Legal Precedents

This TRUST is dated [ date ] Parties [ name ] of [ address ], represented by [ name ] of [ address ] (the Litigation Friend) [ name ] of [ address ] and [ name ] of [ address ] (the Original Trustees) Background The Trust is named [ insert name ] (the Trust). The Trust is created to accept the compensation payable for a personal injury to [ insert name ] (the Beneficiary), who lacks capacity to manage their property and financial affairs under the Mental Capacity Act 2005. Following the personal injury, legal proceedings [ under Claim Number [ insert number ] ] were commenced and an order for payment of compensation was made on [ date to be completed once order is made ]......

This trust deed is made on [ date ] Parties [ name ] of [ address ] (the Settlor) [ name ] of [ address ] and [ name ] of [ address ] (the Original Trustees) Background The Trust shall be known as [ insert name ] (the Trust). The Trust is set up to receive the compensation payable in respect of a personal injury to the Settlor. Following that injury, legal proceedings [ under Claim Number [ insert number ] ] were commenced, and on [ date to be completed once order is made ] an order was made for payment of compensation to the Settlor. The Settlor has authorised the transfer of the property described in the Schedule to the Original Trustees. ......

Developed in collaboration with Beth Pipe, this Precedent provides a return to work interview ( RTWI) framework to help a manager run a structured RTWI with an employee. It can be used alongside Precedent: Return to work interview ( RTWI) meeting preparation and record—law firms. The table below outlines a series of questions or prompts to be applied at the manager’s discretion, reflecting the particular circumstances of each case. Return to work interview ( RTWI) framework Who is the interview with? [ Insert employee name ] Interview date [ Insert date ] Name(s) of anyone else in the meeting [ Insert name ] [ Insert capacity/relationship ] Meeting location [ Insert location ] RTWI questions/prompts Question/prompt: Welcome the employee and thank them for coming to the meeting Additional notes: [ Insert any...

PARTICULARS Date [ date ] Landlord [ name ] [ of OR incorporated in England and Wales (company registration number [ number ]) whose registered office is located at ] [ address ] ( Landlord) Tenant [ name ] [ of OR incorporated in England and Wales (company registration number [ number ]) whose registered office is located at ] [ address ] ( Tenant) [ Guarantor ] [ [ name ] [ of OR incorporated in England and Wales (company registration number [ number ]) whose registered office is located at ] [ address ] ( Guarantor) ] Property [ description ] [ as more particularly described in Schedule 1, Part 1 ] [ Building OR Centre ] [ description ] [ identified [ edged OR coloured OR hatched ] [ colour ] on [ the [ [ name ] ] Plan OR Plan [ number ] ] ] Term the...

2 Access to Local Government Pension Scheme The parties agree that, in accordance with the Best Value Direction [ and any revised Fair Deal Guidance that may apply ], Relevant Employees shall be permitted to remain members of the LGPS (or, in narrowly defined situations, a Broadly Comparable Pension Scheme) for as long as they continue to be [ wholly or mainly ] engaged in delivering the Services. Relevant Employees may enforce the provisions of this Schedule to the extent that such provisions are reflected within the Best Value Direction. ......

PARTICULARS Date [ date ] Landlord [ name ] [ either of, or incorporated in England and Wales (company registration number [ number ]) with its registered office at ] [ address ] ( Landlord) Tenant [ name ] [ either of, or incorporated in England and Wales (company registration number [ number ]) with its registered office at ] [ address ] ( Tenant) [ Guarantor ] [ [ name ] [ either of, or incorporated in England and Wales (company registration number [ number ]) with its registered office at ] [ address ] ( Guarantor) ] Property [ description ] [ as further described in Schedule 1, Part 1 ] Building [ description ] [ indicated [ edged OR coloured OR hatched ] [ colour ] on [ the [ [ name ] ] Plan OR Plan [...

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1 Introduction This policy provides a summary of the Company’s measures to help workers remain healthy and safe when carrying out their duties on the Company’s premises throughout the ongoing coronavirus ( COVID-19) pandemic. Government advice indicates that COVID-19 will remain part of daily life for the foreseeable future, so we must adapt, live alongside it, and control the risks to ourselves and those around us as far as possible. It adds, but does not supersede, the Company’s health and safety policy. This policy is not incorporated into any employment contract, and Company reserves the right to change it at any time. This policy covers all Company employees, workers and contractors. Coronavirus spreads primarily through droplets and aerosols that reach the eyes, nose or mouth, that are breathed in by another person, or that are...

This material and information must not be released, published or distributed, in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, in, into or from any jurisdiction where doing so would contravene the applicable laws or regulations of that jurisdiction. The new offeror shares to be issued under the offer have neither been, nor will they be, registered in the United States of America under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, nor under any relevant securities laws in Canada, Australia or Japan......

Not for release, publication, or dissemination (whether in whole or in part, directly or indirectly) in, into, or from any jurisdiction where such action would breach the relevant laws or regulations of that jurisdiction. [ insert date ] For immediate release Recommended [cash] offer (the Offer) for [ Insert name of offeree ] PLC by [ Insert name of offeror ] Court sanction of scheme of arrangement On [ insert date of Rule 2.7 announcement ], the boards of [ insert full name of Offeree ] ([ Offeree ]) and [ insert full name of Offeror ] ([ Offeror ]) confirmed, in accordance with Rule 2.7 of the City Code on Takeovers and Mergers (the Code), that they had agreed the terms of a recommended [ cash ] offer by [ Offeror ] to purchase the entire issued and to be issued ordinary share capital of [...

Not for release, publication or distribution (in whole or in part, directly or indirectly) in, into or from any jurisdiction where to do so would constitute a violation of the relevant laws or regulations of such jurisdiction. Any new offeror shares issued pursuant to the offer have neither been, nor will they be, registered in the United States of America under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, nor under any relevant securities laws in Canada, Australia, or Japan whatsoever......

1 Introduction This risk assessment sets out the hazards we have recognised in connection with homeworking practices, along with controls we have implemented, or plan to implement, to reduce those risks. It draws on replies to [ insert, eg a questionnaire circulated to staff on [ date ] ]. A copy of the questionnaire is enclosed......

1 About you Name [ Insert name ] Role [ Insert role ] Address [ Insert address ] Contact telephone number(s) Please supply both landline and mobile numbers where available [ Insert contact telephone numbers ] Date form completed [ Insert date ] 2 Assessment Please respond ‘yes’ or ‘no’ to each question below. Do not worry if you are unable to say ‘yes’ in every instance—it is vital you reply truthfully, as this enables us to make sure you receive full support. [ Insert name of organisation ] will draw on your responses to carry out a risk assessment. As part of this process, we will decide whether to provide any further support or equipment, or determine if other measures should be implemented. [ Insert name of organisation ] may need to get in touch to explore your answers in more...

Training Materials These resources introduce exemption clauses and clearly outline the key points commercial lawyers need when drafting and assessing provisions that exclude or restrict liability in contracts. The pack contains template Power Point slides with accompanying trainer notes for use by a trainer to guide an explanation of the law on limiting liability in the setting of drafting and negotiating business-to-business contracts by commercial practitioners. Covered topics include: exemption clauses and construction types of breach and types of loss statutory controls under the Unfair Contract Terms Act 1977 and the Misrepresentation Act 1967 approaches to excluding and limiting liability third parties and frequently asked questions Each section of the presentation concludes with a ‘ Top tips’ slide and speaker notes offering practical pointers and summaries of the principal issues addressed in the preceding segment. The training materials can be...

Note These provisions are prepared on the basis that the applicable contract is a business-to-business arrangement, with the supplier acting as processor for a customer in the role of controller, in relation to the processing of personal data governed by the United Kingdom General Data Protection Regulation ( UK GDPR), Assimilated Regulation ( EU) 2016/679. The terms ‘supplier’ and ‘customer’ (in place of ‘processor’ and ‘controller’) are used to simplify incorporation into commercial contracts. The drafting also relies on the additional defined terms ‘ Agreement’, ‘ Business Day’, ‘ Customer’, ‘ Data Protection Laws’, ‘ Data Subject’, ‘ GDPR’ and ‘ Supplier’, which are assumed to be defined appropriately elsewhere in the relevant agreement. It is further assumed that ‘ GDPR’ refers to UK GDPR and that ‘ Data Protection Laws’ includes UK GDPR. These provisions can also be adapted for...

These guidelines set out practical advice and pointers to support you when working from home. Please also consult our separate Homeworking policy for further detail and reference. Keeping in touch We actively encourage all colleagues to stay in frequent contact with homeworkers, and in particular for managers and the people they supervise to arrange regular catch-ups. These catch-ups should take place regularly by mutual arrangement. The preferred method of contact should be mutually agreed, eg by email, video call and/or telephone. Wherever feasible, please make use of [ insert details of any company-provided messaging software, eg Microsoft Teams, OR available technology ] to hold face-to-face, video-based conversations. Both parties share responsibility for maintaining communication with one another at all times. Reporting sickness or injury Homeworkers must follow our usual sickness absence reporting procedures at all times. Please see our [ insert eg, sickness and...

UNDER PARAGRAPH 64 OF SCHEDULE B1 TO THE INSOLVENCY ACT 1986 By virtue of paragraph 64 of Schedule B1 to the Insolvency Act 1986 ( IA 1986), [ insert names of the administrators ] (the Joint Administrators), being the joint administrators of [ insert name of company ] (the Company), consent to the Directors of the Company (the Directors) exercising the powers described below as set out herein. This consent is provided strictly on the basis that the Joint Administrators have certified that the administration is reasonably likely to secure the rescue of the Company as a going concern for that sole purpose. The Joint Administrators are further reasonably satisfied that the Company has sufficient funding to meet essential key post-administration outgoings, including rent, employee salaries, utilities and suppliers, on a continuing, ongoing basis. Save as aforesaid, the Joint...

Use this short guide to craft a strong, memorable password and keep protection as robust as possible for you and our business. Cybercriminals may try to guess your passwords to get into your devices or important accounts, eg email or online banking. They might use the most common passwords (eg PASSWORD1) or draw on publicly available details about you or your organisation. Once they succeed with one password, they may try the same one on other services. As a result, the strongest passwords are hard to predict and not reused across different accounts. Create a strong password There are several ways to create a resilient password: Make it difficult to guess by avoiding common patterns and publicly known information. Never reuse the same password across multiple accounts. Have sufficient characters Choose a password that is long enough. Our minimum password length is [ insert number, eg 12 ]...

These current consolidated terms were published on [ insert date ]. For previous versions, see [ insert URL ]. Please read these terms carefully before proceeding and before you continue. By [ clicking ‘ Accept’ on the associated order form ] you confirm agreement to the terms set out on this webpage (our Agreement) on behalf of the person or organisation [ e.g. identified as the ‘customer’ in the associated order form ] (the Customer), thereby creating a legally binding contract with [ insert legal name ], a company incorporated in England and Wales whose registered number is [ insert company number ] and whose registered office is at [ insert registered office ] (the Supplier). By [ clicking ‘ Accept’ ] you further affirm and warrant that you hold the requisite capacity and authority to enter into our Agreement for and on behalf of the...

UPDATE This Precedent concerns the original iteration of the CJRS. It has been placed in the archive and is no longer being updated. For details of the extended CJRS in force from 1 May to 30 September 2021, see Practice Note: Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (extended version 1 May to 30 September 2021) [ Archived]. For a Precedent appropriate for use with the extended CJRS, see Precedent: Letter—from employer to employee regarding flexible furlough arrangements (extended CJRS 1 May to 30 September 2021) [ Archived]. [ To be prepared on the employer’s letterheaded paper ] [ Date ] Dear [ insert name of employee ], Re: [ insert name of employer ] (the Company) Further to our discussion on [ date ], I explained that [ there has been an abrupt and substantial decline in our business due to the coronavirus ( COVID-19) outbreak OR the Company is unable to...