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Register to vote Register by 18 June to vote in the General Election on 4 July.
How to use an ethnographic study to evaluate your digital health product.
Guidelines on the acceptance of pleas and the prosecutor's role in the sentencing exercise (revised 2009).
Recruitment process, rates of pay, overview of the panel, lists of members and guidance for barristers who work ‘off panel’.
Find out about the VAT rules that apply to VAT-registered barristers or advocates.
The Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) provides lists of English-speaking lawyers abroad to help British nationals find the legal support they need.
The TAF aims to help rebalance international trade negotiations by providing legal advice and support to the poorest and most vulnerable countries.
Sets out special provisions for Crown development for dealing with security-sensitive information in planning applications.
Use this form to appoint an advocate where the court has ruled against a defendant cross-examining in person.
Find legal advice to solve legal problems out of court: solicitors, pro bono lawyers, barristers, mediators and legal aid.
The Office of the Advocate General (OAG) is the UK government’s Scottish legal team. We provide legal advice, drafting and litigation services to the UK government in relation to Scotland. We also support the Advocate General in his role as...
Find out what makes a person an enabler of tax avoidance, and what to do about legally privileged communications.
Fees, expenses, contractual terms and administrative procedures for panel counsel, clerks and their chambers.
Information about the benefits of civil mediation and how to find a mediator.
How to use a factorial randomised controlled trial to evaluate your digital health product.
An explanation of the people who may be present in a magistrates' court hearing.
Grievances and disciplinary action at work can be solved by informal discussions, formal procedures, mediation, conciliation or arbitration.
Employment Appeal Tribunal Judgment of Mrs Justice Eady on 24 May 2024.
A guide to the main academy funding, finance and governance terms and acronyms.
You have the right to speak for yourself in court without a solicitor or legal professional - where to get help with papers and procedures
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