| 1 | Administration: a quick guide A quick guide to the process of company administration under the Insolvency Act 1986. | Practice note: overview | Maintained |
| 2 | An overview of the UK anti-money laundering and counter ... A brief overview of the UK's anti-money laundering (AML) and counter-terrorist financing (CTF) regime. | Practice note: overview | Maintained |
| 3 | Appeals: an overview An overview of the rules that apply when appealing a court decision. This note covers when to consider an appeal, where to appeal, the need for permission to appeal, grounds for appeal and costs. | Practice note: overview | Maintained |
| 4 | Asset finance: overview An introduction to the types of structures used in asset financing and some of the key issues relevant to those structures. | Practice note: overview | Maintained |
| 5 | Bribery Act 2010: toolkit A toolkit to assist with Bribery Act 2010 compliance. | Practice note: overview | Maintained |
| 6 | Compulsory liquidation: a quick guide A quick guide to the process of compulsory liquidation or winding up of an insolvent company under the Insolvency Act 1986. It includes guidance for creditors, employees and directors of a company in compulsory liquidation. | Practice note: overview | Maintained |
| 7 | Construction projects: the legal structure: a quick guide A quick guide to the legal aspects of a construction or engineering project, useful for first-time employers or users of construction services, who have not built a project before. The note covers a number of issues, including the parties to the contract, procurement, insurance and regulation. It also sets out some of things that can go wrong with a project, like defects or delayed completion. This is one of a series of quick guides, see Quick guides. | Practice note: overview | Maintained |
| 8 | Creditors' voluntary liquidation: a quick guide A quick guide to the process of creditors' voluntary liquidation (CVL) of an insolvent company under the Insolvency Act 1986. It includes guidance for creditors, employees and directors of a company in CVL. | Practice note: overview | Maintained |
| 9 | Environmental law: overview This note provides a summary of the main types of environmental liabilities that a company or a lender can incur, primarily under the contaminated land, water pollution, environmental permitting, waste and asbestos regimes, as well as civil law. The note is aimed at non-environmental specialists who need to understand, at a very high level, what environmental issues may arise in a transaction. | Practice note: overview | Maintained |
| 10 | Jackson/civil litigation reform: toolkit A collection of resources on the Jackson/civil litigation reform that should assist practitioners with: What the various changes are and when they will be implemented. Finding relevant legislation, court rules, forms and guidance. | Practice note: overview | Maintained |
| 11 | Judicial review: toolkit A toolkit to guide users through key maintained PLC content on judicial review. | Practice note: overview | Maintained |
| 12 | Jurisdiction: an overview This note considers the jurisdictional issues which arise when litigation has a foreign element. It sets out the rules which determine whether the English court will have jurisdiction, both under the common law and the European regime, in particular under the Brussels Regulation. | Practice note: overview | Maintained |
| 13 | Privilege: an overview An outline of the law relating to privilege including legal advice privilege, litigation privilege, joint privilege and common interest privilege. | Practice note: overview | Maintained |
| 14 | SRA Code of Conduct 2011 toolkit A toolkit to guide users through PLC's resources on the SRA Code of Conduct 2011. | Practice note: overview | Maintained |
| 15 | A practical guide to the judicial review procedure This practice note provides practical guidance on the procedural aspects of bringing judicial review claims. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 16 | Alternative dispute resolution and judicial review proceedings This note addresses the role of alternative dispute resolution (ADR) in the context of the public sector and judicial review proceedings, and the relationship between ADR and the government's Dispute Resolution Commitment (DRC). | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 17 | An introduction to judicial review This practice note provides an introduction to the substantive law relating to judicial review. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 18 | Appeals in the county courts and High Court: quick guide A short guide to the procedure for appealing in the county courts and High Court. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 19 | Appeals to the Court of Appeal: quick guide A short guide to the procedure for appealing to the Court of Appeal. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 20 | Appeals to the United Kingdom Supreme Court An overview of the procedure in the UK Supreme Court. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 21 | Appeals: quick guide A short guide to appeals in the county courts, the High Court and the Court of Appeal. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 22 | Breach of EU law as a basis for relief in judicial review ... This note considers the situations in which EU law can be invoked in judicial review proceedings, and the impact that general principles of EU law can have on judicial review procedure. It also raises the question of when and whether a court should make an Article 267 reference to the ECJ, and considers the circumstances in which liability for Francovich damages may arise. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 23 | Bribery Act 2010 A practice note about the Bribery Act 2010, which received Royal Assent in April 2010 and came into force on 1 July 2011. The background to the Act is described in Practice note, Bribery: law reform. PLC's materials on the Bribery Act are set out in Bribery Act 2010: toolkit. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 24 | Business interruption: pandemics and other civil emergencies A practice note giving organisations an overview of some of the legal and practical issues arising from the threat of disruption by pandemic influenza and other civil emergencies. Practical Law is grateful to Alexis Roberts, a partner in the Insurance & Reinsurance Group of Pinsent Masons LLP, for his assistance with aspects of this note. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 25 | Claims in negligence: an overview An outline of the requirements for claims in negligence considering the tort of negligence and actions for breach of a duty of care in contract. This note addresses issues such as causation, foreseeability, pure economic loss, contributory negligence and mitigation. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 26 | Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations 2008 A commentary on the Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations 2008 (SI 2008/1277) which implemented the Unfair Commercial Practices Directive (2005/29/EC) in the UK by introducing a general prohibition on traders treating consumers unfairly and requiring businesses not to mislead consumers through acts or omissions or subject them to aggressive commercial practices. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 27 | Contracts: formation A review of the legal concepts involved in the formation of binding contracts. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 28 | Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007 This note provides a summary of the Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007. The Act received Royal Assent on 26 July 2007 and is in force from 6 April 2008 (with the exception of the provisions relating to deaths in custody). The Act applies to the whole of the UK. Broadly, under the Act, an organisation (which includes most employers) is guilty of an offence if the way in which its activities are managed or organised (by its senior management) causes a person's death and this amounts to a gross breach of a relevant duty of care owed by the organisation to the deceased. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 29 | Damages in judicial review This practice note explains when an individual may claim damages in a judicial review challenging the lawfulness of a public body's action. It discusses the procedural issues that may arise in such a claim and the approach that the Administrative Court may take. Although there is currently no right in law to compensate indviduals who have sustained a loss because of the unlawful administrative actions of a public body, the note discusses the consultation proposals for reform that were put forward (but not pursued) by the Law Commission. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 30 | Environmental judicial review A note on environmental judicial review, including common grounds of challenge, remedies and a summary of practice and procedure. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 31 | EU law and its interpretation in the UK An outline of the EU legislative process and its interpretation in the UK. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 32 | Excluding or limiting liability for negligence This note considers the ways in which a party may seek to exclude or limit its liability for negligence and negligent misstatement. It discusses the common law position, contractual exclusion clauses, the issue of estoppel and the impact of statutory restrictions such as the Unfair Contract Terms Act 1977 (UCTA). | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 33 | Extent and devolution The note discusses the three devolved legislatures in the UK and the extent to which devolution has introduced new layers of complexity to the UK statute book. The note covers: The extent and application of the three jurisdictions within the UK. How Westminster legislation extends to Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 34 | Human Rights Act 1998: overview A note on the European Convention on Human Rights and its interaction with the Human Rights Act 1998 including links to relevant PLC content. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 35 | Implementation of Jackson LJ's recommendations (specific ... This note tracks implementation of each of Lord Justice Jackson's recommendations for reform of civil litigation costs (including those not formally presented as recommendations) in specific types of litigation. The note links to a separate note dealing with all other recommendations. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 36 | Implementation of Jackson LJ's recommendations: when will ... This note tracks the implementation of each of Lord Justice Jackson's recommendations for reform of civil litigation costs (including those not formally presented as recommendations). The note links to a separate note dealing with recommendations for specific types of litigation. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 37 | Interpreting legislation under section 3 of the Human Rights ... This practice note explains the rule under section 3 of the Human Rights Act 1998 that, so far as possible, legislation must be read and given effect in a way compatible with the European Convention on Human Rights. The note explains: The scope of the rule and how it applies to various types of legislation. How the courts have approached its application. The limits of what kinds of interpretation are "possible" to achieve human rights compliance. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 38 | Jackson civil litigation reforms: environmental implications This note summarises the key reforms to civil litigation costs arising from Lord Justice Jackson's recommendations that are likely to be of interest to environmental lawyers. It includes an explanation of the changes to environmental judicial review cases under the Aarhus Convention, such as protective costs orders (PCOs) and cross-undertakings in interim injunctions. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 39 | Jackson/civil litigation reforms: destination tables These destination tables set out all of the CPR provisions and paragraphs of the practice directions that were amended, revoked or inserted on 1 April 2013, as part of the Jackson/civil litigation reforms. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 40 | Legitimate expectations A note on the public law concept of legitimate expectation and the factors that may give rise to a legitimate expectation. The note also sets out the issues which the court may take into account when deciding whether a public body has abused its position by frustrating a claimant's legitimate expectation. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 41 | Limitation: practical considerations This practice note considers practical implications of limitation periods and offers tips on how to avoid statute-barred claims. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 42 | Local government in England: functions A note setting out the different functions undertaken by local authorities in England. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 43 | Local government in England: governance and decision ... A note setting out how local authorities in England are governed and make decisions. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 44 | Local government in England: structure A note setting out the different categories and structures of local authorities in England. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 45 | Managing communications and documents This note considers the legal, regulatory and reputational risks arising from communications and all forms of document management, including: Monitoring and review. Storage and disposal of documents. Document retention periods. | Practice notes | 05-Apr-2012 |
| 46 | Misrepresentation An outline of the law relating to misrepresentation. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 47 | Professional negligence An outline of the law of professional negligence. This note considers: The requirements for claims in contract and tort. The application of the SAAMCO principle. The Bolam test. Contributory negligence. Contribution. The use by professionals of exclusion clauses to limit liability. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 48 | Quasi-legislation: codes, guidance, orders, rules and ... A note on the various types of quasi-legislation and how they should be treated. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 49 | Resolving ambiguities in legislation This practice note discusses the tools available to those who have to apply an ambiguous piece of legislation. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 50 | Rome I: an outline of the key provisions This practice note summarises, from an English law perspective, the key provisions of Regulation 593/2008 on the law applicable to contractual obligations (Rome I). It highlights the main changes from the rules contained in the Rome Convention on the law applicable to contractual obligations of 1980 (Rome Convention). | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 51 | Seeking a reference to the ECJ This note explains what the Court of Justice of the European Union (formerly known as the European Court of Justice (ECJ)) is, why a reference would be made to it and who can make a reference. The note gives examples of questions which might be referred to the ECJ and sets out a brief summary of the procedure to be followed and the effect of a ruling by the ECJ on the question referred. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 52 | SRA Handbook 2011 and Code of Conduct The Solicitors Regulation Authority has issued a new Handbook, including a new Code of Conduct, which is prompted by the possibility of Alternative Business Structures (ABSs) opening for business from 6 October 2011. The Handbook is being introduced on a phased basis, beginning in August 2011. The key implementation date was 6 October 2011. This practice note explains the background to the new Handbook and its structure. For information on how the new Handbook and Code of Conduct will affect common aspects of property transactions, see Practice note, SRA Handbook 2011 and Code of Conduct: issues for property lawyers. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 53 | SRA Handbook 2011 and SRA Code 2011: Chapter 5: your ... This note outlines the effect of Chapter 5 of the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) Code of Conduct 2011 (SRA Code 2011), identifying key provisions when conducting litigation and acting as an advocate. For a detailed overview of the SRA Handbook 2011 and SRA Code 2011, see Practice note, SRA Handbook 2011 and Code of Conduct. For information on the position before 6 October 2011, see Practice note, Solicitors' Code of Conduct: Rule 11: Litigation and Advocacy. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 54 | SRA Handbook 2011: top ten things for in-house lawyers to ... The Solicitors' Code of Conduct 2007 and all other existing Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) rules have been rewritten and reformatted into a new SRA Handbook. The date for implementation of the Handbook is currently scheduled to be 6 October 2011. This Practice note highlights the ten key points that in-house lawyers need to consider in advance of its introduction. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 55 | Statutory interpretation and the doctrine of precedent An outline of the English court system, the doctrine of precedent, and the rules of statutory interpretation. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 56 | The European Union after the Treaty of Lisbon This Practice note examines the impact of the Treaty of Lisbon on the decision-making procedures and substantive policies of the European Union. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 57 | The retrospective effect of the Human Rights Act 1998 A note on the extent to which Convention rights may be relied on in relation to acts of public authorities that occurred before the Human Rights Act 1998 came into force on 2 October 2000. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 58 | UK money laundering and terrorist financing offences in ... An overview of the money laundering and terrorist financing offences set out in the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (POCA) and the Terrorism Act 2000 (TACT) respectively. POCA and TACT form part of the UK's anti-money laundering (AML) and counter-terrorist financing (CTF) regime. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 59 | Vicarious liability This practice note addresses the circumstances in which vicarious liability arises, at common law and under statute. It also looks at the implications of vicarious liability, and the alternative bases for attributing liability where vicarious liability is not applicable. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 60 | What constitutes a public authority for the purposes of the ... This practice note examines what constitutes a public authority for the purposes of the Human Rights Act 1998. The distinction between public authorities and public functions and private bodies and private functions is unclear, particularly in relation to hybrid bodies, where only some functions may be public (section 6(5), HRA). The position is made more difficult with public/private partnership arrangements and public bodies contracting out functions to the private sector. This distinction is important because a public authority must not act in a way that is incompatible with the Convention rights (section 6, HRA). | Practice notes | Maintained |