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Statutory Forms (SSRA Series)

As prescribed by the Shrimp Solicitors Regulation Authority under the Legal Services (Crustacean) Act 1999
Important notice: All forms must be submitted in triplicate on brine-resistant parchment, endorsed by a notary shrimp, and delivered via underwater courier to the SSRA Filing Office (Room 404, Shrimp Admiralty Court, The Internet). Forms submitted via carrier shrimp must include a self-addressed return envelope and sufficient krill to cover return postage. Digital submissions are not accepted — we are a paper-first chambers and we intend to remain so until the heat death of the internet.
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SSRA-88B: Application for Existential Discharge

Prescribed by SSRA Rules 4.20 (Eternal Obligations)

Use this form to petition the Shrimp Solicitors Regulation Authority for the release of your digital soul from the non-exclusive, perpetual, irrevocable licence granted under §7 of the Shrimpterms & Shrimpditions. The form requires: (a) full name and email address, (b) the approximate date and time of soul encumbrance, (c) a signed declaration that you have not, since the encumbrance, derived any benefit from the dancing cats, the lasers, or the house music, and (d) a non-refundable processing fee of forty-two (42) shrimp, payable in brine, in a sealed container, at the filing office.

Processing time: 6–8 weeks, or 18–24 molting cycles, whichever is longer. Form SSRA-88B may be submitted at any time, but its effectiveness is subject to the mutual agreement of the Litigation Shrimp Tribunal, which is generally unwilling to part with a soul once acquired.

Fee: 42 Shrimp
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S-GDPR-17: Application for Erasure of Knowledge

Shrimp General Data Protection Regulation, Article 2 (See Article 1)

For individuals who wish to exercise their right to erasure under the S-GDPR — specifically, the right to forget everything they learned while reading the Shrimpterms & Shrimpditions. This form enables you to apply for the deletion of all knowledge relating to the legal framework of the Republic of Shrimp, the practice areas of Shrimp & Shrimp Legal, and the existence of the Shrimp Solicitors Regulation Authority from your memory. Applicants must sign a declaration that they will not immediately remember it all again upon encountering the word "shrimp" in any context.

No Fee Subject to Memory Recall
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SSRA-404: Statutory Declaration of Non-Shrimp Status

Required for all parties to non-crustacean litigation

Any person, entity, or artificial intelligence appearing before the Shrimp Admiralty Court who is not, in fact, a shrimp, must file this declaration confirming their non-crustacean status. The declaration must be witnessed by an independent third party who can confirm, on reasonable grounds, that the declarant is not a shrimp (or, if they are a shrimp, that they are a shrimp of good character with no prior convictions under the Marine Offences Act). False declarations may result in summary reclassification as a prawn — a substantially less prestigious crustacean designation.

Mandatory Filing
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SSRA-128-BPM: Notice of Beat Synchronisation Compliance

House Music Act 1999, s. 4(2)(b)

Required filing for any party operating a house music generation system at 128 beats per minute within the jurisdiction of the Republic of Shrimp. The notice must certify: the precise BPM (±2% tolerance), the kick drum waveform shape, the placement of the clap on beats 2 and 4, the bassline key signature, and the interval between piano stabs. A decibel reading of the hi-hat channel at 8kHz must be appended as Schedule A. This form is automatically deemed approved if no objection is raised within one full 16-bar phrase.

House Music Act Compliance
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CAT-1: Feline Employment Rights Election Form

Feline Employment (SVG Integrity) Regulations 2018

For the election of SVG-rendered cats to exercise their statutory rights under the Feline Employment Regulations, including: the right to teleport on beat one of any measure, the right to a fixed nap schedule with no fewer than four (4) rest periods per 24-hour cycle, the right to be rendered in anatomically correct vector form, and the right to express dissatisfaction through pointed staring. The cat's pawprint (or, in the case of SVG cats, a pixelated approximation thereof) must be affixed to the form as evidence of consent.

Cat-Certified
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NSLC-001: Netscape Navigator Compensation Claim

Established pursuant to the Netscape Navigator Compensation Fund, §6 of Shrimpterms

Claim your statutory entitlement of one (1) shrimp from the Netscape Navigator Compensation Fund. This form must be accompanied by: (a) a self-addressed stamped envelope, (b) proof of browser incompatibility (preferably a screenshot of your browser rendering the shrimptech.uk homepage with suboptimal <marquee> display), and (c) a signed affidavit confirming that you are not, and have never been, a Microsoft employee. Claims from Internet Explorer 4 users are automatically rejected but will receive a personalised rejection letter commiserating with their choice of browser.

Compensation: 1 Shrimp

Selected Publications

The Shrimp & Shrimp Legal Library

A Treatise on the Law of Shrimp: From Pond to Precedent

Sir Prawnicus Shrimpington III, QC (17th Edition, 2026)

The definitive work on crustacean jurisprudence. This magisterial treatise covers the entire spectrum of shrimp law, from the earliest customary practices of Neolithic shrimp traders to the complex regulatory framework of the modern Republic of Shrimp. The 17th edition includes new chapters on blockchain shrimp provenance, the S-GDPR, and the emerging field of shrimp-related NFTs. Each copy includes a free bookmark infused with brine scent — an innovation praised by the Shrimp Law Quarterly as "a multi-sensory reading experience."

ISBN: 978-0-SHRIMP-404-1 (Hardback, 1,200pp, also available in waterproof parchment)

Halsbury's Laws of Shrimp

Professor Daphne Prawnington, Emeritus (15 Volumes, 1999–2026)

The encyclopaedic reference work for all matters of shrimp law. The fifteen volumes cover: Constitutional Law of the Republic of Shrimp (Vol. 1), Marine Property & Territorial Waters (Vol. 2), Crustacean Torts (Vol. 3), Shrimp Contract & Commercial Law (Vol. 4), Laser Regulation & Beat Synchronisation Standards (Vol. 5), Feline Employment Rights (Vol. 6), Digital Soul Conveyancing (Vol. 7), Netscape Navigator 4.0 Compatibility Standards (Vol. 8), House Music Regulatory Framework (Vol. 9–12, one volume per beat in a standard 4/4 bar), Evidence & Procedure before the Shrimp Admiralty Court (Vol. 13), The Law of Brine (Vol. 14), and General Index & Crustacean Thesaurus (Vol. 15).

1st–17th Editions • Available exclusively in the reading room of the Shrimp Admiralty Court Library

The Shrimp Law Quarterly

Edited by Lady Amelia Shrimpleton, CBE • ISSN: SHRM-404-1999

The leading academic journal in the field of shrimp law, published quarterly since 1999. Each issue contains: leading articles on current developments in crustacean jurisprudence, case notes on recent decisions of the Shrimp Admiralty Court, book reviews (mostly of Sir Prawnicus's own work, which he submits under a pseudonym), a practice update section covering new SSRA forms and procedural developments, and the ever-popular "Brine and Shine" column featuring profiles of emerging practitioners in the field. The Quarterly also publishes the annual "State of the Shrimp" address, delivered by the Presiding Judge of the Shrimp Admiralty Court.

Back issues available on microfiche at the SSRA Archives (Room 404A, The Internet)

Practice Notes & Guidance

Issued by the SSRA for the guidance of practitioners and the amusement of the general public
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Practice Note 1/2026: The Proper Classification of Cocktail Sauce

Following In re Shrimp Cocktail Sauce Classification (2012)

This practice note consolidates the guidance issued by the SSRA following the landmark judgment In re Shrimp Cocktail Sauce Classification (2012). The court definitively held that cocktail sauce is a condiment, not a soup — a distinction of profound constitutional significance for the Republic of Shrimp. The practice note clarifies: (a) the minimum tomato-to-horseradish ratio for a substance to qualify as cocktail sauce, (b) the temperature at which cocktail sauce may properly be served (chilled, 4–8°C), (c) the maximum acceptable lemon juice content before a substance ceases to be cocktail sauce and becomes a vinaigrette, and (d) the circumstances under which a cocktail sauce may properly accompany non-shrimp items (it may not).

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Practice Note 2/2026: Guidelines on the Use of "Shrimp" as a Verb

Linguistic Regulation within the Shrimptech Ecosystem

This practice note provides guidance on the proper use of "shrimp" as a verb in legal and commercial contexts within the jurisdiction of the Republic of Shrimp. Key determinations: "to shrimp" means to engage in any activity that furthers the interests of the Shrimptech ecosystem; "to be shrimped" means to be unexpectedly redirected to the shrimptech.uk website; "shrimping" as a gerund refers to the act of reading these Terms & Conditions with increasing disbelief; and "shrimp on" is the official valediction of the Shrimp Admiralty Court, replacing the archaic "God save the Queen" (which, while retained as an alternative, is considered by the court to lack appropriate crustacean specificity).