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Disputes with neighbours - noisy neighbours, barking dogs, statutory nuisances, high hedges, mediation and when your council can step in
Follow these steps if you have a dispute with your neighbour. This guide…
Before making a formal complaint or getting others involved, try to…
If your neighbour is a tenant, you can complain to their landlord. This…
If you cannot resolve the dispute by speaking to your neighbour, you can…
You can ask your local council for help if the neighbour dispute involves…
You must try to settle a dispute about a high hedge informally before the…
You should call the police if your neighbour: is violent, threatening or…
If all else fails, you can take legal action against a neighbour. Taking…
Employees can raise a grievance at work when an informal solution is not possible - grievance procedure, mediation, meetings, appeals
If you’re a worker and you’ve tried solving a problem or concern…
Your employer should put their grievance procedure in writing and share it…
Mediation is when an independent, impartial third party discusses a…
The aim of the meeting is to establish the facts and find a way to resolve…
Your employer’s grievance procedure will set out: who you should submit…
How employees, employers and their representatives can resolve disputes about the operation of a European Works Council (EWC) under the Transnational Information and Consultation of Employees Regulations (TICER).
Strikes and industrial action - rights and responsibilities for employers, when unions can take action and the effect on employees' pay and working records
Find the Tax Assurance Commissioner annual reports, these outline HMRC's performance resolving disputes with taxpayers for 2012 to 2016.
Mediation is a type of alternative dispute resolution and may help you resolve an intellectual property dispute.
Grievances and disciplinary action at work can be solved by informal discussions, formal procedures, mediation, conciliation or arbitration.
What happens if someone makes a money claim against you, saying you owe them money, and how you can respond or defend yourself
NHS Resolution’s purpose is to provide expertise to the NHS to resolve concerns fairly, share learning for improvement and preserve resources for patient care. NHS Resolution is a special health authority, sponsored by the Department of Health and Social Care...
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