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Buy or get someone's permission to use a patent, trade mark, design or work under copyright

• Overview

  You can usually get permission to use someone else’s intellectual property…

• Trade marks

  To use an existing trade mark you should contact the current owner. Find…

• Patents

  Contact the owner of the patent to see if they’ll: license it to you sell…

• Copyright

  You can’t copy or use copyright material without permission. For example,…

• Designs

  To use a registered design you must contact the current owner and either…

The rules for child car seats and booster seats - height, weight, age, type of vehicle, car, minibus, licensed taxi

• Using a child car seat or booster seat

  Children must normally use a child car seat until they’re 12 years old or…

• When a child can travel without a car seat

  A child aged 3 or older can travel in a back seat without a child car seat…

Apply for a UK Ancestry visa if you're a Commonwealth citizen and can prove that one of your grandparents was born in the UK - eligibility, fees, documents, how to apply, how long it takes and how to settle

• Overview

  You can apply for a UK Ancestry visa if you’re one of the following: a…

• Eligibility

  You must prove that you: are 17 or over have enough money without help…

• Your partner and children

  Your partner and children can apply to join you in the UK as your…

• Documents you must provide

  When you apply you’ll need to provide: a current passport (with a blank…

• Apply from outside the UK

  You must apply online for a UK Ancestry visa before you travel to the UK.…

• Extend your visa

  You can apply to extend your visa and stay in the UK for a further 5…

• Apply for indefinite leave to remain ('settlement')

  You may be able to apply for indefinite leave to remain if you’ve spent 5…

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.

Who gets copyright, types of work it covers, permitted use of copyright material, how to license and sell copyright and help resolving disputes.

Apply for a Temporary Work - Creative Worker visa to work in the UK in the creative industry - eligibility, extend, bring your family.

Bringing in goods for personal use when you travel to the UK from abroad - types of tax and duty, duty free, EU and non-EU arrivals, banned and restricted goods.

Find legal advice to solve legal problems out of court: solicitors, pro bono lawyers, barristers, mediators and legal aid.

Using an ecological momentary assessment to evaluate your digital health product.

• Updated: 16 July 2020

How to legally carry out slaughter without stunning in accordance with religious rites, including how to restrain and bleed the animal.

• Updated: 5 June 2023