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

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You should get legal advice before applying for intellectual property. Your chances of obtaining intellectual property are much greater if you use an attorney.

• Updated: 26 November 2025

A summary of the types of scientific advice available at the MHRA, the process for getting advice and the fees involved.

• Updated: 16 January 2026

Finding the right advice and advisor is the first step in making the best decisions for your invention or business.

• Updated: 26 November 2025

Technical advice and guidance for licence holders.

• Updated: 26 September 2025

You can use the pre-application advice service to make sure your application is correct.

• Updated: 13 January 2026

How to get free and confidential advice from Civil Legal Advice in England and Wales.

This guide provides details of current (open) UK NSC consultations, previous (closed) consultations and descriptions of the types of consultation we run.

• Updated: 6 February 2026

You can use the pre-application advice service to make sure your permit application is correct.

• Updated: 30 September 2025

Optional email automation for Microsoft Outlook that automatically saves local plan consultation responses as a SharePoint database.

• Updated: 27 February 2025