| 1 | A guide to PLC's UK corporate governance materials A guide to PLC's UK corporate governance materials. | Practice note: overview | Maintained |
| 2 | Administration: a quick guide A quick guide to the process of company administration under the Insolvency Act 1986. | Practice note: overview | Maintained |
| 3 | Advising on the restructuring of a company in financial ... A toolkit of our resources to assist practitioners advising on the restructuring options of a company in financial difficulty. The toolkit includes links to material on understanding a company's financial position, identifying potential stakeholders and those with a genuine economic interest, structural and contractual subordination and valuing a distressed company. | Practice note: overview | Maintained |
| 4 | 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 |
| 5 | 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 |
| 6 | Bribery Act 2010: toolkit A toolkit to assist with Bribery Act 2010 compliance. | Practice note: overview | Maintained |
| 7 | Collateral warranties and third party rights on construction ... A quick guide to construction collateral warranties and third party rights aimed at those seeking to understand collateral warranties and third party rights for the first time. This is one of a series of quick guides, see Quick guides. | Practice note: overview | Maintained |
| 8 | 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 |
| 9 | 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 |
| 10 | Corporate responsibility: overview An overview of corporate responsibility (or corporate social responsibility or CSR as it is sometimes known) in the context of UK listed companies. | Practice note: overview | Maintained |
| 11 | 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 |
| 12 | Environmental issues in transactions toolkit This toolkit explains what materials PLC has on the type of environmental issues you should consider when working on a transaction, such as a share or asset purchase. | Practice note: overview | Maintained |
| 13 | Flood Risk Searches This practice note provides a summary of the various types of flood searches that can be carried out in respect of a property, explains in detail what is covered by a flood search and indicates when it may be sensible to order one. | Practice note: overview | Maintained |
| 14 | Green leases toolkit A guide to PLC's materials on green leases. | Practice note: overview | Maintained |
| 15 | Guarantees and indemnities This practice note examines legal and drafting issues relating to guarantees and indemnities where the obligations of a third party are guaranteed and/or indemnified. This practice note considers the legal distinctions between primary obligations (indemnities, performance guarantees, performance bonds) and secondary obligations (guarantees). It provides an overview of relevant contractual issues relating to guarantees and indemnities (the statute of frauds, capacity) as well as legal issues (undue influence, duress, role of directors). It also provides links to our more detailed content on performance bonds, payment guarantees, comfort letters and our standard form guarantees and indemnities. | Practice note: overview | Maintained |
| 16 | Guarantees and indemnities: a quick guide A quick guide to guarantees and indemnities, including their respective advantages, legal and drafting issues to bear in mind, and links to further materials. | Practice note: overview | Maintained |
| 17 | Limitation periods: an overview An overview of limitation periods. | Practice note: overview | Maintained |
| 18 | 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 |
| 19 | Project finance: UK law overview This note is an overview of project financing. It provides an introduction to project finance, outlines a typical project finance structure, discusses the parties and their objectives and explains the key issues for lenders involved in project financing. This note also contains links to a multi-jurisdictional guide to finance and a detailed note on project financing in the US. This note was originally authored by PLC Finance and was subsequently reviewed by Roger McCormick, except for those sections on environmental issues (which were reviewed by PLC Environment) and any materials linked to from the note. This note is maintained solely by PLC Finance. | Practice note: overview | Maintained |
| 20 | Anti-money laundering regime: issues for environmental ... This practice note explains how the anti-money laundering regime (AMLR) applies to environmental issues. It deals in particular with the risk of lawyers incurring liability under the AMLR for failure to report environmental breaches identified during the course of a commercial transaction. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 21 | Appointing environmental consultants This practice note explains the key issues with appointing environmental consultants. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 22 | Best or reasonable endeavours? A review of the meaning of best endeavours, reasonable endeavours and other common forms of endeavours clauses. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 23 | Climate change issues for companies A brief note explaining why climate change is important for companies, including an overview of the key climate change legislation that can impact on businesses. The note will be of particular interest to in-house counsel when briefing their boards. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 24 | Climate change issues for investors, shareholders and ... A practice note on climate change issues for institutional investors, shareholders and insurers. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 25 | Contaminated land regime: exclusion of liability This practice note explains how liability for the remediation of contaminated land can be excluded under Part 2A (also known as Part IIA) of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 (EPA 1990), and the statutory guidance on the contaminated land regime. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 26 | Contracts: assignment An outline of the ways in which contractual rights may be transferred to third parties by means of assignment, and the rule against assigning the burden, or obligations, of a contract. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 27 | Contracts: entire agreement clauses A note considering the use of entire agreement clauses to prevent statements or representations that are not set out in a written agreement from having contractual force. It also considers the use of such clauses to restrict liability for claims based on misrepresentation | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 28 | Contracts: formation A review of the legal concepts involved in the formation of binding contracts. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 29 | Contracts: novation An outline of the way in which contractual rights and obligations may be transferred to third parties by means of novation. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 30 | Environment: asset purchases This practice note discusses the various types of environmental issues that may arise for sellers and buyers in an asset purchase. | Practice notes | 01-Jan-2007 |
| 31 | Environmental due diligence in corporate transactions: the ... A high level guide to the environmental and health and safety (EHS) issues to be considered at the due diligence stage of a corporate transaction, such as a share or asset purchase. This note is aimed primarily at junior lawyers. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 32 | Environmental implications of restructuring a business This note explains the environmental implications of restructuring a business. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 33 | Environmental indemnities: overview This note provides an introduction to PLC's environmental indemnities in corporate transactions. It explains: Why an environmental indemnity might be needed in a share or asset purchase and the environmental liabilities that a buyer could be exposed to. The scope of liabilities usually covered by environmental indemnities. The differences between environmental warranties and indemnities. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 34 | Environmental insurance A practice note on the different types of environmental insurance available. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 35 | Environmental issues in finance transactions This note explains: In what circumstances lenders are at risk of incurring environmental liabilities. The purpose of, and the various steps involved in, environmental due diligence. The various provisions that can be included in a facility agreement and debenture to address environmental issues. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 36 | Environmental reporting for companies: mandatory A practice note setting out what companies must do to comply with mandatory environmental reporting requirements. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 37 | Environmental reporting for companies: voluntary A practice note setting out how companies can engage in voluntary environmental reporting. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 38 | Environmental searches and desktop reports This practice note: Provides a summary of the various types of environmental searches that can be carried out in respect of a property. Explains in detail what is covered by environmental desktop reports, including commercial risk screening reports. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 39 | EU Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS) in corporate ... A checklist of the key due diligence and contractual issues in corporate transactions arising from the EU Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS) (now formally known as the EU Emissions Trading System). | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 40 | Execution of deeds and documents Overview of the key legal requirements relating to the execution of deeds and documents under the laws of England and Wales. It reflects the law on execution from 1 October 2009. For details of the law governing execution of deeds and documents before 1 October 2009, see Practice note, Execution of deeds and documents: pre-1 October 2009. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 41 | Governing law and jurisdiction clauses A practice note covering the reasons for including governing law and jurisdiction clauses with drafting guidance. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 42 | 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 |
| 43 | Lease, Licence, Tenancy at will - Which to use when? This Practice note discusses the differences between a lease, licence and tenancy at will in the context of business premises. It concentrates on when to use which arrangement, particularly in the context of short term occupational arrangements. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 44 | Notice clauses Guidance on a boilerplate clause that specifies how notices should be given and where they should be served, and which sets out when they are deemed to be received. The note also covers statutory provisions dealing with the service of notices and refers to rules for service of documents in relation to court proceedings. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 45 | Principles of environmental drafting This practice note sets out some of the broader issues to be addressed when drafting the environmental aspects of asset purchase agreements. | Practice notes | 26-Jan-2011 |
| 46 | The Equator Principles A discussion of the Equator Principles (EP), including their purpose and application to project finance transactions and other non-project related transactions. This Note also discusses the results of the EP Association's strategic review of the EPs and the proposed draft EP3 that incorporates some of the recommendations of the strategic review. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 47 | 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 |
| 48 | 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 |
| 49 | Warranties and indemnities: acquisitions This note considers the use of warranties and indemnities in acquisition agreements. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 50 | What are the registration requirements for small domestic ... This note explains the registration and environmental permitting requirements for small domestic septic tanks and small domestic package sewage treatment plants, under the Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2010 (SI 2010/ 675).This note also highlights some of the conveyancing issues to consider for residential properties that have septic tanks. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 51 | What is a green lease? This practice note explains the: Key concepts of a green lease. Reasons a landlord or tenant might seek green lease provisions. Barriers to green leases. | Practice notes | Maintained |