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• Represent yourself in court

  You have the right to speak for yourself in court without a solicitor or legal professional - where to get help with papers and procedures

  • Overview

    You have the right to speak for yourself in court without a solicitor or…

  • Divorce and separation involving children

    You’ll be referred to as the ‘applicant’ if you brought the case, for…

  • Divorce and separation: money and property

    You’ll be referred to as the: ‘applicant’ if you brought the case, for…

  • Represent yourself in a criminal court

    You can get legal advice to help you with your case, even if you choose to…

• Adoption records

  If you were adopted you can access your birth records or get on the Adoption Contact Register to find birth relatives - how to apply, forms and information for birth relatives

  • Accessing your birth records

    You can access your birth records if you do not have them because you were…

  • The Adoption Contact Register

    You can add yourself to the Adoption Contact Register at the General…

  • Intermediary agencies

    You can use an intermediary agency to help you trace a birth relative if…

• Make a court claim for money

  How to take legal action if someone owes you money (small claims court), how much it costs, what happens next. Includes information from withdrawn guidance EX303, EX304, EX306, EX321, EX325 and EX350.

  • What a court claim is

    You can apply to a county court to claim money you’re owed by a person or…

  • Court fees

    You must pay a court fee when you make your claim. If you know the claim…

  • Claim the interest

    You can claim interest on the money you’re owed. The interest will be…

  • Make a claim

    You can make your claim online, unless: you do not know how much money you…

  • After you make your claim

    Your claim, including your name and address, will be sent to the person or…

  • Resolve your claim through mediation

    Mediation is when an impartial professional (the mediator) helps both…

  • What happens at the hearing

    If there’s a hearing, you can: represent yourself pay for a barrister or…

  • Enforce a judgment

    You can ask the court to collect payment from the person or business who…

• Selling a home

  How to sell a home: Energy Performance Certificates (EPCs), using estate agents, finding a legal professional, getting offers, transferring ownership and making complaints.
• Find legal advice and information

  Find legal advice to solve legal problems out of court: solicitors, pro bono lawyers, barristers, mediators and legal aid.
• Prepare for flooding

  How to prepare for a flood: who to contact, how to protect your property, get insurance.
• Manage a missing person's finances and property

  Manage the finances or property of a missing person, someone kidnapped or taken hostage, or in a foreign prison and not able to communicate. Apply to the High Court to be a guardian. You'll need a guardianship order.
• Arrested or in prison in Turkey

  This guide provides information about being arrested in Turkey and what conditions are like in prison there.

  • Updated: 13 October 2025
• Joint property ownership

  Check if you're a joint tenant or tenants in common. Change from joint tenants to tenants in common, or tenants in common to joint tenants
• Due diligence when making customs declarations

  Find out about exercising due diligence when making customs declarations.

  • Updated: 28 January 2025