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How the digital markets competition regime will promote competition in digital markets.
How to apply for bankruptcy. What to do if you’ve been made bankrupt: if you’re at risk of violence, how long it lasts, bankruptcy restrictions, what happens to your home and possessions when you're bankrupt.
Becoming bankrupt is one way to deal with debts you cannot pay. It means…
There are other options for dealing with your debts that do not restrict…
Someone you owe money to can apply to a court to make you bankrupt if you:…
When you’re made bankrupt, your name and address will be published in: the…
You’ll receive a copy of the bankruptcy order. Your name and address will…
When you’re bankrupt, you cannot: borrow more than £500 without telling…
The person dealing with your bankruptcy (the ‘trustee’) might sell your…
The person dealing with your bankruptcy (the ‘trustee’) will decide if the…
You must give the person dealing with your bankruptcy (the ‘trustee’)…
Your business is very likely to be closed, unless the person dealing with…
You can apply to cancel (‘annul’) your bankruptcy if: the bankruptcy order…
After 12 months, you’re usually released (‘discharged’) automatically from…
Licence and registration application information for companies that deal in precursor chemicals.
Information for companies on the import and export of controlled drugs to and from the UK.
Information on carrying medicine containing controlled drugs for individual travellers entering or leaving the UK.
This explains the rules governing address for service for intellectual property rights in the UK.
How to protect your company from scams and fraud and how to report it.
Using a registered lasting power of attorney (LPA) - attorney duties, starting to act, gifting, ending, revoking an attorney.
What you need to do to buy, sell or hire out items made of or containing ivory in the UK.
Information for prospective growers of low THC cannabis (industrial hemp), for the production of seed and fibre only.
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