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Protecting your intellectual property makes it easier to take legal action against anyone who steals or copies it. The type of protection you can get depends on what you have created. You get some types of protection automatically, others you have to apply for.
For more guidance see: Intellectual property and your work: Protect your intellectual property - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
05 Nov 2025
Chancellor Rachel Reeves should use the Autumn Budget to reform the UK's tax system, says the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS).
HMRC has resumed its programme allowing direct recovery of money from debtors' bank accounts.
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