Passage of a Bill
Description of each stage of the legislative process in the UK Parliament at Westminster, on the Parliament website. Includes explanations of terminology and links to further information.
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Oxford University Comparative Law Forum
This web-based journal and discussion forum was established in 2000 by members of the Law Faculty at the University of Oxford. Its aim is to promote the study and discussion of legal issues from a comparative perspective. All articles are available in full, free of charge. Most of the articles are in English, but a few are in German or French with a summary in English. Users are encouraged to register for a free discussion platform via a brief online form and to submit comments on the articles.
Environmental Justice Foundation
The Environmental Justice Foundation is an international organisation dedicated to training and supporting local communities and organisations in the developing world, helping them to bring environmental injustice to national and international attention. The foundation is an independent non-profit organisation based in the UK, with no political affiliations. The site contains reports, articles and training manuals, films and news updates.
Andrew Moore & Associates Ltd
Andrew Moore & Associates Ltd is a global company providing marine consultancy and survey services. The services offered include the preparation of marine litigation and arbitration proceedings, pollution assessment and control, hull and machinery inspections and evaluations, risk analysis of cargoes, and safety operations including towage approval. Its website gives an overview of company's services and has a collection of articles and news items.
London Maritime Arbitrators Association
The London Maritime Arbitrators Association (LMAA) is a membership body for specialists in maritime dispute resolution. Its website provides its current and previous terms of procedure, with commentary; model arbitration clauses; links to UK arbitration legislation; and a list of arbitrators. There is also a collection of papers and news items, together with details of the association's events. There is a restricted section for LMAA members.
Poppleston Allen Licensing Solicitors
English law firm specialising in liquor, public entertainment, betting and gaming law. Their website provides news and other information about licensing law, including their Licensed Trade Guide, case studies, guidance notes, a glossary of licensing terms, videos and a podcast. There is also a section for clients only.
Internet Library of Early Journals: digital library of 18th and 19th century journals
Archived version of a resource created by the Universities of Birmingham, Leeds, Manchester and Oxford, providing free access to a number of leading 18th and 19th century English journals: Gentleman's Magazine (1731-50); the Annual Register (1758-78); Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society (1757-77); Notes and Queries (1849-69); the Builder (1843-52) and Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine (1843-1863). The original version of the site (http://www.bodley.ox.ac.uk/ilej/) has been withdrawn.
Department for Communities - Law and Legislation
The Department for Communities is a department of the Northern Ireland Executive. Its key responsibilities are housing, social policy, social security and child welfare. This site features electronic collections of current Northern Ireland (NI) social security and child welfare legislation, and links to NI legislation relating to housing and social policy (such as licensing laws). There is also a link to the Northern Ireland Digest of Case Law database which includes decisions of the Social Security Commissioners and Child Support Commissioners for Northern Ireland.
Independent Case Examiner
Section of the UK government website covering the Independent Case Examiner (ICE), who investigates complaints made by users of agencies including the Child Support Agency, the Child Maintenance Service, Jobcentre Plus, the Pension Service, the Disability and Carers Service, Debt Management, Pension Wise and the Pension Protection Fund. Provides guidance on how to make a complaint and how complaints will be dealt with, additional information about the work of the ICE, annual reports and news items about the service.
Review of civil litigation costs
This section of the Judiciary website is devoted to official reviews of civil litigation costs, from Lord Justice Jackson's prelimary and final reports of 2009 and 2010 onwards. It provides background information about the reviews, the official reports on civil litigation costs, pilot studies, press releases, speeches, responses to consultations and related documents.