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Bar Association for Commerce, Finance and Industry

The Bar Association for Commerce, Finance and Industry (BACFI) represents barristers employed in a commercial environment in England and Wales, as well as non-practising barristers, self-employed barristers, students, overseas lawyers working in the UK and retired barristers. The Association's website gives details of officers and members of the General Committee and contact details of BACFI members from a range of industries who are able to provide careers advice to other members.

KC Appointments

Website providing information about the process for the award of King's Counsel, the mark of excellence for advocates in the higher courts of England and Wales. Includes a description of the selection process and guidance for applicants and referees, along with practical information such as a timetable and fees. There are profiles of members of the King's Counsel Selection Panel and a copy of the competency framework against which applicants are considered.

Lexology

Lexology is a subscription legal research service run by Law Business Research Ltd. The website contains articles, research reports and training videos produced by law firms, covering market intelligence, legal analysis and know-how from jurisdictions all around the world. Free registration provides access to legal news and a worldwide directory of legal experts.

Foundation for Law, Justice and Society

Website of the Foundation for Law, Justice and Society, an independent non-profit research centre affiliated with the University of Oxford. The principal aim of the Foundation is to research the role of law in international, regional, and national affairs. The site gives details of events and information about projects and programmes at the Foundation. Materials associated with each project are provided, including bibliographies, policy briefs, podcasts, reports and lectures.

Ministry of Justice

Ministry of Justice section of the UK government website, covering courts, prisons, probation services, civil rights and related matters. Provides research reports and studies, rules and guidance, policy documents and statistics. Offers information to the general public about rights and the law, including legal advice and legal aid; consumer rights; data protection; disability rights; problems in the workplace; and residential property disputes. 

Boston University School of Law: The Year Books

This database provides a searchable index to, and paraphrase, of the Year Books, which were the law reports of medieval England. The database, compiled by Professor David J. Seipp of Boston University, indexes all year book reports printed in the chronological series for all years between 1268 and 1535. The site also has a list of old printed editions of year books, a list of manuscripts and their locations, and a bibliography (compiled in 2002) of articles and books about the Year Books.

Alternative Family Law

Alternative Family Law is a solicitors' firm specialising in family law, divorce and civil partnership dissolution. Its website describes alternative ways of conducting divorce proceedings, including collaborative law and mediation. There is guidance on divorce procedures and links are provided to organisations and forms. Advice is also given on financial aspects of divorce, the dissolution of civil partnerships, surrogacy, gay parenting, and divorce with an international element. The site is available in English or German.

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