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The Statutes Project

Free online access to historical acts of the English / British / UK parliaments from the thirteenth century onwards, provided by historian John Levin. As well as a searchable collection of digitised statutes, the site includes bibliographies of digitised legislation from the UK, Ireland, Isle of Man, former British colonies, France and Russia. It also has a Slavery Law section, with links to British legislation and cases relating to slavery and the slave trade.

ORA Open Book Collection

Open access collection of written academic research, hosted by the Oxford University Research Archive (ORA). Its contents include theses, books, datasets, articles and other forms of information. The site can be browsed using a search function and results can be filtered by title, author or keyword. This site is largely open to all; however, some results may require institutional access to view.

SRA Standards and Regulations

The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) sets and enforces professional standards for the solicitor’s profession in England and Wales. Its standards and regulations, which replaced the SRA Handbook in November 2019, include accounting rules, financial rules, a code of conduct, ethical requirements, indemnity insurance rules and other provisions. The site also covers enforcement and appeal procedures.

Oxford Centre for Higher Education Policy Studies (OxCHEPS)

OxCHEPS is a website, compiled by Professor David Warner CBE, which provides information on higher education policy, practice and law. Details of books on higher education are given on the site and a selection of occasional papers are made freely available to download in PDF or Word. The website also provides updates to The Law of Higher Education by Dennis Farringdon and David Palfreyman (Oxford University Press) which can be used to accompany the most recent edition.

Human Dignity Trust

The Human Dignity Trust is a British charity providing legal expertise to LGBT activists in countries where private, same-sex, consensual sexual activity is illegal. It supports strategic litigation and provides advice on reforming discriminatory laws. Its website has detailed global information about criminal laws regarding sexual orientation and gender identity, with a map, a history of LGBT criminalisation and a tool showing the status of criminal laws in Commonwealth jurisdictions. There is also a set of videos covering court cases, activists’ stories and related topics.

UK-EU Relations Law

Website focusing on the new legal relationship between the UK and the EU, post Brexit, written by Jack Williams of Monckton Chambers. The site gives an overview of this new developing area of law between the EU and UK and provides links to relevant legal materials. These include UK-EU agreements, EU and UK legislation, legal cases and various policy documents/guidance. There is also a blog covering all aspects of the subject, dating back to June 2020, which can be searched by keyword and browsed by topic or date.

UK Planning Law Blog

The UK Planning Law Blog is compiled by the Planning and Public Law team at global law firm Dentons. The blog highlights new developments in planning law covering topics including new towns, neighbourhood plans, planning guidance and affordable housing. Posts can be searched by keyword or browsed by topic.

Access to Justice Foundation

Website of the Access to Justice Foundation a national charity that raises funds for organisations that improve access to justice for the most vulnerable in society. Grants are provided to law centres, CABx, legal support trusts and other organisations providing social welfare legal advice and pro bono legal services. The site has details of fund raising events and guidance on organising an event and information on organisations that have received grants.

Refugee Law Initiative

The Refugee Law Initiative (RLI) is an academic centre at the School of Advanced Study, University of London carrying out interdisciplinary research and teaching with a focus on law, policy and practice. The website gives details of courses, consultancy and events, research projects and publications. Information is provided about the RLI's Refugee Law Clinic, which provides pro bono legal advice for refugee clients. There is also a blog on refugee law and forced migration.
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