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Property Litigation Association

Website of the Property Litigation Association (PLA), a London-based organisation which draws its membership from solicitors, legal executives and barristers engaged in property litigation. The website contains details of events and workshops, news items, and information about the work and membership of the PLA's various committees. The PLA provides a mediation facility and includes a selection of sample forms, guidance and a list of mediators on the website.

Garden Law

Website of Garden Law written by Richard Smithies who is a partner with Bearders Solicitors in West Yorkshire. The site provides guidance to the law relating to gardens. There are sections covering trees, roots, walls, boundaries, bonfires and garden burial. Each section provides guidance to the law and links to judgements and legislation. There is also a discussion forum on garden law, a page of links and recommended books. A search facility using Google is embedded in the site.

Boundary Problems Web Site

Website maintained by chartered surveyor Jon Maynard FRICS, who specialises in boundary disputes between property owners. Provides free guidance on the law relating to boundaries, rights of way and problems with neighbours. Advice given on the site includes suggestions on where you can go for help with solving boundary disputes, what the costs are likely to be, and how to avoid problems arising in the first place. The site includes a news section, a glossary of terms and links to other websites.

International Academy of Family Lawyers

Global association of experts in family law, founded in 1986 with the aim of improving family law practice throughout the world. The website has an overview of the academy's work, details of events. and a directory of family lawyers (IAFL fellows). The Resources section includes press releases, webinars, IAML amicus briefs and lectures. Parts of the site are restricted to members.

Weblaw

Weblaw is the website of the technology law department at London-based law firm, Simons Muirhead & Burton LLP. Describes the range of services offered and provides articles, news, blogs and videos on legal tech, internet, data protection and e-commerce topics.

Pinsent Masons

Website of international law firm, Pinsent Masons. The site provides information regarding the firm's practice areas which include energy and utilities, financial services and insurance, government, infrastructure and construction services, manufacturing and engineering, real estate, services and technology. Within each area there are in-house news and bulletins made freely available on the site in PDF format. The site gives staff profiles and details of events and training courses offered by the firm.

Charity Commission guidance

The Charity Commission for England and Wales provides information about running small charities in this section of its website. It has operational guidance which includes an overview of the law and model forms, letters and declarations. There is a selection of information sheets which look at winding up a small charity, permanent endowment and disposing of land.

Selden Society

London-based scholarly society and publisher specialising in the history of English law. The website has information about the history of the Society, membership, publications, grants and awards offered. The Society's annual reports are available and there are links to recent Selden Society Annual Lectures on YouTube.

Rights of Women: empowering women to access their legal rights

Rights of Women (ROW), founded in 1975, is a British charity providing legal advice and information for women, and carrying out policy work and training. Its website gives details of its advice lines and provides factsheets on topics including divorce, domestic violence, parental responsibility, civil partnerships, immigration and asylum and child support. It also includes policy publications and details of training and other events.
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