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Find out what unacceptable or unreasonable actions are and how we approach them.
Information on designs hearings including costs and how to appeal against an outcome.
Find out what reducing parental conflict is and about the work of the Reducing Parental Conflict Programme.
Help someone make decisions if they appoint you or if they lack mental capacity - includes using a power of attorney, becoming a deputy and getting a one-off Court of Protection ruling
Guidance on patents hearings and how to appeal against an outcome.
Trade mark hearings and how to appeal against an outcome.
Grievances and disciplinary action at work can be solved by informal discussions, formal procedures, mediation, conciliation or arbitration.
Apply to act for someone in court - litigation friends for children and people who cannot act for themselves because they lack the mental capacity
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.
More than 27,000 separating families have saved money, protected their children and avoided lengthy, combative courtroom battles, thanks to a £23.6 million government scheme.
Disputes with neighbours - noisy neighbours, barking dogs, statutory nuisances, high hedges, mediation and when your council can step in
Help your team understand why they need to meet the website and mobile app accessibility regulations.
List of vexatious litigants, banned from starting court cases without permission.
Find out about protection for disabled people from discrimination at work, in education or dealing with the police
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.
You have the right to speak for yourself in court without a solicitor or legal professional - where to get help with papers and procedures
We review decisions made by people or bodies with a public law function, eg local authorities and regulatory bodies. We can: carry out a judicial review of decisions made by other courts, tribunals and public bodies hear challenges to decisions...
How to object and challenge someone else's trade mark and details of any legal costs involved.
Upper Tribunal Administrative Appeals Chamber decision by Judge Wright on 28 March 2024.
Employment Appeal Tribunal Judgment of Lord Stuart on 13 May 2024.
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