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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…
If you are in a dispute with someone over the infringement or validity of a patent or SPC, you may request a non-binding opinion.
This guidance describes the dispute resolution services and remedies available for standard essential patents (SEPs) disputes.
Grievances and disciplinary action at work can be solved by informal discussions, formal procedures, mediation, conciliation or arbitration.
The schools adjudicator resolves disputes about the ownership of non-playing field land on the sites of maintained schools.
How DHSC resolves disputes in health and social care when 2 or more local authorities cannot agree responsibility for meeting a person's eligible needs.
Find the Tax Assurance Commissioner annual reports, these outline HMRC's performance resolving disputes with taxpayers for 2012 to 2016.
Expressions of interest to become 'Local Inclusion Labs' are invited from localities.
How to use the Commercial Court to solve a large, complex or international business dispute.
Strikes and industrial action - rights and responsibilities for employers, when unions can take action and the effect on employees' pay and working records
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