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Settle disputes between your charity's trustees, staff or members to avoid putting your charity’s funds and users at risk.
Grievances and disciplinary action at work can be solved by informal discussions, formal procedures, mediation, conciliation or arbitration.
Problems with your employer usually fall into one of two categories:…
You can make a formal grievance complaint or face formal disciplinary…
You can appeal the result of a grievance or disciplinary procedure. Your…
You can get help from a third-party to solve disputes between you and your…
If you have been unable to solve a problem between you and your employer,…
Call Acas, contact Citizen’s Advice or speak to your trade union or staff…
Disputes with neighbours - noisy neighbours, barking dogs, statutory nuisances, high hedges, mediation and when your council can step in
Follow these steps if you have a dispute with your neighbour. This guide…
Before making a formal complaint or getting others involved, try to…
If your neighbour is a tenant, you can complain to their landlord. This…
If you cannot resolve the dispute by speaking to your neighbour, you can…
You can ask your local council for help if the neighbour dispute involves…
You must try to settle a dispute about a high hedge informally before the…
You should call the police if your neighbour: is violent, threatening or…
If all else fails, you can take legal action against a neighbour. Taking…
Guidance on patents hearings and how to appeal against an outcome.
Trade mark hearings and how to appeal against an outcome.
Information on designs hearings including costs and how to appeal against an outcome.
Information about the benefits of civil mediation and how to find a mediator.
Ongoing trade disputes in which the UK is a main or third party.
Collection of HM Land Registry practice guides relating to objections and disputes.
Apply to the tribunal about a rent increase decision, changes to a lease or a decision about a council house, park home or caravan, in England.
This rapid literature review presents the key literature on border disputes and micro-conflicts in South and Southeast Asia.
This report identifies mechanisms for helping businesses to effectively resolve commercial disputes in developing countries
What to do if you think someone's used your intellectual property without permission - types of intellectual property abuse, help resolving disputes and further legal action you can take.
How to use the Commercial Court to solve a large, complex or international business dispute.
If you are in a dispute with someone over the infringement or validity of a patent or SPC, you may request a non-binding opinion.
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