Q&As | Legal Guidance

<!DOCTYPE html> <html lang="en" lang="en"> <head> <meta charset="utf-8" /> <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"> <meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=edge,chrome=1" /> <title> Q&As | Legal Guidance | LexisNexis </title> <link rel="preconnect" href="//cdn.cookielaw.org" crossorigin> <link rel="preconnect" href="//ajax.googleapis.org" crossorigin> <link rel="preconnect" href="//cdnjs.cloudflare.com" crossorigin> <link rel="preconnect" href="//c.go-mpulse.net" crossorigin> <link rel="preconnect" href="//s.go-mpulse.net" crossorigin> <link rel="preconnect" href="//sealserver.trustwave.com" crossorigin> <link rel="preconnect" href="//prefserviceqa.smartwebportal.co.uk" crossorigin>  <script type="text/javascript" src="https://cdn.cookielaw.org/consent/61dbc389-b6b3-40ca-8508-0c7cbb9fb2ab/OtAutoBlock.js"></script> <script src="https://cdn.cookielaw.org/scripttemplates/otSDKStub.js" type="text/javascript" charset="UTF-8" data-domain-script="61dbc389-b6b3-40ca-8508-0c7cbb9fb2ab"></script> <script type="text/javascript"> function OptanonWrapper() { } </script>  <link rel="icon" href="/legal/images/default-source/default-album/favicon"> <link rel="preload" href="/legal/Artifacts/css/google-fonts.min.css" as="style" onload="this.onload=null;this.rel='stylesheet'" /> <link rel="stylesheet" href="/legal/Artifacts/css/bootstrap.min.css" /> <link rel="stylesheet" href="/legal/Artifacts/css/icons.min.css?v=51.10" /> <link rel="stylesheet" href="/legal/Artifacts/css/header.min.css?v=51.10"> <link rel="stylesheet" href="/legal/Artifacts/css/legal-footer.min.css?v=51.10" /> <link rel="stylesheet" href="/legal/Artifacts/css/mobileNav.min.css?v=51.10" /> <link rel="stylesheet" href="/legal/Artifacts/css/fontaewsome.min.css" /> <link rel="stylesheet" href="/legal/Artifacts/css/shared.min.css?v=51.10" /> <link rel="stylesheet" href="/legal/Artifacts/css/taggingStyle.min.css?v=51.10" /> <link rel="stylesheet" href="/legal/Artifacts/css/psl-style.min.css?v=51.10" /> <link rel="stylesheet" href="/legal/Artifacts/css/pslform.min.css?v=51.10" /> <link rel="stylesheet" href="/legal/Artifacts/css/legalHub.min.css?v=51.10" /> <link rel="stylesheet" href="/legal/Artifacts/css/guidanceHub.min.css?v=51.10" /> <link rel="stylesheet" href="/legal/Artifacts/css/legal-Documentskeleton.min.css?v=51.10" /> <link rel="stylesheet" href="/legal/Artifacts/css/legal-Newsskeleton.min.css?v=51.10" /> <link rel="stylesheet" href="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/font-awesome/4.7.0/css/font-awesome.css" as="style" onload="this.onload=null;this.rel='stylesheet'"> <link rel="preload" href="/legal/images/default-source/default-album/qassmall.jpg" as="image" importance="high" /> <style> /*New css*/ .panelClass { background: rgb(229, 229, 229); padding: 22px 4px; } .wrapperClass { width: 100%; margin: 0 auto; padding: 0; font-family: 'Lato',"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.42857143; color: #000000; position: relative; } .border-radius-0 { border-radius: 0px; color: #fff; } /*New css*/ /*Updated tagging css*/ .copyRightBanner { background: #373739; padding: 10px 0; display: inline-block; } .copyRightBanner a.copyRight { text-align: right; color: #fff; font-size: 11px; } .cookieBanner { background: #373739; padding: 10px 0; border-bottom: 1px solid #fff; /*Updated tagging css*/ } </style> <script> /*! loadCSS. [c]2017 Filament Group, Inc. MIT License */ /* This file is meant as a standalone workflow for - testing support for link[rel=preload] - enabling async CSS loading in browsers that do not support rel=preload - applying rel preload css once loaded, whether supported or not. */ (function (w) { "use strict"; // rel=preload support test if (!w.loadCSS) { w.loadCSS = function () { }; } // define on the loadCSS obj var rp = loadCSS.relpreload = {}; // rel=preload feature support test // runs once and returns a function for compat purposes rp.support = (function () { var ret; try { ret = w.document.createElement("link").relList.supports("preload"); } catch (e) { ret = false; } return function () { return ret; }; })(); // if preload isn't supported, get an asynchronous load by using a non-matching media attribute // then change that media back to its intended value on load rp.bindMediaToggle = function (link) { // remember existing media attr for ultimate state, or default to 'all' var finalMedia = link.media || "all"; function enableStylesheet() { // unbind listeners if (link.addEventListener) { link.removeEventListener("load", enableStylesheet); } else if (link.attachEvent) { link.detachEvent("onload", enableStylesheet); } link.setAttribute("onload", null); link.media = finalMedia; } // bind load handlers to enable media if (link.addEventListener) { link.addEventListener("load", enableStylesheet); } else if (link.attachEvent) { link.attachEvent("onload", enableStylesheet); } // Set rel and non-applicable media type to start an async request // note: timeout allows this to happen async to let rendering continue in IE setTimeout(function () { link.rel = "stylesheet"; link.media = "only x"; }); // also enable media after 3 seconds, // which will catch very old browsers (android 2.x, old firefox) that don't support onload on link setTimeout(enableStylesheet, 3000); }; // loop through link elements in DOM rp.poly = function () { // double check this to prevent external calls from running if (rp.support()) { return; } var links = w.document.getElementsByTagName("link"); for (var i = 0; i < links.length; i++) { var link = links[i]; // qualify links to those with rel=preload and as=style attrs if (link.rel === "preload" && link.getAttribute("as") === "style" && !link.getAttribute("data-loadcss")) { // prevent rerunning on link link.setAttribute("data-loadcss", true); // bind listeners to toggle media back rp.bindMediaToggle(link); } } }; // if unsupported, run the polyfill if (!rp.support()) { // run once at least rp.poly(); // rerun poly on an interval until onload var run = w.setInterval(rp.poly, 500); if (w.addEventListener) { w.addEventListener("load", function () { rp.poly(); w.clearInterval(run); }); } else if (w.attachEvent) { w.attachEvent("onload", function () { rp.poly(); w.clearInterval(run); }); } } // commonjs if (typeof exports !== "undefined") { exports.loadCSS = loadCSS; } else { w.loadCSS = loadCSS; } }(typeof global !== "undefined" ? global : this)); </script> <script src="/legal/Artifacts/js/jquery.min.js"></script> <script src="/legal/Artifacts/js/popper-1-11-0.min.js?v=51.10"></script> <script src="/legal/Artifacts/js/bootstrap.min.js"></script> <script src="/legal/Artifacts/js/LNSearch.min.js?v=51.10" async></script> <script src="/legal/Artifacts/js/guidance.min.js?v=51.10" async></script> <script src="/legal/Artifacts/js/internal-tracking-for-component-based-pages.min.js?v=51.10"></script> <script src="https://wscript-cdn-irl.cassiecloud.com/widget.js" async></script> <script> var PreferenceServerName = "https://handler.preferencecentre.co.uk/preferencecentrewebservice.ashx"; var FormID = "1006"; var LicenseID = "9273C8A0-1B7F-4AB6-9A83-1087D12EB909"; var DivID = "PrefWidget"; var TypeID = "10"; </script>  <link rel="preconnect" href="https://dev.visualwebsiteoptimizer.com" /> <script type='text/javascript' id='vwoCode'> window._vwo_code || (function () { var account_id = 457211, version = 2.1, settings_tolerance = 2000, hide_element = 'body', hide_element_style = 'opacity:0 !important;filter:alpha(opacity=0) !important;background:none !important;transition:none !important;', /* DO NOT EDIT BELOW THIS LINE */ f = false, w = window, d = document, v = d.querySelector('#vwoCode'), cK = '_vwo_' + account_id + '_settings', cc = {}; try { var c = JSON.parse(localStorage.getItem('_vwo_' + account_id + '_config')); cc = c && typeof c === 'object' ? c : {} } catch (e) { } var stT = cc.stT === 'session' ? w.sessionStorage : w.localStorage; code = { nonce: v && v.nonce, use_existing_jquery: function () { return typeof use_existing_jquery !== 'undefined' ? use_existing_jquery : undefined }, library_tolerance: function () { return typeof library_tolerance !== 'undefined' ? library_tolerance : undefined }, settings_tolerance: function () { return cc.sT || settings_tolerance }, hide_element_style: function () { return '{' + (cc.hES || hide_element_style) + '}' }, hide_element: function () { if (performance.getEntriesByName('first-contentful-paint')[0]) { return '' } return typeof cc.hE === 'string' ? cc.hE : hide_element }, getVersion: function () { return version }, finish: function (e) { if (!f) { f = true; var t = d.getElementById('_vis_opt_path_hides'); if (t) t.parentNode.removeChild(t); if (e) (new Image).src = 'https://dev.visualwebsiteoptimizer.com/ee.gif?a=' + account_id + e } }, finished: function () { return f }, addScript: function (e) { var t = d.createElement('script'); t.type = 'text/javascript'; if (e.src) { t.src = e.src } else { t.text = e.text } v && t.setAttribute('nonce', v.nonce); d.getElementsByTagName('head')[0].appendChild(t) }, load: function (e, t) { var n = this.getSettings(), i = d.createElement('script'), r = this; t = t || {}; if (n) { i.textContent = n; d.getElementsByTagName('head')[0].appendChild(i); if (!w.VWO || VWO.caE) { stT.removeItem(cK); r.load(e) } } else { var o = new XMLHttpRequest; o.open('GET', e, true); o.withCredentials = !t.dSC; o.responseType = t.responseType || 'text'; o.onload = function () { if (t.onloadCb) { return t.onloadCb(o, e) } if (o.status === 200 || o.status === 304) { _vwo_code.addScript({ text: o.responseText }) } else { _vwo_code.finish('&e=loading_failure:' + e) } }; o.onerror = function () { if (t.onerrorCb) { return t.onerrorCb(e) } _vwo_code.finish('&e=loading_failure:' + e) }; o.send() } }, getSettings: function () { try { var e = stT.getItem(cK); if (!e) { return } e = JSON.parse(e); if (Date.now() > e.e) { stT.removeItem(cK); return } return e.s } catch (e) { return } }, init: function () { if (d.URL.indexOf('__vwo_disable__') > -1) return; var e = this.settings_tolerance(); w._vwo_settings_timer = setTimeout(function () { _vwo_code.finish(); stT.removeItem(cK) }, e); var t; if (this.hide_element() !== 'body') { t = d.createElement('style'); var n = this.hide_element(), i = n ? n + this.hide_element_style() : '', r = d.getElementsByTagName('head')[0]; t.setAttribute('id', '_vis_opt_path_hides'); v && t.setAttribute('nonce', v.nonce); t.setAttribute('type', 'text/css'); if (t.styleSheet) t.styleSheet.cssText = i; else t.appendChild(d.createTextNode(i)); r.appendChild(t) } else { t = d.getElementsByTagName('head')[0]; var i = d.createElement('div'); i.style.cssText = 'z-index: 2147483647 !important;position: fixed !important;left: 0 !important;top: 0 !important;width: 100% !important;height: 100% !important;background: white !important;display: block !important;'; i.setAttribute('id', '_vis_opt_path_hides'); i.classList.add('_vis_hide_layer'); t.parentNode.insertBefore(i, t.nextSibling) } var o = window._vis_opt_url || d.URL, s = 'https://dev.visualwebsiteoptimizer.com/j.php?a=' + account_id + '&u=' + encodeURIComponent(o) + '&vn=' + version; if (w.location.search.indexOf('_vwo_xhr') !== -1) { this.addScript({ src: s }) } else { this.load(s + '&x=true') } } }; w._vwo_code = code; code.init(); })(); </script>  <meta property="og:image" content="https://www.lexisnexis.co.uk/legal/images/default-source/default-album/lexisnexis_banner_10152020_qas.jpg"> <meta property="twitter:image" content="https://www.lexisnexis.co.uk/legal/images/default-source/default-album/lexisnexis_banner_10152020_qas.jpg"><style type="text/css" media="all">#myModal .main .cb{ display:flex !important; }</style><script type="text/javascript" src="https://try.abtasty.com/2b2f479045b727885d6e40a2d746309d.js" async></script><script type="text/javascript" async> $(document).ready(function(){ var docURL=$("#signInBtn").attr('href'); $("#docURL__c").attr("href", docURL); }); </script><style type="text/css" media="all">.articleText h2 { font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 0; line-height: 24px; color: #000; font-weight: 500; } a#BDY-MD-LEXIS-PLUS-TRIAL:hover { text-decoration: none; color: #000; }</style><style type="text/css" media="all">#ot-sdk-btn.ot-sdk-show-settings, #ot-sdk-btn.optanon-show-settings{ background-color: transparent !important; }</style><script type="text/javascript" async> (function(w,d,s,l,i){w[l]=w[l]||[];w[l].push({'gtm.start': new Date().getTime(),event:'gtm.js'});var f=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0], j=d.createElement(s),dl=l!='dataLayer'?'&l='+l:'';j.async=true;j.src= 'https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtm.js?id='+i+dl;f.parentNode.insertBefore(j,f); })(window,document,'script','dataLayer','GTM-KMWSCWJ'); </script><script type="text/javascript" async> var appInsights = window.appInsights || function (a) { function b(a) { c[a] = function () { var b = arguments; c.queue.push(function () { c[a].apply(c, b) }) } } var c = { config: a }, d = document, e = window; setTimeout(function () { var b = d.createElement("script"); b.src = a.url || "https://az416426.vo.msecnd.net/scripts/a/ai.0.js", d.getElementsByTagName("script")[0].parentNode.appendChild(b) }); try { c.cookie = d.cookie } catch (a) { } c.queue = []; for (var f = ["Event", "Exception", "Metric", "PageView", "Trace", "Dependency"]; f.length;)b("track" + f.pop()); if (b("setAuthenticatedUserContext"), b("clearAuthenticatedUserContext"), b("startTrackEvent"), b("stopTrackEvent"), b("startTrackPage"), b("stopTrackPage"), b("flush"), !a.disableExceptionTracking) { f = "onerror", b("_" + f); var g = e[f]; e[f] = function (a, b, d, e, h) { var i = g && g(a, b, d, e, h); return !0 !== i && c["_" + f](a, b, d, e, h), i } } return c }({ instrumentationKey: "96d8add2-7d2e-468e-b0e9-b393cc4cdfa0" }); window.appInsights = appInsights, appInsights.queue && 0 === appInsights.queue.length && appInsights.trackPageView(); </script><style type="text/css" media="all">.bottomText a { color: #036a7f; }</style><style type="text/css" media="all">@media screen and (max-width: 767px) { .featureWrap { height: 150px; } }</style><style type="text/css" media="all">div.banner-header:after { content: url('/legal/Artifacts/images/logo-lexisnexis.png'); float: right !important; margin-right: 45px !important; width: 22% !important; height: 5% !important; } #onetrust-policy-title{ width:auto !important; } @media (max-width: 768px){ div.banner-header:after {width: auto !important; }} </style><style type="text/css" media="all">#PrefWidget .prefHeader{ background:none; }</style><script type="text/javascript" async> $(document).ready(function(){ var signInurl = "https://plus.lexis.com/uk/practical-guidance-home?utm_source=psl_da_mkt&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=practical-guidance-home"; $('#HDR-SP-SIGN-IN').attr('href', signInurl); }); </script><script type="text/javascript" async> $(document).ready(function () { var image = new Image(); var previewImage = $(this).find('.loadingImage-newshome'); var newImage = $(this).find('.bannerImage'); image.onload = function () { console.log("here") newImage.css('background-image', 'url(' + image.src + ')'); console.log(newImage) newImage.css('opacity', '1'); }; image.src = previewImage.data('image'); }); </script><meta name="Generator" content="Sitefinity 13.1.7431.0 PE" /><meta name="description" ID="metades" content="Comprehend the law and how it impacts your clients. Q&As shine a light on common issues" /><meta property="og:type" content="website" /><meta property="og:url" content="https://www.lexisnexis.co.uk/legal/q-a" /><meta property="og:title" content="Q&As | Legal Guidance | LexisNexis" /><meta property="og:description" content="Comprehend the law and how it impacts your clients. Q&As shine a light on common issues" /><meta property="og:image" content="https://www.lexisnexis.co.uk/legal/images/default-source/default-album/lexisnexis_banner_10152020_qas.jpg?sfvrsn=69a76458_6" /><meta property="og:image:width" content="300" /><meta property="og:image:height" content="200" /><meta property="twitter:image" content="https://www.lexisnexis.co.uk/legal/images/default-source/default-album/lexisnexis_banner_10152020_qas.jpg?sfvrsn=69a76458_6" /><meta property="twitter:card" content="summary_large_image" /><meta property="twitter:title" content="Q&As | Legal Guidance | LexisNexis" /><meta property="twitter:site" content="@lexisnexis" /><meta property="twitter:description" content="Comprehend the law and how it impacts your clients. Q&As shine a light on common issues" /><meta property="twitter:url" content="https://www.lexisnexis.co.uk/legal/q-a" /><link id="canonical" href="https://www.lexisnexis.co.uk/legal/q-a" rel="canonical" /><link href="https://www.lexisnexis.co.uk/legal/q-a?page=2" rel="next" /><meta id="nocache" content="noarchive" name="robots" /> <script>(window.BOOMR_mq=window.BOOMR_mq||[]).push(["addVar",{"rua.upush":"false","rua.cpush":"false","rua.upre":"false","rua.cpre":"false","rua.uprl":"false","rua.cprl":"false","rua.cprf":"false","rua.trans":"","rua.cook":"false","rua.ims":"false","rua.ufprl":"false","rua.cfprl":"false","rua.isuxp":"false","rua.texp":"norulematch","rua.ceh":"false","rua.ueh":"false","rua.ieh.st":"0"}]);</script> <script>!function(a){var e="https://s.go-mpulse.net/boomerang/",t="addEventListener";if("False"=="True")a.BOOMR_config=a.BOOMR_config||{},a.BOOMR_config.PageParams=a.BOOMR_config.PageParams||{},a.BOOMR_config.PageParams.pci=!0,e="https://s2.go-mpulse.net/boomerang/";if(window.BOOMR_API_key="GE28S-VU5AT-SR4SN-LE3T3-MA2FE",function(){function n(e){a.BOOMR_onload=e&&e.timeStamp||(new Date).getTime()}if(!a.BOOMR||!a.BOOMR.version&&!a.BOOMR.snippetExecuted){a.BOOMR=a.BOOMR||{},a.BOOMR.snippetExecuted=!0;var i,_,o,r=document.createElement("iframe");if(a[t])a[t]("load",n,!1);else if(a.attachEvent)a.attachEvent("onload",n);r.src="javascript:void(0)",r.title="",r.role="presentation",(r.frameElement||r).style.cssText="width:0;height:0;border:0;display:none;",o=document.getElementsByTagName("script")[0],o.parentNode.insertBefore(r,o);try{_=r.contentWindow.document}catch(O){i=document.domain,r.src="javascript:var d=document.open();d.domain='"+i+"';void(0);",_=r.contentWindow.document}_.open()._l=function(){var a=this.createElement("script");if(i)this.domain=i;a.id="boomr-if-as",a.src=e+"GE28S-VU5AT-SR4SN-LE3T3-MA2FE",BOOMR_lstart=(new Date).getTime(),this.body.appendChild(a)},_.write("<bo"+'dy onload="document._l();">'),_.close()}}(),"".length>0)if(a&&"performance"in a&&a.performance&&"function"==typeof a.performance.setResourceTimingBufferSize)a.performance.setResourceTimingBufferSize();!function(){if(BOOMR=a.BOOMR||{},BOOMR.plugins=BOOMR.plugins||{},!BOOMR.plugins.AK){var e=""=="true"?1:0,t="",n="bdpnbet57ts3gz67pqsq-f-aa17a1620-clientnsv4-s.akamaihd.net",i="false"=="true"?2:1,_={"ak.v":"39","ak.cp":"732726","ak.ai":parseInt("475698",10),"ak.ol":"0","ak.cr":4,"ak.ipv":4,"ak.proto":"http/1.1","ak.rid":"331de0fc","ak.r":44715,"ak.a2":e,"ak.m":"a","ak.n":"essl","ak.bpcip":"8.222.208.0","ak.cport":46584,"ak.gh":"23.44.214.25","ak.quicv":"","ak.tlsv":"tls1.2","ak.0rtt":"","ak.0rtt.ed":"","ak.csrc":"-","ak.acc":"reno","ak.t":"1742699557","ak.ak":"hOBiQwZUYzCg5VSAfCLimQ==vwS+CQN3bi5xMgidkb1l3wXWkUIAFbF1fCjPZV0+nP8fv0t45V1cDHiKdm17cQbQcCMwA0NzIi4FsSxrOzQjD67MwzPHMtIdFR8LLv8d2BCbsSnoU5Jgo1Kn2la919KhEGaLgwmNdG/SxgbK58GjXwnvXtZFyMBDbkn788+LaexFNw5uAB06kwiWzgMteFyWNhfVRQK6Lev3WHSZijkkc6uvJ1ppV3mrtFrtK8y+DgXNxTr9J172e4FtNFMq+XaGIzaA18vFEY43rZBWJ8+3Wmf0T1YoGskDa97s32as71Odf3GoTxsRNCVNjUpU5qN02M9eL+gkt1rZtow9wAFHe5HWsOTwUYJKwV1H9WzoYIVzuLWEqHYOsR6mQyXZQRqib3H5r5jSZewNj/1mA31JnL0woO6Mm6uD1ijwNqbFAAc=","ak.pv":"69","ak.dpoabenc":"","ak.tf":i};if(""!==t)_["ak.ruds"]=t;var o={i:!1,av:function(e){var t="http.initiator";if(e&&(!e[t]||"spa_hard"===e[t]))_["ak.feo"]=void 0!==a.aFeoApplied?1:0,BOOMR.addVar(_)},rv:function(){var a=["ak.bpcip","ak.cport","ak.cr","ak.csrc","ak.gh","ak.ipv","ak.m","ak.n","ak.ol","ak.proto","ak.quicv","ak.tlsv","ak.0rtt","ak.0rtt.ed","ak.r","ak.acc","ak.t","ak.tf"];BOOMR.removeVar(a)}};BOOMR.plugins.AK={akVars:_,akDNSPreFetchDomain:n,init:function(){if(!o.i){var a=BOOMR.subscribe;a("before_beacon",o.av,null,null),a("onbeacon",o.rv,null,null),o.i=!0}return this},is_complete:function(){return!0}}}}()}(window);</script></head> <body cz-shortcut-listen="true">  <div id="lexisplus-header" class="container-fluid"> <div class="row"> <div class="header-row"> <nav class="navbar navbar-expand-lg navbar-light" aria-label="Navbar"> <a class="navbar-brand" href="https://www.lexisnexis.co.uk"><img src="/legal/Artifacts/images/LexisNexis-white.svg" alt="" class="logo-img" width="130" height="30"></a> <span class="vr-line"></span> <button class="navbar-toggler burgericon" type="button" data-toggle="collapse" data-target="#navbarSupportedContent" aria-controls="navbarSupportedContent" aria-expanded="false" aria-label="Toggle navigation"> <span class="navbar-toggler-icon"></span> </button> <div class="collapse navbar-collapse ipadmenu mobWidthAuto fullwidth-meganav" id="navbarSupportedContent"> <ul class="navbar-nav mr-auto"> <li> <a class="nav-link header-menu" tabindex="-1" href="/legal/practical-guidance"> Practical Guidance</a> </li> <li class="nav-item dropdown"> <a class="nav-link header-menu" href="#" id="navbarDropdown" role="button" data-toggle="dropdown" tabindex="-1">Practice Area<img src="/legal/Artifacts/images/down-arrow.png" alt="" class="down-arrow"></a> <ul class=" dropdown-menu practicearea-dropmenu "> <div class=""> <div class="meganav-list"> <div class="row "> <div class="col-lg-3 col-sm-3 col-md-3"> <div class="list-unstyled"> <div class="practicearea-nestedmenu"><a href="/legal/arbitration">Arbitration</a></div> <div class="practicearea-nestedmenu"><a href="/legal/banking-finance-law">Banking & Finance</a></div> <div class="practicearea-nestedmenu"><a href="/legal/commercial-law">Commercial</a></div> <div class="practicearea-nestedmenu"><a href="/legal/competition-law">Competition</a></div> <div class="practicearea-nestedmenu"><a href="/legal/construction-law">Construction</a></div> <div class="practicearea-nestedmenu"><a href="/legal/corporate-law">Corporate</a></div> <div class="practicearea-nestedmenu"><a href="/legal/corporate-crime">Corporate Crime</a></div> <div class="practicearea-nestedmenu"><a href="/legal/dispute-resolution">Dispute Resolution</a></div> <div class="practicearea-nestedmenu"><a href="/legal/employment-law">Employment</a></div> <div class="practicearea-nestedmenu"><a href="/legal/energy-law">Energy</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="col-lg-3 col-sm-3 col-md-3"> <div class="list-unstyled"> <div class="practicearea-nestedmenu"><a href="/legal/environmental-law">Environment</a></div> <div class="practicearea-nestedmenu"><a href="/legal/eu-law">EU Law</a></div> <div class="practicearea-nestedmenu"><a href="/legal/family-law">Family</a></div> <div class="practicearea-nestedmenu"><a href="/legal/financial-services-law">Financial Services</a></div> <div class="practicearea-nestedmenu"><a href="/legal/immigration-law">Immigration</a></div> <div class="practicearea-nestedmenu"><a href="/legal/information-law">Information Law</a></div> <div class="practicearea-nestedmenu"><a href="/legal/in-house-advisor">In-house Advisor</a></div> <div class="practicearea-nestedmenu"><a href="/legal/insurance-law">Insurance & Reinsurance</a></div> <div class="practicearea-nestedmenu"><a href="/legal/international-trade">International Trade</a></div> <div class="practicearea-nestedmenu"><a href="/legal/intellectual-property-law">IP</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="col-lg-3 col-sm-3 col-md-3"> <div class="list-unstyled"> <div class="practicearea-nestedmenu"><a href="/legal/ireland-banking-financial-services-law">Ireland - Banking & Financial Services</a></div> <div class="practicearea-nestedmenu"><a href="/legal/ireland-commercial-law">Ireland - Commercial</a></div> <div class="practicearea-nestedmenu"><a href="/legal/ireland-corporate-law">Ireland - Corporate</a></div> <div class="practicearea-nestedmenu"><a href="/legal/ireland-dispute-resolution">Ireland - Dispute Resolution</a></div> <div class="practicearea-nestedmenu"><a href="/legal/ireland-employment-law">Ireland - Employment</a></div> <div class="practicearea-nestedmenu"><a href="/legal/ireland-property-law">Ireland - Property</a></div> <div class="practicearea-nestedmenu"><a href="/legal/life-sciences-law">Life Sciences</a></div> <div class="practicearea-nestedmenu"><a href="/legal/local-government-law">Local Government</a></div> <div class="practicearea-nestedmenu"><a href="/legal/pensions-law">Pensions</a></div> <div class="practicearea-nestedmenu"><a href="/legal/personal-injury-clinical-negligence-law">PI & Clinical Negligence</a></div> <div class="practicearea-nestedmenu"><a href="/legal/planning-law">Planning</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="col-lg-3 col-sm-3 col-md-3"> <div class="list-unstyled"> <div class="practicearea-nestedmenu"><a href="/legal/practice-compliance">Practice Compliance</a></div> <div class="practicearea-nestedmenu"><a href="/legal/practice-management">Practice Management</a></div> <div class="practicearea-nestedmenu"><a href="/legal/private-client-law">Private Client</a></div> <div class="practicearea-nestedmenu"><a href="/legal/property-law">Property</a></div> <div class="practicearea-nestedmenu"><a href="/legal/property-disputes-law">Property Disputes</a></div> <div class="practicearea-nestedmenu"><a href="/legal/public-law">Public Law</a></div> <div class="practicearea-nestedmenu"><a href="/legal/restructuring-insolvency-law">Restructuring & Insolvency</a></div> <div class="practicearea-nestedmenu"><a href="/legal/risk-compliance">Risk & Compliance</a></div> <div class="practicearea-nestedmenu"><a href="/legal/share-scheme-incentives">Share Incentives</a></div> <div class="practicearea-nestedmenu"><a href="/legal/tax-law">Tax</a></div> <div class="practicearea-nestedmenu"><a href="/legal/tmt-law">TMT</a></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </ul> </li> <li class="nav-item dropdown ipad-view"> <a class="nav-link dropdown-toggle moremain-menu" href="#" id="navbarDropdown" role="button" data-toggle="dropdown" aria-haspopup="true" aria-expanded="false"> More <img src="/legal/Artifacts/images/sub_newmenu.png" alt="" /> </a> <ul class="dropdown-menu" aria-labelledby="navbarDropdown"> <li class="nav-item dropdown-submenu"> <a class="nav-link header-menu main-dropdown" href="/legal/research" id="navbarDropdownSubmenu" role="button" data-toggle="" tabindex="-1" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"> Legal Research </a> <span class="arrow-click"> <a href="#"> <img alt="" src="/legal/Artifacts/images/down-arrow.png" class="down-arrow" /> </a> </span> <ul class="dropdown-menu more-submenu "> <li class="nav-item "> <a class="nav-link more-nastedmenu practicearea-nestedmenu" href="/legal/legislation" id="navbarDropdownSubmenu2" role="button" data-toggle="" tabindex="-1" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"> Legislation </a> <span class="arrow-click"> <a href="#"> <img alt="" src="/legal/Artifacts/images/black-down-arrow.png" class="down-arrow" /> </a> </span> <ul class="dropdown-menu more-submenu"> <li class="nav-item"> <a class="nav-link more-nastedmenu practicearea-nestedmenu" href="/legal/legislation/uk-parliament-acts" id="navbarDropdownSubmenu3" role="button" data-toggle="" tabindex="-1" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"> UK Parliament Acts </a> <span class="arrow-click"> <a href="#"> <img alt="" src="/legal/Artifacts/images/black-down-arrow.png" class="down-arrow" /> </a> </span> <ul class="dropdown-menu dropmenu-legislation secondsub-dropmenu-legislation"> <li class="nav-item"> <div class="container"> <div class="meganav-list"> <span>Browse the legislation acts by letter</span> <div class="row mar-row"> <div class="col-lg-2 col-md-2 col-sm-2 mob-width alphabetic-menu"> <span><a class="" href="/legal/legislation/uk-parliament-acts?letter=a#acts">A</a></span></div> <div class="col-lg-2 col-md-2 col-sm-2 mob-width alphabetic-menu"> <span><a class="" href="/legal/legislation/uk-parliament-acts?letter=b#acts">B</a></span></div> <div class="col-lg-2 col-md-2 col-sm-2 mob-width alphabetic-menu"> <span><a class="" href="/legal/legislation/uk-parliament-acts?letter=c#acts">C</a></span></div> <div class="col-lg-2 col-md-2 col-sm-2 mob-width alphabetic-menu"> <span><a class="" href="/legal/legislation/uk-parliament-acts?letter=d#acts">D</a></span></div> <div class="col-lg-2 col-md-2 col-sm-2 mob-width alphabetic-menu"> <span><a class="" href="/legal/legislation/uk-parliament-acts?letter=e#acts">E</a></span></div> <div class="col-lg-2 col-md-2 col-sm-2 mob-width alphabetic-menu"> <span><a class="" href="/legal/legislation/uk-parliament-acts?letter=f#acts">F</a></span></div> </div> <div class="row mar-row"> <div class="col-lg-2 col-md-2 col-sm-2 mob-width alphabetic-menu"> <span><a class="" href="/legal/legislation/uk-parliament-acts?letter=g#acts">G</a></span></div> <div class="col-lg-2 col-md-2 col-sm-2 mob-width alphabetic-menu"> <span><a class="" href="/legal/legislation/uk-parliament-acts?letter=h#acts">H</a></span></div> <div class="col-lg-2 col-md-2 col-sm-2 mob-width alphabetic-menu"> <span><a class="" href="/legal/legislation/uk-parliament-acts?letter=i#acts">I</a></span></div> <div class="col-lg-2 col-md-2 col-sm-2 mob-width alphabetic-menu"> <span><a class="" href="/legal/legislation/uk-parliament-acts?letter=j#acts">J</a></span></div> <div class="col-lg-2 col-md-2 col-sm-2 mob-width alphabetic-menu"> <span><a class="" href="/legal/legislation/uk-parliament-acts?letter=k#acts">K</a></span></div> <div class="col-lg-2 col-md-2 col-sm-2 mob-width alphabetic-menu"> <span><a class="" href="/legal/legislation/uk-parliament-acts?letter=l#acts">L</a></span></div> </div> <div class="row mar-row"> <div class="col-lg-2 col-md-2 col-sm-2 mob-width alphabetic-menu"> <span><a class="" href="/legal/legislation/uk-parliament-acts?letter=m#acts">M</a></span></div> <div class="col-lg-2 col-md-2 col-sm-2 mob-width alphabetic-menu"> <span><a class="" href="/legal/legislation/uk-parliament-acts?letter=n#acts">N</a></span></div> <div class="col-lg-2 col-md-2 col-sm-2 mob-width alphabetic-menu"> <span><a class="" href="/legal/legislation/uk-parliament-acts?letter=o#acts">O</a></span></div> <div class="col-lg-2 col-md-2 col-sm-2 mob-width alphabetic-menu"> <span><a class="" href="/legal/legislation/uk-parliament-acts?letter=p#acts">P</a></span></div> <div class="col-lg-2 col-md-2 col-sm-2 mob-width alphabetic-menu"> <span><a class="" href="/legal/legislation/uk-parliament-acts?letter=q#acts">Q</a></span></div> <div class="col-lg-2 col-md-2 col-sm-2 mob-width alphabetic-menu"> <span><a class="" href="/legal/legislation/uk-parliament-acts?letter=r#acts">R</a></span></div> </div> <div class="row mar-row"> <div class="col-lg-2 col-md-2 col-sm-2 mob-width alphabetic-menu"> <span><a class="" href="/legal/legislation/uk-parliament-acts?letter=s#acts">S</a></span></div> <div class="col-lg-2 col-md-2 col-sm-2 mob-width alphabetic-menu"> <span><a class="" href="/legal/legislation/uk-parliament-acts?letter=t#acts">T</a></span></div> <div class="col-lg-2 col-md-2 col-sm-2 mob-width alphabetic-menu"> <span><a class="" href="/legal/legislation/uk-parliament-acts?letter=u#acts">U</a></span></div> <div class="col-lg-2 col-md-2 col-sm-2 mob-width alphabetic-menu"> <span><a class="" href="/legal/legislation/uk-parliament-acts?letter=v#acts">V</a></span></div> <div class="col-lg-2 col-md-2 col-sm-2 mob-width alphabetic-menu"> <span><a class="" href="/legal/legislation/uk-parliament-acts?letter=w#acts">W</a></span></div> <div class="col-lg-2 col-md-2 col-sm-2 mob-width alphabetic-menu"> <span><a class="disabletext" href="/legal/legislation/uk-parliament-acts?letter=x#acts">X</a></span></div> </div> <div class="row mar-row"> <div class="col-lg-2 col-md-2 col-sm-2 mob-width alphabetic-menu"> <span><a class="" href="/legal/legislation/uk-parliament-acts?letter=y#acts">Y</a></span></div> <div class="col-lg-2 col-md-2 col-sm-2 mob-width alphabetic-menu"> <span><a class="" href="/legal/legislation/uk-parliament-acts?letter=z#acts">Z</a></span></div> </div> </div> </div> </li> </ul> </li> <li class="nav-item"> <a class="nav-link more-nastedmenu practicearea-nestedmenu" href="/legal/legislation/scottish-parliament-acts" id="navbarDropdownSubmenu3" role="button" data-toggle="" tabindex="-1" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"> Scottish Parliament Acts </a> <span class="arrow-click"> <a href="#"> <img alt="" src="/legal/Artifacts/images/black-down-arrow.png" class="down-arrow" /> </a> </span> <ul class="dropdown-menu dropmenu-legislation secondsub-dropmenu-legislation"> <li class="nav-item"> <div class="container"> <div class="meganav-list"> <span>Browse the legislation acts by letter</span> <div class="row mar-row"> <div class="col-lg-2 col-md-2 col-sm-2 mob-width alphabetic-menu"> <span><a class="" href="/legal/legislation/scottish-parliament-acts?letter=a#acts">A</a></span></div> <div class="col-lg-2 col-md-2 col-sm-2 mob-width alphabetic-menu"> <span><a class="" href="/legal/legislation/scottish-parliament-acts?letter=b#acts">B</a></span></div> <div class="col-lg-2 col-md-2 col-sm-2 mob-width alphabetic-menu"> <span><a class="" href="/legal/legislation/scottish-parliament-acts?letter=c#acts">C</a></span></div> <div class="col-lg-2 col-md-2 col-sm-2 mob-width alphabetic-menu"> <span><a class="" href="/legal/legislation/scottish-parliament-acts?letter=d#acts">D</a></span></div> <div class="col-lg-2 col-md-2 col-sm-2 mob-width alphabetic-menu"> <span><a class="" href="/legal/legislation/scottish-parliament-acts?letter=e#acts">E</a></span></div> <div class="col-lg-2 col-md-2 col-sm-2 mob-width alphabetic-menu"> <span><a class="" href="/legal/legislation/scottish-parliament-acts?letter=f#acts">F</a></span></div> </div> <div class="row mar-row"> <div class="col-lg-2 col-md-2 col-sm-2 mob-width alphabetic-menu"> <span><a class="" href="/legal/legislation/scottish-parliament-acts?letter=g#acts">G</a></span></div> <div class="col-lg-2 col-md-2 col-sm-2 mob-width alphabetic-menu"> <span><a class="" href="/legal/legislation/scottish-parliament-acts?letter=h#acts">H</a></span></div> <div class="col-lg-2 col-md-2 col-sm-2 mob-width alphabetic-menu"> <span><a class="" href="/legal/legislation/scottish-parliament-acts?letter=i#acts">I</a></span></div> <div class="col-lg-2 col-md-2 col-sm-2 mob-width alphabetic-menu"> <span><a class="" href="/legal/legislation/scottish-parliament-acts?letter=j#acts">J</a></span></div> <div class="col-lg-2 col-md-2 col-sm-2 mob-width alphabetic-menu"> <span><a class="disabletext" href="/legal/legislation/scottish-parliament-acts?letter=k#acts">K</a></span></div> <div class="col-lg-2 col-md-2 col-sm-2 mob-width alphabetic-menu"> <span><a class="" href="/legal/legislation/scottish-parliament-acts?letter=l#acts">L</a></span></div> </div> <div class="row mar-row"> <div class="col-lg-2 col-md-2 col-sm-2 mob-width alphabetic-menu"> <span><a class="" href="/legal/legislation/scottish-parliament-acts?letter=m#acts">M</a></span></div> <div class="col-lg-2 col-md-2 col-sm-2 mob-width alphabetic-menu"> <span><a class="" href="/legal/legislation/scottish-parliament-acts?letter=n#acts">N</a></span></div> <div class="col-lg-2 col-md-2 col-sm-2 mob-width alphabetic-menu"> <span><a class="" href="/legal/legislation/scottish-parliament-acts?letter=o#acts">O</a></span></div> <div class="col-lg-2 col-md-2 col-sm-2 mob-width alphabetic-menu"> <span><a class="" href="/legal/legislation/scottish-parliament-acts?letter=p#acts">P</a></span></div> <div class="col-lg-2 col-md-2 col-sm-2 mob-width alphabetic-menu"> <span><a class="disabletext" href="/legal/legislation/scottish-parliament-acts?letter=q#acts">Q</a></span></div> <div class="col-lg-2 col-md-2 col-sm-2 mob-width alphabetic-menu"> <span><a class="" href="/legal/legislation/scottish-parliament-acts?letter=r#acts">R</a></span></div> </div> <div class="row mar-row"> <div class="col-lg-2 col-md-2 col-sm-2 mob-width alphabetic-menu"> <span><a class="" href="/legal/legislation/scottish-parliament-acts?letter=s#acts">S</a></span></div> <div class="col-lg-2 col-md-2 col-sm-2 mob-width alphabetic-menu"> <span><a class="" href="/legal/legislation/scottish-parliament-acts?letter=t#acts">T</a></span></div> <div class="col-lg-2 col-md-2 col-sm-2 mob-width alphabetic-menu"> <span><a class="" href="/legal/legislation/scottish-parliament-acts?letter=u#acts">U</a></span></div> <div class="col-lg-2 col-md-2 col-sm-2 mob-width alphabetic-menu"> <span><a class="" href="/legal/legislation/scottish-parliament-acts?letter=v#acts">V</a></span></div> <div class="col-lg-2 col-md-2 col-sm-2 mob-width alphabetic-menu"> <span><a class="" href="/legal/legislation/scottish-parliament-acts?letter=w#acts">W</a></span></div> <div class="col-lg-2 col-md-2 col-sm-2 mob-width alphabetic-menu"> <span><a class="disabletext" href="/legal/legislation/scottish-parliament-acts?letter=x#acts">X</a></span></div> </div> <div class="row mar-row"> <div class="col-lg-2 col-md-2 col-sm-2 mob-width alphabetic-menu"> <span><a class="disabletext" href="/legal/legislation/scottish-parliament-acts?letter=y#acts">Y</a></span></div> <div class="col-lg-2 col-md-2 col-sm-2 mob-width alphabetic-menu"> <span><a class="disabletext" href="/legal/legislation/scottish-parliament-acts?letter=z#acts">Z</a></span></div> </div> </div> </div> </li> </ul> </li> <li class="nav-item"> <a class="nav-link more-nastedmenu practicearea-nestedmenu" href="/legal/legislation/welsh-acts" id="navbarDropdownSubmenu3" role="button" data-toggle="" tabindex="-1" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"> Welsh Acts </a> <span class="arrow-click"> <a href="#"> <img alt="" src="/legal/Artifacts/images/black-down-arrow.png" class="down-arrow" /> </a> </span> <ul class="dropdown-menu dropmenu-legislation secondsub-dropmenu-legislation"> <li class="nav-item"> <div class="container"> <div class="meganav-list"> <span>Browse the legislation acts by letter</span> <div class="row mar-row"> <div class="col-lg-2 col-md-2 col-sm-2 mob-width alphabetic-menu"> <span><a class="" href="/legal/legislation/welsh-acts?letter=a#acts">A</a></span></div> <div class="col-lg-2 col-md-2 col-sm-2 mob-width alphabetic-menu"> <span><a class="disabletext" href="/legal/legislation/welsh-acts?letter=b#acts">B</a></span></div> <div class="col-lg-2 col-md-2 col-sm-2 mob-width alphabetic-menu"> <span><a class="" href="/legal/legislation/welsh-acts?letter=c#acts">C</a></span></div> <div class="col-lg-2 col-md-2 col-sm-2 mob-width alphabetic-menu"> <span><a class="disabletext" href="/legal/legislation/welsh-acts?letter=d#acts">D</a></span></div> <div class="col-lg-2 col-md-2 col-sm-2 mob-width alphabetic-menu"> <span><a class="" href="/legal/legislation/welsh-acts?letter=e#acts">E</a></span></div> <div class="col-lg-2 col-md-2 col-sm-2 mob-width alphabetic-menu"> <span><a class="" href="/legal/legislation/welsh-acts?letter=f#acts">F</a></span></div> </div> <div class="row mar-row"> <div class="col-lg-2 col-md-2 col-sm-2 mob-width alphabetic-menu"> <span><a class="disabletext" href="/legal/legislation/welsh-acts?letter=g#acts">G</a></span></div> <div class="col-lg-2 col-md-2 col-sm-2 mob-width alphabetic-menu"> <span><a class="" href="/legal/legislation/welsh-acts?letter=h#acts">H</a></span></div> <div class="col-lg-2 col-md-2 col-sm-2 mob-width alphabetic-menu"> <span><a class="" href="/legal/legislation/welsh-acts?letter=i#acts">I</a></span></div> <div class="col-lg-2 col-md-2 col-sm-2 mob-width alphabetic-menu"> <span><a class="disabletext" href="/legal/legislation/welsh-acts?letter=j#acts">J</a></span></div> <div class="col-lg-2 col-md-2 col-sm-2 mob-width alphabetic-menu"> <span><a class="disabletext" href="/legal/legislation/welsh-acts?letter=k#acts">K</a></span></div> <div class="col-lg-2 col-md-2 col-sm-2 mob-width alphabetic-menu"> <span><a class="" href="/legal/legislation/welsh-acts?letter=l#acts">L</a></span></div> </div> <div class="row mar-row"> <div class="col-lg-2 col-md-2 col-sm-2 mob-width alphabetic-menu"> <span><a class="" href="/legal/legislation/welsh-acts?letter=m#acts">M</a></span></div> <div class="col-lg-2 col-md-2 col-sm-2 mob-width alphabetic-menu"> <span><a class="" href="/legal/legislation/welsh-acts?letter=n#acts">N</a></span></div> <div class="col-lg-2 col-md-2 col-sm-2 mob-width alphabetic-menu"> <span><a class="disabletext" href="/legal/legislation/welsh-acts?letter=o#acts">O</a></span></div> <div class="col-lg-2 col-md-2 col-sm-2 mob-width alphabetic-menu"> <span><a class="" href="/legal/legislation/welsh-acts?letter=p#acts">P</a></span></div> <div class="col-lg-2 col-md-2 col-sm-2 mob-width alphabetic-menu"> <span><a class="" href="/legal/legislation/welsh-acts?letter=q#acts">Q</a></span></div> <div class="col-lg-2 col-md-2 col-sm-2 mob-width alphabetic-menu"> <span><a class="" href="/legal/legislation/welsh-acts?letter=r#acts">R</a></span></div> </div> <div class="row mar-row"> <div class="col-lg-2 col-md-2 col-sm-2 mob-width alphabetic-menu"> <span><a class="" href="/legal/legislation/welsh-acts?letter=s#acts">S</a></span></div> <div class="col-lg-2 col-md-2 col-sm-2 mob-width alphabetic-menu"> <span><a class="" href="/legal/legislation/welsh-acts?letter=t#acts">T</a></span></div> <div class="col-lg-2 col-md-2 col-sm-2 mob-width alphabetic-menu"> <span><a class="disabletext" href="/legal/legislation/welsh-acts?letter=u#acts">U</a></span></div> <div class="col-lg-2 col-md-2 col-sm-2 mob-width alphabetic-menu"> <span><a class="" href="/legal/legislation/welsh-acts?letter=v#acts">V</a></span></div> <div class="col-lg-2 col-md-2 col-sm-2 mob-width alphabetic-menu"> <span><a class="" href="/legal/legislation/welsh-acts?letter=w#acts">W</a></span></div> <div class="col-lg-2 col-md-2 col-sm-2 mob-width alphabetic-menu"> <span><a class="disabletext" href="/legal/legislation/welsh-acts?letter=x#acts">X</a></span></div> </div> <div class="row mar-row"> <div class="col-lg-2 col-md-2 col-sm-2 mob-width alphabetic-menu"> <span><a class="disabletext" href="/legal/legislation/welsh-acts?letter=y#acts">Y</a></span></div> <div class="col-lg-2 col-md-2 col-sm-2 mob-width alphabetic-menu"> <span><a class="disabletext" href="/legal/legislation/welsh-acts?letter=z#acts">Z</a></span></div> </div> </div> </div> </li> </ul> </li> <li class="nav-item"> <a class="nav-link more-nastedmenu practicearea-nestedmenu" href="/legal/legislation/acts-of-the-oireachtas" id="navbarDropdownSubmenu3" role="button" data-toggle="" tabindex="-1" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"> Acts of the Oireachtas </a> <span class="arrow-click"> <a href="#"> <img alt="" src="/legal/Artifacts/images/black-down-arrow.png" class="down-arrow" /> </a> </span> <ul class="dropdown-menu dropmenu-legislation secondsub-dropmenu-legislation"> <li class="nav-item"> <div class="container"> <div class="meganav-list"> <span>Browse the legislation acts by letter</span> <div class="row mar-row"> <div class="col-lg-2 col-md-2 col-sm-2 mob-width alphabetic-menu"> <span><a class="" href="/legal/legislation/acts-of-the-oireachtas?letter=a#acts">A</a></span></div> <div class="col-lg-2 col-md-2 col-sm-2 mob-width alphabetic-menu"> <span><a class="" href="/legal/legislation/acts-of-the-oireachtas?letter=b#acts">B</a></span></div> <div class="col-lg-2 col-md-2 col-sm-2 mob-width alphabetic-menu"> <span><a class="" href="/legal/legislation/acts-of-the-oireachtas?letter=c#acts">C</a></span></div> <div class="col-lg-2 col-md-2 col-sm-2 mob-width alphabetic-menu"> <span><a class="" href="/legal/legislation/acts-of-the-oireachtas?letter=d#acts">D</a></span></div> <div class="col-lg-2 col-md-2 col-sm-2 mob-width alphabetic-menu"> <span><a class="" href="/legal/legislation/acts-of-the-oireachtas?letter=e#acts">E</a></span></div> <div class="col-lg-2 col-md-2 col-sm-2 mob-width alphabetic-menu"> <span><a class="" href="/legal/legislation/acts-of-the-oireachtas?letter=f#acts">F</a></span></div> </div> <div class="row mar-row"> <div class="col-lg-2 col-md-2 col-sm-2 mob-width alphabetic-menu"> <span><a class="" href="/legal/legislation/acts-of-the-oireachtas?letter=g#acts">G</a></span></div> <div class="col-lg-2 col-md-2 col-sm-2 mob-width alphabetic-menu"> <span><a class="" href="/legal/legislation/acts-of-the-oireachtas?letter=h#acts">H</a></span></div> <div class="col-lg-2 col-md-2 col-sm-2 mob-width alphabetic-menu"> <span><a class="" href="/legal/legislation/acts-of-the-oireachtas?letter=i#acts">I</a></span></div> <div class="col-lg-2 col-md-2 col-sm-2 mob-width alphabetic-menu"> <span><a class="" href="/legal/legislation/acts-of-the-oireachtas?letter=j#acts">J</a></span></div> <div class="col-lg-2 col-md-2 col-sm-2 mob-width alphabetic-menu"> <span><a class="" href="/legal/legislation/acts-of-the-oireachtas?letter=k#acts">K</a></span></div> <div class="col-lg-2 col-md-2 col-sm-2 mob-width alphabetic-menu"> <span><a class="" href="/legal/legislation/acts-of-the-oireachtas?letter=l#acts">L</a></span></div> </div> <div class="row mar-row"> <div class="col-lg-2 col-md-2 col-sm-2 mob-width alphabetic-menu"> <span><a class="" href="/legal/legislation/acts-of-the-oireachtas?letter=m#acts">M</a></span></div> <div class="col-lg-2 col-md-2 col-sm-2 mob-width alphabetic-menu"> <span><a class="" href="/legal/legislation/acts-of-the-oireachtas?letter=n#acts">N</a></span></div> <div class="col-lg-2 col-md-2 col-sm-2 mob-width alphabetic-menu"> <span><a class="" href="/legal/legislation/acts-of-the-oireachtas?letter=o#acts">O</a></span></div> <div class="col-lg-2 col-md-2 col-sm-2 mob-width alphabetic-menu"> <span><a class="" href="/legal/legislation/acts-of-the-oireachtas?letter=p#acts">P</a></span></div> <div class="col-lg-2 col-md-2 col-sm-2 mob-width alphabetic-menu"> <span><a class="disabletext" href="/legal/legislation/acts-of-the-oireachtas?letter=q#acts">Q</a></span></div> <div class="col-lg-2 col-md-2 col-sm-2 mob-width alphabetic-menu"> <span><a class="" href="/legal/legislation/acts-of-the-oireachtas?letter=r#acts">R</a></span></div> </div> <div class="row mar-row"> <div class="col-lg-2 col-md-2 col-sm-2 mob-width alphabetic-menu"> <span><a class="" href="/legal/legislation/acts-of-the-oireachtas?letter=s#acts">S</a></span></div> <div class="col-lg-2 col-md-2 col-sm-2 mob-width alphabetic-menu"> <span><a class="" href="/legal/legislation/acts-of-the-oireachtas?letter=t#acts">T</a></span></div> <div class="col-lg-2 col-md-2 col-sm-2 mob-width alphabetic-menu"> <span><a class="" href="/legal/legislation/acts-of-the-oireachtas?letter=u#acts">U</a></span></div> <div class="col-lg-2 col-md-2 col-sm-2 mob-width alphabetic-menu"> <span><a class="" href="/legal/legislation/acts-of-the-oireachtas?letter=v#acts">V</a></span></div> <div class="col-lg-2 col-md-2 col-sm-2 mob-width alphabetic-menu"> <span><a class="" href="/legal/legislation/acts-of-the-oireachtas?letter=w#acts">W</a></span></div> <div class="col-lg-2 col-md-2 col-sm-2 mob-width alphabetic-menu"> <span><a class="disabletext" href="/legal/legislation/acts-of-the-oireachtas?letter=x#acts">X</a></span></div> </div> <div class="row mar-row"> <div class="col-lg-2 col-md-2 col-sm-2 mob-width alphabetic-menu"> <span><a class="" href="/legal/legislation/acts-of-the-oireachtas?letter=y#acts">Y</a></span></div> <div class="col-lg-2 col-md-2 col-sm-2 mob-width alphabetic-menu"> <span><a class="disabletext" href="/legal/legislation/acts-of-the-oireachtas?letter=z#acts">Z</a></span></div> </div> </div> </div> </li> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li class="nav-item"> <a class="nav-link more-nastedmenu practicearea-nestedmenu" href="/legal/commentary" id="navbarDropdownSubmenu2" role="button" data-toggle="" tabindex="-1" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"> Commentary </a> <span class="arrow-click"> <a href="#"> <img alt="" src="/legal/Artifacts/images/black-down-arrow.png" class="down-arrow" /> </a> </span> <ul class=" dropdown-menu more-submenu"> <li class="nav-item"> <a class="nav-link more-nastedmenu practicearea-nestedmenu" href="/legal/commentary/halsburys-laws-of-england" id="navbarDropdownSubmenu3" role="button" data-toggle="" tabindex="-1" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"> Halsbury’s Laws of England </a> <span class="arrow-click"> <a href="#"> <img alt="" src="/legal/Artifacts/images/black-down-arrow.png" class="down-arrow" /> </a> </span> <ul class="dropdown-menu dropmenu-legislation secondsub-dropmenu-legislation"> <li class="nav-item"> <div class="container"> <div class="meganav-list"> <span>Browse legal sources by letter</span> <div class="row mar-row"> <div class="col-lg-3 col-md-3 col-sm-3 mob-width"> <span><a class="alphabetic-groupmenu" href="/legal/commentary/halsburys-laws-of-england?letter=a">A - C</a></span></div> <div class="col-lg-3 col-md-3 col-sm-3 mob-width"> <span><a class="alphabetic-groupmenu" href="/legal/commentary/halsburys-laws-of-england?letter=d">D - F</a></span></div> <div class="col-lg-3 col-md-3 col-sm-3 mob-width"> <span><a class="alphabetic-groupmenu" href="/legal/commentary/halsburys-laws-of-england?letter=g">G - I</a></span></div> <div class="col-lg-3 col-md-3 col-sm-3 mob-width"> <span><a class="alphabetic-groupmenu" href="/legal/commentary/halsburys-laws-of-england?letter=j">J - L</a></span></div> </div> <div class="row mar-row"> <div class="col-lg-3 col-md-3 col-sm-3 mob-width"> <span><a class="alphabetic-groupmenu" href="/legal/commentary/halsburys-laws-of-england?letter=m">M - O</a></span></div> <div class="col-lg-3 col-md-3 col-sm-3 mob-width"> <span><a class="alphabetic-groupmenu" href="/legal/commentary/halsburys-laws-of-england?letter=p">P - R</a></span></div> <div class="col-lg-3 col-md-3 col-sm-3 mob-width"> <span><a class="alphabetic-groupmenu" href="/legal/commentary/halsburys-laws-of-england?letter=s">S - V</a></span></div> <div class="col-lg-3 col-md-3 col-sm-3 mob-width"> <span><a class="alphabetic-groupmenu" href="/legal/commentary/halsburys-laws-of-england?letter=w">W - Z</a></span></div> </div> </div> </div> </li> </ul> </li> <li class="nav-item"> <a class="nav-link more-nastedmenu practicearea-nestedmenu" href="/legal/commentary/efp" id="navbarDropdownSubmenu3" role="button" data-toggle="" tabindex="-1" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"> Encyclopaedia of Forms and Precedents (EF&P) </a> <span class="arrow-click"> <a href="#"> <img alt="" src="/legal/Artifacts/images/black-down-arrow.png" class="down-arrow" /> </a> </span> <ul class="dropdown-menu dropmenu-legislation secondsub-dropmenu-legislation"> <li class="nav-item"> <div class="container"> <div class="meganav-list"> <span>Browse legal sources by letter</span> <div class="row mar-row"> <div class="col-lg-3 col-md-3 col-sm-3 mob-width"> <span><a class="alphabetic-groupmenu" href="/legal/commentary/efp?letter=a">A - C</a></span></div> <div class="col-lg-3 col-md-3 col-sm-3 mob-width"> <span><a class="alphabetic-groupmenu" href="/legal/commentary/efp?letter=d">D - F</a></span></div> <div class="col-lg-3 col-md-3 col-sm-3 mob-width"> <span><a class="alphabetic-groupmenu" href="/legal/commentary/efp?letter=g">G - I</a></span></div> <div class="col-lg-3 col-md-3 col-sm-3 mob-width"> <span><a class="alphabetic-groupmenu" href="/legal/commentary/efp?letter=j">J - L</a></span></div> </div> <div class="row mar-row"> <div class="col-lg-3 col-md-3 col-sm-3 mob-width"> <span><a class="alphabetic-groupmenu" href="/legal/commentary/efp?letter=m">M - O</a></span></div> <div class="col-lg-3 col-md-3 col-sm-3 mob-width"> <span><a class="alphabetic-groupmenu" href="/legal/commentary/efp?letter=p">P - R</a></span></div> <div class="col-lg-3 col-md-3 col-sm-3 mob-width"> <span><a class="alphabetic-groupmenu" href="/legal/commentary/efp?letter=s">S - V</a></span></div> <div class="col-lg-3 col-md-3 col-sm-3 mob-width"> <span><a class="alphabetic-groupmenu" href="/legal/commentary/efp?letter=w">W - Z</a></span></div> </div> </div> </div> </li> </ul> </li> <li class="nav-item"> <a class="nav-link more-nastedmenu practicearea-nestedmenu" href="/legal/commentary/harvey-on-industrial-relations-and-employment-law" id="navbarDropdownSubmenu3" role="button" data-toggle="" tabindex="-1" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"> Harvey on Industrial Relations and Employment Law </a> <span class="arrow-click"> <a href="#"> <img alt="" src="/legal/Artifacts/images/black-down-arrow.png" class="down-arrow" /> </a> </span> <ul class="dropdown-menu secondsub-dropmenu-legislation harveylaw-menu"> <li class="nav-item"> <div class="container"> <div class="harvey-law"> <span>Browse legal sources by letter</span> <div class="row"> <div class="col-lg-3 col-md-3 col-sm-3 mob-width"> <span><a class="" href="/legal/commentary/harvey-on-industrial-relations-and-employment-law/division-ai-categories-of-worker">Division AI Categories of Worker</a></span> <span><a class="" href="/legal/commentary/harvey-on-industrial-relations-and-employment-law/division-aii-contract-of-employment">Division AII Contract of Employment</a></span> <span><a class="" href="/legal/commentary/harvey-on-industrial-relations-and-employment-law/division-bi-pay">Division BI Pay</a></span> <span><a class="" href="/legal/commentary/harvey-on-industrial-relations-and-employment-law/division-bii-taxation-of-employment-income">Division BII Taxation of Employment Income</a></span> <span><a class="" href="/legal/commentary/harvey-on-industrial-relations-and-employment-law/division-ci-working-time">Division CI Working Time</a></span> <span><a class="" href="/legal/commentary/harvey-on-industrial-relations-and-employment-law/division-cii-time-off-work">Division CII Time Off Work</a></span> <span><a class="" href="/legal/commentary/harvey-on-industrial-relations-and-employment-law/division-ciii-whistleblowing">Division CIII Whistleblowing</a></span> <span><a class="" href="/legal/commentary/harvey-on-industrial-relations-and-employment-law/division-di-unfair-dismissal">Division DI Unfair Dismissal</a></span> </div> <div class="col-lg-3 col-md-3 col-sm-3 mob-width"> <span><a class="" href="/legal/commentary/harvey-on-industrial-relations-and-employment-law/division-dii-detriment">Division DII Detriment</a></span> <span><a class="" href="/legal/commentary/harvey-on-industrial-relations-and-employment-law/division-e-redundancy">Division E Redundancy</a></span> <span><a class="" href="/legal/commentary/harvey-on-industrial-relations-and-employment-law/division-f-transfer-of-undertakings">Division F Transfer of Undertakings</a></span> <span><a class="" href="/legal/commentary/harvey-on-industrial-relations-and-employment-law/division-g-insolvency-of-employer">Division G Insolvency of Employer</a></span> <span><a class="" href="/legal/commentary/harvey-on-industrial-relations-and-employment-law/division-h-continuity-of-employment-etc">Division H Continuity of Employment, Etc</a></span> <span><a class="" href="/legal/commentary/harvey-on-industrial-relations-and-employment-law/division-j-family-matters">Division J Family Matters</a></span> <span><a class="" href="/legal/commentary/harvey-on-industrial-relations-and-employment-law/division-k-equal-pay">Division K Equal Pay</a></span> <span><a class="" href="/legal/commentary/harvey-on-industrial-relations-and-employment-law/division-l-equal-opportunities">Division L Equal Opportunities</a></span> </div> <div class="col-lg-3 col-md-3 col-sm-3 mob-width"> <span><a class="" href="/legal/commentary/harvey-on-industrial-relations-and-employment-law/division-l-equality">Division L Equality</a></span> <span><a class="" href="/legal/commentary/harvey-on-industrial-relations-and-employment-law/division-m-trade-unions">Division M Trade Unions</a></span> <span><a class="" href="/legal/commentary/harvey-on-industrial-relations-and-employment-law/division-ni-labour-relations">Division NI Labour Relations</a></span> <span><a class="" href="/legal/commentary/harvey-on-industrial-relations-and-employment-law/division-nii-industrial-action">Division NII Industrial Action</a></span> <span><a class="" href="/legal/commentary/harvey-on-industrial-relations-and-employment-law/division-niii-employee-involvement">Division NIII Employee Involvement</a></span> <span><a class="" href="/legal/commentary/harvey-on-industrial-relations-and-employment-law/division-pi-practice-procedure">Division PI Practice and Procedure</a></span> <span><a class="" href="/legal/commentary/harvey-on-industrial-relations-and-employment-law/division-pii-european-materials">Division PII European Materials</a></span> <span><a class="" href="/legal/commentary/harvey-on-industrial-relations-and-employment-law/division-piii-jurisdiction">Division PIII Jurisdiction</a></span> </div> <div class="col-lg-3 col-md-3 col-sm-3 mob-width"> <span><a class="" href="/legal/commentary/harvey-on-industrial-relations-and-employment-law/division-q-statutes">Division Q Statutes</a></span> <span><a class="" href="/legal/commentary/harvey-on-industrial-relations-and-employment-law/division-r-statutory-instruments">Division R Statutory Instruments</a></span> <span><a class="" href="/legal/commentary/harvey-on-industrial-relations-and-employment-law/division-s-codes-of-practice-other-materials">Division S Codes of Practice and Other Materials</a></span> <span><a class="" href="/legal/commentary/harvey-on-industrial-relations-and-employment-law/division-t-directory">Division T Directory</a></span> <span><a class="" href="/legal/commentary/harvey-on-industrial-relations-and-employment-law/division-u-precedents">Division U Precedents</a></span> <span><a class="" href="/legal/commentary/harvey-on-industrial-relations-and-employment-law/index">Index</a></span> <span><a class="" href="/legal/commentary/harvey-on-industrial-relations-and-employment-law/preliminary-materials">Preliminary Materials</a></span> <span><a class="" href="/legal/commentary/harvey-on-industrial-relations-and-employment-law/table-of-individual-employment-rights-qualifying-periods-etc">Table of individual employment rights qualifying periods etc</a></span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </li> </ul> </li> <li class="nav-item"> <a class="nav-link more-nastedmenu practicearea-nestedmenu" href="/legal/commentary/gore-browne-on-companies" id="navbarDropdownSubmenu3" role="button" data-toggle="" tabindex="-1" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"> Gore-Browne on Companies </a> <span class="arrow-click"> <a href="#"> <img alt="" src="/legal/Artifacts/images/black-down-arrow.png" class="down-arrow" /> </a> </span> <ul class="dropdown-menu secondsub-dropmenu-legislation gorebrowne-menu"> <li class="nav-item"> <div class="container"> <div class="gore-browne"> <span>Browse legal sources by letter</span> <div class="row"> <div class="col-lg-6 col-md-6 col-sm-6 mob-width"> <span><a class="" href="/legal/commentary/gore-browne-on-companies/contributors">Contributors</a></span> <span><a class="" href="/legal/commentary/gore-browne-on-companies/index">Index</a></span> <span><a class="" href="/legal/commentary/gore-browne-on-companies/legislation-tracker-destination-tables">Legislation Tracker and Destination Tables</a></span> <span><a class="" href="/legal/commentary/gore-browne-on-companies/part-i-companies-other-associations">Part I Companies and Other Associations</a></span> <span><a class="" href="/legal/commentary/gore-browne-on-companies/part-ii-constitution-personality">Part II Constitution and Personality</a></span> <span><a class="" href="/legal/commentary/gore-browne-on-companies/part-iii-members">Part III Members</a></span> <span><a class="" href="/legal/commentary/gore-browne-on-companies/part-iv-directors-management">Part IV Directors and Management</a></span> <span><a class="" href="/legal/commentary/gore-browne-on-companies/part-ix-quoted-companies">Part IX Quoted Companies</a></span> </div> <div class="col-lg-6 col-md-6 col-sm-6 mob-width"> <span><a class="" href="/legal/commentary/gore-browne-on-companies/part-vi-share-capital">Part VI Share Capital</a></span> <span><a class="" href="/legal/commentary/gore-browne-on-companies/part-viii-general-disclosure-requirements">Part VIII General Disclosure Requirements</a></span> <span><a class="" href="/legal/commentary/gore-browne-on-companies/part-xi-taxation">Part XI Taxation</a></span> <span><a class="" href="/legal/commentary/gore-browne-on-companies/part-xii-financial-difficulties">Part XII Financial Difficulties</a></span> <span><a class="" href="/legal/commentary/gore-browne-on-companies/part-v-enforcement-of-duties">Part V Enforcement of Duties</a></span> <span><a class="" href="/legal/commentary/gore-browne-on-companies/part-vii-loans">Part VII Loans</a></span> <span><a class="" href="/legal/commentary/gore-browne-on-companies/part-x-takeovers-mergers">Part X Takeovers and Mergers</a></span> <span><a class="" href="/legal/commentary/gore-browne-on-companies/part-xiii-liquidation">Part XIII Liquidation</a></span> </div> <div class="col-lg-6 col-md-6 col-sm-6 mob-width"> <span><a class="" href="/legal/commentary/gore-browne-on-companies/part-xiv-conflict-of-laws">Part XIV Conflict of Laws</a></span> <span><a class="" href="/legal/commentary/gore-browne-on-companies/preliminary-materials">Preliminary Materials</a></span> </div> <div class="col-lg-6 col-md-6 col-sm-6 mob-width"> </div> </div> </div> </div> </li> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li class="nav-item"> <a class="nav-link more-nastedmenu" href="/legal">View all resources</a> </li> </ul> </li> <li class="nav-item"> <a class="nav-link main-dropdown" href="/legal/glossary">Legal Glossary</a> </li> <li class="nav-item"> <a class="nav-link main-dropdown" href="/legal/news">News</a> </li> <li class="nav-item"> <a class="nav-link main-dropdown" href="/legal">View all resources</a> </li> </ul> </li> </ul> <form class="searchbtn"> <div class="header header-search"> <div class="search-bar"> <input id="LN_searchbox" type="text" class="ln-search-textbox" placeholder="Search ..."> <img src="/legal/Artifacts/images/search.png" alt="" class="aftersearchicon" width="15" height="15"> </div> <div class="icons"> <img class="ln-search-icon" src="/legal/Artifacts/images/search.png" alt="" width="16" height="16"> Search </div> </div> </form> <span class="vr-line"></span> <ul class="navbar-nav rhs-signbtn"> <li class="nav-item "> <a id="HDR-SP-SIGN-IN" class="nav-link header-right-menu sign-in-to-product" href=""> <img src="/legal/Artifacts/images/LockedNote-hover.svg" alt="" class="signicon" width="16" height="16"> Sign In </a> </li> <li class="nav-item "> <a class="nav-link header-right-menu" href="https://www.lexisnexis.co.uk/contact-us"><img src="/legal/Artifacts/images/support.svg" alt="" class="contacticon" width="16" height="16"> Contact Us</a> </li> </ul> </div> </nav> </div> </div> </div>  <script type="text/javascript"> $('.icons').on('click', () => { $('.search-bar').toggleClass("search-bar-visible"); $('.icons').toggleClass("searchicon"); }); $('.aftersearchicon').on('click', () => { var searchedText = $("#LN_searchbox").val(); window.location.href = "/legal/search?query=" + searchedText; $('.search-bar').toggleClass("search-bar-visible"); $('.icons').toggleClass("searchicon"); return false; }); $(".dropdown-toggle").on('click', function () { var classList = $(this).find('.down-arrow').attr('class'); $('.down-arrow').removeClass('rotate-arrow'); if (classList != undefined) { if (classList.indexOf('rotate-arrow') < 0) { $(this).find('.down-arrow').addClass('rotate-arrow'); } } }); $(document).ready(function () { $('.dropdown-submenu a.test').on("click", function (e) { $(this).next('ul').toggle(); e.stopPropagation(); e.preventDefault(); }); }); $("body").on('click', function (e) { var element = e.target; if (element !== undefined) { var searchedText = $("#LN_searchbox").val(); if (!$(element).hasClass("dropdown-toggle") && !$(element).hasClass("down-arrow")) { $('.down-arrow').removeClass('rotate-arrow'); } if ($('.search-bar').hasClass("search-bar-visible") && !$(element).hasClass("icons") && !$(element).hasClass("ln-search-icon") && !$(element).hasClass("ln-search-textbox") && searchedText === "") { $('.search-bar').removeClass('search-bar-visible'); $('.icons').toggleClass("searchicon"); } } }); $(document).click(function (event) { if (!$(event.target).closest('.navbar').length) { $('.fullwidth-meganav').removeClass('show'); } }); $('.icons').on('click', function (e) { if ($('.dropdown-menu').next().hasClass('show')) { $('.search-bar').removeClass('search-bar-visible'); $('.icons').toggleClass("searchicon"); } return false; }); </script> <script> $(document).ready(function () { $('.dropdown-submenu a.dropdown-toggle').on('click', function (e) { e.preventDefault(); var $subMenu = $(this).next('.dropdown-menu'); var isSubMenuVisible = $subMenu.hasClass('show'); // Close other open dropdowns in the same hierarchy level $(this).parent().siblings().find('.show').removeClass('show'); $(this).parent().siblings().find('.down-arrow').removeClass('rotate'); // Toggle the visibility of the submenu $subMenu.toggleClass('show'); // Set the aria-expanded attribute manually $(this).attr('aria-expanded', !isSubMenuVisible); // Rotate the arrow image based on the visibility of the submenu $(this).find('.down-arrow').toggleClass('rotate', $subMenu.hasClass('show')); }); // Handle multi-level dropdowns $('.dropdown-submenu .dropdown-submenu a.dropdown-toggle').on('click', function (e) { e.preventDefault(); var $subMenu = $(this).next('.dropdown-menu'); var isSubMenuVisible = $subMenu.hasClass('show'); // Close other open dropdowns in the same hierarchy level $(this).parent().siblings().find('.show').removeClass('show'); $(this).parent().siblings().find('.down-arrow').removeClass('rotate'); // Toggle the visibility of the submenu $subMenu.toggleClass('show'); // Set the aria-expanded attribute manually $(this).attr('aria-expanded', !isSubMenuVisible); // Rotate the arrow image based on the visibility of the submenu $(this).find('.down-arrow').toggleClass('rotate', $subMenu.hasClass('show')); }); // Prevent closing any dropdown when clicking on another dropdown $('.dropdown-menu').on('click', function (e) { e.stopPropagation(); }); // Close open dropdowns when clicking outside the dropdown area $(document).on('click', function () { $('.dropdown-submenu .show').removeClass('show'); $('.dropdown-submenu .down-arrow').removeClass('rotate'); }); $('.nav-item').attr('aria-expanded', 'false'); $('.arrow-click .down-arrow').on('click', function (event) { $(this).closest('.nav-item').find('ul.dropdown-menu').first().toggleClass('show'); $(this).closest('.nav-item').attr('aria-expanded', 'true'); $(this).toggleClass('up-arrow'); if (!$(this).closest('.nav-item').find('ul.dropdown-menu').first().hasClass('show')) { $(this).closest('.nav-item').attr('aria-expanded', 'false'); } $(this).closest('.nav-item').siblings().find('ul.dropdown-menu').removeClass('show'); if (!$(this).closest('.nav-item').siblings().find('ul.dropdown-menu').hasClass('show')) { $(this).closest('.nav-item').siblings().attr('aria-expanded', 'false'); } $(this).closest('.nav-item').siblings().find('.arrow-click .down-arrow').removeClass('up-arrow'); event.preventDefault(); }); $(document).on('click', function (event) { if (!$(event.target).closest('.nav-item').length) { $('.dropdown-menu').removeClass('show'); $('.down-arrow').removeClass('up-arrow'); $('.nav-item').attr('aria-expanded', 'false'); } }); }); </script> <div class="top-link hide" href="" id="js-top"> <img src="/legal/Artifacts/images/PR_LN_COMPONENTS_BACKTOTOP.png" alt="PR_LN_COMPONENTS_BACKTOTOP" /> </div> <div > <div class="sfContentBlock sf-Long-text" ></div> </div> <link rel="stylesheet" href="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/font-awesome/4.7.0/css/font-awesome.css" as="style" onload="this.onload=null;this.rel='stylesheet'"> <div > <div class="sfContentBlock sf-Long-text" > <div class="container-fluid pl-0 pr-0 tagging"><div class="progressive-image-newshome"><div class="loadingImage-newshome" style="background-image: url("/legal/images/default-source/default-album/qassmall.jpg"); background-size: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial" data-image="/legal/images/default-source/default-album/lexisnexis_banner_10152020_qas.jpg"></div><div class="bannerImage Aligner"></div></div><div class="container relativeBlock"><div class="overlayWrap Aligner-item"><div class="overlayBg"> <h1 class="titleBorder">Q&As</h1> <div class="overlayDesc"><h5><div>Comprehend the law and how it impacts your clients. Q&As shine a light on common issues</div></h5></div> </div></div></div></div></div> </div> <link href="/legal/Artifacts/css/linking.min.css?v=51.10" rel="stylesheet" /> <div class="container featureWrap"> <div class="featuredArticleBg linking"> <div class="row d-flex justify-content-center bd-highlight mb-3 example-parent parent"> <div class="hubPage_featuredContent bd-highlight col-example col-xl-3 col-lg-3 col-md-6 col-sm-6 col-xs-12"> <div class="featureImg linking"> <a href="/legal/guidance/what-are-preliminaries-in-a-construction-contract"> <img src="https://www.lexisnexis.co.uk/legal/images/default-source/construction/sa-1119-018--psl-delayed-auth_925x286_1construction_2.tmb-newsdesktp.jpg?sfvrsn=d3240463_2" alt="What are preliminaries in a construction contract?"> </a> <a href="/legal/guidance/what-are-preliminaries-in-a-construction-contract"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="text"> <h3 class="linkingTitle" id="linkingTitle" title="What are preliminaries in a construction contract?">What are preliminaries in a construction contract?</h3> <p class="desc" title=""> What are preliminaries in a construction contract?What are prelims?‘Preliminaries’ in a construction contract, or ‘prelims’, is typically taken to </p> </div> </div> </a> </div> </div> <div class="hubPage_featuredContent bd-highlight col-example col-xl-3 col-lg-3 col-md-6 col-sm-6 col-xs-12"> <div class="featureImg linking"> <a href="/legal/guidance/section-58-of-the-leasehold-reform-housing-urban-development-act-1993-lrhuda-1993-automatically"> <img src="https://www.lexisnexis.co.uk/legal/images/default-source/property/sa-1019-028-925x286-psl-property.tmb-newsdesktp.jpg?sfvrsn=eb567a27_2" alt="Section 58 of the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 (LRHUDA 1993) automatically transfers any existing mortgages on a leasehold title when the lease is extended under LRHUDA 1993. Therefore it is not necessary to obtain the mortgage company's consent to the lease extension. However, if there is a mortgage on the landlord's title, does the landlord need to obtain consent or does LRHUDA 1993, s 58 also render obtaining consent unnecessary?"> </a> <a href="/legal/guidance/section-58-of-the-leasehold-reform-housing-urban-development-act-1993-lrhuda-1993-automatically"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="text"> <h3 class="linkingTitle" id="linkingTitle" title="Section 58 of the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 (LRHUDA 1993) automatically transfers any existing mortgages on a leasehold title when the lease is extended under LRHUDA 1993. Therefore it is not necessary to obtain the mortgage company's consent to the lease extension. However, if there is a mortgage on the landlord's title, does the landlord need to obtain consent or does LRHUDA 1993, s 58 also render obtaining consent unnecessary?">Section 58 of the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 (LRHUDA 1993) automatically transfers any existing mortgages on a leasehold title when the lease is extended under LRHUDA 1993. Therefore it is not necessary to obtain the mortgage company's consent to the lease extension. However, if there is a mortgage on the landlord's title, does the landlord need to obtain consent or does LRHUDA 1993, s 58 also render obtaining consent unnecessary?</h3> <p class="desc" title=""> Section 58 of the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 (LRHUDA 1993) automatically transfers any existing mortgages on a leasehold </p> </div> </div> </a> </div> </div> <div class="hubPage_featuredContent bd-highlight col-example col-xl-3 col-lg-3 col-md-6 col-sm-6 col-xs-12"> <div class="featureImg linking"> <a href="/legal/guidance/does-the-doctrine-of-unity-of-seisin-apply-as-between-two-parcels-of-land-held-under-one-title"> <img src="https://www.lexisnexis.co.uk/legal/images/default-source/property/sa-1119-018--psl-delayed-auth_925x286_3property_2.tmb-newsdesktp.jpg?sfvrsn=8677b21a_2" alt="Does the doctrine of unity of seisin apply as between two parcels of land held under one title (residential part and retained part) where—a owns the whole property and transfers the beneficial interest in the residential part to B under a lifetime trust? A and C jointly own the whole property and transfer the beneficial interest in residential part to B under a lifetime trust, A and C retain the legal interest in the residential part and A retains sole legal and beneficial interest in the retained part?"> </a> <a href="/legal/guidance/does-the-doctrine-of-unity-of-seisin-apply-as-between-two-parcels-of-land-held-under-one-title"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="text"> <h3 class="linkingTitle" id="linkingTitle" title="Does the doctrine of unity of seisin apply as between two parcels of land held under one title (residential part and retained part) where—a owns the whole property and transfers the beneficial interest in the residential part to B under a lifetime trust? A and C jointly own the whole property and transfer the beneficial interest in residential part to B under a lifetime trust, A and C retain the legal interest in the residential part and A retains sole legal and beneficial interest in the retained part?">Does the doctrine of unity of seisin apply as between two parcels of land held under one title (residential part and retained part) where—a owns the whole property and transfers the beneficial interest in the residential part to B under a lifetime trust? A and C jointly own the whole property and transfer the beneficial interest in residential part to B under a lifetime trust, A and C retain the legal interest in the residential part and A retains sole legal and beneficial interest in the retained part?</h3> <p class="desc" title=""> Does the doctrine of unity of seisin apply as between two parcels of land held under one title (residential part and retained part) where—a owns the </p> </div> </div> </a> </div> </div> <div class="hubPage_featuredContent bd-highlight col-example col-xl-3 col-lg-3 col-md-6 col-sm-6 col-xs-12"> <div class="featureImg linking"> <a href="/legal/guidance/can-two-proposed-co-defendants-who-have-a-common-interest-disclose-to-each-other-their-respective-open"> <img src="https://www.lexisnexis.co.uk/legal/images/default-source/dispute-resolution/sa-1119-018--psl-delayed-auth_925x286_1dispute_resolution_2.tmb-newsdesktp.jpg?sfvrsn=6498d8_2" alt="Can two proposed co-defendants, who have a common interest, disclose to each other their respective open correspondence with the claimant's solicitors? Does this have an impact on common interest privilege?"> </a> <a href="/legal/guidance/can-two-proposed-co-defendants-who-have-a-common-interest-disclose-to-each-other-their-respective-open"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="text"> <h3 class="linkingTitle" id="linkingTitle" title="Can two proposed co-defendants, who have a common interest, disclose to each other their respective open correspondence with the claimant's solicitors? Does this have an impact on common interest privilege?">Can two proposed co-defendants, who have a common interest, disclose to each other their respective open correspondence with the claimant's solicitors? Does this have an impact on common interest privilege?</h3> <p class="desc" title=""> Can two proposed co-defendants, who have a common interest, disclose to each other their respective open correspondence with the claimant's </p> </div> </div> </a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <script> //crop characters in article listing section var getLen, getText; function shorten(text, max) { return text && text.length > max ? text.slice(0, max).split(' ').slice(0, -1).join(' ') : text } function countLines(el) { var lines = Math.ceil($(el).height() / parseFloat($(el).css('line-height'))); return lines; } $(window).on('load', function () { if ($(window).width() > 1024) { //For desktop $(".overlay").each(function (i) { var originalText = $(this).find('h3').attr('title'); var truncCount = 24; //adjust the lines //if title adjust in 1 line if (countLines($(this).find('h3')) > 1) { var truncateMore = originalText; while (countLines($(this).find('h3')) > 1) { truncCount -= 1; truncateMore = originalText.trim().substr(0, truncCount); $(this).find('h3').text(truncateMore + '...'); } } }); } if ($(window).width() < 1024) { //For tab/mobile $(".overlay").each(function (i) { var originalText = $(this).find('h3').attr('title'); var originalDesc = $(this).find('p.desc').text().trim(); var hoverContent = $(this).find('h3').attr('title').length; var descCount = $(this).find('p.desc').text().trim().length; var truncCount = hoverContent; var descTruncCount = descCount; //adjust the lines //if title adjust in 1 line if (countLines($(this).find('h3')) == 1) { //for 2 line desc if (originalDesc.indexOf('...') < 0) { //descTruncCount = 190; var desc = originalDesc.substr(0, descTruncCount); $(this).find('p.desc').text(desc + '...'); var truncateDesc = desc; while (countLines($(this).find('p.desc')) > 6) { descTruncCount -= 5; truncateDesc = originalDesc.substr(0, descTruncCount); $(this).find('p.desc').text(truncateDesc + '...'); } } } //if title adjust in 2 line if (countLines($(this).find('h3')) == 2) { //for 4 line desc if (originalDesc.indexOf('...') < 0) { //descTruncCount = 130; var desc = originalDesc.substr(0, descTruncCount); $(this).find('p.desc').text(desc + '...'); var truncateDesc = desc; while (countLines($(this).find('p.desc')) > 5) { descTruncCount -= 5; truncateDesc = originalDesc.substr(0, descTruncCount); $(this).find('p.desc').text(truncateDesc + '...'); } } } //if title adjust in 3 line if (countLines($(this).find('h3')) == 3) { //for 2 line desc if (originalDesc.indexOf('...') < 0) { //descTruncCount = 65; var desc = originalDesc.substr(0, descTruncCount); $(this).find('p.desc').text(desc + '...'); var truncateDesc = desc; while (countLines($(this).find('p.desc')) > 4) { descTruncCount -= 5; truncateDesc = originalDesc.substr(0, descTruncCount); $(this).find('p.desc').text(truncateDesc + '...'); } } } //if title adjust in 4 line if (countLines($(this).find('h3')) == 4) { //for 1 line desc if (originalDesc.indexOf('...') < 0) { //descTruncCount = 35; var desc = originalDesc.substr(0, descTruncCount); $(this).find('p.desc').text(desc + '...'); var truncateDesc = desc; while (countLines($(this).find('p.desc')) > 2) { descTruncCount -= 5; truncateDesc = originalDesc.substr(0, descTruncCount); $(this).find('p.desc').text(truncateDesc + '...'); } } } //if title adjust in more than 4 line if (countLines($(this).find('h3')) > 4) { var truncateMore = originalText; while (countLines($(this).find('h3')) > 4) { truncCount -= 10; truncateMore = originalText.trim().substr(0, truncCount); $(this).find('h3').text(truncateMore + '...'); } //for 1 line desc if (originalDesc.indexOf('...') < 0) { //descTruncCount = 35; var desc = originalDesc.substr(0, descTruncCount); $(this).find('p.desc').text(desc + '...'); var truncateDesc = desc; while (countLines($(this).find('p.desc')) > 2) { descTruncCount -= 5; truncateDesc = originalDesc.substr(0, descTruncCount); $(this).find('p.desc').text(truncateDesc + '...'); } } } }); } }); $(document).ready(function () { if ($(window).width() < 1024) { //For tab/mobile var numberOfTiles = 2; var count = 1; if ($(window).width() < 768) { numberOfTiles = 1; } else { numberOfTiles = 2; } $('.hubPage_featuredContent').each(function (i) { if (count > numberOfTiles) { $(this).hide(); } ++count; }); } }); $('.overlay').mouseover(function () { var originalText = $(this).find('h3').attr('title'); var originalDesc = $(this).find('p.desc').text().trim(); $(this).find('p.desc').show(); $(this).find('h3').html(originalText); var hoverContent = $(this).find('h3').attr('title').length; var descCount = $(this).find('p.desc').text().trim().length; //fill whole title var truncCount = hoverContent; var descTruncCount = descCount; //adjust the lines //if title adjust in 1 line if (countLines($(this).find('h3')) == 1) { //for 2 line desc if (originalDesc.indexOf('...') < 0) { descTruncCount = 190; var desc = originalDesc.substr(0, descTruncCount); $(this).find('p.desc').text(desc + '...'); var truncateDesc = desc; while (countLines($(this).find('p.desc')) > 6) { descTruncCount -= 5; truncateDesc = originalDesc.substr(0, descTruncCount); $(this).find('p.desc').text(truncateDesc + '...'); } } } //if title adjust in 2 line if (countLines($(this).find('h3')) == 2) { //for 4 line desc if (originalDesc.indexOf('...') < 0) { descTruncCount = 160; var desc = originalDesc.substr(0, descTruncCount); $(this).find('p.desc').text(desc + '...'); var truncateDesc = desc; while (countLines($(this).find('p.desc')) > 5) { descTruncCount -= 5; truncateDesc = originalDesc.substr(0, descTruncCount); $(this).find('p.desc').text(truncateDesc + '...'); } } } //if title adjust in 3 line if (countLines($(this).find('h3')) == 3) { //for 2 line desc if (originalDesc.indexOf('...') < 0) { descTruncCount = 90; var desc = originalDesc.substr(0, descTruncCount); $(this).find('p.desc').text(desc + '...'); var truncateDesc = desc; while (countLines($(this).find('p.desc')) > 3) { descTruncCount -= 5; truncateDesc = originalDesc.substr(0, descTruncCount); $(this).find('p.desc').text(truncateDesc + '...'); } } } //if title adjust in 4 line if (countLines($(this).find('h3')) == 4) { //for 1 line desc if (originalDesc.indexOf('...') < 0) { descTruncCount = 35; var desc = originalDesc.substr(0, descTruncCount); $(this).find('p.desc').text(desc + '...'); var truncateDesc = desc; while (countLines($(this).find('p.desc')) > 2) { descTruncCount -= 5; truncateDesc = originalDesc.substr(0, descTruncCount); $(this).find('p.desc').text(truncateDesc + '...'); } } } //if title adjust in more than 4 line if (countLines($(this).find('h3')) > 4) { var truncateMore = originalText; while (countLines($(this).find('h3')) > 4) { truncCount -= 10; truncateMore = originalText.trim().substr(0, truncCount); $(this).find('h3').text(truncateMore + '...'); } //for 1 line desc if (originalDesc.indexOf('...') < 0) { descTruncCount = 60; var desc = originalDesc.substr(0, descTruncCount); $(this).find('p.desc').text(desc + '...'); var truncateDesc = desc; while (countLines($(this).find('p.desc')) > 2) { descTruncCount -= 5; truncateDesc = originalDesc.substr(0, descTruncCount); $(this).find('p.desc').text(truncateDesc + '...'); } } } }); $('.overlay').mouseout(function () { //this will only show one line of title and no description if ($(window).width() > 1024) { $(this).find('p.desc').hide(); var hoverContent = $(this).find('h3').attr('title').length; if (hoverContent > 22) { var cropTitle = $(this).find('h3').attr('title').trim().substr(0, 21); $(this).find('h3').text(cropTitle + '...'); } } }); </script> <div id="allTopicsData"> <div class="container"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-xl-9 col-lg-12 col-md-12 col-sm-12 col-xs-12 skeleton-loader FilterDrop"> <div class="filter hideOnDesktop"> <div class="fLeft"> <h4 class="subTitle"></h4> </div> <div class="fRight"> <div class="inlineBlock sortWrap"> <div class="sort"></div> <div class="fLeft"> <label class="inputWrap"></label> </div> <div class="fLeft"> <label class="inputWrap"></label> </div> </div> <div class="fRight selectAreaDropdown"> <div class="inlineBlock"> <div class="" id="filterByType"></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <h2 class=""></h2> <div class="clearfix"></div>  <div class="articleList recent-articles"> <div class="w-100 mb-20"> <div class="guidanceArticleCategory"></div> <div class="guidanceArticleTitle"> <h4> <a href=""></a> </h4> </div> <div class="articleText"> </div> <div> <a href="" class="articleLink"></a> </div> <span class="date"></span> </div> <div class="w-100 mb-20"> <div class="guidanceArticleCategory"></div> <div class="guidanceArticleTitle"> <h4> <a href=""></a> </h4> </div> <div class="articleText"> </div> <div> <a href="" class="articleLink"></a> </div> <span class="bottomText"></span> <span class="date"></span> </div> <div class="w-100 mb-20"> <div class="guidanceArticleCategory"></div> <div class="guidanceArticleTitle"> <h4> <a href=""></a> </h4> </div> <div class="articleText"> </div> <div> <a href="" class="articleLink"></a> </div> <span class="bottomText"></span> <span class="date"></span> </div> <div class="w-100 mb-20"> <div class="guidanceArticleCategory"></div> <div class="guidanceArticleTitle"> <h4> <a href=""></a> </h4> </div> <div class="articleText"> </div> <div> <a href="" class="articleLink"></a> </div> <span class="bottomText"></span> <span class="date"></span> </div> <div class="w-100 mb-20"> <div class="guidanceArticleCategory"></div> <div class="guidanceArticleTitle"> <h4> <a href=""></a> </h4> </div> <div class="articleText"> </div> <div> <a href="" class="articleLink"></a> </div> <span class="bottomText"></span> <span class="date"></span> </div> <div class="w-100 mb-20"> <div class="guidanceArticleCategory"></div> <div class="guidanceArticleTitle"> <h4> <a href=""></a> </h4> </div> <div class="articleText"> </div> <div> <a href="" class="articleLink"></a> </div> <span class="bottomText"></span> <span class="date"></span> </div> </div>  </div>  <div class="col-xl-3 col-lg-3 col-md-3 col-sm-12 col-xs-12 desktopModal hideOnIpad skeleton-loader FilterDesk"> <div class="filter"> <h4 class="subTitle"></h4> <div class="sort"></div> <div class="fLeft"> <label class="inputWrap"></label> </div> <div class="fLeft"> <label class="inputWrap"></label> </div> <div class="sort SelectTitle"></div> <div class="inlineBlock"> <div class="" id="filterByType"> </div> </div> </div> </div>  </div>  <nav aria-label="Page navigation example" class="container mob-pl-0 mob-pr-0 content-skeleton PaginationLoad"> <ul class="pagination pagination-circle pg-blue"> <li class="page-item"><a class="page-link firstLink" href=""></a></li> <li class="page-item"> <a class="page-link"> <span class="prevArrow"></span> </a> </li> <li class="page-item active"><a href="" class="page-link"></a></li> <li class="page-item"><a href="" class="page-link"></a></li> <li class="page-item"> <a href="" class="page-link"> <span class="nextArrow"></span> </a> </li> <li class="page-item"><a href="" class="page-link lastLink"></a></li> </ul> </nav>  </div> </div> <script type="text/javascript"> function loadAllTopics() { var pathArray = window.location.pathname.split('/'); if (pathArray.length > 5) { volName = pathArray[pathArray.length - 2]; sectionName = pathArray[pathArray.length - 1]; } else { sectionName = pathArray[5]; } var siteName = pathArray[1]; var params; var parameter = (new URL(document.location)).searchParams; params = parameter.get('page'); var sortNos = parameter.get('sort'); $.ajax({ url: '/legal/LazyLoaderDocType/GetDocumentTypeData', type: 'POST', async: true, cache: true, data: JSON.stringify({ siteName: siteName, currentUrl: window.location.href, pageNos: params, SortBy: sortNos }), contentType: 'application/json; charset=UTF-8', success: successFunctions, error: errorFuncti }); function successFunctions(data) { $('#allTopicsData').empty(); var parser = new DOMParser(); var doc = parser.parseFromString(data, "text/html"); var allTopicPartialDiv = doc.querySelector("#allTopicLoad"); $('#allTopicsData').html(allTopicPartialDiv); $('.FilterDrop').removeClass('content-skeleton'); $('.FilterDesk').removeClass('content-skeleton'); $('.PaginationLoad').removeClass('content-skeleton'); var paramss; var sortBy; var parameters = (new URL(document.location)).searchParams; paramss = parameters.get('page'); sortBy = parameters.get('sort'); var pageNumber = paramss; var filterby = ""; var url = "https://www.lexisnexis.co.uk/legal/q-a"; if (sortBy === "" || sortBy !== "a-z") { $('#publishedDate').attr("checked", true); $('#publishedDateTab').attr("checked", true); $('#publishedDateMob').attr("checked", true); } else if (sortBy === "a-z") { $('#alphabetical').attr("checked", true); $('#alphabeticalTab').attr("checked", true); $('#alphabeticalMob').attr("checked", true); } var lastPageLink = $("a.lastLink").attr("href"); if (lastPageLink !== undefined && lastPageLink !== null && lastPageLink !== "") { var lastPageParameters = (new URL(lastPageLink)).searchParams; if (lastPageParameters !== undefined && lastPageParameters !== null) { var lastPageParam = lastPageParameters.get('page'); if (lastPageParam !== undefined && lastPageParam !== null && lastPageParam !== "") { var currentPageParameters = (new URL(document.location)).searchParams; if (currentPageParameters !== undefined && currentPageParameters !== null) { var currentPageParam = currentPageParameters.get('page'); if (currentPageParam !== undefined && currentPageParam !== null && currentPageParam !== "") { if (lastPageParam === lastPageParam) { $('link[rel="next"]').remove(); } } } } } } } function errorFuncti(jqXHR, status, exception) { alert('error fail', exception); console.log(exception); } } $(document).ready(function () { loadAllTopics(); }); </script> <script type="text/javascript"> function SortAndFilter() { var sortby = ""; var filterbyval = ""; if ($(window).width() < 768) { sortby = $('input[name="sortDocumentsMob"]:checked').val(); } else if ($(window).width() == 768) { sortby = $('input[name="sortDocumentsTab"]:checked').val(); } else if ($(window).width() >= 820 && $(window).width() <= 1024) { sortby = $('input[name="sortDocumentsTab"]:checked').val(); } else { sortby = $('input[name="sortDocuments"]:checked').val(); } if (sortby === "" || sortby !== "a-z") { sortby = ""; } else if (sortby === "a-z") { sortby = "?sort=a-z"; } if (filterbyval === "" || filterbyval === undefined) { window.location.href = "/legal/" + "q-a" + sortby; } else { window.location.href = "/legal/" + "q-a" + "/" + filterbyval + sortby; } return true; } </script> <script> $(document).ready(function () { $(document).on('click', '#filterByType', function () { var qsPos = $(this).parent().position(); $('.filter .dropdown-menu-filter').css({ 'position': 'absolute', 'top': qsPos.top + 50, 'left': qsPos.left }).toggle(); }); //Filter Modal open $(document).on('click', '.filterIcon', function () { $('.filterContent#filterModal').addClass('d-block show'); }); //Filter Modal close on mobile view $(document).on('click', '.filterContent#filterModal .closeIcon', function () { $('.filterContent#filterModal').removeClass('d-block show'); }); }); </script> <div class="container guidanceLinking"> <div class="row"> <link href="/legal/Artifacts/css/linking.min.css?v=51.10" rel="stylesheet" /> <div class="col-lg-12 mb-3"> <span class="maintitle"></span><h2 class="linking-header glossaryDetailLinking legalLinking newPageheader">Popular documents</h2> </div> <div class="col-lg-3 col-md-6 popular-docs"> <a href="https://www.lexisnexis.co.uk/legal/guidance/micklefield-clauses"> <div class="populardoc-panel"> <div> <h3 class="populardoc-title" title="Micklefield clauses">Micklefield clauses</h3> <p class="populardoc-description"> Micklefield clausesWhat is a Micklefield clause?It is common for employee share plans to provide that, on termination of employment (or when an employee is given or receives notice of termination of employment), subsisting share awards will be forfeited and subsisting share options will lapse.It is</p> </div> </div> </a> </div> <div class="col-lg-3 col-md-6 popular-docs"> <a href="https://www.lexisnexis.co.uk/legal/guidance/late-payment-penalties-inheritance-tax"> <div class="populardoc-panel"> <div> <h3 class="populardoc-title" title="Late payment penalties—inheritance tax">Late payment penalties—inheritance tax</h3> <p class="populardoc-description"> Late payment penalties—inheritance taxWhile interest often accrues on overdue tax, the late payment of certain taxes may also attract a penalty. For information on the interest accruing on overdue tax, see Practice Notes: IHT—payment deadlines on death—Interest on IHT and Interest on late paid</p> </div> </div> </a> </div> <div class="col-lg-3 col-md-6 popular-docs"> <a href="https://www.lexisnexis.co.uk/legal/guidance/brussels-i-recast-domicile-arts-4-63"> <div class="populardoc-panel"> <div> <h3 class="populardoc-title" title="Brussels I (recast)—domicile (Arts 4 and 63) [Archived]">Brussels I (recast)—domicile (Arts 4 and 63) [Archived]</h3> <p class="populardoc-description"> Brussels I (recast)—domicile (Arts 4 and 63) [Archived]ARCHIVED: This Practice Note has been archived and is not maintained.This Practice Note considers the general rule set out in Article 4 of Regulation (EU) 1215/2012, Brussels I (recast) when determining the relevance of a defendant’s domicile to</p> </div> </div> </a> </div> <div class="col-lg-3 col-md-6 popular-docs"> <a href="https://www.lexisnexis.co.uk/legal/guidance/contributory-negligence-in-personal-injury-claims"> <div class="populardoc-panel"> <div> <h3 class="populardoc-title" title="Contributory negligence in personal injury claims">Contributory negligence in personal injury claims</h3> <p class="populardoc-description"> Contributory negligence in personal injury claimsContributory negligence is a partial defence which can lead to a discount in damages.Other defences may also be relevant. See Practice Notes: Did the claimant consent to the risk of injury? and Was the claimant involved in an illegal activity?If a</p> </div> </div> </a> </div> <script> //crop characters in article listing section var getLen, getText; function shorten(text, max) { return text && text.length > max ? text.slice(0, max).split(' ').slice(0, -1).join(' ') : text } function countLines(el) { var lines = Math.ceil($(el).height() / parseFloat($(el).css('line-height'))); return lines; } $(window).on('load', function () { if ($(window).width() > 1024) { //For desktop $(".overlay").each(function (i) { var originalText = $(this).find('h3').attr('title'); var truncCount = 24; //adjust the lines //if title adjust in 1 line if (countLines($(this).find('h3')) > 1) { var truncateMore = originalText; while (countLines($(this).find('h3')) > 1) { truncCount -= 1; truncateMore = originalText.trim().substr(0, truncCount); $(this).find('h3').text(truncateMore + '...'); } } }); } if ($(window).width() < 1024) { //For tab/mobile $(".overlay").each(function (i) { var originalText = $(this).find('h3').attr('title'); var originalDesc = $(this).find('p.desc').text().trim(); var hoverContent = $(this).find('h3').attr('title').length; var descCount = $(this).find('p.desc').text().trim().length; var truncCount = hoverContent; var descTruncCount = descCount; //adjust the lines //if title adjust in 1 line if (countLines($(this).find('h3')) == 1) { //for 2 line desc if (originalDesc.indexOf('...') < 0) { //descTruncCount = 190; var desc = originalDesc.substr(0, descTruncCount); $(this).find('p.desc').text(desc + '...'); var truncateDesc = desc; while (countLines($(this).find('p.desc')) > 6) { descTruncCount -= 5; truncateDesc = originalDesc.substr(0, descTruncCount); $(this).find('p.desc').text(truncateDesc + '...'); } } } //if title adjust in 2 line if (countLines($(this).find('h3')) == 2) { //for 4 line desc if (originalDesc.indexOf('...') < 0) { //descTruncCount = 130; var desc = originalDesc.substr(0, descTruncCount); $(this).find('p.desc').text(desc + '...'); var truncateDesc = desc; while (countLines($(this).find('p.desc')) > 5) { descTruncCount -= 5; truncateDesc = originalDesc.substr(0, descTruncCount); $(this).find('p.desc').text(truncateDesc + '...'); } } } //if title adjust in 3 line if (countLines($(this).find('h3')) == 3) { //for 2 line desc if (originalDesc.indexOf('...') < 0) { //descTruncCount = 65; var desc = originalDesc.substr(0, descTruncCount); $(this).find('p.desc').text(desc + '...'); var truncateDesc = desc; while (countLines($(this).find('p.desc')) > 4) { descTruncCount -= 5; truncateDesc = originalDesc.substr(0, descTruncCount); $(this).find('p.desc').text(truncateDesc + '...'); } } } //if title adjust in 4 line if (countLines($(this).find('h3')) == 4) { //for 1 line desc if (originalDesc.indexOf('...') < 0) { //descTruncCount = 35; var desc = originalDesc.substr(0, descTruncCount); $(this).find('p.desc').text(desc + '...'); var truncateDesc = desc; while (countLines($(this).find('p.desc')) > 2) { descTruncCount -= 5; truncateDesc = originalDesc.substr(0, descTruncCount); $(this).find('p.desc').text(truncateDesc + '...'); } } } //if title adjust in 4 line if (countLines($(this).find('h3')) > 4) { var truncateMore = originalText; while (countLines($(this).find('h3')) > 4) { truncCount -= 10; truncateMore = originalText.trim().substr(0, truncCount); $(this).find('h3').text(truncateMore + '...'); } //for 1 line desc if (originalDesc.indexOf('...') < 0) { //descTruncCount = 35; var desc = originalDesc.substr(0, descTruncCount); $(this).find('p.desc').text(desc + '...'); var truncateDesc = desc; while (countLines($(this).find('p.desc')) > 2) { descTruncCount -= 5; truncateDesc = originalDesc.substr(0, descTruncCount); $(this).find('p.desc').text(truncateDesc + '...'); } } } }); } }); $('.overlay').mouseover(function () { var originalText = $(this).find('h3').attr('title'); var originalDesc = $(this).find('p.desc').text().trim(); $(this).find('p.desc').show(); $(this).find('h3').html(originalText); var hoverContent = $(this).find('h3').attr('title').length; var descCount = $(this).find('p.desc').text().trim().length; //fill whole title var truncCount = hoverContent; var descTruncCount = descCount; //adjust the lines //if title adjust in 1 line if (countLines($(this).find('h3')) == 1) { //for 2 line desc if (originalDesc.indexOf('...') < 0) { descTruncCount = 190; var desc = originalDesc.substr(0, descTruncCount); if ($(this).find('p.desc').hasClass('home-page-desc')) { $(this).find('p.desc').text(desc); } else { $(this).find('p.desc').text(desc + '...'); } var truncateDesc = desc; while (countLines($(this).find('p.desc')) > 6) { descTruncCount -= 5; truncateDesc = originalDesc.substr(0, descTruncCount); $(this).find('p.desc').text(truncateDesc + '...'); } } } //if title adjust in 2 line if (countLines($(this).find('h3')) == 2) { //for 4 line desc if (originalDesc.indexOf('...') < 0) { descTruncCount = 160; var desc = originalDesc.substr(0, descTruncCount); if ($(this).find('p.desc').hasClass('home-page-desc')) { $(this).find('p.desc').text(desc); } else { $(this).find('p.desc').text(desc + '...'); } var truncateDesc = desc; while (countLines($(this).find('p.desc')) > 5) { descTruncCount -= 5; truncateDesc = originalDesc.substr(0, descTruncCount); $(this).find('p.desc').text(truncateDesc + '...'); } } } //if title adjust in 3 line if (countLines($(this).find('h3')) == 3) { //for 2 line desc if (originalDesc.indexOf('...') < 0) { descTruncCount = 90; var desc = originalDesc.substr(0, descTruncCount); if ($(this).find('p.desc').hasClass('home-page-desc')) { $(this).find('p.desc').text(desc); } else { $(this).find('p.desc').text(desc + '...'); } var truncateDesc = desc; while (countLines($(this).find('p.desc')) > 3) { descTruncCount -= 5; truncateDesc = originalDesc.substr(0, descTruncCount); $(this).find('p.desc').text(truncateDesc + '...'); } } } //if title adjust in 4 line if (countLines($(this).find('h3')) == 4) { //for 1 line desc if (originalDesc.indexOf('...') < 0) { descTruncCount = 35; var desc = originalDesc.substr(0, descTruncCount); if ($(this).find('p.desc').hasClass('home-page-desc')) { $(this).find('p.desc').text(desc); } else { $(this).find('p.desc').text(desc + '...'); } var truncateDesc = desc; while (countLines($(this).find('p.desc')) > 2) { descTruncCount -= 5; truncateDesc = originalDesc.substr(0, descTruncCount); $(this).find('p.desc').text(truncateDesc + '...'); } } } //if title adjust in 4 line if (countLines($(this).find('h3')) > 4) { var truncateMore = originalText; while (countLines($(this).find('h3')) > 4) { truncCount -= 10; truncateMore = originalText.trim().substr(0, truncCount); $(this).find('h3').text(truncateMore + '...'); } //for 1 line desc if (originalDesc.indexOf('...') < 0) { descTruncCount = 60; var desc = originalDesc.substr(0, descTruncCount); if ($(this).find('p.desc').hasClass('home-page-desc')) { $(this).find('p.desc').text(desc); } else { $(this).find('p.desc').text(desc + '...'); } var truncateDesc = desc; while (countLines($(this).find('p.desc')) > 2) { descTruncCount -= 5; truncateDesc = originalDesc.substr(0, descTruncCount); $(this).find('p.desc').text(truncateDesc + '...'); } } } }); $('.overlay').mouseout(function () { //this will only show one line of title and no description if ($(window).width() > 1024) { $(this).find('p.desc').hide(); var hoverContent = $(this).find('h3').attr('title').length; if (hoverContent > 22) { var cropTitle = $(this).find('h3').attr('title').trim().substr(0, 21); $(this).find('h3').text(cropTitle + '...'); } } }); </script> </div> </div> <div class="container-fluid pl-0 pr-0"> <div > <div class="sfContentBlock sf-Long-text" ><div class="adImage Aligner" style="background-image: url("/legal/images/default-source/tagging/lexisnexis_uktaggingbuckingham.jpg")"></div><div class="container relativeBlock"><div class="adOverlay Aligner-item" id="BDY-MD-LEXIS-PLUS-TRIAL-DIV"><div class="adOverlayBg overlayBg"><div class="leftLine"><a data-sf-ec-immutable="" id="BDY-MD-LEXIS-PLUS-TRIAL" class="trailLink" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#myModal">Get the full view with a <span class="colorRed">Lexis+<sup>®</sup> trial</span></a> </div></div></div></div></div> </div> </div> <div id="myModal" class="modal fade" role="dialog"> <div class="modal-dialog modal-xl"> <div class="modal-content"> <div class="modal-body"> <button type="button" class="close" data-dismiss="modal">×</button> <div class="form" id="formdivModal">  <script src="/legal/Artifacts/js/detect-device-and-browser-type.min.js?v=51.10" async></script> <div id="freetrialform" class="main"> <div class="leftContent fLeft width50"> <div class="global_logo mt-1 ml-3"> <a href="https://www.lexisnexis.co.uk" data-di-id="di-id-7a69f99a-5f2e6c68"> <img loading="lazy" width="195" height="67" src="/legal/Artifacts/images/LEXISNEXIS_NEGATIVE.svg" alt="LN_logo_RGB"> </a> </div> <div class="modalText" style="height: 202px; top: 46%; position: fixed; max-width: 450px;"> <div class="vertical-centerBg"> <h3 id="blogTitle" class="fontSize17 colorBlack boldFont line-height20"> Access this content for free with a 7 day trial of LexisNexis and benefit from: </h3> <ul class="tableOfContent"> <li class="fontSize14">Instant clarification on points of law</li> <li class="fontSize14">Smart search</li> <li class="fontSize14">Workflow tools</li> <li class="fontSize14">41 practice areas</li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> <div class="rightContent fRight width50"> <form></form> <form method="post" class="form-box-padding30 lxnxforms" id="popupproductform" data-di-form-track=""> <input name="retURL" type="hidden" checked="checked" value="https://www.lexisnexis.co.uk/products/lexis-plus-trial-thanks.html"> <input name="Form_Type__c" type="hidden" checked="checked" value="LPPG Trial - LNUK Corporate Website"> <input name="Product_you_are__c" id="Product_you_are__c" type="hidden" value="Practical Guidance"> <input name="lead_source" type="hidden" checked="checked" value="web"> <input name="Campaign_ID" type="hidden" readonly="readonly" checked="checked" value="7013A000002MIts"> <input name="Delayed_Auth_Form_AB_Test__c" id="Delayed_Auth_Form_AB_Test__c" type="hidden" value="Original"> <input name="AB_Test__c" id="AB_Test__c" type="hidden" value=""> <input name="Verification_AB_Test__c" id="Verification_AB_Test__c" type="hidden" value=""> <input name="PushCrewID__c" id="PushCrewID__c" type="hidden" value=""> <input type="hidden" id="Cookie_UTM_Medium__c" name="Cookie_UTM_Medium__c" value=""> <input type="hidden" id="Cookie_UTM_Source__c" name="Cookie_UTM_Source__c" value=""> <input type="hidden" id="Cookie_UTM_Term__c" name="Cookie_UTM_Term__c" value=""> <input type="hidden" id="Cookie_UTM_Content__c" name="Cookie_UTM_Content__c" value=""> <input type="hidden" id="Cookie_UTM_Campaign__c" name="Cookie_UTM_Campaign__c" value=""> <input class="utm_interactions_campaign__c" name="utm_interactions_campaign__c" id="utm_interactions_campaign__c" type="hidden" value=""> <input name="Microsoft_Click_ID__c" id="Microsoft_Click_ID__c" type="hidden" value=""> <input name="GCLID__c" id="GCLID__c" type="hidden" value=""> <input type="hidden" id="GACLIENTID" name="GACLIENTID__c" value=""> <input type="hidden" id="GAUSERID" name="GAUSERID__c" value=""> <input type="hidden" id="GATRACKID" name="GATRACKID__c" value=""> <input class="campaign" name="utm_Campaign__c" id="utm_Campaign__c" type="hidden" value=""> <input class="medium" name="utm_Medium__c" id="utm_Medium__c" type="hidden" value=""> <input class="source" name="utm_Source__c" id="utm_Source__c" type="hidden" value=""> <input class="term" name="utm_Term__c" id="utm_Term__c" type="hidden" value=""> <input class="content" name="utm_Content__c" id="utm_Content__c" type="hidden" value=""> <input class="AB_Tasty_Campaign_ID__c" name="AB_Tasty_Campaign_ID__c" id="AB_Tasty_Campaign_ID__c" type="hidden" value=""> <input class="AB_Tasty_Variation_ID__c" name="AB_Tasty_Variation_ID__c" id="AB_Tasty_Variation_ID__c" type="hidden" value=""> <input class="AB_Tasty_URL__c" name="AB_Tasty_URL__c" id="AB_Tasty_URL__c" type="hidden" value=""> <input class="SFMC_Visitor_ID__c" name="SFMC_Visitor_ID__c" id="SFMC_Visitor_ID__c" type="hidden" value=""> <input class="initial-session-date" type="hidden" id="GA_Date_of_first_web_session__c" name="GA_Date_of_first_web_session__c" value=""> <input class="current-session-date" type="hidden" id="GA_Date_of_current_session__c" name="GA_Date_of_current_session__c" value=""> <input class="previous-session-date" type="hidden" id="GA_Date_of_previous_web_session__c" name="GA_Date_of_previous_web_session__c" value=""> <input class="campaign-number" type="hidden" id="GA_Number_of_Marketing_Touchpoints__c" name="GA_Number_of_Marketing_Touchpoints__c" value=""> <input class="page-url" name="URL__c" id="URL__c" type="hidden" value="https://www.lexisnexis.co.uk/legal/q-a"> <input class="page-url" name="Prop_Engine__c" id="Prop_Engine__c" type="hidden" value="https://www.lexisnexis.co.uk/legal/q-a"> <input class="docURL__c" name="docURL__c" id="docURL__c" type="hidden" value=""> <input class="LexisPlus_DocURL__c" name="LexisPlus_DocURL__c" id="LexisPlus_DocURL__c" type="hidden" value=""> <input class="docTitle__c" name="docTitle__c" id="docTitle__c" type="hidden" value=""> <input class="doc_image_url__c" name="doc_image_url__c" id="doc_image_url__c" type="hidden" value=""> <input name="Ln_Pages__c" id="Ln_Pages__c" type="hidden" value=""> <input name="LN_C_Pages__c" id="LN_C_Pages__c" type="hidden" value=""> <input class="referral-url" type="hidden" id="GAReferringPage__c" name="GAReferringPage__c" value=""> <input class="page-name" type="hidden" id="GA_Page_Name__c" name="GA_Page_Name__c" value=""> <input class="unique-user-id" type="hidden" id="GA_Unique_UID__c" name="GA_Unique_UID__c" value="">  <input type="hidden" id="DB_Industry__c" name="DB_Industry__c" value=""> <input type="hidden" id="DB_SID__c" name="DB_SID__c" value=""> <input type="hidden" id="DB_Company_Name__c" name="DB_Company_Name__c" value=""> <input type="hidden" id="DB_Sub_Industry__c" name="DB_Sub_Industry__c" value=""> <input type="hidden" id="DB_Domain__c" name="DB_Domain__c" value="">  <input type="hidden" id="Device_Type__c" name="Device_Type__c" value=""> <input type="hidden" id="Browser_Type__c" name="Browser_Type__c" value="">  <input type="hidden" id="Internal_Tracking__c" name="Internal_Tracking__c"> <input type="hidden" id="AQ_Form_Fill__c" name="AQ_Form_Fill__c"> <input type="hidden" id="AQ_Unique_ID__c" name="AQ_Unique_ID__c"> <div class="wFormContainer"> <input name="LN_FORM_SUBMISSION_COUNTER__c" id="LN_FORM_SUBMISSION_COUNTER__c" class="d-none" type="text"> <div class="form-row"> <div class="form-group col-sm-12 col-md-6"> <input name="first_name" class="validate(required) req form-control" id="first_name" maxlength="40" checked="checked" placeholder="First Name*" title="First Name"> </div> <div class="form-group col-sm-12 col-md-6"> <input name="last_name" class="validate(required) req form-control" id="last_name" maxlength="80" checked="checked" placeholder="Last Name*" title="Last Name"> </div> </div> <div class="form-row"> <div class="form-group col-sm-12 col-md-6"> <select id="Country__c" name="Country__c" class="validate(required) req form-control light-gray" title="Country" style="color: rgb(134, 142, 150);"> <option value="None" selected="">Country*</option> <option value="United Kingdom">United Kingdom</option> <option value="Albania">Albania</option> <option value="Algeria">Algeria</option> <option value="Anguilla">Anguilla</option> <option value="Antigua and Barbuda">Antigua and Barbuda</option> <option value="Argentina">Argentina</option> <option value="Armenia">Armenia</option> <option value="Aruba">Aruba</option> <option value="Australia">Australia</option> <option value="Austria">Austria</option> <option value="Azerbaijan">Azerbaijan</option> <option value="Bahamas">Bahamas</option> <option value="Bahrain">Bahrain</option> <option value="Bangladesh">Bangladesh</option> <option value="Barbados">Barbados</option> <option value="Belarus">Belarus</option> <option value="Belgium">Belgium</option> <option value="Belize">Belize</option> <option value="Bermuda">Bermuda</option> <option value="Bolivia">Bolivia</option> <option value="Bosnia and Herzegovina">Bosnia and Herzegovina</option> <option value="Botswana">Botswana</option> <option value="Brazil">Brazil</option> <option value="Brunei Darussalam">Brunei Darussalam</option> <option value="Bulgaria">Bulgaria</option> <option value="Cambodia">Cambodia</option> <option value="Cameroon">Cameroon</option> <option value="Canada">Canada</option> <option value="Cayman Islands">Cayman Islands</option> <option value="Chile">Chile</option> <option value="China">China</option> <option value="Colombia">Colombia</option> <option value="Cook Islands">Cook Islands</option> <option value="Costa Rica">Costa Rica</option> <option value="Croatia">Croatia</option> <option value="Cyprus">Cyprus</option> <option value="Czech Republic">Czech Republic</option> <option value="Denmark">Denmark</option> <option value="Dominica">Dominica</option> <option value="Dominican Republic">Dominican Republic</option> <option value="Ecuador">Ecuador</option> <option value="Egypt">Egypt</option> <option value="El Salvador">El Salvador</option> <option value="Estonia">Estonia</option> <option value="Ethiopia">Ethiopia</option> <option value="Falkland Islands">Falkland Islands</option> <option value="Fiji">Fiji</option> <option value="Finland">Finland</option> <option value="France">France</option> <option value="French Guiana">French Guiana</option> <option value="Georgia">Georgia</option> <option value="Germany">Germany</option> <option value="Ghana">Ghana</option> <option value="Gibraltar">Gibraltar</option> <option value="Greece">Greece</option> <option value="Grenada">Grenada</option> <option value="Guadeloupe">Guadeloupe</option> <option value="Guatemala">Guatemala</option> <option value="Guinea">Guinea</option> <option value="Guyana">Guyana</option> <option value="Hong Kong">Hong Kong</option> <option value="Hungary">Hungary</option> <option value="India">India</option> <option value="Indonesia">Indonesia</option> <option value="Iraq">Iraq</option> <option value="Ireland">Ireland</option> <option value="Israel">Israel</option> <option value="Italy">Italy</option> <option value="Ivory Coast">Ivory Coast</option> <option value="Jamaica">Jamaica</option> <option value="Japan">Japan</option> <option value="Jersey">Jersey</option> <option value="Jordan">Jordan</option> <option value="Kazakhstan">Kazakhstan</option> <option value="Kenya">Kenya</option> <option value="Kiribati">Kiribati</option> <option value="Korea (South)">Korea (South)</option> <option value="Kuwait">Kuwait</option> <option value="Latvia">Latvia</option> <option value="Lebanon">Lebanon</option> <option value="Lesotho">Lesotho</option> <option value="Liberia">Liberia</option> <option value="Libya">Libya</option> <option value="Liechtenstein">Liechtenstein</option> <option value="Lithuania">Lithuania</option> <option value="Luxembourg">Luxembourg</option> <option value="Macedonia">Macedonia</option> <option value="Madagascar">Madagascar</option> <option value="Malawi">Malawi</option> <option value="Malaysia">Malaysia</option> <option value="Maldives">Maldives</option> <option value="Mali">Mali</option> <option value="Malta">Malta</option> <option value="Mauritius">Mauritius</option> <option value="Mexico">Mexico</option> <option value="Moldova">Moldova</option> <option value="Monaco">Monaco</option> <option value="Montserrat">Montserrat</option> <option value="Morocco">Morocco</option> <option value="Myanmar">Myanmar</option> <option value="Namibia">Namibia</option> <option value="Nepal">Nepal</option> <option value="Netherlands">Netherlands</option> <option value="New Zealand">New Zealand</option> <option value="Nigeria">Nigeria</option> <option value="Norway">Norway</option> <option value="Oman">Oman</option> <option value="Pakistan">Pakistan</option> <option value="Panama">Panama</option> <option value="Papua New Guinea">Papua New Guinea</option> <option value="Paraguay">Paraguay</option> <option value="Peru">Peru</option> <option value="Philippines">Philippines</option> <option value="Poland">Poland</option> <option value="Portugal">Portugal</option> <option value="Puerto Rico">Puerto Rico</option> <option value="Qatar">Qatar</option> <option value="Romania">Romania</option> <option value="Rwanda">Rwanda</option> <option value="Saint Helena">Saint Helena</option> <option value="Saint Kitts and Nevis">Saint Kitts and Nevis</option> <option value="Saint Lucia">Saint Lucia</option> <option value="Saint Vincent and the Grenadines">Saint Vincent and the Grenadines</option> <option value="San Marino">San Marino</option> <option value="Saudi Arabia">Saudi Arabia</option> <option value="Senegal">Senegal</option> <option value="Serbia and Montenegro">Serbia and Montenegro</option> <option value="Seychelles">Seychelles</option> <option value="Sierra Leone">Sierra Leone</option> <option value="Singapore">Singapore</option> <option value="Slovakia">Slovakia</option> <option value="Slovenia">Slovenia</option> <option value="South Africa">South Africa</option> <option value="Spain">Spain</option> <option value="Sri Lanka">Sri Lanka</option> <option value="Sudan">Sudan</option> <option value="Swaziland">Swaziland</option> <option value="Sweden">Sweden</option> <option value="Switzerland">Switzerland</option> <option value="Taiwan">Taiwan</option> <option value="Tanzania">Tanzania</option> <option value="Thailand">Thailand</option> <option value="Timor-Leste">Timor-Leste</option> <option value="Togo">Togo</option> <option value="Trinidad and Tobago">Trinidad and Tobago</option> <option value="Tunisia">Tunisia</option> <option value="Turks and Caicos Islands">Turks and Caicos Islands</option> <option value="Turkey">Turkey</option> <option value="Uganda">Uganda</option> <option value="Ukraine">Ukraine</option> <option value="United Arab Emirates">United Arab Emirates</option> <option value="United States of America">United States of America</option> <option value="Uruguay">Uruguay</option> <option value="Uzbekistan">Uzbekistan</option> <option value="Vietnam">Vietnam</option> <option value="Virgin Islands (British)">Virgin Islands (British)</option> <option value="Yemen">Yemen</option> <option value="Zambia">Zambia</option> <option value="Zimbabwe">Zimbabwe</option> <option value="Other">Other</option> </select> </div> <div class="form-group col-sm-12 col-md-6"> <input name="company" class="validate(required) req form-control" id="company" maxlength="40" checked="checked" placeholder="Organisation*" title="Organisation"> </div> </div> <div class="form-row"> <div class="form-group col-sm-12 col-md-6"> <input name="email" class="validate(required) req form-control" id="email" maxlength="80" checked="checked" placeholder="Email*" title="Email"> </div> <div class="form-group col-sm-12 col-md-6"> <input name="phone" class="validate(required) req form-control" id="phone" maxlength="40" checked="checked" autocomplete="off" placeholder="Mobile Phone*" title="Mobile Phone"> </div> </div> <div class="form-row"> <div class="form-group col-sm-12 col-md-4"> <input name="title" class="validate(required) req form-control" id="title" maxlength="40" checked="checked" placeholder="Job Title*" title="Job Title"> </div> <div class="form-group col-sm-12 col-md-4"> <select id="job_role__c" name="job_role__c" class="validate(required) req form-control light-gray job-role" title="Job Role" style="color: rgb(134, 142, 150);" onchange="changeJobroleInLocalStorage(this)"> <option value="" selected hidden>Job Role*</option> <optgroup label="In-house Role:"> <option value="Not for Profit / Charity">Not for Profit / Charity</option> <option value="Public sector">Public sector</option> <option value="Academic">Academic</option> <option value="Commerce & industry">Commerce & industry</option> <option value="Compliance">Compliance</option> </optgroup> <optgroup label="Private Practice:"> <option value="Senior or KC">Senior or KC</option> <option value="Barrister">Barrister</option> <option value="Solicitor">Solicitor</option> <option value="Paralegal">Paralegal</option> <option value="KM/Librarian">KM/Librarian</option> </optgroup> <optgroup label="Another Role:"> <option value="Business Owner">Business Owner</option> <option value="Human Resource">Human Resource</option> <option value="Operations">Operations</option> <option value="Other/Not Specified">Other/Not Specified</option> </optgroup> </select> </div> <div class="form-group col-sm-12 col-md-4"> <input name="Postcode__c" class="validate(required) req form-control postal" id="Postcode__c" maxlength="20" checked="checked" placeholder="Postcode*" title="Postcode"> </div> </div> <div class="form-row"> <div class="form-group col-sm-12 col-md-6"> <input name="Number_of_fee_earners__c" class="validate(required) req form-control" id="Number_of_fee_earners__c" maxlength="40" checked="checked" placeholder="Number of Fee Earners*" title="Number of Fee Earners"> </div> <div class="form-group col-sm-12 col-md-6"> <select id="Practice_Area_APIL__c" name="Practice_Area_APIL__c" class="validate(required) req form-control light-gray" style="color: rgb(134, 142, 150);" data-original-title="" title="" onchange="addPAToLocalStorage(this)"> <option value="None" selected="">Practice Area you work in*</option> <option value="Arbitration" title="arbitration">Arbitration</option> <option value="Banking & Finance" title="banking-finance-law">Banking & Finance</option> <option value="Commercial" title="commercial-law">Commercial</option> <option value="Competition" title="competition-law">Competition</option> <option value="Construction" title="construction-law">Construction</option> <option value="Corporate" title="corporate-law">Corporate</option> <option value="Corporate Crime" title="corporate-crime">Corporate Crime</option> <option value="Dispute Resolution" title="dispute-resolution">Dispute Resolution</option> <option value="Employment" title="employment-law">Employment</option> <option value="Energy" title="energy-law">Energy</option> <option value="Environment" title="environmental-law">Environment</option> <option value="EU Law" title="eu-law">EU Law</option> <option value="Family" title="family-law">Family</option> <option value="Financial Services" title="financial-services-law">Financial Services</option> <option value="Immigration" title="immigration-law">Immigration</option> <option value="Information Law" title="information-law">Information Law</option> <option value="In-house Advisor" title="in-house-advisor">In-house Advisor</option> <option value="Insurance & Reinsurance" title="insurance-law">Insurance & Reinsurance</option> <option value="International Trade" title="international-trade">International Trade</option> <option value="IP" title="intellectual-property-law">IP</option> <option value="Ireland - Banking & Financial Services" title="ireland-banking-financial-services-law">Ireland - Banking & Financial Services</option> <option value="Ireland - Commercial" title="ireland-commercial-law">Ireland - Commercial</option> <option value="Ireland - Corporate" title="ireland-corporate-law">Ireland - Corporate</option> <option value="Ireland - Dispute Resolution" title="ireland-dispute-resolution">Ireland - Dispute Resolution</option> <option value="Ireland - Employment" title="ireland-employment-law">Ireland - Employment</option> <option value="Ireland - Property" title="ireland-property-law">Ireland - Property</option> <option value="Life Sciences" title="life-sciences-law">Life Sciences</option> <option value="Local Government" title="local-government-law">Local Government</option> <option value="Pensions" title="pensions-law">Pensions</option> <option value="PI & Clinical Negligence" title="personal-injury-clinical-negligence-law">PI & Clinical Negligence</option> <option value="Planning" title="planning-law">Planning</option> <option value="Practice Compliance" title="practice-compliance">Practice Compliance</option> <option value="Practice Management" title="practice-management">Practice Management</option> <option value="Private Client" title="private-client-law">Private Client</option> <option value="Property" title="property-law">Property</option> <option value="Property Disputes" title="property-disputes-law">Property Disputes</option> <option value="Public Law" title="public-law">Public Law</option> <option value="Restructuring & Insolvency" title="restructuring-insolvency-law">Restructuring & Insolvency</option> <option value="Risk & Compliance" title="risk-compliance">Risk & Compliance</option> <option value="Share Incentives" title="share-scheme-incentives">Share Incentives</option> <option value="Tax" title="tax-law">Tax</option> <option value="TMT" title="tmt-law">TMT</option> </select> </div> </div> <div class="form-row cb removeColCount"> <span class="form-group col-sm-12 col-md-4"><label for="cb_7">Would you also like a quote?</label></span> <span class="form-group col-sm-12 col-md-4"><input type="checkbox" class="popup-form" name="FreeTrialWantQuote__c" id="popup_cb_8" value="1"><label for="popup_cb_8">Yes please</label></span> <span class="form-group col-sm-12 col-md-4"><input type="checkbox" class="popup-form" name="FreeTrialWantQuote__c" id="popup_cb_9" value="0" checked="checked"><label for="popup_cb_9">No thank you</label></span> </div> <div class="form-group mt-2"> <input id="Legal_Practioner_and_Trial_Usage_Confirm__c" name="Legal_Practioner_and_Trial_Usage_Confirm__c" class="inputCheck validate(required) req" value="1" type="checkbox" data-original-title="" title=""> <label for="Legal_Practioner_and_Trial_Usage_Confirm__c" class="lbl_checkbox"><strong>I confirm I am a lawyer or work in a legal capacity, intend to use LexisNexis products for business purposes and agree with the <a rel="noopener noreferrer" class="trialForms" href="https://www.lexisnexis.co.uk/terms" target="_blank">terms and conditions.</a><sup>**</sup></strong></label> </div> <p class="disclaimer small"><sup>**</sup>Trials are provided to all LexisNexis content, excluding Practice Compliance, Practice Management and Risk and Compliance, subscription packages are tailored to your specific needs. To discuss trialling these LexisNexis services please email customer service via our online form. Free trials are only available to individuals based in the UK, Ireland and selected UK overseas territories and Caribbean countries. We may terminate this trial at any time or decide not to give a trial, for any reason. Trial includes one question to LexisAsk during the length of the trial.</p> <div id="PrefWidget"></div> <div class="actions"> <div class="btn btn-primary btn-block d-none" id="submit-load"> <em class="fa fa-circle-o-notch fa-spin"></em> </div> <input name="submit1" class="primaryAction btn btn-primary btn-block" type="submit" checked="checked" value="CONTINUE READING" id="i_onPopup"> </div> </div> </form> </div> </div> <script> function sts() { const num = $("#popupproductform #phone").val() sessionStorage.setItem("lastFourDigits", num.substr(num.length - 4)) } function rndm() { const rndmnum = Math.round(Math.random()) $("#popupproductform #Verification_AB_Test__c").val(rndmnum) sessionStorage.setItem("ABSPLIT", rndmnum) } function setEmailtoRetURL() { var retURL = new URL($("#popupproductform [name=retURL]").val()); var em = btoa(encodeURIComponent($("#popupproductform #email").val())); if (retURL.href.indexOf('www.lexisnexis.co.uk/products/lexis-plus-trial-thanks.html') > -1) { retURL.searchParams.set('email', em); $("#popupproductform [name=retURL]").val(retURL.toString()); console.log(retURL.toString()); } else { console.log("false"); } } function changeJobroleInLocalStorage(selectObject) { var jobTitleValue = selectObject.value; localStorage.setItem('Ln_JT', jobTitleValue); $('.notification').show(); } function addPAToLocalStorage(selectObject) { var value = selectObject.value; if (value.toLowerCase() != "none") { var retrievedPracticeArea = localStorage.getItem('Ln_PracticeArea'); if (!retrievedPracticeArea) { localStorage.setItem('Ln_PracticeArea', value); } else { var practiceAreaObject = retrievedPracticeArea.split(","); let index = practiceAreaObject.indexOf(value); if (index <= -1) { practiceAreaObject.push(value); var PSstr = practiceAreaObject.join([separator = ',']) localStorage.setItem("Ln_PracticeArea", PSstr); } } } } function setSelectedValue(selectObj, valueToSet) { for (var i = 0; i < selectObj.options.length; i++) { if (selectObj.options[i].text == valueToSet) { selectObj.options[i].selected = true; return; } } } function getCookie(name) { // Split cookie string and get all individual name=value pairs in an array var cookieArr = document.cookie.split(";"); // Loop through the array elements try { for (var i = 0; i < cookieArr.length; i++) { var cookiePair = cookieArr[i].split("="); var cookieName = cookiePair[0].trim(); var cookieValue = cookiePair.slice(1).join("="); // Join back any extra parts after the first '=' // If the cookie name matches the one passed in, return the value if (name === cookieName) { // Return the full cookie value (the entire string after '=') return decodeURIComponent(cookieValue); // Decodes URL-encoded values if any } } } catch { return null; } } $(document).ready(function () { var newPageUrl = window.location.href; $('input[id="URL__c"]').attr("value", newPageUrl); $('#popup_cb_8').click(function () { $('#popup_cb_9').prop('checked', false); }); $('#popup_cb_9').click(function () { $('#popup_cb_8').prop('checked', false); }); if (getParameterByName('msclkid') != "") { document.querySelector("#Microsoft_Click_ID__c").value = getParameterByName('msclkid'); localStorage.setItem('_uetmsclkid', getParameterByName('msclkid')); } else { if (localStorage.getItem('_uetmsclkid') != "") { var jsonPart = localStorage.getItem('_uetmsclkid'); document.querySelector("#Microsoft_Click_ID__c").value = jsonPart; } } if ("" != "") { localStorage.setItem('LNI', "") } else { localStorage.removeItem('LNI') } setUTMValues(); setGclid(); var jobTitle = localStorage.getItem("Ln_JT"); if (jobTitle && jobTitle !== "") { //Get select object var objSelect = document.querySelectorAll('#job_role__c.job-role'); //Set selected if (objSelect[0] !== undefined && objSelect[0] !== null && objSelect[0] !== "") { setSelectedValue(objSelect[0], jobTitle); } } //for Demandbase into SFDC form var lnDBSegment = localStorage.getItem('Ln_DB'); if (lnDBSegment) { var lnDB = JSON.parse(lnDBSegment); var industry = lnDB["Industry"]; $('input[name="DB_Industry__c"]').attr("value", industry); var sid = lnDB["Demandbase_sid"]; $('input[name="DB_SID__c"]').attr("value", sid); var companyName = lnDB["Company_Name"]; $('input[name="DB_Company_Name__c"]').attr("value", companyName); var subIndustry = lnDB["Sub-Industry"]; $('input[name="DB_Sub_Industry__c"]').attr("value", subIndustry); var website = lnDB["Website"]; $('input[name="DB_Domain__c"]').attr("value", website); } function setGclid() { if (getParameterByName('gclid') != "") { document.querySelector("#GCLID__c").value = getParameterByName('gclid'); localStorage.setItem('gclid', getParameterByName('gclid')); } else { if (localStorage.getItem('gclid') != "") { var jsonPart = localStorage.getItem('gclid'); document.querySelector("#GCLID__c").value = jsonPart; } } } function setUTMValues() { document.querySelector("#utm_Campaign__c").value = getParameterByName('utm_campaign'); document.querySelector("#utm_Medium__c").value = getParameterByName('utm_medium'); document.querySelector("#utm_Source__c").value = getParameterByName('utm_source'); document.querySelector("#utm_Term__c").value = getParameterByName('utm_term'); document.querySelector("#utm_Content__c").value = getParameterByName('utm_content'); } function getParameterByName(name) { name = name.replace(/[\[]/, "\\\\[").replace(/[\]]/, "\\\]"); var regexS = "[\\?&]" + name + "=([^&#]*)"; var regex = new RegExp(regexS); var results = regex.exec(window.location.search); if (results == null) return ""; else return decodeURIComponent(results[1].replace(/\+/g, " ")); } var utmz = get_utm_value(document.cookie, '__utmz=', ';'); var source = get_utm_value(utmz, 'utmcsr=', '|'); var medium = get_utm_value(utmz, 'utmcmd=', '|'); var term = get_utm_value(utmz, 'utmctr=', '|'); var content = get_utm_value(utmz, 'utmcct=', '|'); var campaign = get_utm_value(utmz, 'utmccn=', '|'); if ($('#Cookie_UTM_Source__c').length && $('#Cookie_UTM_Medium__c').length && $('#Cookie_UTM_Source__c').length && $('#Cookie_UTM_Term__c').length && $('#Cookie_UTM_Content__c').length) { set_sf_utm_values(medium, source, term, content, campaign); } else { console.log("Google cookie UTM fields not found"); } function get_utm_value(l, n, s) { if (!l || l == "" || !n || n == "" || !s || s == "") return "-"; var i, j, k, utm = "-"; i = l.indexOf(n); k = n.indexOf("=") + 1; if (i > -1) { j = l.indexOf(s, i); if (j < 0) { j = l.length; } utm = l.substring((i + k), j); } return utm; } function set_sf_utm_values(utm_campaign, utm_medium, utm_source, utm_term, utm_content) { $("input[name='Cookie_UTM_Medium__c']").val(utm_campaign); $("input[name='Cookie_UTM_Source__c']").val(utm_medium); $("input[name='Cookie_UTM_Term__c']").val(utm_source); $("input[name='Cookie_UTM_Content__c']").val(utm_term); $("input[name='Cookie_UTM_Campaign__c']").val(utm_content); } // Read the internal tracking field from URL const queryString = window.location.search; const trimmedQueryString = queryString.replace("%20", " "); const urlParams = new URLSearchParams(trimmedQueryString); //checks if the i_campaign parameter is defined, if yes, assigns it value to the Internal_Tracking__c hidden field. Otherwise an error log will be returned. if (urlParams.has("I_campaign")) { const i_campaignParam = urlParams.get('I_campaign'); //checks if the Internal_Tracking__c hidden field is defined as well. if (document.querySelector("#Internal_Tracking__c")) { document.querySelector("#Internal_Tracking__c").value = i_campaignParam; } } if (urlParams.has("i_campaign")) { const i_campaignParam = urlParams.get('i_campaign'); //checks if the Internal_Tracking__c hidden field is defined as well. if (document.querySelector("#Internal_Tracking__c")) { document.querySelector("#Internal_Tracking__c").value = i_campaignParam; } } }); $(window).on('load', function () { GetWidget(FormID, LicenseID, LicenseID, DivID, TypeID); //Code for populating Ln_Pages cookie value (stores last 10 Pages - considers all pages in the user journey) in Ln_Pages__c hidden field var lastViewed10Pages = getCookie("Ln_Pages"); if (lastViewed10Pages != null || lastViewed10Pages != "") { $('#freetrialform #Ln_Pages__c').val(lastViewed10Pages); } //Code for populating Ln_C_Pages cookie value (stored last 10 Campaign Pages - only stores the last 10 URLs with UTM parameters) in LN_C_Pages__c hidden field var last10CampaignPages = getCookie("Ln_C_Pages"); if (last10CampaignPages != null || last10CampaignPages != "") { $('#freetrialform #LN_C_Pages__c').val(last10CampaignPages); } var AQ_Unique_ID = localStorage.getItem("AQ_Unique_ID"); if (AQ_Unique_ID && AQ_Unique_ID !== "") { $("#popupproductform").find('input[id="AQ_Unique_ID__c"]').val(AQ_Unique_ID); } $("#popupproductform").find('input[id="AQ_Form_Fill__c"]').val("TRUE"); }); </script> <script type="text/javascript"> function SaveWidget(FormID, LicenseID, DivID, data) { var PostURL = PreferenceServerName+'?action=SaveWidget&formID=' + FormID + '&LicenseID=' + LicenseID; var ObjectArray = []; // Define an empty Object Array var RecordObject = {}; // Define an empty Record Object for holding data /* * Forename, Surname and Email1 are required fields within the RecordObject, * the remaining fields are optional and need not be defined at all unless * you plan to use them. */ //*** Scrape form fields for matching ***// RecordObject.DivID = DivID; // This is the name of the container that holds the Cassie widget. if ($("#popupproductform").find('input[name="first_name"]').val() != undefined) { RecordObject.Forename = $("#popupproductform").find('input[name="first_name"]').val(); } else { RecordObject.Forename = ""; } if ($("#popupproductform").find('input[name="last_name"]').val() != undefined) { RecordObject.Surname = $("#popupproductform").find('input[name="last_name"]').val(); } else { RecordObject.Surname = ""; } if ($("#popupproductform").find($('input[name="company"]')).val() != undefined) { RecordObject.BusinessName = $("#popupproductform").find($('input[name="company"]')).val(); } else { RecordObject.BusinessName = ""; } if ($("#popupproductform").find($('input[name="email"]')).val() != undefined) { RecordObject.Email1 = $("#popupproductform").find($('input[name="email"]')).val(); RecordObject.Email1 = encodeURIComponent(RecordObject.Email1); } else { RecordObject.Email1 = ""; } if ($("#popupproductform").find($('input[name="phone"]')).val() != undefined) { RecordObject.Mobile = $("#popupproductform").find($('input[name="phone"]')).val(); RecordObject.Mobile = encodeURIComponent(RecordObject.Mobile); } else { RecordObject.Mobile = ""; } if ($("#popupproductform").find($('input[name="Postcode__c"]')).val() != undefined) { RecordObject.Postcode = $("#popupproductform").find($('input[name="Postcode__c"]')).val(); RecordObject.Postcode = encodeURIComponent(RecordObject.Postcode); } else { RecordObject.Postcode = ""; } if ($("#popupproductform").find('select[name="Country__c"]').val() != undefined) { RecordObject.Country = $("#popupproductform").find('select[name="Country__c"]').val(); } else { RecordObject.Country = ""; } if ($("#popupproductform").find($('input[name="URL__c"]')).val() != undefined) { RecordObject.SourceCode = $("#popupproductform").find($('input[name="URL__c"]')).val(); RecordObject.SourceCode = encodeURIComponent(RecordObject.SourceCode); } else { RecordObject.SourceCode = ""; } if ($("#popupproductform").find($('input[name="Delayed_Auth_Form_AB_Test__c"]')).val() != undefined) { RecordObject.Delayed_Auth_Form_AB_Test__c = $("#popupproductform").find($('input[name="Delayed_Auth_Form_AB_Test__c"]')).val(); RecordObject.Delayed_Auth_Form_AB_Test__c = encodeURIComponent(RecordObject.Delayed_Auth_Form_AB_Test__c); } else { RecordObject.Delayed_Auth_Form_AB_Test__c = ""; } //*** Process preferences ***// // Add preferences to RecordObject, and RecordObject to ObjectArray RecordObject.Preferences = [GetPreferencesArray()[0]]; ObjectArray.push(RecordObject); // Post the data to the Cassie web service var xmlhttp = new XMLHttpRequest(); xmlhttp.open("POST", PostURL, true); xmlhttp.setRequestHeader("Content-type", "application/x-www-form-urlencoded"); xmlhttp.onreadystatechange = function () { if (xmlhttp.readyState >= 4) { if (xmlhttp.status === 200) { //Submit form as usual window.location = data.url; } else { //for loader $('#submit-load').addClass("d-none"); $('#i_onPopup').removeClass("d-none"); } } } var JSONRecordObject = JSON.stringify(RecordObject); var params = "DataObject=" + JSONRecordObject; xmlhttp.send(params); }; $(document).on('click', '#i_onPopup', function (e) { // Run your own validation functions etc. var form = $('#popupproductform'); var IsValid = Validate(form); var submitClickCount = 0; if (document.getElementById('LN_FORM_SUBMISSION_COUNTER__c').value.length > 0) { submitClickCount=parseInt(document.getElementById('LN_FORM_SUBMISSION_COUNTER__c').value); } if (!IsValid) { // Display your validation error messages return false; } else { //for loader $('#submit-load').removeClass("d-none"); $('#i_onPopup').addClass("d-none"); //for click counter submitClickCount = submitClickCount + 1; document.getElementById('LN_FORM_SUBMISSION_COUNTER__c').value = submitClickCount; //#region set local storage parameters var char = "?"; var hostUrl = 'https' + '://' + 'www.lexisnexis.co.uk'; var newUrl = hostUrl + "/legal/products/lexis-plus-practical-guidance-sales"; //set segment var retrievedJobTitle = localStorage.getItem('Ln_JT'); if (retrievedJobTitle != null) { switch (retrievedJobTitle.toLowerCase()) { case 'academic': localStorage.setItem('Ln_VPE_Segment', 'ACADEMIC') break; case 'barrister': localStorage.setItem('Ln_VPE_Segment', 'THE BAR') break; case 'business owner': localStorage.setItem('Ln_VPE_Segment', 'SMALL LAW') break; case 'public sector': localStorage.setItem('Ln_VPE_Segment', 'PUBLIC SECTOR') break; case 'not for profit/charity': case 'commerce & industry': case 'compliance': case 'human resource': case 'operations': localStorage.setItem('Ln_VPE_Segment', 'IN HOUSE LEGAL') break; default: var segmentFromLocalStorage = localStorage.getItem('Ln_DB'); if (segmentFromLocalStorage) { var lnDB = JSON.parse(segmentFromLocalStorage); var segment = lnDB["DB - Segment - Legal"]; localStorage.setItem('Ln_VPE_Segment', segment) } else { localStorage.setItem('Ln_VPE_Segment', '') } } } var segmentFromLocalStorage = localStorage.getItem('Ln_VPE_Segment'); if (segmentFromLocalStorage) { newUrl = newUrl + char + "segment=" + encodeURIComponent(segmentFromLocalStorage); char = "&"; } //set jobtitle if (retrievedJobTitle) { newUrl = newUrl + char + "jt=" + encodeURIComponent(retrievedJobTitle.toLowerCase()); char = "&"; } //set Practice areas var practiceArea = localStorage.getItem("Ln_PracticeArea"); if (practiceArea != null && practiceArea != "" && practiceArea != undefined) { var practiceAreaSplit = practiceArea.split(','); newUrl = newUrl + char + "pa="; practiceAreaSplit.forEach(function (item, index) { if (index < practiceAreaSplit.length - 1) { newUrl = newUrl + $('#Practice_Area_APIL__c option[value="' + item + '"]').attr('title') + ","; } else { newUrl = newUrl + $('#Practice_Area_APIL__c option[value="' + item + '"]').attr('title'); } }); } if (newUrl !== "") { $('#Prop_Engine__c').attr("value",newUrl.toLowerCase()); $('input[name="Prop_Engine__c"]').attr("value", newUrl.toLowerCase()); } //#endregion try { var tracker = ga.getAll()[0]; var clientId = tracker.get('clientId'); var userId = tracker.get('userId'); var trackingId = tracker.get('trackingId'); document.getElementById('GACLIENTID').value = clientId; document.getElementById('GAUSERID').value = userId; document.getElementById('GATRACKID').value = trackingId; } catch (e) { console.log(e) } if (window.location.host != 'www.lexisnexis.co.uk') { setEmailtoRetURL(); sts(); rndm(); } // Post to the preference centre. //e.preventDefault(); // Cancel the submit event // Unbind the submit event so this function doesn't fire upon the next submit e.preventDefault(); //to get AQ_Unique_ID__c value from local storage if ($("#popupproductform").find('input[id="AQ_Unique_ID__c"]').val() == undefined || $("#popupproductform").find('input[id="AQ_Unique_ID__c"]').val() == '') { var AQUniqueField = localStorage.getItem("AQ_Unique_ID") if (AQUniqueField != null && AQUniqueField != '') { $("#popupproductform").find('input[id="AQ_Unique_ID__c"]').val(AQUniqueField) } } var formData = $("#popupproductform").serializeArray(); if ($("#popupproductform").find('input[id="AQ_Form_Fill__c"]').val() != undefined) { localStorage.setItem("AQ_Form_Fill", $("#popupproductform").find('input[id="AQ_Form_Fill__c"]').val()) } $.ajax({ url: '/legal/Forms/SendDataSalesforce', type: 'POST', async: false, cache: false, data: JSON.stringify({ 'formData': JSON.stringify(formData) }), contentType: 'application/json; charset=UTF-8', success: function (data) { SaveWidget(FormID, LicenseID, DivID, data); window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; window.dataLayer.push({ 'event': 'da_form_submit' }); return true; }, error: function (jqXHR, status, exception) { //for loader $('#submit-load').addClass("d-none"); $('#i_onPopup').removeClass("d-none"); return false; } }); } }); </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="/legal/Artifacts/js/Freetrialform.js?v=51.10" async></script> <script src="/legal/Artifacts/js/internal-tracking-component-based-record-to-hidden-field.min.js?v=51.10"></script> <script src="/legal/Artifacts/js/ABTastyCookie.min.js?v=51.10" async></script> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div>  <section id="lexisplus-footer"> <div class="container-fluid customcontainer"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-lg-3 col-sm-6 col-12"> <div class="social-icons-footer"> <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/lexisnexis-uk"> <em class="generic-social-icon"> <img src="/legal/Artifacts/images/SocialLinkedIn_white.svg" width="20" height="20" alt="SocialLinkedIn" loading="lazy"> </em> </a> <a href="https://twitter.com/lexisnexisuk"> <em class="generic-social-icon"> <img src="/legal/Artifacts/images/SocialTwitter_white.png" width="20" height="20" alt="SocialTwitter" loading="lazy"> </em> </a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/LexisNexisUK"> <em class="generic-social-icon"> <img src="/legal/Artifacts/images/Social_Youtube_white.svg" width="20" height="20" alt="Social_Youtube" loading="lazy"> </em> </a> <a href="https://instagram.com/lexisnexis.uk"> <em class="generic-social-icon"> <img src="/legal/Artifacts/images/SocialInstagram_white.svg" width="20" height="20" alt="SocialInstagram" loading="lazy"> </em> </a> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/LexisNexisUK"> <em class="generic-social-icon"> <img src="/legal/Artifacts/images/SocialFacebook_white.svg" width="20" height="20" alt="SocialFacebook" loading="lazy"> </em> </a> </div> <div class="contactus-mobile"> <a class="btn cta-1 btn-xs" href="https://www.lexisnexis.co.uk/contact-us"> <em class="footer-contact"><img src="/legal/Artifacts/images/Support.svg" width="15" height="15" alt="CONTACT US" loading="lazy"></em>CONTACT US </a> </div> <address> <h4>Call us on</h4> <p class="pull-left">0330 161 1234</p> </address> <ul class="list-unstyled margin-top-sm country-dropdown"> <li class="dropdown" id="countries"> <a data-toggle="dropdown" class="dropdown-toggle" href="#" aria-expanded="false"> <strong class="uk">Change your Region</strong> <em class="dropdown-icon"> <img width="16" height="8" src="/legal/Artifacts/images/down-arrow.png" alt="" loading="lazy"> </em> <em class="up-icon"> <img width="16" height="8" src="/legal/Artifacts/images/down-arrow.png" alt="" loading="lazy"> </em> </a> <ul class="dropdown-menu"> <li> <a href="http://ar.internationalsales.lexisnexis.com/" class="ar">Argentina</a> </li> <li> <a href="http://www.lexisnexis.com.au/" class="au">Australia</a> </li> <li> <a href="http://www.lexisnexis.at/" class="at">Austria</a> </li> <li> <a href="http://www.lexisnexis.be/" class="be">Belgium</a> </li> <li> <a href="http://www.lexisnexis.ca/" class="ca">Canada</a> </li> <li> <a href="http://cl.internationalsales.lexisnexis.com/" class="cl">Chile</a> </li> <li> <a href="http://www.lexisnexis.com.cn/" class="cn">China</a> </li> <li> <a href="http://co.internationalsales.lexisnexis.com/" class="co">Columbia</a> </li> <li> <a href="http://www.lexisnexis.dk/" class="dk">Denmark</a> </li> <li> <a href="http://www.lexisnexis.fi/" class="fi">Finland</a> </li> <li> <a href="http://www.lexisnexis.fr/" class="fr">France</a> </li> <li> <a href="http://www.lexisnexis.de/" class="de">Germany</a> </li> <li> <a href="http://gr.internationalsales.lexisnexis.com/" class="gr">Greece</a> </li> <li> <a href="http://www.lexisnexis.com.hk/" class="hk">Hong Kong</a> </li> <li> <a href="http://www.lexisnexis.co.in/" class="in">India</a> </li> <li> <a href="http://internationalsales.lexisnexis.com/" class="int-sales">International Sales(Includes Middle East)</a> </li> <li> <a href="http://www.lexisnexis.co.il/" class="il">Israel</a> </li> <li> <a href="http://www.lexisnexis.it/" class="it">Italy</a> </li> <li> <a href="http://www.lexisnexis.jp/" class="jp">Japan</a> </li> <li> <a href="http://www.lexisnexis.kr/" class="kr">Korea</a> </li> <li> <a href="http://internationalsales.lexisnexis.com/" class="latin-america">Latin America and the Caribbean</a> </li> <li> <a href="http://www.lexisnexis.lu/french/" class="lu">Luxembourg</a> </li> <li> <a href="http://www.lexisnexis.com.my/" class="my">Malaysia </a> </li> <li> <a href="http://mx.internationalsales.lexisnexis.com/" class="mx">Mexico</a> </li> <li> <a href="http://www.lexisnexis.nl/" class="nl">Netherlands</a> </li> <li> <a href="http://www.lexisnexis.co.nz/" class="nz">New Zealand</a> </li> <li> <a href="http://www.lexisnexis.no/" class="no">Norway</a> </li> <li> <a href="http://www.lexisnexis.com.ph/" class="ph">Philippines</a> </li> <li> <a href="http://www.lexisnexis.com.sg/" class="sg">Singapore</a> </li> <li> <a href="http://www.lexisnexis.co.za/" class="za">South Africa</a> </li> <li> <a href="http://www.lexisnexis.es/" class="es">Spain</a> </li> <li> <a href="http://www.lexisnexis.se/" class="se">Sweden</a> </li> <li> <a href="http://www.lexisnexis.ch/" class="ch">Switzerland</a> </li> <li> <a href="http://www.lexisnexis.com.tw/" class="tw">Taiwan </a> </li> <li> <a href="http://tr.internationalsales.lexisnexis.com/" class="tr">Turkey</a> </li> <li> <a href="http://www.lexisnexis.com/" class="us">United States</a> </li> </ul> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="col-lg-3 col-sm-6 col-12"> <h3>Popular Links</h3> <ul class="list-unstyled"> <li> <a href="https://www.lexisnexis.co.uk/payment-process">Supplier Payment Terms</a> </li> <li> <a class="ipad-partner-alliance" href="https://www.lexisnexis.co.uk/about-us/partner-alliance-program">Partner Alliance Programme</a> </li> </ul> <h3 class="help-support">HELP & SUPPORT</h3> <ul class="list-unstyled"> <li> <a href="https://www.lexisnexis.co.uk/help-and-support/legal-product-help">Legal Help and Support</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.lexisnexis.co.uk/help-and-support/tolley-tax-product-help">Tolley Tax Help and Support</a> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="col-lg-3 col-sm-6 col-12"> <h3>LEGAL SOLUTIONS</h3> <ul class="list-unstyled"> <li><a href="https://www.lexisnexis.co.uk/solutions/compliance-and-risk.html">Compliance and Risk</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.lexisnexis.co.uk/solutions/legal-forms-and-documents.html">Forms and Documents</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.lexisnexis.co.uk/solutions/drafting.html">Legal Drafting</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.lexisnexis.co.uk/solutions/legal-research.html">Legal Research</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.lexisnexis.co.uk/solutions/legal-magazines-and-journals.html">Magazines and Journals </a></li> <li><a href="https://www.lexisnexis.co.uk/solutions/news-and-media-analysis.html">News and Media Analysis </a></li> <li><a href="https://www.lexisnexis.co.uk/solutions/practice-management.html">Practice Management </a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="col-lg-3 col-sm-6 col-12"> <h3 class="ipad-policies">Policies</h3> <ul class="list-unstyled"> <li> <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.lexisnexis.com/global/privacy/privacy-policy.page">Privacy Policy</a> </li>   <li> <button type="button" id="ot-sdk-btn" class="ot-sdk-show-settings">Cookie Settings</button> </li>  <li> <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.lexisnexis.co.uk/terms">Terms & Conditions</a> </li> <li> <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.lexisnexis.com/global/privacy/en/privacy-centre-uk.page">Data Protection Inquiry</a> </li> <li> <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.relx.com/~/media/Files/R/RELX-Group/documents/responsibility/relx-slavery-statement-2025.pdf">Protecting Human Rights:<br> Our Modern Slavery Agreement</a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="copy-right"> <div class=""> <div class="row footer-copyright d-none"> <div class="copyright-text"> <a href="https://www.lexisnexis.com/terms/copyright.aspx">Copyright © 2025 Lexis+</a><br> </div> </div> <div class="bottomfooter"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-lg-5 col-sm-2 col-6 lexis-logo-footer">  <div class="footerlogo"> <a href="https://www.lexisnexis.co.uk"> <img src="/legal/Artifacts/images/LexisNexis-white.svg" width="103" height="24" alt="footer lexisnexis logo" loading="lazy"> </a> </div> </div> <div class="col-lg-7 col-sm-10 col-6 copy-right-container"> <div class="copyright-text"> <a href="https://www.lexisnexis.com/terms/copyright.aspx">Copyright © 2025 LexisNexis</a><br> </div> <div class="relix-logo"> <a target="_blank" class="re-logo" href="http://www.reedelsevier.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer"> <img src="/legal/Artifacts/images/RELX_NEGATIVE.svg" width="120" height="60" loading="lazy" alt="Reed Elsevier"> </a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section>  <script type="text/javascript"> //back top top button functionality var mybutton = document.getElementById("js-top"); // When the user scrolls down 20px from the top of the document, show the button window.onscroll = function () { scrollFunction() }; function scrollFunction() { if (document.body.scrollTop > 150 || document.documentElement.scrollTop > 150) { mybutton.style.display = "block"; mybutton.style.visibility = "visible"; mybutton.style.opacity = "1"; } else { mybutton.style.display = "none"; } } const scrollToTopButton = document.getElementById('js-top'); // Let's set up a function that shows our scroll-to-top button if we scroll beyond the height of the initial window. function scrollToTop() { // Let's set a variable for the number of pixels we are from the top of the document. const c = document.documentElement.scrollTop || document.body.scrollTop; // If that number is greater than 0, we'll scroll back to 0, or the top of the document. // We'll also animate that scroll with requestAnimationFrame: if (c > 100) { scrollToTopButton.className = "top-link show"; window.requestAnimationFrame(scrollToTop); // ScrollTo takes an x and a y coordinate. // Increase the '10' value to get a smoother/slower scroll! window.scrollTo(0, c - c / 10); } else { scrollToTopButton.className = "top-link hide"; } }; // When the button is clicked, run our ScrolltoTop function above! scrollToTopButton.onclick = function (e) { e.preventDefault(); scrollToTop(); } </script> </body> </html>

CINXE.COM

Q&As | Legal Guidance | LexisNexis