Website for The Queen Mary Law Journal which is produced twice annually by students of the Queen Mary School of Law, University of London. The articles discuss current legal affairs and cover a variety of themes, international and domestic, speculative and practical, general and particular. The contributors have diverse backgrounds and experience, including recent undergraduates and former students. The website presents issues back to no. 5 online in PDF format.
Website for the City Legal Information Group (formerly known as the City Law Librarians Group) an association for legal information professionals based in central London in the UK. The CLIG takes its membership from law firm librarians, academic librarians and other legal information specialists working around the city. The Group organises regular meetings to enhance professional development and facilitate training and opportunities for establishing contacts and exchanging information.
Site dedicated to detailed examination of the human rights law from a UK perspective, hosted and developed by One Crown Office Row Chambers. The site features a commentary on the Human Rights Act 1998 and a large collection of law reports and case comments. A set of articles on human rights law, written by One Crown Office Row, is also available
The Statute Law Review (online ISSN: 1464-3863) began in 1980 and is published by Oxford University Press in association with the Statute Law Society. The Review aims to further the study of legislative drafting, statutory interpretation, and the process of parliamentary scrutiny around the world. It is intended for lawyers in both private practice and public service, and academics with an interest in public law, public administration and political science.
Website of the Magistrates' Association, the organisation representing volunteer magistrates in the United Kingdom. The site gives details about the organisation, aims and activities of the Association which include training, liaising with other criminal justice agencies and producing publications such as the Magistrate magazine and the Magistrates' Court Sentencing Guidelines. Detailed information is given about becoming a magistrate and what the work involves. There is information about the Magistrates in the Community project and a section of the site is aimed at young people.
The Monitor (ISSN 1465-4377) is an online newsletter produced by the Constitution Unit, an independent research body on constitutional change in the UK based at University College, University of London. Monitor presents news on matters relating to UK parliamentary reform, devolved legislatures, elections and party funding, freedom of information and human rights. Issues are available in PDF from 1997 onwards. The site includes a link to the Constitution Unit's website.
Online version of the long-established weekly journal of legal news and comment for solicitors of England and Wales. Includes to legal news, opinion, information and job vacancies. A searchable archive contains issues from 1986 onwards. A link to the website of the publisher, the Law Society of England and Wales, is also available.
Section of the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) website covering the criminal justice system in England and Wales. Intended for the general public, the pages describe the stages of a criminal case from the reporting of a crime to the court verdict, explain how the CPS decides whether or not to prosecute, and give an overview of other official bodies and organisations working in the field of criminal justice.
Internet site dedicated to UK employment law materials and matters, developed by DiscLaw Publishing Ltd and designed for employers, employees, lawyers and other professionals. The site is divided into a professional area with chargeable password access providing indexed and annotated copies of relevant legislation, forms and commentary by employment law experts and a free area with extracts from and index to the full service. The free section also features a service for locating UK solicitors with employment law expertise.
Web pages for the New Law Journal, long established weekly news journal of legal happenings, practice, scholarship and debate, published by LexisNexis Butterworths. The site offers the contents of the latest issue only, with very limited online items in HTML format. An annual index of articles published in the print journal from 1997 onwards is also available. The site includes details of back copy ordering and subscriptions.
