Legal Drafting

Claim form

Form N1 (CPR Part 7)

Start a money or other claim in the County Court or High Court.

Particulars of claim

CPR 16.4 and PD 16

Set out the facts and legal basis of a claim in numbered paragraphs.

Defence and counterclaim

Form N9B / CPR 16.5

Respond to each allegation and bring any counterclaim.

Application notice

Form N244 (CPR Part 23)

Apply for an interim order such as summary judgment or setting aside default judgment.

Witness statement

CPR 32 and PD 32 / PD 57AC

Record a witness's own evidence in their own words.

Letter before claim

Practice Direction Pre Action Conduct

Comply with pre action conduct before issuing proceedings.

Directions questionnaire

Form N181 (CPR 26)

Help the court allocate the claim to a track.

Consent order (Tomlin order)

CPR 40.6

Record a settlement and stay the claim on agreed terms.

Contract for the supply of services

Supply of Goods and Services Act 1982 / CRA 2015

Draft a clear B2B services agreement.

Limitation and exclusion clause

UCTA 1977 s.2, s.11

Draft a clause that passes the reasonableness test.

Confidentiality agreement

Protect confidential information during negotiations.

Board minutes

Companies Act 2006 s.248

Record a directors' meeting and resolutions.

Written resolution

Companies Act 2006 ss.288 to 300

Pass an ordinary or special resolution without a general meeting.

Partnership agreement

Partnership Act 1890

Vary the default rules of a partnership.

Transfer of whole of registered title

HM Land Registry form TR1

Transfer a registered freehold or leasehold title.

Contract for sale of land

Standard Conditions of Sale (5th ed) / LP(MP)A 1989 s.2

Draft the particulars and special conditions of a residential sale.

Commercial lease key clauses

LTA 1954 Part II

Draft rent, repair, alienation and break clauses.

Requisitions on title

Raise pre completion enquiries with the seller's solicitor.

Will

Wills Act 1837 s.9

Draft a simple will with specific and residuary gifts.

Probate application

Form PA1P / Non Contentious Probate Rules 1987

Apply for a grant of probate where there is a will.

Inheritance tax account summary

IHT400 / IHTA 1984

Summarise the estate, exemptions and reliefs for HMRC.

Estate accounts

Show capital, income and distribution of an estate.

Police station attendance note

PACE 1984 Code C

Record disclosure, advice and interview at the police station.

Bail application

Bail Act 1976 Sch 1

Address objections to bail with proposed conditions.

Plea in mitigation

Sentencing Act 2020 / Sentencing Council guidelines

Persuade the court towards the least severe appropriate sentence.

Defence statement

CPIA 1996 s.6A

Set out the defence case and request disclosure.

Client care letter

SRA Code of Conduct 8.6 to 8.11

Confirm instructions, costs and complaints procedure.

Letter of advice

Advise a client in plain English with clear next steps.

Attendance note

Record a client interview accurately for the file (SQE2 skill).