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Buy or get someone's permission to use a patent, trade mark, design or work under copyright
You can usually get permission to use someone else’s intellectual property…
To use an existing trade mark you should contact the current owner. Find…
Contact the owner of the patent to see if they’ll: license it to you sell…
You can’t copy or use copyright material without permission. For example,…
To use a registered design you must contact the current owner and either…
Support and benefits you can get if you're looking after someone else's child, court orders - kinship care, private fostering, friends and family care
You can allow another person or an organisation to help manage your account or act on your behalf.
Claim or deal with Child Benefit for someone else - if your child has a baby, authorisation form TC689, appointees, voluntary organisations
Understand the roles of accountable persons and the principal accountable person for a high-rise residential building, and what they must do.
Check someone's driving record - vehicles they can drive, penalty points and disqualifications
How to challenge a probate application (‘enter a caveat’) if there’s a dispute about a will. What to do if your probate application is challenged.
Deal with the Tax Credit office for someone else - authorisation, TC689 authorisation form, appointees, if your child has a baby
Details of the exceptions to copyright that allow limited use of copyright works without the permission of the copyright owner.
When and how you need to register your item or apply for an exemption certificate to deal in ivory.
Check if you can make a declaration by conduct or orally if you’re claiming Returned Goods Relief or Temporary Admission for reusable packaging.
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
How to apply to the Court of Protection to make a will for someone who is not able to make one themselves, what forms to use, how much it costs and how the court decides
It is against the law to discriminate against anyone because of their sex, religion, disability or certain other personal characteristics ('protected characteristics')
You can claim a relief to pay no Customs Duty and VAT if you're importing inherited goods into the UK.
What a movement is, who needs to report moves, and how to prepare to move sheep and goats.
Register as a ‘trusted helper’ to manage tax online for a friend or relative, or call HMRC for someone else
Child Benefit if your child lives with someone else - when you can claim, multiple claims, change who gets the benefit
How to object and challenge someone else's trade mark and details of any legal costs involved.
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