Contents This Agreement is made on [date] Parties 1 [Insert name of Employer] (Company Registration No. [insert number]) whose registered office is at [insert address of Employer] (the ‘Employer’, which term shall include all permitted assignees or other transferees under this Agreement); and 2 [Insert name of Consultant] (Company Registration No. [insert number]) whose registered office is at [insert address of Consultant] (the ‘Consultant’). background WHEREAS (A) The Employer has entered into or proposes to enter into a contract with [insert name of Contractor] of [insert address of Contractor] (the ‘Contractor’) for the design and construction of [insert brief description of the project] at [insert location of site] (the ‘Building Contract’). (B) The Employer wishes to appoint the Consultant to perform for the Employer the services as described in Schedule 2 to this Agreement (the ‘Services’) under the terms and conditions of this Agreement. [The Employer intends to novate the appointment of the Consultant to the Contractor in accordance with clause 24.] Now it is hereby agreed as follows 1 Definitions and interpretation 1.1 In this Agreement the following expressions shall have the following meanings unless the context requires otherwise: Additional

Contents This Agreement is made on [date] Parties 1 [Insert name of Employer] (Company Registration No. [insert number]) whose registered office is at [insert address of Employer] (the ‘Employer’, which term shall include all permitted assignees or other transferees under this Agreement); and 2 [Insert name of Consultant] (Company Registration No. [insert number]) whose registered office is at [insert address of Consultant] (the ‘Consultant’). Background WHEREAS (A) The Employer has entered into or proposes to enter into a contract with [insert name of Contractor] of [insert address of Contractor] (the ‘Contractor’) for the design and construction of [insert brief description of the project] at [insert location of site] (the ‘Building Contract’). (B) The Employer wishes to appoint the Consultant to perform for the Employer the services as described in Schedule 2 to this Agreement (the ‘Services’) under the terms and conditions of this Agreement. Now it is hereby agreed as follows 1 Definitions and interpretation 1.1 In this Agreement the following expressions shall have the following meanings unless the context requires otherwise: Additional Fee • means the additional fees (if any) payable by the Employer to the Consultant pursuant to clause 15 for performing any Additional

Legal requirement to consult members where there are material changes in the terms of a pension plan.

Legislation has been included in Finance Bill 2024, clause 17 to give HMRC the power to make regulations to address the over-collection of tax in cases of non-compliance with the off-payroll working (IR35) rules. HMRC has now published draft regulations for consultation.

A requirement of s37 of the 2008 Planning Act in relation to infrastructure-projects-'>Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects. Captures and reflects responses to consultee groups and explain how the developer has met its duty (s49 of the Act) in the preparation of the application to have regard to the views expressed.

Overview of consultation process The following flowchart gives a basic outline of the points to consider when deciding if consultation is required and, if so, the steps that must be followed. It is not a substitute for the full guidance below, to which reference should be made at each stage. When do the consultation requirements apply? The landlord must consult with tenants before: • undertaking qualifying works which result in the contribution of any tenant to those works being more than £250, or • entering into a qualifying long-term agreement if it results in costs for which the contribution of any tenant is more than £100 in any 12-month accounting period The consultation is often colloquially referred to as 's 20 consultation', derived from sections 20–20ZA of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985 (LTA 1985). The objective is to ensure that where a landlord is intending to undertake either qualifying works or to enter into a qualifying long-term agreement, they must first consult with leaseholders, giving them an opportunity to 'have their say'

The Department for Business and Trade is consulting on proposals for a UK corporate re-domiciliation regime.

On 16 February 2026, Mr Justice Keehan, the Lead Family Presiding Judge, launched a consultation on draft guidance relating to short notice applications in public law children proceedings, following the establishment of a Short Notice Applications Working Group in November 2024 after such applications were found to account for over 60% of all public law cases. For the purposes of this consultation and in accordance with the Public Law Outline (PLO), all applications made before day 12 are considered as urgent or short notice. The working group has produced draft guidance, a  Newborn Baby Protocol and template orders, approved by the President of the Family Division, to promote a more consistent, timely and proportionate approach to allocation, gatekeeping and case management. The guidance confirms that listing is a judicial function, requires applicants to justify urgency with evidence, and distinguishes between standard listings, short notice hearings within five days, and same day emergency hearings reserved for cases where a child’s immediate safety would be compromised. The Newborn Baby Protocol sets out structured pre-birth assessment and planning requirements, including early commencement of the PLO where appropriate, timely notification to Cafcass and the court, coordinated working with hospitals, and arrangements to support parental participation. The consultation also seeks views on three sets of template orders for Public Law directions made at end of an urgent interim care order hearing, Public Law directions on issue and allocation (standard listing) and Public Law directions on issue (urgent hearing).

The Civil Procedure Rule Committee has launched a consultation on the effectiveness of the extension of fixed recoverable costs (FRC), inviting feedback as part of an evidence-gathering initiative with the Ministry of Justice (MoJ). The FRC regime, which caps the amount of costs recoverable by the successful party, was extended in October 2023. Responses to the consultation are due by 5 January 2026, with a full post implementation review by the MoJ to commence in 2026.

Life Sciences analysis: On 13 December 2023, the Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry (ABPI) published proposals to update the 2021 ABPI Code of Practice for the Pharmaceutical Industry (ABPI Code) and the Prescription Medicines Code of Practice Authority (PMCPA) Constitution and Procedure (which sets out the procedure for adjudicating upon advertising complaints). Companies have until 29 February 2024 to contribute to the consultation. Grant Castle, Robin Blaney, Brian Kelly, Raj Gathani, Dan Spivey and Tamzin Bond of Covington & Burling LLP consider the proposed changes to the complaints process and the ABPI Code.

On 16 July 2026, the Mayor of London published a consultation on the draft London Plan to replace the current London Plan adopted in 2021. The London Plan is the spatial development strategy for Greater London. It sets the spatial strategy for London and includes policies relating to housing, the environment, economic development, infrastructure and design.

The Welsh Government has launched a consultation on proposed changes to land transaction tax relief (LTT) reliefs in Wales. These include proposals to abolish land transaction tax multiple dwellings relief (MDR)