Legal Precedents

ARCHIVED This Precedent is archived and is no longer maintained. This Precedent, together with any drafting notes, is intended for use in proceedings begun in the courts of England and Wales on or before 31 December 2020 where the transitional jurisdiction provisions in Articles 67 or 69 of the Withdrawal Agreement are satisfied... 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 [ Party A ] Claimant and [ Party B ] Defendant ] Reply to Defence Jurisdiction The Claimant disputes paragraphs [ X ]–[ Y ] of the Defence, concerning the Court’s jurisdiction to adjudicate this matter, for the following...

[ Insert your current residential address ] [ Insert Home Office address where application is being sent ] [ Insert date ] Dear [ insert organisation name ], Letter of support of leave to remain application of [ insert name of child(ren), nationalit(ies) and date(s) of birth ] I [ hold British citizenship OR have indefinite leave to remain in the UK OR hold protection status OR have humanitarian protection OR possess permission as a stateless person OR have pre-settled status under Appendix EU other than as a ‘joining family member’ or family member of a qualifying British citizen ], and I am the [ spouse OR civil partner OR unmarried partner ] of [ insert name of applicant partner ]......

Instructions for cancellation Right to cancel You are entitled to cancel this agreement within 14 days without providing a reason. The cancellation window ends 14 days after the date the contract is made. To use your right to cancel, please notify us of your decision with an unambiguous notice (for example, a letter sent by post, a fax, or an e-mail). You may use the enclosed Cancellation Form to do this, although it is not compulsory. No explanation is needed......

[ insert date ] To: [ insert full name and address of lender ] Dear [ insert full name of lender ] I serve as director and the [ Chief Financial Officer OR Finance Director ] of [ insert full name of borrower ], a company incorporated in England and Wales under registered number [ insert company number ], whose registered office......

Kindly complete this questionnaire by selecting the relevant boxes and adding extra details where appropriate. If you need further guidance or help to complete this questionnaire, please contact [ insert name and contact details ]. Name [ Insert name ] Role [ Insert role ] Department [ Insert department ] Date completed [ Insert date ] Question Answer Comments Please use this space to record any additional comments to clarify your response or highlight any specific issues you would like us to address Are you aware of whom to report any health and safety incidents to? ☐ Yes ☐ No ☐ Unsure [ Additional comments to be inserted here ] Do you know the name of the nominated first aider(s)?......

Date of review Outcome of review Corrective action Responsibility Timescales [ Date ] [ Record any problems found through the review ] [ Note any actions that have been determined; this may involve revising the policy and/or particular health and safety obligations that require attention as needed accordingly ] [ State who is accountable for enacting changes ] [ Provide the timeframe for delivering the changes ] ......

[ To be printed on the employer’s headed paper ] [ Date ] Dear [ insert name of employee ], Re: [ insert name of employer ] (the Company) As you are aware, we have consulted with employee representatives about the redundancy situation, considering how redundancies might be avoided, numbers reduced or the effects minimised, the selection “pool”, and the criteria to be used. Following careful review, the criteria have been confirmed as: efficiency initiative skills/qualifications/training greater experience in certain particular tasks or on certain machines future potential/flexibility timekeeping absence record disciplinary record length of service An assessment has now been completed and these criteria applied to you and others within the pool. I am pleased to confirm that your score means you have not been provisionally selected for redundancy. We will now consult with those...

[ To be printed on headed paper of tenant’s solicitors ] Dear [ as appropriate ] Letting of [ insert description of premises ] (the Premises) dated [ insert date ] and agreed between [ insert name of landlord ][and][ insert name of tenant ][and [ insert name of guarantor ]] (the......

Warning to the Guarantor: Before you sign this guarantee, you ought to obtain independent legal advice regarding the nature of the commitments you will assume and which will become legally binding on you once you sign. You may seek advice and guidance from an independent solicitor. That solicitor should set out, in writing, that they have explained to you the scope and limit of the obligations you are being asked to take on, as well as the effect of the documents you are being asked to sign. If you decide not to obtain independent legal advice before signing the guarantee, please complete the declaration [ Provided to you OR Attached ] confirming that you had the opportunity to take independent legal advice, were advised to do so, but chose not to seek independent legal advice. The principal sum you are asked to...

I, [ name ], of [ address ], do solemnly and sincerely declare that: Following a transfer dated [ date ] between (1) [ name of seller ] and (2) myself [ together with my [ wife OR husband OR [ other ] ] ], [ I OR we ] became the owners of the freehold land ('the Red Land'), which is registered under title number [ title number of declarant’s property ] and is indicated [ edged OR coloured OR hatched ] red on the plan now produced, shown to me and marked '1', which is attached to this declaration ('the Plan'). The Red Land consists of the dwelling and its garden located at [ address or other description ]. On the date of completion of that transfer, [ I OR we ] took possession of the Red Land and have...

ICC International Court of Arbitration33-43 avenue du Président Wilson75116 Paris France FAO: [ [ Insert name of contact at the ICC or the Secretariat of the ICC ] ] [ Insert date ] Dear [ ICC Court ], ICC Arbitration No: [ reference ] [ Claimant ] v. [ Respondent ] – request for the appointment of the [ sole arbitrator OR president of the tribunal ] The Parties have not been able to agree upon the individual to serve as [ the sole arbitrator OR the president of the arbitral tribunal ] in the proceedings referenced above. Relying on [ article 12(3) of the ICC Arbitration Rules OR article 12(5) of the ICC Arbitration Rules ], the Claimant respectfully asks the ICC Court to designate the [ sole arbitrator OR president ]. Yours faithfully, [ Claimant's counsel ] cc [ Respondent's Counsel ][ Address ]......

notice of [ assignment OR transfer ] [ AND CHARGE ] To: [ insert full name of current landlord ] (the Landlord) Lease dated [ date ] between (1) [ name of original landlord ] and (2) [ name of original tenant ] (the Lease) for premises known as [ insert description of premises ] (the Property). Under clause [ insert clause number ] of the Lease, take notice that by [ an assignment OR a transfer ] (the [ Assignment OR Transfer ]) dated [ insert date ] between (1) [ insert name of assigning tenant ] and (2) [ insert name of assignee/transferee ] (the Assignee), [ insert name of assigning tenant ] has [ assigned OR transferred ] the Property to the Assignee. From now on the Assignee will pay the rent, and all future rent demands and other...

Board minutes—private M& A—asset purchase—exchange and completion—seller Company number : [ insert company name ] [ insert company name ] [ limited OR plc ] Minutes for a meeting of the board of directors (the Meeting) of [ insert company name ] [ Limited OR Plc ] (the Company). Convened at [ insert place of meeting ]. On [ insert day, month and year of meeting ] at [ insert time of meeting ] [ am OR pm ]. Present: [ Insert names of the director(s) physically present ] [ [ Insert names of any directors present by telephone as permitted by the Company’s articles of association ] (by telephone) ] [ [ Insert names of any directors present by other means permitted by the Company’s articles of association ] (by [ insert other means ]) ] In...

STOP PRESS : Major changes to the UK prospectus framework officially took effect on 19 January 2026. The updated standards for public offers of securities and for admissions to trading in the UK are chiefly set out in 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 both been revoked. These reforms aim to streamline capital raising and significantly cut the instances when a company must produce an FCA approved prospectus for a further share issue. For comprehensive further details on the amendments, see Practice Note: UK prospectus regime reform. This Practice Note describes the prospectus regime then in force prior to 19 January 2026......

Company number : [ insert company number ] [ Insert company name ] Limited Minutes of meeting of the board of directors (the Meeting ) for [ insert full name of company ] Limited (the Company ) Duly convened at [ insert place of meeting ] Held on [ insert day, month and year of meeting ] at [ insert time of meeting ] [ am OR pm ] Present: [ Insert names of the director(s) physically present ] [ [ Insert names of any directors present by telephone as permitted by the Company’s articles of association ] (by telephone) ] [ [ Insert names of any directors present by other means permitted by the Company’s articles of association ] (by [ insert other means ]) ] [ In attendance: ] [ [ Insert name of anyone in attendance, who does not count...

Company registration number: [ enter company number ] [ enter company name ] [ limited or plc ] Record of a meeting of the board of directors (held on [ enter day, month and year ]) of [ enter full company name ] [ Limited or plc ] (the Company). Location: [ enter place of meeting ] Date: [ enter day, month and year ] at [ enter time of meeting ] [ [ am or pm ] ] Present: [ Enter names of the director(s) attending in person ] [ [ Enter names of any directors attending by telephone as authorised by the Company’s articles of association ] (by telephone) ] [ [ Enter names of any directors attending via other means permitted by the Company’s articles of association ] (by [ enter other means ]) ] In attendance: [ [ Enter the name of any...

[ To be printed on the transferee’s letterheaded paper ] [ Date ] Dear [ employee’s name ] [ [ As you are aware, ] [ [ with OR With ] effect from today OR [ on OR On ] [ insert date ] ] the [ division of the ] business of [ insert name of transferor ] in which you are employed has been transferred to us. OR [ As you are aware, ] [ [ with OR With ] effect from today OR [ on OR On ] [ insert date ] ] the contract to deliver [ specify type ] services to [ insert name of client ], on which you were working, has been transferred to us. ]......

To: [ insert name of worker ] On [ insert date ] you informed us of your intention to take holiday from [ insert date ] to [ insert date ], inclusive. [ This timing is unsuitable because [ insert reasons or justifications for refusal ]. ] We hereby notify you that you may not take holiday on those dates [ , and you also may not take holiday on the following dates: ] [ set out additional dates ] Signed: For and on behalf of the [ insert name of employer ] Job title: Date:......

This Agreement is entered into on [ date ] Parties [ Insert name of party ] [ of OR a company incorporated in [ England and Wales ] under number [ insert registered number ] with its registered office at ] [ insert address ] ( Main Contractor); and [ Insert name of party ] [ of OR a company incorporated in [ England and Wales ] under number [ insert registered number ] with its registered office at ] [ insert address ] ( Sub- Contractor) Each of the Main Contractor and the Sub- Contractor is a party, and together the Main Contractor and the Sub- Contractor comprise the parties. Background ( A) The Main Contractor has entered into the Main Contract (as defined below) to carry out the Work (as defined below). ( B) The Main Contractor intends to...

Applicant: [ enter initials and surname ] — 1st: (exhibits) 1–4; [ enter date ] 20[ enter year ] Court Reference No: [ ENTER COURT REF ]...