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• If you're asked to attend a preliminary hearing

  Find out when you'll have a preliminary hearing, what the hearing can deal with and how to prepare for one

• Step 1: take action when you get an eviction notice

  applied to court it could be paused (the legal term for this is ‘stayed’) whilst you try to resolve the dispute by mediation. Make sure you understand whether the mediation will be ‘binding

• Applying to the CMS for child maintenance

  Applying to the CMS for child maintenance. Find out how to get maintenance through the Child Maintenance Service and how you can apply

• Getting a lodger

  What to think about before taking in a lodger and becoming a resident landlord

• Complaining about bailiffs

  Find out how to complain about bailiffs if you’ve been treated badly - and know what you can do if you’ve already complained

• Challenge your redundancy

  Check if you have a good reason to challenge your redundancy. Find out how to negotiate with your employer, get mediation, and take legal action

• If you were misled or pressured into buying something you didn’t want

  You have the legal right to a refund if you feel you were unfairly pressured or misled into buying a product or service

• Check if you're disabled under the Equality Act

  Check the definition of disability for discrimination at work under the Equality Act 2010

• Taking your paid holiday

  Find out what notice you have to give, when you can take holiday, what notice your employer has to give you if they refuse, whether you can carry over holiday from one year to the next

• Going to a small claims hearing

  Find out what happens at a small claims hearing and how to prepare