Common legal issues
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- able to provide all round advice and support
- properly regulated and fully insured
- excellent value for money
Most of us need expert legal help at some time in our lives. The law can be complicated so it's important to get the best advice you can. Solicitors are the experts when it comes to the law and how it affects you. So for legal advice that you can rely on, contact a solicitor.
Here are our guides to common legal issues in plain English.
- Your guide to finding expert legal help [PDF, 183kb]
- Your guide to using a solicitor
- Your guide to buying a home
- Your guide to making a will
- Your guide to setting up in business
- Your guide to renting a home
- Your guide to renting out your property
- Your guide to getting a divorce
- Your guide to making a personal injury claim
- Your guide to probate
- Your guide to claiming asylum
- Your guide to problems at work
- Your guide to financial matters for the elderly
- Your guide to setting up home with your partner
- Money laundering procedures
To order a printed copy of any of these leaflets, call 0191 428 7439 or send an email. For Braille, audio or CD versions contact us by email at accessibility@lawsociety.org.uk.
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