Regulated Services Non-Reliance Letter (UK)

Ensure clarity and manage obligations with our professionally drafted Regulated Services Non-Reliance Letter (UK). This regulated services non-reliance confirms that parties do not rely on statements, representations, or assurances provided by consultants, legal professionals, accountants, or other regulated service providers. It provides a robust legal framework to reduce liability, clarify responsibilities, and minimise disputes across professional engagements.

This UK regulated services non-reliance is suitable for individuals, firms, and organisations entering advisory, consultancy, or professional service arrangements. It aligns with UK law, including the Supply of Goods and Services Act 1982, and is enforceable in contracts covering legal, financial, IT, HR, and management consulting services.

Why Use This Regulated Services Non-Reliance Letter?

• Clarifies Reliance: Explicitly sets out which statements, advice, or projections are not relied upon, reducing potential claims of misrepresentation.

• Legally Robust: Includes disclaimers, acknowledgements, and limitations of liability designed for regulated services.

• Solicitor-Style Drafting: Drafted in precise legal language suitable for advisers, counsel, and corporate teams.

• Customisable: Fully editable for parties, scope of services, obligations, timelines, and exclusions from reliance.

• Risk Mitigation: Helps manage legal exposure, ensuring clients and service providers clearly understand the limits of reliance.

• Sector Versatility: Appropriate for legal, accounting, consulting, IT, HR, and other regulated services engagements.

Who Should Use This Regulated Services Non-Reliance Letter?

• Legal advisers, solicitors, and corporate counsel overseeing engagements

• Consultants in finance, IT, management, or HR

• Accountants, auditors, and professional service firms

• Clients or organisations commissioning regulated services

• Project managers or corporate teams managing complex advisory agreements

Key Features

• UK-compliant regulated services non-reliance clauses reflecting statutory and contractual law

• Definitions of parties, scope of services, and deliverables

• Exclusions for statements, forecasts, opinions, and informal communications

• Limitations of liability for risk management

• Signature and execution blocks for formal acknowledgment by all parties

• Optional annexes for engagement letters, schedules, or project documents

• Guidance notes for incorporation into professional service contracts

• Suitable for integration into consultancy agreements, advisory contracts, or legal service engagements

Step-by-Step Instructions

1. Complete all parties’ details, including legal names and roles.

2. Identify all statements, assurances, or advice not relied upon in the regulated services non-reliance.

3. Include any project- or service-specific limitations of liability.

4. Ensure all parties read, understand, and sign the document, ideally with independent legal advice.

5. Retain executed copies for compliance, audits, or dispute resolution.

6. Attach relevant annexes such as engagement letters, service schedules, or deliverables.

Practical Examples

• A company engaging a management consultant confirms that guidance on project costs is not relied upon for contractual obligations.

• A client commissioning legal advice acknowledges that preliminary risk assessments are informative only, formalised via a regulated services non-reliance letter.

• An accounting firm providing forecasts or audit advice is acknowledged as advisory only, limiting client reliance and liability exposure.

FAQs

Q: What is a regulated services non-reliance?
A formal document confirming that parties do not rely on statements, advice, or representations from regulated service providers.

Q: Is this letter enforceable in the UK?
Yes, when properly executed and incorporated into professional service agreements.

Q: Who should use this regulated services non-reliance?
Consultants, legal advisers, accountants, corporate counsel, clients, and organisations engaging regulated services.

Q: Can it be used for multiple services?
Yes — it applies across legal, financial, IT, HR, and management consultancy engagements.

Q: How often should it be updated?
Regular updates are recommended to reflect changes in UK contract and service law; this version is current for 2026.

Q: What annexes can be included?
Optional annexes may include engagement letters, service schedules, or technical documents.

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