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

• Overview

  You can get legal advice and information to solve common problems, for…

• Find a legal adviser

  A legal adviser might be able to help you solve a problem, or give you…

• Solve problems out of court

  You may be able to solve your problem without going to court using…

• Going to court

  You may need to go to court to solve some legal problems. If you go to…

The Legal Services Board (LSB) ensures that regulation in the legal services sector is carried out in the public interest and that the interests of consumers are placed at the heart of the system. LSB is an executive non-departmental public...

• Updated: 15 April 2021

Legal aid helps pay for legal advice, mediation or representation in court - see if you can claim.

• Overview

  Legal aid can help meet the costs of legal advice, family mediation and…

• What you can get legal aid for

  You could get help with the costs of legal advice or getting someone to…

• Financial eligibility

  To get legal aid, you’ll usually need to show that both: your income is…

• How to apply

  Check if you can get legal aid in England or Wales. Search for a legal aid…

• Funding for exceptional cases

  You could get legal aid for cases that would not usually be eligible if…

• Domestic abuse or violence

  You might be able to get legal aid if you have evidence that you or your…

• Legal problems abroad

  You can apply for legal aid in: Albania Austria Azerbaijan Belgium Bosnia…

Government lawyers provide legal advice to the government and represent it in court proceedings

• Updated: 14 February 2022

Apply to act for someone in court - litigation friends for children and people who cannot act for themselves because they lack the mental capacity

Government lawyers provide legal advice to the government and represent it in court proceedings GLP is part of the Civil Service .

• Updated: 4 April 2022

How UK and global legal professionals and businesses can grow, partner and collaborate through the GREAT Legal Services campaign.

• Updated: 20 December 2021

This guidance describes the dispute resolution services and remedies available for standard essential patents (SEPs) disputes.

• Updated: 22 July 2024

Our short film showcases the breadth of work government lawyers and legal trainees are involved

• Updated: 18 January 2019

Information for competent authorities abroad (and in the UK) about obtaining evidence within the UK (or abroad) to assist in criminal investigations or proceedings.

• Updated: 5 March 2025