Brexit is a project run by the University of Oxford, Faculty of Law focusing on the implications of the United Kingdom leaving the European Union. The site provides free access to full text papers of a seminar series organised jointly by Magdalen College and All Souls College which took place in October and November 2015. Topics covered include the mechanics of secession, free movement of persons, free movement of goods and services, agriculture and fisheries and the City of London.
The Ombudsman Services is a company providing a range of dispute resolution services focusing on energy, communications, property and consumer issues. Consumers whose complaint has exhausted the internal complaints procedure of a company participating in the scheme are invited to register a complaint. This is a free service for consumers. The site has information on making a complaint, a list of participating companies, guides aimed at students and the elderly and a page of useful links.
Website of the Intellectual Property Enterprise Court (IPEC) a specialist court within the Chancery Division of the High Court of Justice. The IPEC hears cases relating to copyright, patents, registered designs and registered trade marks. The site includes a guide to using the court, civil procedure rules and a link to court decisions on Bailli. There is also information on using the IPEC ‘small claims track’ which handles cases dealing with £10,000 or less.
Website of Sport Resolutions an independent, not-for-profit, dispute resolution service for sport in the UK. The company was established by key stakeholder groups in sport including the British Athletics Commission, Professional Players Federation and the British Olympic Association and deals with disputes in the following areas: anti-doping; athlete selection; commercial agreements; discrimination; player eligibility; promotion and relegation and safeguarding.
Press for Change is a lobbying and legal support group for transgender people in the UK. The site provides guidance to key legislation including the Equalities Act 2010 and the Gender Recognition Act 2004. There is also information on issues such as pension rights and employment case law. Other parts of the site offer guidance on health issues and hate crime and provide links to research and to other organisations concerned with transgender issues.
This section of the GOV.UK website provides information on local authority byelaws and how they are confirmed by the Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG). Byelaws are local laws made by local authorities and confirmed by the Secretary of State. The site makes available 7 sets of model byelaws covering a range of subjects that can be used and adapted. Guidance is also given on making, advertising and applying for confirmation for the byelaws.
This page on the House of Commons Library website provides information on and access to ‘Local Authority Byelaws’ a briefing paper by Mark Sandford. Byelaws are local laws, made by local authorities and other bodies, designed to deal with local issues. This report outlines the procedure for making byelaws, use of model byelaws and confirmation of byelaws by government departments. There is also information on the 2016 regulations which were introduced to reform the byelaw procedure in England and changes to byelaw procedure in Wales.
This page of the GOV.UK website provides information and contacts for the Planning Court, which is part of the Administrative Court within the Queen’s Bench Division of the High Court of Justice. The Planning Court hears appeals against planning authorities relating to planning permission, development consent, compulsory purchase orders and highways. From the site you can download forms, see upcoming cases and view civil procedure rules relating to the court.
This page of the GOV.UK website provides information on the Technology and Construction Court, a group of specialist courts within the Queen’s Bench Division of the High Court of Justice, which hears cases relating to building, engineering and surveying issues. There are contact details for all the courts,
guidance on how to take a case to the court including online claim forms and detailed guidance for lawyers on how to bring a complex technical case to the court.
Information provided on the GOV.UK website on making an appeal to the Proscribed Organisations Appeal Commission (POAC). The POAC was created by the Terrorism Act 2000 to hear appeals from organisations which have been banned by the Home Office because they believe it is involved with terrorism. The site gives guidance on how to appeal, links to relevant rules and legislation and previous decisions.
