"I would say that the amount of time I take to draft a good, comprehensive submission has been cut down by at least 60 to 70%. Having all these sources, commentary and journals at my fingertips is brilliant."
ParrisWhittaker
Access all documents on Representation
A representation is a statement that is not a term of a contract but if turns out to be untrue may still give rise to a remedy, albeit on a restricted basis.
Speed up all aspects of your legal work with tools that help you to work faster and smarter. Win cases, close deals and grow your business–all whilst saving time and reducing risk.
For our full legal glossary and more legal research sources, register for a free Lexis+ trial
DBA checklist—employment tribunal matters This checklist will help assess whether a damages-based agreement (DBAs) for employment tribunal matters complies with relevant legislation and regulatory requirements. It can also be used to assess whether a process for employment DBAs meets regulatory requirements. A: General requirements Complete section A for all damages based agreements (DBAs). If you answer ‘no’ to any question, the proposed DBA may be unenforceable and/or may breach SRA requirements. Requirement Compliant? Additional information Agreement is in writing Yes/No The agreement must be in writing DBA relates to advocacy or litigation services in an employment matter Yes/No DBAs are permitted only for advocacy or litigation services. The definition of proceedings includes any sort of proceedings for resolving disputes (and not just proceedings in a court), whether commenced or contemplated.An employment matter is a matter that is or could become the subject of proceedings before and employment tribunal (see Practice Note: Damages-based agreements—employment tribunal matters—What constitutes an ‘employment matter’) The DBA does not provide for a payment (including VAT)...
Terms and conditions—first time issuer's negotiation checklist What this checklist covers This checklist outlines the key points that a lawyer advising a first time issuer should check and, if necessary, seek to amend when reviewing English law terms and conditions for an issue of debt securities. This checklist contains material relevant to: • secured and unsecured debt securities • debt securities constituted by a trust deed, and • debt securities issued without trust deeds, such as: ◦ debt securities issued under a fiscal agency structure—for information on fiscal agents, see Practice Note: Role of a fiscal agent, and ◦ debt securities constituted by an instrument executed by the issuer (and guarantor, if applicable) without a trustee, of the kind used in issues of mini-bonds (a bond instrument) This checklist should be read together with Practice Note: Terms and conditions—first time issuer's guide, which: • explains the practical aspects of the key individual provisions (conditions) usually found in the terms and conditions of debt securities • compares them with the...
Discover our 45 Checklists on Representation
Grant of probate/administration—flowchart The following flowchart deals with the main steps in the administration of an estate from the time of first
¸é±ð²Ô³Ü²Ô³¦¾±²¹³Ù¾±´Ç²Ôâ€Äì±ô´Ç·É³¦³ó²¹°ù³Ù This flowchart deals with the position where an executor wishes to renounce probate and how this will impact the issue of a grant of representation in the estate. The flowchart also deals with the situation where a proving sole or sole-surviving
Discover our 3 Flowcharts on Representation
Ireland—Parties to an action STOP PRESS: SI No 14/2025 Rules of the Superior Courts (Guardian ad litem and next friend) 2025 (Ireland) amends Order 15 of the Rules of the Superior Courts (RSC) to provide the procedure for appointment of a next friend for a child plaintiff and of a guardian ad litem for a child defendant. This Practice Note will be updated shortly to reflect the relevant changes. Scope of this Practice Note This Practice Note provides an overview of the types of parties who may become involved (whether as plaintiff, defendant, third parties or notice parties) in civil litigation in Ireland, and the key procedural issues and practical considerations of which their legal advisors should be aware. It deals with the following types of party: corporations, partnerships, sole traders, minors, persons who lack capacity, the estate of a deceased party, State parties, notice parties, amicus curaie and litigants in person. This Practice Note also deals with the procedure for joining a party to proceedings, removing or substituting...
Professional indemnity insurance in construction projects This Practice Note looks at professional indemnity (PI) insurance in the context of construction projects—the requirement to hold insurance, the level and basis of cover and typical wording contained in clauses requiring PI insurance to be maintained. For a wider review of professional indemnity insurance, see Practice Note: Professional indemnity insurance—essentials. This Practice Note refers to a consultant’s obligations to maintain PI insurance, however main contractors and sub-contractors taking on design responsibility will also be required to maintain PI insurance and the principles referred to below also apply to those contractors. A contractor with no design responsibility may not consider it necessary to hold PI insurance, however, in the event that a contractor failed to follow the consultant’s designs, an employer may allege that the contractor made an ‘on-the-spot design decision’, which could trigger a PI policy. For more information, see Practice Note: Design liability in construction contracts—Responsibility for design under different procurement routes (in particular, the section titled ‘Traditional’). Requirement to...
Discover our 775 Practice Notes on Representation
Ireland—Notice of an extraordinary general meeting of a private limited company This is a precedent notice of a general meeting of a private company limited by shares. The notice provisions are as follows: • an annual general meeting or an extraordinary general meeting for the passing of a special resolution must be called by giving notice of at least 21 days • any other extraordinary general meeting must be called by giving notice of at least seven days Company number: [insert number] [insert company name] limited (the Company) Notice of Extraordinary general meeting Details of extraordinary general meeting The notice must state the date, time, place and general business of the meeting. Special measures were introduced by the government in August 2020 to mitigate the COVID-19 pandemic’s effect on corporate governance, among the measures introduced was a dispensation which allowed companies in Ireland to hold general meetings virtually, in whole or in part, during the interim period as long as all attendees have a reasonable opportunity to participate...
Special administration—witness statement in support of application for special administration Applicant [NAME OF WITNESS] First Witness Statement Date: [] Exhibit [XX1] Court Reference No: [INSERT COURT REF. NUMBER] [ IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE] BUSINESS AND PROPERTY COURTS [OF ENGLAND AND WALES] [IN [INSERT LOCATION]] [COMPANY & INSOLVENCY LIST (ChD)] OR [IN THE COUNTY COURT AT [INSERT LOCATION]] [BUSINESS AND PROPERTY COURTS LIST] OR [IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE] [CHANCERY DIVISION] OR IN THE MATTER OF [INVESTMENT BANK NAME] AND IN THE MATTER OF THE INVESTMENT BANK SPECIAL ADMINISTRATION REGULATIONS 2011 AND IN THE MATTER OF THE INSOLVENCY ACT 1986 _________________________________________ WITNESS STATEMENT OF [WITNESS NAME] ___________________________________________ I, [witness name], director [and chairperson] of [investment bank name] of [investment bank address] WILL SAY AS FOLLOWS: 1 I am [a director and] [the chairperson] of [investment bank address] with company number [company number] (the Company). The Company is a wholly-owned subsidiary of [insert details], a company incorporated in [location]. It is in...
Dive into our 283 Precedents related to Representation
A litigant in person has filed a list of documents for disclosure but has not filed a disclosure statement. Does CPR 31.21 apply and is there an automatic sanction for failure to provide a disclosure statement? Can the litigant rely on the documents without permission from the court or have relief from the sanctions? Disclosure statement CPR 31.10 sets out the procedure for giving standard disclosure. This requires a party to make a list of documents in the relevant practice form (N265) which includes a disclosure statement (see the annex to CPR PD 31A). CPR 31.10(5) requires a list of documents to include a disclosure statement which should indicate the individual statements listed in CPR 31.10(6): • setting out the extent of the search undertaken to locate documents to be disclosed • certifying that the party giving disclosure understands the duty to disclose documents • certifying to the best of his knowledge he has carried out that duty Unless the parties have agreed in writing that...
If an unincorporated association refuses to disclose its membership, who should be named as the defendant in proceedings where the limitation period is about to expire? An unincorporated association is not a legal entity and so, in theory at least, cannot sue or be sued in its own name. This was the position set out in London Association for Protection of Trade v Greenlands Limited. The legal position was considered in some detail in Chancellor, Masters and Scholars of the University of Oxford v Broughton. This case involved a campaign by the Animal Liberation Front and associated organisations. The normal way forward would be to obtain a representation order whereby a named member or members or officers of the association would be made parties ‘on behalf of the members of the association’. However, it may not be possible to seek and obtain such a representation order before the limitation period expires and therefore, the potential claimant may wish to know whether it can join...
See the 413 Q&As about Representation
The European Banking Authority (EBA) has published three final draft technical standards for the implementation of the EU Banking Package. They will allow supervisors to monitor institutions’ compliance, in order to promote consistent and enhanced supervision. The EBA is seeking to ensure comprehensive and accurate representation of operational risk in banks' financial statements.
Public Law analysis: The Supreme Court held that the terms ‘man’, ‘woman’ and ‘sex’ in the Equality Act 2010 (EqA 2010) refer to biological sex. Its relevant provisions cannot be interpreted as including ‘certificated sex’ under a gender recognition certificate (GRC) without rendering them incoherent and unworkable. In relation to sex discrimination, a person has the protected characteristic of their biological sex only. The relevant provisions of the EqA 2010 fall within the section 9(3) of the Gender Recognition Act 2004 (GRA 2004) and so displace the rule in s 9(1) of that Act that the gender of a person with a GRC is for all purposes the acquired gender. This is a very significant judgment on the meaning of the EqA 2010, and on the law of discrimination particularly as it affects women and trans people. It must be understood by all those who advise on or are concerned with discrimination law, particularly employers, service providers and public authorities. Written by the ÀÏ˾»úÎçÒ¹¸£Àû Public Law team.
Read the latest 230 News articles on Representation
**Trials are provided to all ÀÏ˾»úÎçÒ¹¸£Àû content, excluding Practice Compliance, Practice Management and Risk and Compliance, subscription packages are tailored to your specific needs. To discuss trialling these ÀÏ˾»úÎçÒ¹¸£Àû services please email customer service via our online form. Free trials are only available to individuals based in the UK, Ireland and selected UK overseas territories and Caribbean countries. We may terminate this trial at any time or decide not to give a trial, for any reason. Trial includes one question to LexisAsk during the length of the trial.
0330 161 1234