Legal Precedents

1 To the extent allowed by applicable law, each party undertakes that, throughout the Term, it will not, whether acting alone, or together with or through any other entity, do the following: submit any further bid to the Customer in respect of the Invitation to Tender; and/or enter into a supply agreement with the Customer for the provision of the [ Goods OR Services OR Goods and Services ] that are the subject of the Bid, unless the Customer has asked that party to bid and/or contract separately......

STOP PRESS: Abolition of non-dom regime and introduction of residence-based IHT regime. The Finance Act 2025 ( FA 2025), which secured Royal Assent on 20 March 2025, enacts measures that scrap the remittance basis of taxation and bring in a residence-based framework from 6 April 2025. FA 2025 also replaces domicile as the principal determinant of inheritance tax liability. Further reforms include revisions to the rules that govern excluded property status, the removal of protected settlement treatment for offshore trusts, and adjustments to overseas workday relief. For detailed guidance, see Practice Notes: The abolition of the remittance basis of taxation from 2025–26 and A new residence-based regime for IHT from 2025–26. Also see: Finance Bill Tracking Service: Key dates ( Finance Bill 2025) and Finance Act 2025. I, [ insert full name ], of [ insert full address ], to arrange the...

STOP PRESS: Abolition of non-dom regime and introduction of residence-based IHT regime. Finance Act 2025 ( FA 2025), which received Royal Assent on 20 March 2025, abolishes the remittance basis of taxation and introduces a residence-based system from 6 April 2025. It also replaces domicile as the principal criterion for determining exposure to inheritance tax. Amendments to the rules for deciding excluded property status Abolition of protected settlements status for offshore trusts Changes to overseas workday relief For information on these developments, see Practice Notes: The abolition of the remittance basis of taxation from 2025–26 and A new residence-based regime for IHT from 2025–26. See also: Finance Bill Tracking Service: Key dates ( Finance Bill 2025) and Finance Act 2025. FORTHCOMING CHANGE relating to changes to agricultural property relief and business property relief At the Autumn Budget 2024 on 30 October 2024, the government announced a reduction in the amount of APR and BPR...

STOP PRESS: Abolition of non-dom regime and introduction of residence-based IHT regime The Finance Act 2025 ( FA 2025), which secured Royal Assent on 20 March 2025, removes the remittance basis of taxation and introduces a residence-based regime from 6 April 2025. FA 2025 also replaces domicile as the principal criterion for liability to inheritance tax. Additional measures include revisions to the rules that determine excluded property status, the abolition of protected settlements status for offshore trusts, and updates to overseas workday relief. For further detail, see Practice Notes: The abolition of the remittance basis of taxation from 2025–26 and A new residence-based regime for IHT from 2025–26. See also: Finance Bill Tracking Service: Key dates ( Finance Bill 2025) and Finance Act 2025. I, [ insert full name ], of [ insert full address ], to determine the devolution of my estate upon my death,...

STOP PRESS: Abolition of non-dom regime and introduction of residence-based IHT regime Following Royal Assent on 20 March 2025, Finance Act 2025 ( FA 2025) introduces legislation to scrap the remittance basis of taxation and install a residence-based system, taking legal effect from 6 April 2025. Under FA 2025, domicile ceases to be the primary determinant of inheritance tax liability. Additional measures cover revisions to the rules for excluded property status, the removal of protected settlements status for offshore trusts, and amendments to the operation of overseas workday relief provisions. For further detail on these reforms, see Practice Notes: The abolition of the remittance basis of taxation from 2025–26 and A new residence-based regime for IHT from 2025–26. For timelines, see Finance Bill Tracking Service: Key dates ( Finance Bill 2025). See also Finance Act 2025. I, [ insert full name ], of [ insert full address ], in...

STOP PRESS: Abolition of non-dom regime and introduction of residence-based IHT regime. The Finance Act 2025 ( FA 2025), granted Royal Assent on 20 March 2025, enacts the removal of the remittance basis of taxation and brings in a residence-based system, effective from 6 April 2025. FA 2025 additionally replaces domicile as the main criterion for determining exposure to inheritance tax. Further measures revise the rules for establishing excluded property status, abolish the protected settlements status of offshore trusts, and alter overseas workday relief. For details on these reforms, see Practice Notes: The abolition of the remittance basis of taxation from 2025–26 and A new residence-based regime for IHT from 2025–26. See also: Finance Bill Tracking Service: Key dates ( Finance Bill 2025) and Finance Act 2025. I, [ insert full name ], of [ insert full address ], to settle the succession to my estate upon my death,...

STOP PRESS: Abolition of non-dom regime and introduction of residence-based IHT regime Finance Act 2025 ( FA 2025), which obtained Royal Assent on 20 March 2025, enacts measures to end the remittance basis of taxation and introduce a residence-based system, effective from 6 April 2025. FA 2025 likewise substitutes residence for domicile as the principal test used in establishing overall liability to inheritance tax. Further provisions include revisions to the rules for excluded property status, the removal of protected settlements status for offshore trusts, and amendments to overseas workday relief. For guidance on these reforms, see Practice Notes: The abolition of the remittance basis of taxation from 2025–26 and A new residence-based regime for IHT from 2025–26. See also: Finance Bill Tracking Service: Key dates ( Finance Bill 2025) and Finance Act 2025. I, [ insert full name ], of [ insert full address ], to determine the...

1 The Supplier recognises the Customer's obligation, under section 40A of the Equality Act 2010, to safeguard its personnel from sexual harassment by third parties and confirms that such conduct towards its staff is unacceptable, and will not tolerate such behaviour whatsoever. Since third parties (not naming the Supplier) have been identified as a potential factor heightening the risk of sexual harassment, the Customer, in order to reduce that risk, must be satisfied that where its employees interact with personnel of third party suppliers or contractors, those organisations maintain arrangements to prevent sexual harassment by their workforce. Accordingly, the Supplier undertakes to give the commitments described in clause 2......

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This template action plan and monitoring log is for employers to use when taking measures to stop sexual harassment of their workforce, in line with the duty to prevent sexual harassment set out in section 40A of the Equality Act 2010 ( Eq A 2010). It forms part of a toolkit comprising: Precedent: Sexual harassment risk assessment, a template risk assessment that an employer can use to record the sexual harassment risks it identifies in the workplace; and Sexual harassment checklist for employers—steps to take, a checklist outlining some of the measures an employer may need to take to prevent sexual harassment of its staff Action plan Action Done (tick) Comments/further actions required [ Include actions from the risk assessment/checklist, e.g. staff and management training] Monitoring log Action taken Outcome ...

Precedent checklist to prevent sexual harassment This Precedent is an employer checklist outlining steps it may need to take to prevent sexual harassment of its workforce, to meet the duty to prevent sexual harassment in section 40A of the Equality Act 2010 ( Eq A 2010). It forms part of a toolkit comprising: Precedent: Sexual harassment risk assessment — a template to record identified sexual harassment risks within the workplace Precedent: Sexual harassment action plan and monitoring log — a template action plan and log to support steps to prevent sexual harassment Changing the work environment Purpose: To foster a zero tolerance culture and ensure staff understand the organisation treats sexual harassment as a serious matter. Have you ensured staff are familiar with the relevant policies, for example Equality, diversity and inclusion ( EDI), Bullying and harassment, Social media, and Staff...

Dear [ insert expert’s name ] Claimant’s name: [ insert Claimant’s full name including title ] Claimant’s address: [ insert address ] Claimant’s date of birth: [ insert date of birth ] Date of alleged negligent treatment: [ insert date ] I represent the above-named in relation to injuries said to result from alleged clinical negligence occurring on the date noted. Thank you for agreeing to prepare a report addressing breach of duty/causation/condition and prognosis [ delete as appropriate ] in this matter. Please ensure you fully comprehend any clinical guidance relevant to the issues and that you hold the necessary facts to apply such guidance correctly. You should also be familiar with Part 35 of the CPR, the Practice Direction to Part 35, and the duties and requirements for experts giving expert evidence. In that regard, please see the...

Dear [ insert expert’s name ] Claimant’s name: [ insert Claimant’s full name including title ] Claimant’s address: [ insert address ] Claimant’s date of birth: [ insert date of birth ] Date of alleged negligent treatment: [ insert date ] I represent the above individual in respect of injuries said to have arisen from clinical negligence on the date noted above. We are grateful that you have agreed to prepare a report addressing condition and prognosis for this matter. Kindly ensure you are familiar with Part 35 of the CPR, the Practice Direction to Part 35, together with the obligations and requirements that apply to experts giving expert evidence. For that purpose, I draw your attention to the appendix to this letter of instruction. Your function is to assist the court by offering impartial, independent opinions on issues within your...

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Precedent: Sexual harassment risk assessment This Precedent offers a template sexual harassment risk assessment for employers to record the workplace risks they identify and the steps they will take to reduce those risks, as part of their wider approach to meeting the duty to prevent sexual harassment under section 40A of the Equality Act 2010 ( Eq A 2010). It forms part of a toolkit comprising: Sexual harassment checklist for employers—steps to take, a checklist outlining actions an employer may need to take to prevent sexual harassment of its staff Precedent: Sexual harassment action plan and monitoring log, a template action plan and monitoring log to support steps to prevent sexual harassment The document is prepared in Excel and cannot be downloaded to Word. The Precedent contains the following tabs/pages: an introduction a blank risk assessment for the employer to...

1 Definitions and interpretation Sanctioned Activity means any activity subject to sanctions by a Sanctioning Body; Sanctioning Body means the UK, USA, EU, and any applicable sanctions authority; Sanctioned Entity means any person or entity that is, or is owned or controlled (directly or indirectly) by one that is, sanctioned or listed by a Sanctioning Body; Sanctions Laws means all laws on Sanctioned Activities applicable to either Party or this Agreement’s performance; Sanctions Policy means the Sellers’ sanctions policy in Appendix [insert Appendix number], as updated and notified to the Buyer from time to time; 1.5 The Sellers and the Group Companies: As at this Agreement’s date and during its term, the Sellers and the Group Companies: are not Sanctioned Entities; have not been notified of any investigation into a Sanctioned Activity; are unaware of Business...

Insert the following definitions as new definitions into clause 1 of Precedent: Share purchase agreement—pro-seller—individual sellers—unconditional—long form: 1 Definitions and interpretation Sanctioned Activity • any conduct subject to sanctions set by a Sanctioning Body; Sanctioning Body • the UK, USA, EU and any other relevant authority imposing/administering sanctions; Sanctioned Entity • any person or entity that is, or is owned/controlled (directly or indirectly, per Sanctions Laws) by, a party sanctioned or listed by a Sanctioning Body; Sanctions Laws • all applicable law on Sanctioned Activities binding any Party or this Agreement’s performance; Sanctions Policy • the Sellers’ sanctions policy in Appendix [ insert Appendix number ], as updated and notified to the Buyer; 1.2 The Sellers and the Group Companies, as at the date of this Agreement and throughout its term: are not Sanctioned Entities; have not been...