This page of the Law Society’s website provides information, advice and insight for solicitors concerning Britain’s decision to leave the EU following the 2016 referendum. There are press releases, news and information on relevant training materials. There is a briefing on Article 50 of the Treaty on European Union (TEU) which sets out the process for a member state to withdraw from the EU and a report on the EU and the UK legal services sector.
Online guide to becoming a lawyer produced by legal publisher Chambers & Partners and aimed at students. The site is free to access and provides profiles of law firms (based on trainee interviews) arranged by name, location or practice area. There is guidance on pursuing a career in law and the steps students need to go through to achieve this including vacation schemes, training contracts and the Legal Practice Course. The site gives an outline of the various practice areas along with tips on applications and interviews.
This page on the Law Society’s website provides access to briefings and reports on the legal sector and the European Union. Reports look at the implications of leaving the EU for the legal profession including the impact on law firms and the economic effects on the legal sector relative to the rest of the UK.
Official website of the Service Prosecuting Authority (SPA) the body formed following the merger of the Navy Prosecution Authority, Army Prosecuting Authority and Royal Air Force Prosecuting Authority in 2009. The role of the SPA is to prosecute appropriate cases at Court Martial or Service Civilian Court. The site provides background information on service law and the military criminal justice system. There is also biographical information on the Director of the SPA and recent press releases.
Brexit is a project run by the University of Oxford, Faculty of Law focusing on the implications of the United Kingdom leaving the European Union. The site provides free access to full text papers of a seminar series organised jointly by Magdalen College and All Souls College which took place in October and November 2015. Topics covered include the mechanics of secession, free movement of persons, free movement of goods and services, agriculture and fisheries and the City of London.
Website of the Intellectual Property Enterprise Court (IPEC) a specialist court within the Chancery Division of the High Court of Justice. The IPEC hears cases relating to copyright, patents, registered designs and registered trade marks. The site includes a guide to using the court, civil procedure rules and a link to court decisions on Bailli. There is also information on using the IPEC ‘small claims track’ which handles cases dealing with £10,000 or less.
Website of Sport Resolutions an independent, not-for-profit, dispute resolution service for sport in the UK. The company was established by key stakeholder groups in sport including the British Athletics Commission, Professional Players Federation and the British Olympic Association and deals with disputes in the following areas: anti-doping; athlete selection; commercial agreements; discrimination; player eligibility; promotion and relegation and safeguarding.
This section of the South Georgia & the South Sandwich Islands (SGSSI) government website provides access to the Ordinances (primary legislation) and Orders and Regulations (secondary legislation) made by the Commissioner for the Territory. The South Georgia & the South Sandwich Islands are a self-governing Overseas Territory of the United Kingdom. The laws are arranged by date back to 1908 and can be viewed as PDFs. A link is also given to the British Settlements Act 1887 under which the SGSSI Commissioner has the power to make laws.
Official website of the Government of the South Georgia & the South Sandwich Islands (SGSSI) a British Overseas Territory in the southern Atlantic Ocean. The site has information on the status and government of the islands along with sections covering the environment, fisheries and tourism. Annual reports, policy documents and SGSSI legislation are also given.
Press for Change is a lobbying and legal support group for transgender people in the UK. The site provides guidance to key legislation including the Equalities Act 2010 and the Gender Recognition Act 2004. There is also information on issues such as pension rights and employment case law. Other parts of the site offer guidance on health issues and hate crime and provide links to research and to other organisations concerned with transgender issues.
