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The Government Legal Profession Trainee Solicitor Scheme is now open for applications
GLD's phone number has been used by fraudsters targeting members of the public.
How to apply for a waiver letter when you are restoring a company using administrative restoration.
Government Legal Department colleagues receive Coronation Medals
The template Model Services Contract is for high value, complex services.
This guide covers the process to restore a company name to the Register of Companies.
How to apply for a discretionary grant where the dissolved company can be restored. (Company has been dissolved for less than six years)
How to reclaim bona vacantia after a dissolved company is restored to the register.
How the Bona Vacantia division deals with dissolved company assets, the importance of jurisdiction and an overview of the detailed guidance.
This page brings together the Core Terms, Award Form and Schedules that make up the Mid-Tier Contract for medium value, non-complex goods and services.
Fees, expenses, contractual terms and administrative procedures for panel counsel, clerks and their chambers.
Recruitment process, rates of pay, overview of the panel, lists of members and guidance for barristers who work ‘off panel’.
Guidance to help you navigate the legal frameworks within which public bodies, particularly Government, make decisions
The Model Services Contract Core Terms for England and Wales
Guidance on referring cases, buying assets, restoring a dissolved company and applying for a discretionary grant.
The Model Services Contract Schedules for England and Wales
This business plan outlines the range of high-profile and complex legal work that will form GLD's delivery priorities for the coming year.
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