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Extradition processes and agreements between the UK and other countries, role of the Secretary of State, High Court and Supreme Court.
Information about legal aid available for people facing the loss of their home.
Determine financial eligibility for legal aid: check household income, calculate living costs, enforcement action, apply for hardship or eligibility review.
List of vexatious litigants, banned from starting court cases without permission.
If you are in a dispute with someone over the infringement or validity of a patent or SPC, you may request a non-binding opinion.
To help you protect, manage and enforce your intellectual property (IP) rights in Indonesia.
This guide covers the process to restore a company name to the Register of Companies.
Use a mediation service, send a statutory demand, go to court or make someone bankrupt if a person or business owes you money
Legal aid application forms and guidance for civil and crime work: apply online or through CCMS, deal with high cost or exceptional cases.
How to take someone to court over a construction, building, engineering or another technically complex dispute.
Government lawyers provide legal advice to the government and represent it in court proceedings
Employment Appeal Tribunal Judgment of Mrs Justice Eady on 3 May 2024.
How to use the Administrative Court, part of the High Court which can hear cases about judicial reviews, statutory appeals and extradition.
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Information about the benefits of civil mediation and how to find a mediator.
Object to a company's application to be removed from the companies register - how to find out if a company's applied for insolvency, who can object, how to object, what happens next.
Updates relating to the Early Legal Advice Pilot
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