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If your employer is 'insolvent' this means it cannot pay its debts - your rights if this happens, claiming money owed to you, where to get advice
Your employer is insolvent if it cannot pay its debts. They might: make…
You have different rights depending on whether your employer: makes you…
What money you’re entitled to depends on: how long you were employed what…
You’re eligible to apply if: you were an employee you’re a UK or EEA…
It usually takes up to 6 weeks to get your payment but can take longer.…
Landlords need to follow certain procedures when evicting tenants - find out about eviction notices, harassment and illegal evictions, and going to court.
Your landlord must follow strict procedures if they need you to leave…
Landlords can sometimes evict tenants using ‘accelerated possession’. This…
If your landlord goes to court to evict you, there will be a ‘possession…
If you do not leave your home by the date given in a possession order,…
It is a crime for your landlord to harass you or try to remove you from a…
When your husband or wife applies for divorce: how to reply (respond), what happens if you agree or disagree (dispute), what happens if you do not reply, what to do if your husband or wife does not continue the divorce
If your husband or wife has applied for a divorce, the court will send you…
You must reply by the deadline on your ‘notice of proceedings’. How you…
If you reply that you agree with the divorce, the divorce will go ahead.…
You can only disagree with the divorce if you have a legal reason. For…
What you do next depends on where things stopped. If they have not applied…
You might want to start your own divorce. For example, if your husband or…
Hundreds of UK business leaders will travel to the US later this month as part of the largest ever UK trade mission to the country, building on the success of the State Visit of Their Majesties the King and Queen.
FCDO travel advice for USA. Includes safety and security, insurance, entry requirements and legal differences.
Check out your local council's emergency plan covering major incidents like flooding, flu pandemics and transport accidents
How to apply to hold an event on an Environment Agency river.
FCDO travel advice for St Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha. Includes safety and security, insurance, entry requirements and legal differences.
When you need an environmental permit, licence or to address planning considerations to mitigate nutrient pollution.
An overview of voting in the UK, including voting in person, postal and proxy voting, and voting if you're abroad.
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