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Fees, expenses, contractual terms and administrative procedures for panel counsel, clerks and their chambers.
How to send a cash balance to the Bona Vacantia division.
Crown Proceedings Act 1947: list of authorised government departments
Notify the Bona Vacantia division that a person has died without leaving a will or any known blood relatives.
The template Short Form Contract is for below-threshold, low value, non-complex goods and services.
How to refer or buy the freehold reversion of your flat that belonged to a dissolved company and now belongs to the Crown.
How to apply for a discretionary grant of bona vacantia where the dissolved company cannot be restored.
The Short Form Contract.
How to use the Model Services Contract.
Refer the estate of a person who has died without leaving a will or any entitled blood relatives to the Treasury Solicitor.
Core Terms for the Mid-Tier Contract.
This note explains what vesting orders are and how they are applied for.
How to make a complaint against the Government Legal Department.
The published switchboard number for Bona Vacantia will be temporarily closed on the morning of Wednesday 8th May 2024 for staff training.
How to buy intellectual property that belonged to a dissolved company and now belongs to the Crown.
From 1 March 2023 the Bona Vacantia Division (BVD) will publish revised Dissolved Company Guidelines containing new Referral Forms.
How to use the Mid-Tier Contract.
Government Legal Department Annual Report and Accounts 2022-23 for the year ended 31 March 2023
How to refer a bona vacantia commercial lease to the Treasury Solicitor.
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