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• Managing affairs for someone else

  Information on managing someone’s affairs including ordinary, lasting and enduring power of attorney, and mental capacity

• Getting a divorce or ending your civil partnership

  Find out how to end your marriage or civil partnership with a divorce or dissolution

• Challenging what the CMS says you should pay

  Find out how to ask the CMS for a review or a variation, for example if your circumstances have changed or you have special expenses

• What happens to your home when you separate

  Whether you rent or own the property you live in, you need to decide what will happen to your home if you and your partner split up

• Discrimination because of race

  Taking action about race discrimination, explaining when it is unlawful or not unlawful and organisations which can help

• Getting benefits if you’ve recently moved to the UK

  Check how to show you’re habitually resident, pass the ‘past presence test’ or pass the ‘3-month living in test

• 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

• Choosing and applying for a credit card

  Information on what to look out for when choosing and applying for a credit card

• The costs and charges of credit cards

  Information about interest and other charges, which may be incurred when using your credit card, including charges when buying things abroad, or for missed payments

• 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