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Giving people permission to make decisions about your money and property - how to use, register or cancel an enduring power of attorney
Recruitment process, rates of pay, overview of the panel, lists of members and guidance for barristers who work ‘off panel’.
Guidance you should consider when considering the employee shareholder employment status.
The law on squatting - what squatting is, squatters' rights, removing squatters, getting your property back from squatters and adverse possession. Includes information from the withdrawn EX332 and EX333 guidance.
This guide provides information about being arrested in Turkey and what conditions are like in prison there.
Find out how to get the court to make a detailed assessment of your solicitor's bill if you think it's too expensive. Includes information from the withdrawn 'Bill of costs (SCCO)' guidance.
This guide sets out essential information for British nationals wanting to buy property in Egypt.
If you already have the right or have probate (as an executor or administrator) you can start dealing with the estate. You may need to apply for the right to deal with the estate of the person who's died (also...
Get help and advice on employment rights - telephone, opening hours, website
Acting as an attorney - duties, including registering a lasting power, starting to act, gifting, handling disputes and replacement attorney responsibilities.
How to make a lasting power of attorney (LPA): starting an application online, choosing an attorney, certifying a copy, changing an LPA.
Acting as an attorney - duties, including finding an enduring power of attorney, registering an EPA, starting to act, making gifts and stopping being an attorney
Whistleblowing - what it is, who to tell, what to expect and how to complain if you're treated unfairly
Find English-speaking lawyers, doctors and medical providers, interpreters and translators, and funeral directors overseas.
Information for British citizens moving to or living in Austria, including guidance on residency, healthcare and driving.
A patent registers your invention and lets you take legal action against anyone who makes, uses, sells or imports your invention without your permission.
How the British embassy or consulate can help, including contacting family, UK prison transfers, money transfers and complaining about mistreatment.
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