Website of Cousins Business Law, a firm of commercial solicitors specialising in SMEs and family run businesses. The site offers a selection of free articles covering subjects relevant to small business such as outsourcing, contracts, IT and ecommerce. There is also a monthly ezine which can be freely downloaded from the site and a business law blog. Posts can be viewed by date or subject eg. partnership agreements, business disputes, licensing and laws and regulations.
Details of book chapters, journal articles and free web resources on the subject of refugee law. Sections cover issues such as ‘who is a refugee? ‘and ‘what rights do refugees have?’ Designed for people working with refugees and anyone interested in the framework of rights and obligations concerning refugees, the collection was offered free of charge from 2018 to 2019 by publisher OUP, but free full-text access is no longer available.
Online article and map of 50 landmark human rights cases compiled by John Louth, who is Editor-in-Chief of Academic Law Books, Journals, and Online at Oxford University Press. The map is made freely available on the OUP website. Each case has a brief description and a link to a related article or report on the case. The aim is to include cases showing the “variety of international, regional, and national mechanisms and fora for adjudicating human rights claims, and the range of rights that have been recognized.”
The Women Lawyers’ Division (WLD) is a Law Society group which supports and advises women solicitors in England and Wales, whether or not they are currently practising. The WLD site provides news, advice, feature articles, interviews with women lawyers and details of training events. The Division has an electronic newsletter, for which it is possible to register on the site. In 2013 the WLD absorbed the Association of Women Solcitors (AWS); there is a short history of the AWS on the website.
Blog by Mark Elliott, Reader in Public Law at the Faculty of Law, University of Cambridge and Legal Adviser to the House of Lords Constitution Committee. Posts discuss current issues in the field of public law, including constitutional law, judicial review, parliamentary sovereignty and human rights. Longer ‘1000 words’ pieces examine key aspects of public law, such as devolution. The blog is intended for practising lawyers as well as law students.
The Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service (MPTS) is the adjudication body responsible for making decisions on doctors’ fitness to practice in the UK. The MPTS was established in 2012 and is funded by but independent of the General Medical Council (GMC). The site has information for doctors and witnesses attending hearings. Full text decisions of the MPTS are provided along with guidance and relevant legislation.
Website of the Mercantile Courts which are regional courts of the Queen's Bench Division of the High Court dealing with commercial transactions and disputes. Mercantile Courts are located in a number of UK cities including London, Birmingham, Liverpool and Newcastle. The site provides a detailed Mercantile Court guide and contact details for mercantile judges and clerks.
Parking on Private Land Appeals (POPLA) is an independent resolution service set up under the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 which hears appeals from those who have been issued with parking charge notices in respect of vehicles parked on private land. The site has guidance on making an appeal and a selection of FAQs. POPLA annual reports and a page of links to related websites are also given.
Website of the Additional Support Needs Tribunals for Scotland (ASNTS). These tribunals hear cases involving children and young people with learning difficulties. Appeals made by parents and young people against decisions of Education Authorities regarding the provision of educational support are considered along with cases involving disability discrimination. Summaries of tribunal decisions are published on the site and links to relevant legislation and codes of practice are also given.
Website of the Bar Tribunal and Adjudication Service (BTAS) the body responsible for appointing and administering the Disciplinary Tribunals for barristers facing charges of professional misconduct. BTAS also appoints and administers panels who consider admission and disciplinary cases brought by the Inns of Court against student members or applicants. There are decisions of the Disciplinary Tribunals, policy and guidance documents and annual reports provided on the site.
