Legal Precedents

STOP PRESS: The Financial Remedies Guide 2026, released on 13 March 2026 by Mr Justice Peel ( National Lead Judge of the Financial Remedies Court) and His Honour Judge Hess ( Deputy National Lead Judge of the Financial Remedies Court), with the President of the Family Division’s approval, now replaces and supersedes: the Statement on the efficient conduct of financial remedy cases allocated to a High Court judge, whether sitting at the Royal Courts of Justice or elsewhere (1 February 2016) (the High Court judge level efficiency statement) the Statement on the efficient conduct of financial remedy hearings proceeding in the Financial Remedies Court below High Court judge level (11 January 2022) (the below High Court judge level efficiency statement) the Financial Remedies Court Primary Principles document (11 January 2022) the Notice from the Financial Remedies Court: electronic bundles (19 April 2022) the Allocation of financial remedies cases to High Court...

STOP PRESS: The Financial Remedies Guide 2026, published on 13 March 2026 by Mr Justice Peel ( National Lead Judge of the Financial Remedies Court) and His Honour Judge Hess ( Deputy National Lead Judge of the Financial Remedies Court) with the approval of the President of the Family Division, replaces and supersedes: the Statement on the efficient conduct of financial remedy cases allocated to a High Court judge whether sitting at the Royal Courts of Justice or elsewhere (1 February 2016) (the High Court judge level efficiency statement) the Statement on the efficient conduct of financial remedy hearings proceeding in the Financial Remedies Court below High Court judge level (11 January 2022) (the below High Court judge level efficiency statement) the Financial Remedies Court Primary Principles document (11 January 2022) the Notice from the Financial Remedies Court:...

STOP PRESS: The Financial Remedies Guide 2026 Published on 13 March 2026 by Mr Justice Peel ( National Lead Judge of the Financial Remedies Court) and His Honour Judge Hess ( Deputy National Lead Judge of the Financial Remedies Court), and approved by the President of the Family Division, the Guide supersedes and replaces: the Statement on the efficient conduct of financial remedy cases assigned to a High Court judge, whether at the Royal Courts of Justice or elsewhere (1 February 2016) (the High Court judge level efficiency statement) the Statement on the efficient conduct of financial remedy hearings in the Financial Remedies Court below High Court judge level (11 January 2022) (the below High Court judge level efficiency statement) the Financial Remedies Court Primary Principles (11 January 2022) the Notice from the Financial Remedies Court concerning electronic bundles (19 April 2022) the Allocation of financial remedies cases to High Court...

[ To be produced on the employer’s headed notepaper ] [ Date ] Dear [ insert name of employee ], Re: [ insert name of employer ] (the Company) I refer to our meeting on [ date ], during which I outlined that our business has experienced a sharp and material decline due to [ insert details of the reason for the business downturn ]. Regrettably, this requires the Company to seek immediate cost reductions. [ LAY- OFF : ] As set out at that meeting, the Company intends to [ lay you off OR lay off all employees in your department ] [ insert reason for request, eg because we are closing our factory at [location] for the next month ]. You will be aware that clause [ insert number ] of your contract of employment provides [ recite relevant wording eg that we may lay you off...

Without prejudice, save as to costs [ Sir OR Madam ], [ insert name of agreement ]: [ insert client name ] and [ insert counter-party name ] We refer to our [ open ] correspondence [ of today’s date ] (the termination notice) concerning the [ insert agreement name ] dated [ insert date ] (the Agreement) between [ insert client name ] (our client) and [ insert counter-party name ] ([ insert counter-party short name ]). As explained in the termination notice, our client brought the Agreement to an end [ in accordance with Clause [ insert number ] OR by accepting [ insert counter-party short name ]’s repudiation of the Agreement ]. The termination ensued from [ insert counter-party short name ]’s breach of the Agreement, as set out in [ our earlier letter dated [ insert date ] (breach notice) and ] the...

PART ONE— GENERAL PROVISIONS 1 Definitions and interpretations This Rule sets out the glossary for the Plan and how those terms should be read. Defined expressions cover, among others: Awards and outcomes: Contingent Awards, Restricted Awards, Matched Awards, Options and Cash Awards, together with Date of Grant, Option Price, Exercise Price, Market Value, Dividend Equivalent and the concept of Vesting; People and entities: the Company (acting through the Board or a duly authorised committee, which may include the Remuneration Committee), Eligible Employees, Participants (and their personal representatives), the Group and its Subsidiaries, Associated Companies, the Grantor, the Nominee, the Trustee and Trust, and HMRC; Timeframes and dealing: Financial Year, Dealing Day, Closed Period, Grant Period, Holding Period, Relevant Period and the Plan Period; Shares and schemes: Shares, Employees’ Share Scheme and Company Share Scheme, Invested Shares and Invested Share Amount, and...

[ To appear on the client’s official letterhead or with the client’s logo] Off-payroll working ( IR35): confirmation of the size of our organisation On [ insert date request received ] you contacted us seeking confirmation of our organisation’s size for the application of the off-payroll rules for the tax year [ insert tax year ] as requested by you......

This Agreement is entered into on [ insert day and month ] 20[ insert year ] Parties The several individuals whose names and addresses appear in Schedule 1 (collectively the [ insert address ] (the Sellers ), and [ Insert name of purchasing corporate entity ] incorporated in [ England and Wales OR [ insert country of incorporation ] ] with registered number [ insert company number ] whose registered office is at [ insert address ] (the Buyer ), [ each of the Sellers and the Buyer is a Party, and together the Sellers and the Buyer are the Parties. ] Background ( A) The Company (as defined below) is a private limited company by shares, incorporated in [ England and Wales OR [ insert country of incorporation ] ] . Details of the Company are set out in Schedule 2. ( B) The Sellers are the legal and...

This Agreement is entered into on [ insert day and month ] 20[ insert year ] Parties [ Insert name of selling corporate entity ], a company incorporated in [ England and Wales OR [ insert country of incorporation ] OR with registered number [ insert company number ] ], whose registered office is at [ insert address ] (the Seller); [ Insert name of purchasing corporate entity ], incorporated in England and Wales OR [ insert country of incorporation ] OR with registered number [ insert company number ], with its registered office at [ insert address ] (the Buyer); [ Insert name of guarantor entity ], incorporated in England and Wales OR [ insert country of incorporation ] with registered number [ insert company number ], whose registered office is at [ insert address ] (the Guarantor) [ (each of the Seller, the Buyer and the...

This Agreement is entered into on [ insert day and month ] 20[ insert year ] Parties The individuals named and addressed in Schedule 1 (together, the Sellers), and [ Insert name of purchasing corporate entity ] incorporated in [ England and Wales OR [ Insert country of incorporation ] ] with registered number [ insert company number ] and whose registered office is at [ insert address ] (the Buyer), [ (each Seller and the Buyer being a Party, and together the Sellers and the Buyer constituting the Parties). ] Background The Company (as defined below) is a private company limited by shares, and is incorporated in [ England and Wales OR [ Insert country of incorporation ] ]. Details of the Company appear in Schedule 2, Part A. The Sellers are the legal and beneficial owners of the Sale Shares (as...

[ Print on letterhead of reporting accountants ] The Directors [ Insert name and address of company ] and [ Insert name and address of [ sponsor OR nominated adviser ], as relevant ] [ Insert date ] Dear [ insert name ] [ Insert name of company ] (the Company): [ Placing AND/ OR Open offer AND/ OR Rights issue ] of [ insert number ] [ insert class ] shares of [ insert nominal value ] each We provide our report on the pro forma financial information presented in [ insert location of pro forma financial information in document ] of the prospectus dated [ insert date ] (the Prospectus), which has been compiled on the basis of......

This Agreement is dated [ insert day and month ] 20[ insert year ] Parties The several persons whose names and addresses appear in Schedule 1 (together, the Sellers); and [ Insert name of purchasing corporate entity ], incorporated in [ England and Wales OR [ insert country of incorporation ] ] with registered number [ insert company number ] and whose registered office is at [ insert address ] (the Buyer); and [ (each Seller and the Buyer being a Party, and together the Sellers and the Buyer being the Parties). ] Background The Company (as defined below) is a private company limited by shares, incorporated in [ England and Wales OR [ insert country of incorporation ] ]. Details of the Company are set out in Schedule 2, Part A. The Sellers are the legal and beneficial holders of the Sale...

OC registration number: [ insert number ] Written resolution[s] OF [ insert name ] LLP (the LLP) Circulated on [ insert circulation date ] Pursuant to clause [ insert value ] of the limited liability partnership agreement dated [ insert date ], which governs the affairs of the LLP, the following resolution [ s ] are proposed to be approved as [ a written OR written ] resolution [ s ]: [ insert text of resolution(s) ] Please review the explanatory notes at the end of this document before confirming your agreement to the resolution [ s ]......

This Agreement is dated [ insert day and month ] 20[ insert year ] Parties The various individuals whose names and addresses appear in Schedule 1 (together, the Sellers); and [ Insert name of purchasing corporate entity ], a company incorporated in [ England and Wales OR [ insert country of incorporation ] ] with registered number [ insert company number ], whose registered office is at [ insert address ] (the Buyer), [ (each Seller and the Buyer being a Party, and together the Sellers and the Buyer being the Parties). ] Background The Company (as defined below) is a private company limited by shares and is incorporated in [ England and Wales OR [ insert country of incorporation ] ]. Details of the Company are set out in Schedule 2. The Sellers are the legal and beneficial owners of the Sale...

This Agreement is dated [ insert day and month ] 20[ insert year ] Parties [ Insert name of selling corporate shareholder ], a company incorporated in [ England and Wales OR [ insert country of incorporation ] ], with registered number [ insert company number ] and its registered office at [ insert address ] (the Seller); [ Insert name of purchasing corporate entity ], a company incorporated in [ England and Wales OR [ insert country of incorporation ] ], with registered number [ insert company number ] and its registered office at [ insert address ] (the Buyer). [ each of the Seller and the Buyer constitutes a Party and, together, the Seller and the Buyer are the Parties ] Background ( A) The Company (as defined below) is a private limited company by shares, incorporated in [ England and Wales OR [...

Special resolution: That the articles of association [ laid before the meeting and initialled by the chair of the meeting for the purpose of identification, OR annexed to this written resolution ] be approved and adopted as the Company’s articles of association in place of, and to the exclusion of, the Company’s current articles of association of the Company......

This Agreement is entered into on [ insert date ] 20[ insert year ] Parties [ Insert name of first shareholder ], a company incorporated in England and Wales under number [ insert company number ], whose registered office is at [ insert address ] ( [ A ] ) [ Insert name of second shareholder ], a company incorporated in England and Wales under number [ insert company number ], whose registered office is at [ insert address ] ( [ B ] ) [ Insert name of the company in which the shares are held ], a company incorporated in England and Wales under number [ insert company number ], whose registered office is at [ insert address ] (the Company) BACKGROUND ( A) As at the date of this Agreement, the Company has in issue ordinary shares of £[ insert nominal value ] each, one...

This Agreement is dated [ insert day and month ] 20[ insert year ]. Parties [ Insert name of selling corporate shareholder ], incorporated in [ England and Wales OR [ insert country of incorporation ] ], with registered number [ insert company number ], whose registered office is at [ insert address ] (the Seller); and [ Insert name of purchasing corporate entity ], incorporated in [ England and Wales OR [ insert country of incorporation ] ], with registered number [ insert company number ], whose registered office address is at [ insert address ] (the Buyer). [ Each of the Seller and the Buyer is a Party, and together the Seller and the Buyer constitute the Parties. ] BACKGROUND ( A) The Company (as defined below) is a private company limited by shares, incorporated in [ England and Wales OR [ insert country of...

[ Print on letterhead of reporting accountants ] The Directors [ Insert name and address of company ] together with [ Insert name and address of sponsor, nominated adviser or corporate adviser (as applicable) ] [ Insert date ] Dear [ insert name ] [ Insert name of company ] (the Company): [ Placing AND/ OR Open offer AND/ OR Rights issue ] relating to [ insert number ] [ insert class ] shares, each with a nominal value of [ insert nominal value ] We make reference to the......

[ Print on letterhead of reporting accountants ] The Directors[ Insert name and address of company ];[ Insert name and address of sponsor or nominated adviser (as relevant) ] [ Insert date ] Dear [ Insert name ] [ Insert name of company ] (the Company): [ Placing OR Open offer OR Rights issue ] of [ insert number ] [ insert class ] shares (each [ insert nominal value ]) (the Transaction) We refer to the Company’s prospectus dated [ insert date ] (the Prospectus). We have reviewed the tax sections in [ insert location of taxation paragraphs in the prospectus ] and consider them consistent with our understanding of UK tax law, case law and practice. [ This confirmation applies only on the date hereof and, given tax’s nature, is Transaction-specific. ] [ This letter is for the addressees’ information in relation to the Prospectus only. Except as set out in...