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What a conditional fee agreement and a damages-based agreement actually are, the 25% success-fee cap in personal injury claims, and what "no win, no fee" really covers versus what it does not. Informational only.

What Resolution membership signals, the current limited state of legal aid for private family matters, the MIAM mediation requirement, and questions worth asking at a first consultation. Informational only.

What a notary public actually does, when documents need notarisation or an apostille for use abroad, and how a notary differs from a commissioner for oaths — a neutral explainer, not a recommendation of either.

Guideline hourly rates by seniority grade and region, how fixed-fee work differs from hourly billing, and the basics of conditional fee (no win, no fee) arrangements — without recommending any specific fee structure.

What a conveyancing solicitor does from offer to completion, what searches and disbursements cover, typical fee ranges, and the real difference between exchange of contracts and completion.

A step-by-step guide to using the SRA Solicitors Register to confirm a solicitor in England and Wales is properly qualified and regulated, the equivalents in Scotland and Northern Ireland, and how to spot a cloned-firm scam.