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What to do if you think someone's used your intellectual property without permission - types of intellectual property abuse, help resolving disputes and further legal action you can take.
It’s your responsibility to defend your intellectual property (IP) and to…
An intellectual property (IP) professional can give you legal advice on a…
If someone is using your IP without your permission you can contact them…
You can use a mediator if you cannot come to an agreement over an…
You can file legal proceedings either through the Intellectual Property…
Guidance for employees and employers: employment rights when on maternity, paternity, adoption, neonatal care or parental bereavement leave - keeping in touch days, annual leave, returning to work, redundancy.
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.…
The information clients, principal designers, principal contractors and accountable persons need to keep.
How to destroy the POPs in waste and when you can recycle, recover or reuse waste containing POPs. How to apply to permanently store waste containing POPs.
Landlords need to follow certain procedures when evicting tenants - find out about eviction notices, harassment and illegal evictions, and going to court
How to apply for a full or partial completion certificate after building work on a higher-risk building has been completed.
Employment status (worker, employee, self-employed, director or contractor) affects employment rights and employer responsibilities in the workplace
Submit new evidence if your asylum application has been refused and you have no more right to appeal - called ‘further submission’
What animal by-products (ABPs) are, how to set up a site that uses them safely, the paperwork you need, and how to dispose of them.
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