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How to take someone to court over a construction, building, engineering or another technically complex dispute.
Firms caught up in endless international legal disputes will be spared time and money thanks to Ministers signing up to the 2019 Hague Convention today (12 January 2024).
Intellectual property insurance may not be appropriate for every business however you may find that IP insurance has numerous benefits.
How to start a case in the Chancery Division of the High Court, which deals with business, property, land, competition and probate disputes.
We handle applications, appeals and references relating to disputes over property and land. Residential property disputes that we handle include: rent increases for ‘fair’ or ‘market’ rates leasehold disputes leasehold enfranchisement disputes about park homes improvement notices and prohibition orders...
Questionnaire to help the Official Solicitor understand the issues involved when acting for a parent lacking litigation capacity.
Sections (58.01 - 58.15) last updated: April 2015.
The Business List contains three separate sub-lists: business financial services regulatory and pensions business. Business We deal with a wide range business disputes, often with an international dimension. Frequently these concern a business structure (company, LLP, LP, partnership etc) including:...
We handle cases relating to intellectual property disputes, including: registered designs patents registered trade marks copyrights other intellectual property rights If the amount sought (damages) is under £500,000 then the case can also be heard by the Patents Court or...
How to use the Administrative Court, part of the High Court which can hear cases about judicial reviews, statutory appeals and extradition.
How to apply for alternative dispute resolution and when you can use it to resolve a tax disagreement with HMRC.
What you should do if your organisation has a commercial dispute over £20 million (excluding VAT)
Research on the impact and effectiveness of alternative dispute resolution and the court system in resolving consumer disputes with traders
Section last updated: September 2017.
A collection of documents related to the Intellectual Property (Unjustified Threats) Act 2017.
Explanation of legal phrases used in the Civil Procedure Rules.
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