| 1 | Data protection toolkit A toolkit to guide users through PLC's UK, EU, US and international content on data protection. It includes materials on an employer's data protection obligations, data protection issues in the public sector and resources on the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000. | Practice note: overview | Maintained |
| 2 | Jackson LJ's Review of Civil Litigation Costs: Final Report A detailed note on Lord Justice Jackson's final report following his review of civil litigation costs which was published on 14 January 2010. This note summarises the issues considered by Jackson LJ and sets out his recommendations. It also comments on the potential impact of the recommendations and includes views from a number of leading practitioners. It links to two short notes setting out our views as to when each of the recommendations is likely to take effect generally and for specific litigation. | Practice note: overview | 27-Jan-2010 |
| 3 | Judicial review: a quick guide A quick guide to judicial review, including who can apply for a review, what decisions can be reviewed and the remedies which may be granted. This is one of a series of quick guides, see Quick guides. | Practice note: overview | Maintained |
| 4 | 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 |
| 5 | An introduction to judicial review This practice note provides an introduction to the substantive law relating to judicial review. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 6 | Contracts: discharge of contracts An outline of the ways in which a party to an agreement may discharge the contract. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 7 | Contracts: formation A review of the legal concepts involved in the formation of binding contracts. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 8 | Contracts: structure and terms of commercial contracts A review of the fundamentals of contract law explaining the structure and terms of commercial contracts. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 9 | EU law and its interpretation in the UK An outline of the EU legislative process and its interpretation in the UK. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 10 | Fiduciary duties An outline of the common law fiduciary duties, ways of modifying those duties (including the use of Chinese walls) and proposals for reform. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 11 | 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 |
| 12 | 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 |
| 13 | Joint, several and joint and several liability Where two or more persons are liable to another, they may be jointly liable, severally liable or jointly and severally liable. This note explains the concepts of joint, several, and joint and several liability. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 14 | 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 |
| 15 | Misrepresentation An outline of the law relating to misrepresentation. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 16 | 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 |
| 17 | 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 |
| 18 | Remedies: damages and agreed remedies An outline of the law of damages for actions in contract and tort and the remedies that may be agreed by contracting parties. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 19 | Remedies: equitable remedies An outline of equitable remedies including rectification, specific performance, injunctions, account of profits, subrogation, rescission and declarations. The doctrines of equity are also discussed. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 20 | Remedies: restitution A note outlining the law of restitution. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 21 | 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 |
| 22 | Saving defective notices This practice note explains the principle established in the House of Lords' case of Mannai Investment Co Ltd v Eagle Star Life Assurance Co Ltd [1997] UKHL 19 and its subsequent application to defects in both contractual and statutory notices. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 23 | 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 |
| 24 | Set-off clauses A note on boilerplate clauses that create or limit contracting parties' rights to set off monetary cross-claims against each other. It also outlines the following non-contractual rights of set-off: legal set-off, equitable set-off, banker's set-off and insolvency set-off. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 25 | 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 |
| 26 | 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 |
| 27 | Tax treatment of damages The tax implications of a settlement may be a determinative factor when considering whether to accept or make an offer. This note considers when awards of damages will be subject to tax as income or as chargeable gains and the tax treatment of the payment of damages. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 28 | 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 |
| 29 | Trusts in commercial transactions The trust is widely admired and recognised in many jurisdictions around the world. Although primarily used by individuals, they also have a wide variety of applications in a commercial context. This practice note provides an introduction to trusts and trustees and considers some commercial applications of trusts. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 30 | 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 |