As users will be aware, this folder of vital precedents is present in every guide and always located in the ‘Getting the matter underway’ folder. There has now been a full review of the accompanying commentary, with guidance added around privity, ‘force majeure’ clauses and electronic execution.
The precedent documents have been reviewed and updated to ensure that each one is uniformly formatted and easy to read, use, amend and customise to a particular client and situation. A new standard clause excluding the rights of third parties has been included in the Standard clauses for deeds and agreements folder and a standard statutory declaration of solvency is now available in the Statements and declarations folder of the matter plan. General precedents for an affidavit and exhibits prepared outside court proceedings are also now included in this folder, as well as gathering together the general civil and family matter witness statement precedents that are already included in other publications.
New deeds for change of name have been added in a folder of their own, Change of name, with subfolders to assist in the event that adults or minors wish to enrol their change of name deeds at the Supreme Court.
The full list of new precedents is therefore:
Third parties clause;
Affidavit – General;
Exhibit sheet for affidavits – General;
Witness statement – Family matters;
Exhibit sheet to witness statement – Family matters;
Witness statement – Civil matters;
Exhibit sheet to witness statement – Civil matters;
Statutory declaration of solvency;
Change of name deed for an adult – Concise;
Change of name deed for a minor – Concise;
Change of name deed for an adult - For enrolment;
Statutory declaration – Enrolment of adult change of name deed;
Notice for the London Gazette on the change of name of an adult;
Consent to enrolment of change of name of an adult;
Change of name deed for a minor – For enrolment;
Statutory declaration – Enrolment of minor change of name deed;
Affidavit of best interest for the change of name of a minor;
Consent to enrolment of change of name of a minor.
We invite you to explore this updated publication. Comments and feedback are always welcomed.