date OR [ insert date ] ]. 1 As explained therein, both we and our client remain assured that our client will entirely succeed in resisting your client’s claim [ s ] against it, arising from the agreement between our respective clients dated [ insert date ] (the ‘ Agreement’), as described in your client’s claim [ insert claim action number ] and in the particulars of claim dated [ insert date of particulars of claim ] (together, ‘the Claim’)......

[ ON YOUR LETTERHEAD ] WITHOUT PREJUDICE SAVE AS TO COSTS [ SUBJECT TO CONTRACT ] [ Insert date ] [ Insert name and address of other party’s solicitor ] Dear [ insert contact name ] [ Insert subject of letter ] We refer to our open correspondence of [ today’s date OR [ insert date ] ]. Our client is satisfied that, were it to commence and pursue proceedings in relation to its claim (as described in our letter of claim dated [ insert date ] (the ‘ Letter of Claim’)), it would be entirely successful in [ insert details of the remedy sought, eg recovering payment of the outstanding invoices together with interest, payable under the Agreement as explained in our open letter ]. [ Our client also considers that your client’s threatened counterclaim, as set out in your letter dated [ insert date ] (the ‘...

[ ON YOUR LETTERHEAD ] WITHOUT PREJUDICE SAVE AS TO COSTS [ SUBJECT TO CONTRACT ] [ Insert date ] [ Insert name and address of other party’s solicitor ] Dear [ insert contact name ] [ Insert subject of letter ] We write further to our open correspondence of [ today’s date OR [ insert date ] ]. As outlined in that correspondence, both we and our client are satisfied that our client will achieve complete success in its claim[ s ] against your client, arising from the agreement between our clients dated [ insert date ] (the ‘ Agreement’). That position is advanced in claim [ insert claim action number ], and our client will [ insert details of the remedy sought, eg, recover payment of the unpaid invoices plus interest, pursuant to the agreement between our respective clients, as set out in our open letter ]. [ It is also our...

EXCEPTION LEASE REPORT Premises: [ insert description ] Tenant: [ insert name ] This exception lease report has been produced in connection with your intended acquisition of [ insert name of property ]. Its aim is to set out the principal letting details and any significant matters or points of concern. It is not designed to operate as a management tool. We have supplied you with a complete account of the terms of the lease of [ insert premises ], presently vested in [ insert name of current tenant ] (the ‘ Standard Lease ’). Except as identified within this report, the provisions of this lease are, in all material respects, identical to those of the Standard Lease. Executive summary of material issues We draw your attention to the following: [ Insert material issue/area of concern ] [ Insert material issue/area of concern ] 1...

Executive summary of material issues We highlight the following matters: [ insert material issue or area of concern ]; [ insert material issue or area of concern ] 1 Particulars 1.1 Date and parties A lease dated [ insert date of lease ] between [ insert details of the original parties to the lease ] [ (the ‘ Lease’); OR as varied by [ insert document name ] (the ‘ Lease’) [ . The deed altered the Lease as follows: [ insert details of provisions varied ] ] ] . 1.2 Back letters [ [ None disclosed. ] OR The Tenant has the benefit of a back letter dated [ insert date and details of the terms of the side letter ]. ] [ You will be bound by the terms of the back letter. OR The back letter is personal to the Seller and you will not be...

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To: The [ directors OR partnership ] [ Insert the Buyer’s name, address and (if applicable) company registration number ] Dear [ insert organisation name ] [ Insert the name and address of the Property ] (the ' Property') 1 Scope of this report and reliance We have prepared this report solely for your benefit in connection with your intention to purchase the Property from [ insert name and address of Seller ] (the ' Seller') for £[ insert price ] [ plus VAT ]. You have informed us that the acquisition is for development of the Property. Our conclusions are based on our examination of the Seller’s title, the responses to enquiries provided by the Seller, and the outcomes of relevant searches. The findings of our review are set out in this report, which consists of this letter and the annexures. This report may not be shared with, or...

This Precedent This Precedent is an illustrative bonus schedule for insertion as a schedule into an employment contract or a director’s service agreement. It grants entitlement to an annual bonus determined by reference to a company’s earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation ( EBITDA). EBITDA is a benchmark used to assess a company’s overall performance......

1 Definitions [ Customer’s Representatives means the person (or persons) designated as such in [ insert schedule ]; ] Key Personnel refers to those members of the Supplier Personnel named as the Supplier’s key personnel for the Services in [ insert schedule ] and/or any Replacement; Losses covers all losses, claims, damages, liabilities, fines, interest, penalties, charges, costs, expenses, demands, and [ reasonable ] legal and other professional costs; Relevant Transfer denotes a relevant transfer for the purposes of TUPE; Replacement signifies a replacement or substitute for any Key Personnel, appointed from time to time in accordance with clause 3.5 or 3.6; Supplier Personnel includes all employees, directors, officers, staff, other workers, agents, contractors and consultants of the Supplier, its Affiliates and any of their subcontractors who are involved in performing the Supplier’s...

Submitted on behalf of the claimant Witness Statement of [ insert initial and surname of witness ] Witness statement number: [ insert number of witness statement in relation to the witness ] Exhibits referenced: [ insert initials and number of each exhibit referred to ] Date statement signed: [ insert date ] [ Translation date: [ insert date ] ] IN THE COUNTY COURT AT [ location ] Claim No. [ insert number ] Parties: [ name ] ( Claimant, a child) by [ name ] as litigation friend, and [ name ] ( Defendant) WITNESS STATEMENT OF [ insert full name ] I, [ insert full name ], of [ insert full address and occupation or, if none, description ], intend to rely upon the following evidence in support of this application. This statement is based on my own knowledge and belief, unless stated...

Submitted on behalf of the claimant Statement of evidence by [ insert initial and surname of witness ] Witness statement number: [ insert number of witness statement in relation to the witness ] Exhibits: [ insert initials and number of each exhibit referred to ] Date statement signed: [ insert date ] [ Date of translation: [ insert date ] ] IN THE COUNTY COURT AT [ location ] Claim number: [ insert number ] Parties [ name ] Claimant (a protected party by [ name ] his [ family relationship ] litigation friend) and [ name ] Defendant WITNESS STATEMENT OF [ insert name ] I, [ insert full name ], of [ if the witness is making the statement in their professional, business or other occupational capacity, insert the address at which they work, the position they hold and the name of their firm or employer ], acting as Legal...

Stop press: The 2026 Regulations— Data ( Use and Access) Act 2025 ( Commencement No 6 and Transitional and Saving Provisions), SI 2026/82—activate the outstanding parts of the Data ( Use and Access) Act 2025 ( DUAA 2025). Measures on subject access requests, legitimate interests, purpose limitation, automated decision-making, international transfers and enforcement apply from 5 February 2026, while those on penalty notices and complaints take effect from 19 June 2026. For further detail, see Practice Note: Data ( Use and Access) Act 2025—employment implications. This Precedent will be refreshed soon to reflect these amendments. Together, these changes complete commencement of the remaining DUAA 2025 provisions. 1 Purpose and scope 1.1 [ Name of organisation ] operates closed circuit television ( CCTV) to help ensure a safe and secure environment for staff, visitors and customers, and to safeguard company property......

1 Introduction 1.1 Our website is a key channel for engaging with our current and prospective customers, and a significant reflection of our brand identity. 1.2 Accordingly, it is essential that we manage our website activities appropriately. 1.3 This policy outlines our processes for managing the website, including: 1.3.1 who is accountable for managing our website; 1.3.2 content governance; 1.3.3 website security and data protection; 1.3.4 permitted and prohibited use; 1.3.5 linking; 1.3.6 accessibility. 2 Responsibility 2.1 The [ state who ] holds overall responsibility for administering our website. 2.2 Their duties include: 2.2.1 approving and overseeing content; 2.2.2 ensuring the website complies with legal and regulatory requirements; 2.2.3 supervising linking arrangements; 2.2.4 maintaining the website terms and conditions and the privacy policy; 2.2.5 undertaking an annual review of this policy to confirm it operates...

Question Correct answer What is fraud? (b) In broad terms, fraud is an offence involving deceit or theft to secure an advantage How can a company commit the failure to prevent fraud offence under the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023? (a) By not having reasonable measures in place 3. ......