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Court of Appeal Criminal Division

Website of the Criminal Division of the Court of Appeal of England and Wales. This court hears appeals from Crown Court cases including convictions and sentences given by the Crown Court. It also hears appeals against decisions made by ‘service courts’ (military courts). There is guidance on how to make an appeal and for counsel and solicitor advocates on using the Court of Appeal for criminal appeals. The site also has forms, Criminal Procedure Rules and a link to decisions on the Bailii website.

Article 50 'Brexit' Appeal

This page, on the Supreme Court’s website, contains information and updates on the Article 50 appeal case that is being heard from 5th to 8th December 2016. A timetable for the proceedings, Parties written arguments and case summaries are given on this page. Transcripts of proceedings will be published on the site twice daily. There is also a link to the Court’s live video feed.

Bankruptcy Court

Website of the Bankruptcy Court, a specialist court within the Chancery Division of the High Court of Justice. The Court deals with petitions to bankrupt individuals living in London where the creditor is owed more than £50,000, where the debtor has no fixed abode and with applications from undischarged bankrupts for permission to act as a company director. There is guidance on being made bankrupt and on applying to bankrupt someone who owes money. Contact details, practice directions for insolvency proceedings and a daily cause list are also provided.

Companies Court

Website of the Companies Court which is a specialist court within the Chancery Division of the High Court of Justice and covers cases relating to the insolvency of companies in England and Wales. The Court deals with petitions to wind up a company, applications to unfreeze bank accounts or challenges to winding up petitions and applications to restore a company to the register. There is guidance on liquidating a company, restoring a dissolved company, compulsory liquidation and cancelling a winding up order. Forms, contact details and daily cause lists are also given.

Commercial Court

Website of the Commercial Court a specialist court within the Queen’s Bench Division of the High Court of Justice. This Court deals with complex national and international business disputes covering issues such as contracts, insurance, sale of commodities, import, export and carriage of goods, arbitration awards and construction of ships. There is guidance on taking a case to the Commercial Court, Civil Procedure Rules and a daily cause list.

British Library: Business and Patents

This British Library webpage introduces the BL’s collection guides to a range of materials including patents, trademarks, business and management studies and trade literature from 1880–1940. The British Library is the UK’s national patent library and holds British patent documents, official journals, patent law reports and patent specifications from over 40 countries and international authorities. A guide to patents and patenting your invention is also provided.

Patents Court

Website of the UK Patents Court which handles intellectual property cases concerning patents, registered designs and plant varieties. This court is part of the Chancery Division of the High Court of Justice. The site provides guidance on taking a case to the Patents Court, Civil Procedure Rules relating to intellectual property claims, hearing dates and contact details for, and profiles of, Patents Court judges.

Brexit Competition Law Working Group

Website of the Brexit Competition Law Working Group a policy group whose members include academics and legal practitioners concerned with competition law. The stated aim of the group is to “foster public debate and inform government policy on implications of Brexit for competition law and policy”. The Group have produced a paper setting out the key immediate and longer term issues the government needs to consider in relation to Brexit and competition law and have organised a number of roundtable events.

British-Ukrainian Law Association

Webpages of the British-Ukrainian Law Association (BULA), which aims to foster professional relationships between lawyers in the United Kingdom and Ukraine and assist with the development of the legal profession in Ukraine through training, placements and exchange programmes. The site provides membership information and details of events.

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