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The home of Attorney General's Office on 51²è¹Ý. The Attorney General’s Office (AGO) provides legal advice and support to the Law Officers who give legal advice to government and perform other duties in the public intere…
If someone dies without a will or known family, their ownerless property (bona vacantia) goes to the crown - check if you're an entitled relative, search for an estate, refer or claim on an estate
When someone dies with no will or known family, their property passes to…
The Government Legal Department handles bona vacantia in England and Wales…
You need to know if you’re entitled before making a claim on an estate.…
If you think you’re entitled to an estate in England and Wales (but not…
If you know someone who has died with no will or known blood relatives,…
You can apply for a grant from a deceased person’s estate if you could…
Fees, expenses, contractual terms and administrative procedures for panel counsel, clerks and their chambers.
How to complain to the Attorney General's Office if you think someone's sentence is too low - and what happens if the Court of Appeal get involved
The Attorney General’s Guidelines on Disclosure for investigators, prosecutors and defence practitioners on the application of the disclosure regime.
Police officer has sentence increased after Solicitor General Robert Buckland QC MP referred his original sentence to the Court of Appeal
First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government
Child sex offence cases saw the greatest number of prison sentence increases by the Court of Appeal last year the Attorney General’s Office (AGO) has announced.
First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government
What being in 'contempt of court' means, who can be in contempt of court, what the consequences are, how to report it, how to avoid it on social media (such as Twitter and Facebook).
A court order that is in place to prevent a person from being identified as Jon Venables or Robert Thompson has been amended, following an application from the Attorney General, Rt Hon Michael Ellis QC MP.
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
This guidance is for lawyers advising on lawfulness and legal risk in Government. It explains the common framework to assess risk across the Government Legal Profession.
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