A scheme actuary’s confirmation that the payments detailed in the schedule of contributions are enough to meet the statutory funding objective.

Formal notice to the court that a party has seved a document on another party or intended party.

This Practice Note provides guidance on the requirement for the claimant to file a certificate of service of the claim form (Form N215). It considers why a certificate of service is required, what information it must contain and when it must be filed (CPR 6.17). Guidance is also provided as to the approach to take if the filed certificate of service contains errors or there has been a failure to file a certificate of service. The Practice Note also covers what happens when the court serves the claim form. Requirement to serve a certificate of service The requirement to file a certificate of service is specific to the claim form, it does not apply to the particulars of claim, as confirmed by the Court of Appeal in Henriksen v Pires (2011). The requirement to serve a certificate of service applies when the claimant, rather than the court, serves the claim form on the defendant. For guidance on: • who is to serve the claim form, see Practice Note: Service of the claim form—by the court or

CASE NO: [insert case number] IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE BUSINESS AND PROPERTY COURTS OF ENGLAND AND WALES INSOLVENCY AND COMPANIES LIST (ChD) IN THE MATTER OF [insert company’s

A certificate or statement issued pursuant to the contract'>building contract by the architect or employer's agent confirming that practical completion has been achieved and the date on which it occurred.

A certificate or other instrument which confers contractual or property rights (other than rights consisting of options) in respect of any share (or certain other security) held by another person or depositary and the transfer of which may be effected without requiring the consent of that other person or depositary. Certificates representing certain securities are also known as depositary receipts or global depositary receipts and can be admitted to listing on the standard segment of the Official List under Chapter 18 of the Listing Rules.

In the Family Court No: [insert] The [marriage OR civil partnership] of [name of applicant] and [name of respondent] Outline facts: (a) [The parties [married OR registered their civil partnership] on [date]] (b) [The parties separated on [date]] (c) [There are [number] children of the family] (d) [The [application for a [divorce OR dissolution] OR Petition OR Answer] was issued on [date]] (e) [The [Conditional Order OR Decree Nisi] was pronounced on [date]]

Where a company share or other security is represented by a paper certificate rather than an entry on an electronic depositary system such as CREST (compare with uncertificated).

Property analysis: Agricultural law specialist Josie Edwards, an associate at Michelmores, looks at an unusual decision by the First-tier Tribunal to issue a certificate of bad husbandry to an actively managed, productive dairy farm.

A certificate of lawfulness of proposed works under section 26H of the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 (P(LBCA)A 1990) provides formal confirmation that proposed works of alteration or extension (but not demolition) of a listed building in England do not require listed building consent, because they do not affect the character of the listed building as a building of special architectural or historic interest. Such works are therefore not liable to enforcement action under P(LBCA)A 1990, s 38. See Practice Notes: Listed building regime and listed building consent in England and Listed buildings enforcement and criminal liability regime in England. Certificates are only available in respect of works which have not yet been carried out—they cannot be obtained retrospectively. Is there an obligation to obtain a certificate? There is no obligation on anyone to apply for a certificate. If the person is satisfied that the proposed works do not require listed building consent, they can carry out the works without obtaining any confirmation from the local

The Certification Officer has confirmed that the power to raise an annual levy, paid by trade unions and employers’ organisations to cover certain of the Certification Officer’s expenses, will be repealed with effect from 1 April 2026 by section 85 of the Employment Rights Act 2025. Further regulations are required to remove the levy

STOP PRESS: The FCA, PRA and HM Treasury have announced significant reforms to the Senior Managers and Certification Regime (SM&CR), including final Phase 1 reforms and proposed Phase 2 legislative changes. This Practice Note is in the process of being updated to reflect those developments. In the meantime, see Practice Note: SM&CR—reform of the Senior Managers & Certification Regime. This Practice Note provides a detailed overview of the Certification Regime (CR) as it applies to firms defined by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) as SM&CR Banking Firms and SM&CR Insurance Firms, and firms classified by the Prudential Regulation authority (PRA) as Capital Requirement Regulation (CRR) Firms, non-CRR Firms, Solvency II (SII) Firms and non-SII Firms. For links to further practical guidance on the Senior Managers & Certification Regime (SM&CR), see: SM&CR and approved persons regime—overview. For information on the application of the CR to solo-regulated firms (eg to firms defined by the FCA as Enhanced Scope SM&CR Firms, Core SM&CR Firms, or Limited Scope SM&CR firms), see Practice Note: