See our Precedent: Declaration that property held by trustees for themselves as joint tenants. The Precedent is a declaration of trust and is for use where tenants in common wish to hold the property as beneficial joint

The Children and Families Act 2014 (CFA 2014) received Royal Assent on 13 March 2014 and introduced reforms to the current legislation relating to family law matters. This

This Q and A identifies where to find content on interpleader claims in our module now that the interpleader regimes under RSC Ord 17 and CCR Ord 33 have been replaced by CPR 85 and CPR 86 as of 6 April 2014. Rules governing interpleader claims—pre 6 April 2014 Prior to 6 April 2014, interpleader was governed under RSC Ord 17 (High Court claims) and CCR Ord 33 (County Court claims). However, this changed on 6 April 2014 with the introduction of: • CPR 86—stakeholder claims • CPR 85—claims in respect of controlled and exempted goods These CPR procedures will not apply where: • permission for issue of

Acceptance testing is the process under which a customer establishes that software (or other deliverable) operates correctly and meets the specifications agreed with the supplier. Acceptance testing provides an element of quality control which enables defects to be identified early. If the software fails the acceptance tests then the customer will be entitled to a remedy. Common contractual

The Worker Protection (Amendment of Equality Act 2010) Act 2023 inserted section 40A of the Equality Act 2010 (EqA 2010) (with effect from 26 October 2024). EqA 2010, s 40A creates a duty on an employer to take ‘reasonable steps’ to prevent sexual harassment of its employees in the course of their employment. For more information, see the section: ‘Duty to prevent sexual harassment’ of Practice Note: Sexual harassment and the duty to prevent it. Information on the territorial extent and scope of EqA 2010 can be found in Practice Note: Territorial extent

The Domestic Abuse Act 2021 (DAA 2021), received Royal Assent on 29 April 2021, with the objectives of: • promoting awareness—including a statutory definition of domestic abuse (see: DAA 2021, s 1) • protecting and supporting victims—establishing a domestic abuse commissioner, introducing domestic abuse protection notices and orders and placing a duty on local authorities to provide support to victims of domestic abuse and their children including providing safe accommodation • tackling perpetrators—extending the existing offences of controlling or coercive behaviour and disclosing private sexual photographs/films and creating a new offence of non-fatal strangulation/suffocation of another • transforming the justice response—supporting victims to give their best evidence through special measures in the criminal and family courts including protection from suffering further trauma by being cross examined by their abuser • improving performance—driving consistency and better performance in the response to domestic abuse A code of conduct has been issued as required by DAA 2021, s 82 , as well as specific statutory guidance

Information regarding solicitors coming off the record is contained in Civil Procedure Rule (CPR) 42 which sets out the procedure where there is a change of solicitor and contains provisions about the removal of solicitors. CPR 42 imposes a duty to give notice of change (CPR 42.2), or the court can make an order under CPR 42.3. CPR 42.3 sets out the procedure by which a solicitor can cease to act for a party so that the business address of the solicitor is

The following resources are available on Lexis+ to assist practitioners with regards to the UK sanctions regime in relation to Russia: • Practice Note: Sanctions regime—Russia which provides an introduction to the UK sanctions regime against Russia under the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018 (SAMLA 2018) and the Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019, SI 2019/855 and highlights additional sources of guidance and information to assist in understanding the regime and the prohibitions created under it • Practice Note: Conflict in Ukraine—UK sanctions tracker [Archived] which aims to assist lawyers to track relevant developments published by the UK government in relation

This Q&A provides information on the changes that are in force from Sunday, 6 April 2025 concerning CPR 25 as well as the revocation of its related Practice Directions 25A and 25B. Reference and links to the new provisions and model orders in force from 6 April 2025 (which replaced the standard orders for freezing injunctions, search orders and imaging orders that had been included in annexes to Practice Direction 25A) are provided together with links to the pre-6 April 2025 provisions. On Sunday 6 April 2025, the Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2025, SI 2025/106, reg 7 came into force which had provided for CPR 25 to be substituted in its entirety with the wording set out in the Schedule to those regulations. There were no transitional provisions associated with the changes. The 179th Making

The Presumption of Death Act 2013 (PDA 2013) is due to come into force on 1 October 2014 under the Presumption of Death Act 2013 (Commencement and Transitional and Saving Provision) Order 2014 (SI 2014/1810). Under the PDA 2013, an interested party will be able to make an application to the High Court for

The FCA's Perimeter Guidance manual (PERG) provides guidance about the circumstances in which authorisation is required, or exempt person status is available, including guidance on the activities which are regulated under the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (the Act) and the exclusions which are available. Application of the Perimeter Guidance manual (PERG) PERG applies to: • a person who is considering carrying on activities in the United Kingdom which may fall within the scope of the Act and is seeking guidance on whether he/she needs to be an authorised person • a person who seeks to become an authorised person under the Act and who is, or is considering, applying for Part 4A permission to carry on regulated activities in the United Kingdom • a person who is seeking guidance on whether any communication he/she may be seeking to make or cause to be made will be a financial promotion and be subject to the restriction in section 21 of the Act, and • persons generally What

Background On 20 February 2014, Russia began the annexation of Crimea. On 7 April 2014, pro-Russian separatists stormed state offices in Donetsk and Luhansk, leading to independence referenda held on 11 May 2014, and the arrival of Russian forces on 22 August 2014. The 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine commenced on 24 February 2022. On 27 February 2022, the United Nations (UN) Security Council adopted Resolution 2623 (2022) which called a special session of the General Assembly. The General Assembly passed Resolution ES-11/1 (2 March 2022), Resolution ES11/2 (24 March 2022) and Resolution ES-11/3 (7 April 2022). On 18 May 2022, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy issued a Presidential Decree creating a working group on the development and implementation of international legal mechanisms for compensation for damage caused to Ukraine as a result of the armed aggression of the Russian Federation. The members include: