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Disclosure in criminal cases is the process to make sure that investigators and prosecutors provide defendants with information obtained during…
The Attorney General delivered a key note speech to the Institute of Government on the Rule of Law and effective government
Forms and guidance to register an enduring power of attorney (EPA).
The View an LPA service can be used by companies and organisations to check an LPA is valid and who the attorneys are, helping keep their customers safe.
Fees, expenses, contractual terms and administrative procedures for panel counsel, clerks and their chambers.
The most vulnerable in society will be better protected as reforms to simplify and streamline lasting powers of attorney are given Royal Assent.
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The Attorney General is chief legal adviser to the Crown and has a number of independent public interest functions, as well as overseeing the Law Officers’ departments. Responsibilities include: Overall responsibility for the work of the Attorney General’s Office and...
Forms to object to the registration of a lasting power of attorney (LPA) or an enduring power of attorney (EPA).
Find out about the information we have on our registers and how to ask us for it
Find out how to get help if you have concerns that someone is being abused or neglected under a lasting power of attorney, enduring power of attorney or deputy court order.
Find out about the information we have on our registers and how NHS staff and local authorities in England and Wales can ask us for it
Guidelines for civil panel counsel, revised to include the new government security classifications.
Refunds for application fees for lasting power of attorneys and enduring power of attorneys
The opportunities available for aspiring barristers and solicitors in Yorkshire and beyond were discussed when the Attorney General visited staff at the Government Legal Department in Leeds.
You can pay the application fee for your lasting power of attorney online using a debit or credit card.
The Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) provides lists of English-speaking lawyers abroad to help British nationals find the legal support they need.
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