Case No. [insert claim number] IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE BUSINESS AND PROPERTY DIVISION [INSERT COURT/LIST/SUB-LIST] BETWEEN: [insert full name of claimant] Claimant and [insert full name of defendant] Defendant _____________________________________ REPLY AND DEFENCE TO COUNTERCLAIM _____________________________________ REPLY Preliminary Points 1 In this Reply and Defence to Counterclaim, unless otherwise stated, references to paragraph numbers are to the paragraphs in the Defence and Counterclaim. 2 The Claimant joins issue with the Defendant on all allegations and arguments made in the Defence and Counterclaim, save insofar as the same consists of admissions. The Claimant's Rights Registered Design 3 Paragraph 5 is denied. The Registered Design is not and has not at any material times been invalid for the reasons set out in the Defence and Counterclaim[ and/or in the Grounds of Invalidity contained at Annex 1 ] as alleged, or at all. It

Case No. [insert claim number] IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE BUSINESS AND PROPERTY DIVISION [INSERT COURT/LIST/SUB-LIST] Between: [insert full name of claimant] Claimant and [insert full name of defendant] Defendant _____________________________________ REPLY AND DEFENCE TO COUNTERCLAIM _____________________________________ REPLY 1 Save insofar as the Defence and Counterclaim of the Defendant (the Defence) comprises admissions of matters alleged in the Particulars of Claim, or as otherwise addressed below, the Claimant joins issue with the Defendant in respect of the content of their Defence and relies on CPR rule 16.7(2). 2 Paragraph 3 is noted. In particular: 2.1 It is denied that Paragraph 3(1) is a full and accurate description of the Claimant’s business[ provide further details, if appropriate]. 2.2 [It is averred that the Claimant has supplied [insert description of goods and/or services which the defendant does not admit have been supplied by the claimant but which

Claim No.: [insert claim number] IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE BUSINESS AND PROPERTY DIVISION [INSERT COURT/LIST/SUB-LIST] Between: [insert name] Claimant/Part 20 Defendant and [insert name] First Defendant/Part 20 Claimant [insert name] Second Defendant/Part 20 Claimant _______________________________________ Reply and defence to counterclaim _______________________________________ REPLY 1 Save insofar as the Defence and Counterclaim of the Defendant (the Defence) comprises admissions of matters

ARCHIVED: This Precedent has been archived and is not maintained. This Precedent and associated drafting notes are for use in proceedings commenced in the courts of England and Wales on or before 31 December 2020 where the transitional provisions for jurisdiction in Articles 67 or 69 of the Withdrawal Agreement have been met. Claim No. [insert claim number]. [IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE [BUSINESS AND PROPERTY COURTS [OF ENGLAND AND WALES OR IN [insert location] OR [Specify division] [Specify specialist court] [Insert location] DISTRICT REGISTRY THE COUNTY COURT AT [insert location] [BUSINESS AND PROPERTY COURTS LIST Between [Party A]        Claimant and [Party B]        Defendant __________________________________________________________________________________ Reply to Defence __________________________________________________________________________________ Jurisdiction 1 The Claimant joins issue with paragraphs [X]–[Y] of the Defence, relating to the jurisdiction of the Court to determine this dispute, for the following

An arrangement which involves the sale of securities and the subsequent purchase of those or similar securities and which equates, in substance, to a transaction for the lending of money at interest from or to a company with the securities which were sold as collateral for the loan.

The process for recalling a decree (judgement) which has been granted in absence

The Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman (PHSO) has published a report ‘Spotlight on the Windrush Compensation Scheme’ further to its investigations into the scheme. Amongst other things, the report notes that the PHSO has assisted in securing almost £500,000 in compensation for people wrongly denied payment by the scheme.

Corporate Crime analysis: the Home Office recently published Jonathan Fisher KC’s Independent Review of Disclosure Report, ‘Disclosure in the Digital Age’, following part one of the independent review of Disclosure and Fraud offences. John Binns and April O’Neill of BCL Solicitors LLP consider the key findings and recommendations arising from the report in relation to the disclosure regime in criminal proceedings.

[insert name of property] Executive summary [insert a general summary of the construction documents/highlight any key areas of concern] Building contract and related documents Save where otherwise indicated below, the Building contract, consultant’s appointments and collateral warranties are generally in line with what we would expect to see on the market, in particular containing the following: 1) a requirement to carry out the Works/provide the Services using a standard of reasonable skill and care to be expected of a qualified professional or contractor experienced in working on projects similar to the Works; 2) an obligation not to specify or use harmful or deleterious materials when carrying out the Works; 3) an obligation to provide an irrevocable and royalty-free copyright licence for use of any and all documents and materials produced by the Contractor/Consultants during the course of the Works, with such licence also being capable of being assigned or transferred to third parties without restriction; 4) a requirement to maintain professional indemnity insurance to cover its liabilities under the Building Contract/Appointments (as appropriate) at a level specified in the Building Contract/Appointment; 5) an ability

Ofcom has published the findings from its 2021–2022 market research that examined consumers’ consumption of news content on various platforms as well as their attitudes towards the content and the platforms. The report, titled ‘News Consumption in the UK: 2022’, also provides an overview of current affairs consumption among adults, news consumption among 12–15 year olds and a comparison of the age range of users for various content platforms.

On 29 January 2026, the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government published a research report, originally commissioned under a previous administration and released for transparency purposes, examining where delays and barriers arise in the planning applications process in England and what factors most commonly contribute to them.

The European Union Intellectual Property Office has published a study on the economic impact that the counterfeiting of clothing, cosmetics and toys has on sales and employment. It found that the legitimate clothing industry has lost almost €12bn in sales as an annual average between 2018 and 2021, which represented 5.2% of clothing sales in the EU, while the cosmetics industry lost almost €3bn in sales due to counterfeiting, equalling 4.8% of total sales, and €1bn, or 8.7%, of sales was lost in the toy sector. In addition, in the period 2018–2021, the clothing industry employed 160,000 fewer people each year, the cosmetics industry almost 32,000 people and the toy sector 3,600 people as a result of counterfeiting.