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Rules on consumer and business sales contracts under the Unfair Contract Terms Act and Unfair Terms in Consumer Contracts Regulations.
Your standard sales contracts must be ‘fair’ or you will not be able to…
You cannot enforce unfair terms in a consumer contract, or unfair consumer…
Your standard contract would be unfair if you try to not take…
Your customers have implied rights when buying your goods or services.…
Disputes with neighbours - noisy neighbours, barking dogs, statutory nuisances, high hedges, mediation and when your council can step in
Follow these steps if you have a dispute with your neighbour. This guide…
Before making a formal complaint or getting others involved, try to…
If your neighbour is a tenant, you can complain to their landlord. This…
If you cannot resolve the dispute by speaking to your neighbour, you can…
You can ask your local council for help if the neighbour dispute involves…
You must try to settle a dispute about a high hedge informally before the…
You should call the police if your neighbour: is violent, threatening or…
If all else fails, you can take legal action against a neighbour. Taking…
Strikes and industrial action - rights and responsibilities for employers, when unions can take action and the effect on employees' pay and working records
If there’s a workplace dispute at your business, you should try to resolve…
Trade unions only have statutory immunity if the industrial action is…
You can ask your employees if they’re planning to strike, so that you can…
During the strike, workers and union reps may stand outside the place of…
You can ask non-union employees to cover work during a strike, as long as:…
How to apply for a union to be derecognised when an employer or a worker wants union to stop negotiating
How to use Method 2 to work out the customs value of your imported goods if you’re an importer or clearing agent.
How to apply for a full or partial completion certificate after building work on a higher-risk building has been completed.
Guidance for people with symptoms of a respiratory infection including COVID-19, or a positive test result for COVID-19.
How to get compensation if you've been injured as a result of an accident or injury when someone else is to blame.
Contact HM Revenue and Customs if you cannot pay your tax bill - get more time to pay or pay in instalments.
Find out what to do if you have problems accessing the services to book your driving test, change your appointment or cancel your test.
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