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Set up and run a business partnership - naming a partnership, registering with HMRC, partnership tax returns and legal responsibilities
If your car or other vehicle has seat belts you must use them, with only a few exceptions
What intellectual property is, how you can protect it, and which of copyright, patents, design right and trade marks applies to your work.
Re-register your child’s birth to add the father's name to the birth record or certificate at the register office
Find out if someone can rent your private residential property in England.
Restore a company to the Company Register - administrative restoration, deadlines, fees and forms
Claim or transfer Class 3 National Insurance credits using form CF411A.
The laws on selling, buying and carrying a knife or weapon depend on the type of knife or weapon, your age and your circumstances.
A patent registers your invention and lets you take legal action against anyone who makes, uses, sells or imports your invention without your permission.
Register a mortgage or charge at Companies House that was created or evidenced by an instrument on or after 6 April 2013.
Tax credit overpayments - repaying tax credits, repayment methods, what to do if you cannot repay
If you're a Blue Badge holder, find out if your council provides parking spaces for you and where you can park
Contact DVLA to get a digital tachograph company smart card - change, replace, renew a card
Help someone make decisions if they appoint you or if they lack mental capacity - includes using a power of attorney, becoming a deputy and getting a one-off Court of Protection ruling
Apply for an order related to the enforcement of a child arrangements order or to set aside or change an existing enforcement order.
Get a benefit advance if you've applied for a benefit for the first time and cannot afford to wait for the first payment
Use this form to apply for a Court of Protection order to become a deputy to make financial or welfare decisions for someone else.
How to volunteer as a magistrate, who can and cannot apply, the application form, and what magistrates do in court.
How to sell a home: Energy Performance Certificates (EPCs), using estate agents, finding a legal professional, getting offers, transferring ownership and making complaints.
When a business changes owner, employees could be protected under the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) regulations (TUPE) - types of transfers, your rights, contracts, redundancy, where to get help
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