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The Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) provides lists of English-speaking lawyers abroad to help British nationals find the legal support they need.
FCDO travel advice for St Maarten. Includes safety and security, insurance, entry requirements and legal differences.
How to apply for an exemption to use a restricted substance to manufacture electrical and electronic equipment.
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Look up a trade mark to see if something identical or similar to your brand is already registered.
Protocols and procedures for testing the distinctiveness, uniformity and stability (DUS) of certain agricultural and vegetable plants.
Reply to a jury summons online
Guidance on how to license electronic cigarettes and other inhaled nicotine-containing products (NCPs) as medicines in the UK.
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