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Legal aid application forms and guidance for civil and crime work: apply online or through CCMS, deal with high cost or exceptional cases.
Using MI online, you can access, download and print financial statements either for your own office or for the whole firm.
Find out what online harms are, how to manage them, and where to report them if they occur.
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Information regarding the application and assessment process for the legal trainee scheme
OLSO was responsible for investigating complaints against lawyers. The Office was abolished in 2011 with responsibilities passing to the Legal Ombudsman and Office for Legal Complaints.
Information on the Trainee Solicitor opportunities available within government departments
The Online Safety Bill is a new set of laws to protect children and adults online. It will make social media companies more responsible for their users’ safety on their platforms.
Use claim forms or claim online, eg using CCMS, to get paid for all aspects of legal aid work; find guidance and help with submissions.
If you manage an online platform that allows user generated content, these 7 steps will help you keep your business and your users safe.
We are the government’s principal legal advisers. Our core purpose is to help the government to govern well, within the rule of law. GLD is a non-ministerial department.
Online Safety Act receives Royal Assent putting rules to make the UK the safest place in the world to be online into law.
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What you need to do now that the eCommerce Directive no longer applies to the UK.
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