Legal professional privilege (LPP) is a core legal protection that permits [ insert organisation’s name ] to resist producing evidence to a third party or the court. It enables the organisation to seek expert legal guidance, setting out all pertinent facts to our legal advisers without concern that they will later be revealed and used against us. This short guide sets out what legal professional privilege (LPP) is and how we can best preserve it. 1 What is legal professional privilege? LPP is an umbrella term covering: legal advice privilege (LAP) litigation privilege LPP safeguards the confidentiality of written and verbal communications between lawyers and clients. It is a fundamental entitlement, allowing a party to withhold material from disclosure to any third party or a court. Legal advice privilege Legal advice privilege applies to all confidential communications between a client and their lawyer made for the
Please click to access the Precedent. Please note this register has been created in Excel, and therefore it cannot be downloaded into Word. For detailed guidance on completing a legal risk register, see Practice Note: How to create a legal risk register. However, a concise summary is set out briefly below. What is a legal risk register? A legal risk register is a means of gathering and overseeing all legal risk information in a single location. To produce an effective and reliable register, you must first determine the legal risks your organisation encounters. Understanding your organisation’s risk appetite is also highly advantageous. The register then lets you classify each risk appropriately, assign a score to it, and choose mitigation measures and actions. Separate Precedents exist for a general risk register and for a privacy risk register-see Precedents: Risk register and Privacy risk
[ To be printed on the headed paper of the lender’s lawyers ] To: [ insert name and address of Lender ] [ insert date ] Dear [ insert name of Lender ] [ Matter name/reference ] We have served as English law counsel to [ insert name of lender ] (the Lender) in relation to the provision of finance to [ insert name of borrower, company number and registered office ] (the Borrower) comprising a [ term loan and revolving credit facility ] [ describe facilities ] of £[ insert amount ] (the Transaction), and to the negotiation, drafting, execution and completion of the documents specified in Schedule 1 (Documents examined), Paragraph 1 (Opinion Document) (the Opinion Document). We deliver this opinion letter to you, the Lender, pursuant to [ Schedule 2 ] (Conditions Precedent) of the facility agreement between the Lender and the Borrower dated [ insert date ]
[ Headed notepaper of law firm issuing the opinion ] [ insert name and address of Lender ] [ insert date ] Dear [ insert name of Lender ] Facility Agreement dated [ insert date ] made between [ insert name of lender ] (the Lender) and [ insert name of borrower ] (the Borrower) (the Facility Agreement) We refer to clause [ insert number of clause which requires delivery of legal opinion ] of the Facility Agreement, which requires the delivery of a legal opinion. This opinion is provided in satisfaction of that requirement. Unless expressly defined in this opinion, terms defined in the Facility Agreement carry the same meanings when used herein. This opinion is governed by English law and is subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of England. 1 Background 1.1 This opinion concerns the English law aspects of a transaction (the
Transfer of a going concern 1 The Seller and the Buyer both agree that the disposal and assignment of the Property, carried out in line with this Agreement, shall amount to the transfer of a business, or part of a business, as a going concern under section 49(1) of the Value Added Tax Act 1994 ( VATA 1994) and article 5 of the Value Added Tax ( Special Provisions) Order 1995, SI 1995/1268, with the result that the Property transfer is correctly treated as neither a supply of goods nor a supply of services for the purposes of VAT......
Hardship Hardship means [ , subject to clause [ 1.6 OR 1.7 ] , ] a [ fundamental OR material ] alteration in the equilibrium of a party’s benefits and obligations under this Agreement, brought about by a [ legal, technical, political, economic or financial ] event (or events) that arises [ or the impact of which becomes known to the affected party ] during the term of this Agreement and which: is not a [ insert (eg ‘ Force Majeure Event’ or ‘circumstance to which clauses [ X] or [ Y] relate’) ]; [ except in the case of the circumstances referred to in [ insert reference eg to clause 1.6 or 1.7 if appropriate ], ] could not reasonably have been foreseen, mitigated or avoided by the Disadvantaged Party at the time of execution of this Agreement; is outside the control of [ the...
Social media Social media platforms and services provide powerful means to bolster our brands, advertise our products and services, and cultivate relationships with our existing customers and potential clients. They enable open dialogue, debate, and the exchange and circulation of information. Within this Code, ‘social media’ refers to evolving, socially interactive, networked information and communication technologies that enable personal details, viewpoints, or other material to be displayed for public viewing on the Internet, and shared openly with audiences. This covers social networks or platforms, community websites, blogs, microblogging services, wikis, web forums, social bookmarking tools, and user review services......
1 Introduction Risk management sits at the heart of how we work, and [ insert organisation’s name ] is dedicated to embedding effective risk control across the business—every colleague has a part to play in making this happen. This policy explains: what risk is; our approach to managing risk; who holds responsibility for risk; our methods for spotting, reporting and assessing risk; our risk management policies and procedures; details of risk training; how we will monitor and refresh this. It also includes our: Risk...
date [ date ] Parties [ name of Assignor ] [ of OR incorporated in England and Wales (company registration number [ number ]) with its registered office at ] [ address ] ( Assignor) [ name of Assignee ] [ of OR incorporated in England and Wales (company registration number [ number ]) with its registered office at ] [ address ] ( Assignee) 1 Definitions In this Deed, the terms below shall be interpreted as follows: Contract - an agreement to sell and buy the Property dated [ date ], between [ name of the seller of the Property ] (as seller) and the Assignor (as buyer), a copy of which is included with this Deed in the Appendix; Property - [ is as [ defined OR described ] in the Contract OR the [ freehold OR leasehold ] property known as [...
DATE [ date ] Parties [ name of Assignor ] [ of OR incorporated in England and Wales (company registration number [ number ]) whose registered office is at ] [ address ] ( Assignor) [ name of Assignee ] [ of OR incorporated in England and Wales (company registration number [ number ]) whose registered office is at ] [ address ] ( Assignee) 1 Definitions In this Deed, the terms below are to be interpreted as follows: Option Agreement — an option arrangement concerning the Property dated [ date ] and entered into between [ name of grantor of option ] and the Assignor, a copy of which is annexed to this Deed in the Appendix; Property — [ is as [ defined OR described ] in the Option Agreement OR the [ freehold OR leasehold ] property known as [...
[ Insert name of organisation ] upholds the rights of individuals to equality of opportunity, equality of access, and protection from discrimination. [ Insert name of organisation ] is wholly dedicated to advancing and safeguarding the highest professional standards, and to embedding equality, diversity and inclusion ( EDI) across everything we do at all times. [ Insert name of organisation ] expects panel members to uphold this pledge fully. Please respond to all questions in this questionnaire, limiting answers to a maximum of [ insert number of words ] per question. Any requested or supporting documents must be clearly linked to the relevant question and included with your submission......
1 General 1.1 Type of publicity reviewed and by whom Type of publicity material examined ☐ Marketing collateral or initiative (including our firm’s name or description) ☐ Stationery ☐ Advert ☐ Brochure ☐ Website ☐ Directory listing ☐ Media appearance ☐ Promotional press release, not prepared on a client’s behalf ☐ Direct contact with potential client(s) or other person(s), in person, in writing, or in electronic form ☐ Online content or social media post issued by or on behalf of our firm ☐ Other—[ insert description ] Person completing checklist and completion date [ Insert name ] [ Insert date ] If the publicity was produced or carried out by a third party, proceed to section 1.2. If not, continue to section 2......
Precedent underlease of part-offices—whole of premises demised by Head Lease This Precedent underlease is provided as a PDF with tracked changes, showing the amendments to convert a head lease to an underlease, and can be downloaded, saved or printed from this link: . NOTE: The sample mark-up draws from Lease of part—offices [ Archived], an earlier iteration of our Precedent Lease of part (office). Its function is to show a practitioner the method for preparing an underlease; the underlying principles are unchanged. It is illustrative mark-up to demonstrate how a practitioner should approach drafting; principles remain. Drafting notes to Precedent Underlease of part-offices—whole of premises demised by Head Lease Caution This underlease assumes that the Head Lease is a lease of office premises forming part of a building, and that the premises granted by the underlease comprise the whole of the premises demised by the Head...
Precedent This template can be used to maintain a log of your super SAR investigation forms. Click to access an Excel version of this register. Please note this register has been produced in Excel and consequently it cannot be downloaded into Word......
This Agreement is entered into on [ date ] Parties 1 [ Insert name of supplier ], a company registered in [ England and Wales ] with number [ insert registered number ] whose registered office is at [ insert address ] (the Supplier); and 2 [ Insert name of customer ], a company registered in [ England and Wales ] with number [ insert registered number ] whose registered office is at [ insert address ] (the Customer), each of the Supplier and the Customer being a party and, together, the Supplier and the Customer are the parties. Background ( A) The Supplier is [ insert details of the Supplier’s background or the background to the transaction from the Supplier’s perspective. ] ( B) The Customer is [ insert details of Customer’s background or the background to the transaction from the Customer’s...
1 Identify the need for a DPIA Outline at a high level what the project intends to deliver and the nature of the processing undertaken [ Add, eg you might find it useful to cite or link to supporting papers, such as a project proposal. Summarise the reasons you determined a DPIA is required. ] 2 Describe the processing Describe the nature of the processing [ Add, eg in what way will you gather, use, retain and erase data? What are the origins of the data? Will any data be disclosed to others? Which forms of processing considered potentially high risk are included? You could also refer to a flow chart or another method of mapping data movements ] Describe the scope of the processing: [ Add, eg what kind of data is involved, and does it cover special category or criminal offence data? How much data will be...
Definitions Minimum Purchase Commitment • Customer’s duty to purchase the Minimum Quantities or to place Orders meeting a minimum aggregate Price, per clause 1.1; Minimum Quantities • has meaning in [insert schedule]; Order • a written order in the prescribed form or any other agreed written form; Price • sum payable for any Order, excluding packaging, freight, insurance, customs and import/export duties, VAT (or equivalent sales tax), withholding or other tax. 1.1 Subject to clause 1.3, each Contract Year Customer shall purchase the Minimum Quantities or submit Orders totalling at least [insert amount] for Products. 1.2 If the Customer does not meet the Minimum Purchase Commitment in any Contract Year, this is a material breach entitling Supplier to: 1.2.1 terminate this Agreement on not less than [three] months’ written notice; or 1.2.2 appoint others as distributor, agent or buyer and/or supply directly in the Territory; exclusivity...
Definitions Condition Fulfilment Date • refers to the deadline by which, unless waived in accordance with clause 1.6, the Conditions must be met, being [ within [ insert days ] of the date of the Agreement OR on or before [ insert date ] ], or any later date agreed under clause 1.3; Conditions • denotes the requirements set out in clause 1.1 of this Agreement; Surviving Clauses • signifies [ insert references to the clauses of the agreement which are intended to survive any termination or avoidance of the agreement in the event that the Conditions are not satisfied—eg confidentiality, notices, costs, entire agreement, governing law and jurisdiction, dispute resolution. ] 1 Conditions precedent 1.1 This Agreement, and the obligations contained in it (other than the Surviving Clauses), shall be conditional in all respects upon the following conditions being...
General Power of Attorney Executed on [ date ], this General Power of Attorney is issued by [ name ] of [ address ]...
Extended Disclosure list of documents for the [ Claimant OR Defendant ] [ Provide details of the proceedings ] Date Document or [ Specify class of document ] Description 1. 2. 3. ......
[ Add details of proceedings ] Initial Disclosure list of documents for the [ Claimant OR Defendant ] Date Document or outline of category of documents Explanation ......
1 Definitions 1.1 In this Agreement: Change denotes any alteration to the Services and/or the terms of this Agreement, excluding a minor operational alteration as referenced in clause 2.2; Charges refers to the fees, costs and expenses payable by the Customer to the Supplier for the delivery of the Services, as specified in Schedule [ insert schedule number ]; Change Control Note means the document submitted to support a Change Request under the Change Control Procedure, in a form materially comparable to the pro-forma change control note in the Appendix to Schedule [ insert schedule number ]; Change Control Procedure signifies the method by which any Change is agreed, as set out in Schedule [ insert schedule number ]; Change Request indicates a request, in the format of a Change Control Note, lodged by a party seeking to...
1 Change control 1.1 If either party wishes to alter this Agreement at any time (the Change Requesting Party), the Change Requesting Party may seek such a variation (a Change Request) by following the procedure specified in this clause. 1.2 Each Change Request shall be provided by the Change Requesting Party substantially in the form set out in the Schedule and shall contain information sufficient to allow the parties to assess the impact of the proposed change, which, in the case of the Supplier, includes completing Part B: Evaluation of the Change Request form......
IN THE COUNTY COURT AT [ insert ] Claim No. [ insert number ] Parties (1) AA (2) BB Claimants -and- CC Defendant PARTICULARS OF CLAIM At all material and relevant times, the Defendant carried on trade in the capacity of a tour operator, supplying package holidays to travellers. On 2 July 2025, the First Claimant accessed the Defendant’s website and concluded a contract to purchase a package holiday in Greece from the Defendant. Pursuant to that agreement, the First Claimant and her husband, the Second Claimant, were to depart East Midlands Airport for Athens on 8 August 2025, with an onward transfer thereafter to Santorini. The contract also provided for their return on 15 August 2025, travelling from Santorini to Athens and then onwards back to East Midlands Airport. Following completion of the flight arrangements, the Defendant, by means of a website link,...
When evaluating a general damages claim, the practitioner ought initially to refer to the Judicial College Guidelines (JCG)...
This Practice Note This Practice Note reviews mechanisms used in settling litigation. A Tomlin order consists of a consent order paired with a schedule. It operates to stay proceedings on terms that have been agreed. The provisions contained in the schedule may remain confidential. This Practice Note describes the scope of confidentiality attaching to the schedule and sets out how it differs from a standard consent order. Sample wording for a Tomlin order is included, alongside links to precedents, as well as guidance on court approval. It also addresses varying, setting aside and enforcing a Tomlin order, including the considerations the court will take into account when handling applications for each. Further guidance is provided on interpreting and applying the relevant provisions of the CPR; however, some courts and divisions impose very specific requirements for both drafting and approval, and for approaching the schedule and confidentiality issues. Accordingly, you must consider the particular rules and court guide provisions in the forum where your claim is proceeding when drawing up the Tomlin order...
Date [ date ] Parties [ name of Landlord ] [ of OR incorporated in England and Wales (company registration number [ number ]) with its registered office at ] [ address ] (Landlord) [ name of Tenant ] [ of OR incorporated in England and Wales (company registration number [ number ]) with its registered office at ] [ address ] (Tenant) [ [ name of Guarantor ] [ of OR incorporated in England and Wales (company registration number [ number ]) with its registered office at ] [ address ] (Guarantor) ] [ [ name of Mortgagee ] [ of OR incorporated in England and Wales (company registration number [ number ]) with its registered office at ] [ address ] (Mortgagee) ] Definitions Within this Deed, the terms below shall be interpreted as follows: [ Annual Rent • the annual sum reserved under the Lease; ] [ Insurance Rent • the Tenant’s share of the Landlord’s costs of insuring the Property (as set out in the Lease); ] Lease • the lease of the Property dated [ date ], entered into between (1) [ the Landlord OR [ name ...
I, [ name ], of [ address ], solemnly and sincerely state that: [ Matters to be verified, set out in numbered paragraphs ] I make this solemn statement in good conscience, believing it to be true, and pursuant to the provisions of the Statutory Declarations Act 1835. DECLARED at [ details ] this [ day ] day of [ month and year ] Before me ................................................................................ [ signature of the person before whom the declaration is made ] A [ commissioner for oaths OR [ solicitor OR [ insert other qualification ] ] authorised to administer oaths ]...