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A patent registers your invention and lets you take legal action against anyone who makes, uses, sells or imports your invention without your permission.
The Environment Agency’s Generic Design Assessment (GDA) of new nuclear power station designs and how we engage with others during the process.
How to set up a charity: find trustees, choose a name and structure, create a governing document, meet the public benefit requirement, register your charity.
Keep up to date with the latest information from the UK GLP monitoring authority.
You must become an approved driving instructor (ADI) if you want to charge people for lessons. You can do this as part of a driving school or by setting up your own business.
Guidance for manufacturers, importers and distributors.
How to file for divorce if you're in England or Wales.
Learn to drive a car in the UK - get a provisional licence, take driving lessons, prepare for your theory test, book your practical test
What to do if you're visiting the UK on business - check if you’re eligible, if you need a visa, what visa to apply for, and what to do before you visit.
Information about what to do if you need to end your hosting arrangements for any reason.
How to register your medical devices with the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) for the markets in Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Official information British people moving to and living in the United States of America (USA) need to know, including residency, healthcare and driving.
Find out which supplies of children’s clothing or footwear are zero-rated for VAT.
To start a charity you need trustees, to choose a business structure, decide suitable charitable purposes and you may have to register with the Charity Commission
Crime and fraud issues in international trade: theft of goods, money laundering, cyber crime, employee fraud, infringement of intellectual property.
This guide is to help you and your business understand how to ensure that content on your service is appropriate for children.
What intellectual property is, how you can protect it, and which of copyright, patents, design right and trade marks applies to your work
See how the Child Maintenance Service works out maintenance and the rates they use
Key issues and questions for charities to consider based on insights from our casework into campaigning and political activity during previous election periods.
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