Government, law and rights
Justice, democracy and equality are the basic principles we rely on in everyday life. They are also set out in law. Here we offer our information top picks on your rights when dealing with government, the legal system and other powerful organisations. Includes information on going to court without a lawyer, voting, human rights, and discrimination when using goods and services.
Select a category for the best information on your core rights:
- Access to justice
- Courts and tribunals
- Dispute resolution and arbitration
- Lawyers
- Legal aid and advice
- Legal procedure
- Small claims
- Democratic process and voting
- Constituencies
- Elections
- Political parties
- Devolved government
- Discrimination
- Age discrimination
- Disability discrimination
- Race discrimination
- Religious discrimination
- Sex discrimination
- Sexual orientation discrimination
- European Union
- Brexit
- Human rights
- Access to information
- Free speech
- Freedom of association
- Freedom of the person
- Privacy
- Right to fair trial
- Right to family life
- Local government
- Ombudsmen and regulatory authorities
- Personal injuries litigation
- Accidents
- Compensation for injury
- Damages