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Scottish Sheriff Court Judgments

A BAILII database containing full-text civil and criminal opinions of the Scottish Sheriff Courts from 1998 onwards. The information has been made available by the Scottish Courts. Cases can be browsed alphabetically by party name or chronologically by year or searched using BAILII's comprehensive search facility. The British and Irish Legal Information Institute (BAILII) is a collaborative service aiming to provide public access to primary legal materials for the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland.

Scottish Prison Service

Official website providing general information about the organisation and operation of the Scottish Prison Service. Details are provided on the structure of the service with links to all the Scottish prisons. The site lists research material published by the Research and Development Branch of the Scottish Prison Service, including some summaries of Occasional Papers. The full-text of the SPS annual report and accounts is also available in HTML format. The site includes news, site search facility and links to other relevant resources on the internet.

Scottish Legal Aid Board

The Scottish Legal Aid Board is a non-departmental public body responsible for managing legal aid in Scotland. Its website presents information for the public and information for solicitors and other advisory services. For solicitors and advisors, it provides an online facility for legal aid applications, handbooks, updates, forms and other materials. For the public, there is advice and guidance about getting legal aid and finding a solicitor, including a directory of legal aid practitioners.

Government Legal Department

Official website of the Government Legal Department (GLD), formerly the Treasury Solicitor. The website explains the role and kinds of work undertaken by the department as the government’s principal legal advisers. The GLD pages form part of the GOV.UK website and include publications, announcements and consultations. The website gives the names of the management team of the GLD. A link to the Bona Vacantia division of the GLD is also provided.

British and Irish Legal Information Institute

The British and Irish Legal Information Institute (BAILII) provides free access to legislation, cases, law reform reports and other legal materials from the United Kingdom, Jersey, Ireland, the European Court of Human Rights, the European Court of Justice and the EU's General Court. The cases are from the higher courts and tribunals; most date from the last two decades or so, but BAILII also provides a collection called Leading Case Law by Subject, and many of these cases are much older. Materials may be browsed by jurisdiction, title and year.

Centre for Law and Society

The Centre for Law and Society is based at the Faculty of Law, University of Edinburgh. Established in 1983, it researches criminology and legal theory. The website gives details of the Centre's publications, seminars and current areas of research. There is also information about postgraduate courses, conferences and the Edinburgh Study of Youth Transitions and Crime Project.

W Green

Website of W Green (part of Thomson Reuters), the Scottish law publisher. The site has details of the company's publications and online products, including Westlaw UK Scots Law and Westlaw UK Scots Crime. There is information on their flagship publication, Scots Law Times, and a searchable catalogue. The site also has information for authors and a section for students. Ordering information and company information is also provided.

Scottish Parliament

Official website of the Scottish Parliament, covering its history, procedures, news, publications, MSPs (Members of the Scottish Parliament) and parliamentary business.  Current and previous bills are available, together with the Official Report (the record of what was said in Parliament and in public committee sessions), committee reports, parliamentary questions and other information.

Scottish Courts and Tribunal Service

This website provides an access point to information relating to all civil and criminal courts within Scotland, including the Court of Session, the High Court of Justiciary, the Sheriff Courts and a number of other courts, commissions and tribunals as well as the District courts. There is information about the different courts including location details, contact numbers, details of judges and recent judgments. Links are given to the various tribunal websites.

Edinburgh Law Review

Website for the Edinburgh Law Review (ISSN 1364-9809, electronic ISSN 1755-1692), published three times a year by the University of Edinburgh. The Review aims to establish an international forum for the discussion of law in all its aspects by the publication of high-quality original academic writing. There is a particular focus on Scots law and the Scottish legal system, in an international context. The Review also includes a section devoted to analysis of recent developments such as new or proposed legislation and court decisions.

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