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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
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This Precedent offers general guidance on giving evidence in employment tribunal proceedings in England and Wales, and sets out helpful, practical tips intended to make the process of giving evidence both simpler and more effective overall. Your employment lawyer will be able to give specific advice tailored precisely to your own particular circumstances and needs. Giving evidence in the employment tribunal If you are called as a witness in employment tribunal proceedings, it will typically be at the final hearing stage, or at a preliminary hearing where factual issues are to be considered. You will be expected to provide evidence for one of the parties (claimant or respondent) either in person or by video link, depending on whether the hearing is listed to take place at a tribunal venue or remotely. The tribunal can also list a hearing for in-person attendance but allow some of the...
Applicant(s): [ enter initials and surname ]: [ enter number of witness statement eg 1st ] Exhibit: [ enter exhibit description ]: Date: [ enter date of witness statement ] CASE NO: [ enter case number ] [ IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE BUSINESS AND PROPERTY COURTS OF ENGLAND AND WALES INSOLVENCY AND COMPANIES LIST ( Ch D) OR IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE BUSINESS AND PROPERTY COURTS IN [ enter location ] INSOLVENCY AND COMPANIES LIST ( Ch D) OR IN THE COUNTY COURT AT [ enter location ] BUSINESS AND PROPERTY WORK ] IN THE MATTER OF [ enter company’s name ] AND IN THE MATTER OF THE INSOLVENCY ACT 1986 BETWEEN [ enter name(s) of the Applicant(s) ] Applicant(s) AND [ enter name(s) of the Respondent(s) ] Respondent(s) [ ENTER NUMBER ] WITNESS STATEMENT OF [ ENTER NAME OF OFFICE- HOLDER ] I, [ enter name of the...
CASE NO: [ insert case number ] [ WITHIN THE HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE, BUSINESS AND PROPERTY COURTS OF ENGLAND AND WALES, INSOLVENCY AND COMPANIES LIST ( Ch D) OR WITHIN THE HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE, BUSINESS AND PROPERTY COURTS IN [ insert location ] INSOLVENCY AND COMPANIES LIST ( Ch D) OR IN THE COUNTY COURT SITTING AT [ insert location ] BUSINESS AND PROPERTY WORK......
INSOLVENCY ACT APPLICATION NOTICE Case No: [ insert case number ]. Court: High Court ( Business and Property Courts, Insolvency and Companies List ( Ch D)) OR Business and Property Courts in [ insert location ] OR County Court at [ insert location ] ( Business and Property Work). In the matter of [ insert company’s name ] and the Insolvency Act 1986. Parties: [ Insert Applicant(s) ] v [ Insert Respondent(s) ]. Under IR 2016 r 18.23. Parties and addresses: Applicants [ names/addresses ]; Respondents [ names/addresses ]. Application relates to [ details ]. Judge: [ level ]. Venue: [ court/hearing centre ]. Ref: [ number ]. Orders sought: Fix remuneration at £[ insert sum ] plus VAT; disbursements £[ insert sum ]. Costs to be an expense of the [...
This note offers broad guidance about notice to show cause applications in family proceedings. Your family solicitor can give tailored advice based on your situation and particular needs in your circumstances. What is a notice to show cause application? Where one partner believes a financial settlement has been concluded, but the other seeks to step away from that deal (often described as an attempt to ‘resile’ from the agreement), the party relying on the settlement may apply for the other to ‘show cause’ why an order should not issue, made in, and reflecting the terms of that settlement. The party aiming to maintain the financial arrangement must lodge the application and is called the applicant. The other party to the application is the respondent, being the other party. The court will not readily allow parties who have struck a financial agreement to move away from it,...
The Practice Statement for schemes and RPs 2025 From 1 January 2026, the Practice Statement for schemes and RPs 2025 sets out the procedure for Part 26 schemes of arrangement (schemes; see Practice Note: Schemes of arrangement—process and statutory framework) and for Part 26A restructuring plans (see Practice Note: Part 26A restructuring plans—process) between a company and its creditors and/or members (see: LNB News 19/09/2025 33 and Practice Note: The Practice Statement for Part 26 schemes and Part 26A restructuring plans (2025)). It captures all matters where an application for a meetings order is to be determined at a convening hearing listed on or after 1 January 2026; i.e. every application for a convening hearing fixed on or after 1 Jan 2026. Where a scheme is already underway and its convening hearing occurred before 1 January 2026, it appears the 2020 Practice Statement will...
Claimant [ initial and family name ]: First: [ date ] BEFORE [ HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE ] [ CHANCERY DIVISION ] [ BUSINESS AND PROPERTY COURTS OF ENGLAND AND WALES ] [ PROPERTY, TRUSTS AND PROBATE LIST ] Claim Reference......
AT THE [ HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE ] [ CHANCERY DIVISION ] Claim Number [ xxx ] [ BUSINESS AND PROPERTY COURTS OF ENGLAND AND WALES ] [ PROPERTY, TRUSTS AND PROBATE LISTt ] Before [ name ] Dated [ date ] [ Claimant’s name ] Claimant and [ Trustee ] [ Trustee ] [ Adult beneficiary ] [ name of beneficiary ] (a child by [ name ] his/her litigation friend) [ name of beneficiary ] (a child by [ name ] his/her litigation friend) Defendants _____________________________________ DRAFT/ SCHEME OF ARRANGEMENT _____________________________________ For this Arrangement, the expressions set out below shall, insofar as the context allows, carry the following definitions: 1.1 ‘ The Trust’ refers to the trust deed dated [ x ] and described as [ y ]; 1.2 ‘ The Operative Date’ signifies the date of the Order of [ Master x ] by which this...
Defendants: [ initial and surname ]: first: [ exhibits ]: [ date ] WITHIN THE [ HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE ] [ CHANCERY DIVISION ] Claim Reference...
Claimant [ initial and surname ] — First: [ date ] — In the [ HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE ], [ CHANCERY DIVISION ], within the [ BUSINESS AND PROPERTY COURTS OF ENGLAND AND WALES ], under the [ PROPERTY, TRUSTS AND PROBATE LIST ] — Claim No......
Claimant: [ initial and surname ]; 1st: [ date ] IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE BUSINESS AND PROPERTY COURTS [ OF ENGLAND AND WALES OR IN [ location ] ] PROPERTY, TRUSTS AND PROBATE LIST ( Ch D) Claim No: [ x ] [ x ] and [ x ] [ x ] (a child by [ name ] his/her litigation friend) etc... WITNESS STATEMENT OF [ x ] I, [ name ], of [ address/workplace ], [ occupation ], [ WILL SAY AS FOLLOWS ]: I am the Claimant in these proceedings and the [ position under the trust ] of the trust dated [ xxx ], called the [ xxx Trust ] (the Trust)......
CASE NO: [ insert case number ] IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE, BUSINESS AND PROPERTY COURTS OF ENGLAND AND WALES, INSOLVENCY AND COMPANIES LIST ( Ch D); OR IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE, BUSINESS AND PROPERTY COURTS IN [ insert location ], INSOLVENCY AND COMPANIES LIST ( Ch D); OR IN THE COUNTY COURT AT [ insert location ], BUSINESS AND PROPERTY WORK BEFORE [ DEPUTY] INSOLVENCY AND COMPANIES COURT JUDGE............................. THE HONOURABLE [ MR/ MRS] JUSTICE.......................... [ DEPUTY] DISTRICT JUDGE............................. [ HIS/ HER] HONOUR JUDGE.......................... DATED [ insert date ] IN THE MATTER OF [ insert company’s name......
Applicant(s): [ insert initials and surname ]; Statement number: [ insert number of witness statement eg 1st ]; Exhibit: [ insert exhibit description ]; Date: [ insert date of witness statement ]; CASE NO: [ insert case number ] [ IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE, BUSINESS AND PROPERTY COURTS OF ENGLAND AND WALES, INSOLVENCY AND COMPANIES LIST ( Ch D) OR IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE, BUSINESS AND PROPERTY COURTS IN [ insert location ], INSOLVENCY AND COMPANIES LIST ( Ch D) OR IN THE COUNTY COURT AT [ insert location ] BUSINESS AND PROPERTY WORK ] IN THE MATTER OF [ insert company’s name ] AND OF THE INSOLVENCY ACT 1986 BETWEEN [ Insert name(s) of the Applicant(s) ] Applicant(s) AND [ Insert name(s) of the Respondent(s) ] Respondent(s) [ INSERT NUMBER ] WITNESS STATEMENT OF [ INSERT NAME OF OFFICE- HOLDER ] I, [ insert name of the...
Note: Use this Precedent alongside an application notice template that accords with the Insolvency ( England and Wales) Rules 2016, SI 2016/1024—refer to: ( Form IAA) IR 2016, r 1.35 Insolvency Act Application Notice VAR Insolvency Act Application Notice INSOLVENCY ACT APPLICATION NOTICE CASE NO: [ insert case number ] [ IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE BUSINESS AND PROPERTY COURTS OF ENGLAND AND WALES INSOLVENCY AND COMPANIES LIST ( Ch D) OR IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE BUSINESS AND PROPERTY COURTS IN [ insert location ] INSOLVENCY AND COMPANIES LIST ( Ch D) OR IN THE COUNTY COURT AT [ insert location ] BUSINESS AND PROPERTY WORK ] IN THE MATTER OF [ insert company’s name ] AND IN THE MATTER OF THE INSOLVENCY ACT 1986 BETWEEN [ Insert name(s) of the Applicant(s) ] Applicant(s) AND [ Insert name(s) of the Respondent(s) ]...
IN THE [ County Court at [ Insert ] or High Court ] Claim No: [ Insert claim number ] Parties [ Mrs Jane Bloggs ] — Claimant [ A Care Home ] — Defendant PARTICULARS OF CLAIM The parties At all relevant times, the Claimant was under the care of the Defendant, through its staff or agents, in relation to her nursing and personal care. Throughout the relevant period, the Defendant ran, directed and oversaw a private residential care home called [ A Care Home ], located at [ Address ] (‘the care home’). ......
Brief details of claim This action is brought under section 423 of the Insolvency Act 1986. The Claimant is the [ insert office held ] at [ insert name of the company ] (the Company). ......
This guide offers general information and guidance on defending a claim in the employment tribunal in England and Wales. It sets out the formalities you must satisfy to present a valid defence, provides an outline of the procedure involved, and highlights immediate steps to take at this stage. Your employment lawyer will be able to give specific, tailored advice based on your circumstances and needs. Initial considerations—overview The party who brings a case in the employment tribunal is called the ‘claimant’, and the party who answers it is the ‘respondent’. Either side may act in person at the tribunal, or be represented by someone else, for example a lawyer. In the case of claimants, this may include a trade union official or another representative of their choice if they prefer. Unlike the civil courts, there are no fees payable to bring a case in the...
This [ page ] constitutes a section of our privacy policy and offers expanded detail on the recipients of your personal data, complementing the summary found in [ insert as appropriate, eg section [ insert ] of our privacy policy ]. For ease, terms bear the same meanings as used throughout the policy......
[ IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE ] [ Chancery Division ] Claim No [ xxx ] [ Business and Property Courts of England and Wales ] [ Property, Trusts and Probate List ] Before [ name ] Dated [ date ] [ Claimant’s name ] as Claimant and [ Trustee ] [ Trustee ] [ Adult beneficiary ] [ Name of beneficiary ] (a child by [ name ] his/her litigation friend) [ Name of beneficiary ] (a child by [ ......
Claim No [ number ] [ IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE ] [ Business and Property Courts of England and Wales ] [ Property, Trusts and Probate List ] Before [ Judge ] Dated: [ date ] [ x ] and [ x ]; [ x ] (a minor, by [ name ] his/her litigation friend) etc......
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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...
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