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Guidance for Trading Standards officers on how to enforce the hallmarking law.
Access and unfair practices during recognition and derecognition ballots
A keynote speech by Martin Coleman, Non-Executive Director and Panel Chair of the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), to the Swedish Competition Authority’s Pros and Cons Conference.
Find out how to apply VAT to charges for postage, delivery services and how to treat direct marketing services involving distribution of printed matter.
How to object and challenge someone else's trade mark and details of any legal costs involved.
Find out about the requirements and obligations for warehousekeepers of motor and heating fuels in the UK.
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The Valuation Office Agency's (VOA) technical manual for the rating of business (non-domestic) property.
A collection of case studies showing how businesses have protected their brands with a trade mark to help their business grow.
Information on manorial titles and rights: lordship of the manor, manorial land and manorial rights (practice guide 22).
Hallmarking was in the spotlight at the Chartered Trading Standards Conference in Birmingham in June 2023 with the presentation of the Touchstone Award.
Section last updated: January 2019.
Principles and guidance on sponsors’ marks, logos and town marks.
Section last updated: January 2021.
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