Research Briefing
Regulation of fireworks
This briefing paper provides an overview of the current legislative provisions regulating the supply and use of fireworks in England & Wales and (in the main) Scotland.
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Research Briefing
Regulation of hairdressers
This Commons briefing paper provides information on the current regulation of hairdressers in the UK.
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Research Briefing
Tracing ownership of property or land
This briefing paper provides information on how to trace ownership of a property or piece of land, in the process it also provides a summary of land ownership and what is meant by registered and unregistered land. This paper is concerned with England and Wales only.
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Research Briefing
Regulation of estate agents
This briefing paper provides an outline of the current regulation of estate agents. It also looks at past market studies and consultations and considers in detail recent government proposals to tighten regulation.
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Research Briefing
Discharge from bankruptcy
This briefing provides an overview of the statutory discharge from bankruptcy process. It considers the effect of discharge, the circumstances which may cause automatic discharge to be suspended by the court, and when a Bankruptcy Restrictions Order may be imposed.
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Bankruptcy: treatment of an inheritance
This briefing paper considers bankruptcy and the treatment of an inheritance.
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Civil law: debt enforcement
This briefing paper provides an overview of the different types of civil law debt enforcement methods available to a judgment creditor in England and Wales.
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Bankruptcy
This briefing paper provides a outline of bankruptcy procedures in England and Wales. It also considers a call for evidence on the personal insolvency framework launched by the Insolvency Service in July 2022.
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Research Briefing
Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill 2022-23
A briefing on the Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill 2022-23
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Research Briefing
Consumer disputes: Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)
This Paper examines the ADR landscape in the UK and the different types of ADR methods available to help resolve a consumer dispute. It also considers the impact of the UK having left the EU on consumer contracts and dispute resolution.
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Research Briefing
Postal services
This note gives an overview of postal services in the UK. It discusses current regulation, market trends and consumer problems.
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Research Briefing
Distance selling: sale of goods, digital content & services online, by phone, off-business premises etc
This Commons briefing paper provides information on the main provisions of the Consumer Contracts Regulations. It also outlines other legislation which may regulate distance selling.
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Research Briefing
Analysis of the Online Safety Bill
The Online Safety Bill is scheduled to have its second reading on 19 April 2022.
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Coronavirus: International Travel FAQs for England
This paper answers common questions about how international travel from and to England is currently affected by restrictions due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
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