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Nominate a group of volunteers for The King's Award for Voluntary Service including eligibility and supporting a nomination.

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  The King’s Award for Voluntary Service is the highest award given to…

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  You can nominate a group for The King’s Award for Voluntary Service…

The cases we most commonly handle are disputes relating to: personal injury negligence breach of contract breach of a statutory duty breach of the Human Rights Act 1998 libel, slander and other torts non-payment of a debt and ‘enforcement orders’...

• Updated: 12 January 2024

His Majesty The King has approved the appointment of 96 new King’s Counsel and the award of 8 new Honorary King’s Counsel.

• Updated: 23 January 2026

• Updated: 16 May 2019

The primary purpose of the King’s Harbour Master (KHM) is to protect the port, the Royal Navy and its vessels and other government assets. KHM is part of the Ministry of Defence .

• Updated: 2 February 2023

• Updated: 2 November 2022

The Attorney General Lord Hermer KC delivered a speech at the meeting marking the UN-Association's 80th anniversary of the United Nations General Assembly

• Updated: 17 January 2026

Supplementary Q&A for public sector buyers on paying undisputed invoices within 30 days

• Updated: 17 May 2016

Read the briefing notes on the announcements made in the 2024 King’s Speech.

• Updated: 17 July 2024

Alyson King is His Majesty’s Ambassador to the Democratic Republic of the Congo. She took up her appointment in April 2023. Alyson most recently served as Deputy Head of Mission in Beirut, Lebanon, and before that, as the UK government’s...

• Updated: 9 September 2025