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Downloadable letters explaining UK laws and conventions on people's names and name changing.
Use this form to give notice of a change of name by conditional resolution.
Notify Companies House of a change of name upon restoration, or a direction by the Secretary of State to reinstate 'limited' or 'cyfyngedig' to the name.
Use form NM04 to give notice of an unconditional change of name by the company members.
Soldiers from Edinburgh, London and Stratford who were killed in Belgium now have headstones bearing their names, and rededication ceremonies were held today with their families present to honour their memory.
Collection of romanization systems and tables of correspondence approved by Permanent Committee on Geographical Names (PCGN) and the US Board on Geographic Names. Please note that the application of these systems should be in accordance with PCGN policy for the...
Choose a unique name that people will remember when they want to make a donation or to volunteer.
Use this form to confirm that consent has been sought to use sensitive or restricted words in the company name.
We deal with complaints about cases where a company name is registered for the primary purpose of preventing someone else with legitimate interest from registering it, or demanding payment from them to release it. Company Names Tribunal works with the...
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