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In a major speech in Washington DC on the rule of law, the Rt Hon Alex Chalk KC MP urged the international community to come together to win the global contest of ideas.
Amal Clooney was the UK’s Special Envoy for Media Freedom from April 2019 to September 2020. In this role she helped to convene a panel of legal experts to issue recommendations on legal and policy initiatives that states can adopt...
This statement explains the UK government’s position on some specific issues relating to how international law applies to a state’s conduct in cyberspace.
Douglas Wilson is the Director General of the Attorney General’s Office, appointed in May 2021. Previously, he spent four and a half years in cyber agency GCHQ as Director of Legal Affairs and International Relations, serving on the Board as...
The periodic reports of the UK under United Nations human rights instruments.
PCGN guidance on the role of the United Nations in promoting the standardisation and accurate spellings of geographical names worldwide.
Updates, news and events from the UK government in UK Mission to the United Nations, New York
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
Your chances of obtaining a useful patent are significantly greater if you use an attorney. A patent specification is a legal document and requires specialist skills to draft properly.
How to object to the registration of a lasting or enduring power of attorney - including forms and fees
Carol is a corporate lawyer who was a partner at Herbert Smith Freehills LLP for 20 years. She headed the firm’s UK corporate governance team, providing advice on company law, board governance, listed company regulation, corporate social responsibility, risk management...
Acting as an attorney - duties, including registering a lasting power, starting to act, gifting, handling disputes and replacement attorney responsibilities.
Lucinda Stallard is the Legal Counsellor at the Permanent Mission of the United Kingdom to the United Nations and Other International Organisations in Geneva, where she provides advice on public international law and negotiates multilateral agreements. She previously served as...
How to make a lasting power of attorney (LPA): starting an application online, choosing an attorney, certifying a copy, changing an LPA.
Digital Nations Charter
The Attorney General’s Office (AGO) provides legal advice and support to the Attorney General and the Solicitor General (the Law Officers) who give legal advice to government. The AGO helps the Law Officers perform other duties in the public interest,...
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