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Staff access to the Croydon Office building is restricted until 6 March 2023 due to a fault with the fire alarm system.
From 1 March 2023 the Bona Vacantia Division (BVD) will publish revised Dissolved Company Guidelines containing new Referral Forms.
The Attorney thanked government lawyers for their work
GLD has signed an agreement with HMRC for colleagues to move into Three New Bailey, Salford, Greater Manchester in April 2023.
Publication of the Bona Vacantia accounts for 2021 - 2022
Treasury Solicitor Susanna McGibbon represented GLD and the Employed Bar at the Annual Bar and Young Bar Conference on Saturday 26 November
The Solicitor thanked them for their vital contributions.
The guidance for working with government lawyers has been updated
GLD recognised at the annual Employed Bar Awards
Susanna McGibbon, Treasury Solicitor attended the service at Westminster Abbey
Our colleagues discuss the work they've been undertaking during the programme
The Government Legal Department responds to a derogatory online article published online regarding one of our lawyers, Ms Suheera Abdulkadir
The published switchboard number for Bona Vacantia will be temporarily unavailable between 8am on Monday 20th June 2022 until 8am Tuesday 21st June 2022.
Queen's Birthday Honours 2022
The scheme aims to promote diversity in the legal profession.
New emails and letters appearing to be from employees of the Government Legal Department/Bona Vacantia Division are in circulation
Director General Mel Nebhrajani was awarded a Companion of the Bath (CB) in the New Year's Honours 2021
Jessica will be leading the Litigation with Justice and Security directorate
GLD’s Clean Energy and Climate Change Legal Team have been pivotal in helping to deliver the COP26 agenda and combating climate change.
John Ward, Deputy Legal Director in Defra Legal Advisers, has been awarded an OBE in the New Year Honours 2022
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