Lawdit is a UK solicitors’ firm specialising in internet and telecommunications law. Its website has a Reading Room with news items, short articles and case commentary on the subjects of IT, telecommunications and related areas of law.
The Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA), part of the Bank of England, regulates banks and other financial services providers, in order to control financial risk and ensure that enough capital is held by each institution. It is one of two successors to the Financial Services Authority, the other being the Financial Conduct Authority. The PRA webpages provide consultation papers, policy statements and other publications.There is a link to the PRA Handbook, which contains regulations and guidance for regulated bodies.
The Motor Insurers’ Bureau (MIB) is a non-profit-making company that compensates victims of uninsured and untraced drivers in the UK. Its website makes available the agreements between the MIB and the Department of Transport regarding these compensation claims. It also provides a database of car insurance data, the Motor Insurance Database. Forms, guidance, news and other resources are also available.
Immigration blog by barristers from Garden Court Chambers (London, UK). Provides information and commentary about recent developments in English and European immigration and asylum law. A monthly podcast, based on the blog posts, is also available. CPD training is offered to practitioners, via a paid subscription.
The Constitution Society is an independent foundation, run by academic and practising lawyers, which seeks to encourage debate between academics, legislators, academics and the public about proposed constitutional reforms. It also provides administrative and clerical support for the All-Party Parliamentary Group on the British Constitution (APPG). The Society’s website makes available its published papers, together with a collection of video interviews on constitutional matters with policy-makers and academics. The site also gives details of Constitution Society events.
The United Kingdom Constitutional Law Association (UKCLA) is a group for constitutional law scholars in the UK, affiliated to the International Association of Constitutional Law. The Association organises seminars and conferences, which are detailed on the website. It is also setting up a group for UK PhD students researching public law. The website includes a constitutional law blog, edited by Nick Barber from the University of Oxford and Jeff King from University College London.
Blog by law lecturer, consultant and non-practising barrister Carl Gardner, who is based in London. Provides commentary on legal developments in their political and social context, mainly focusing on public, constitutional, human rights and European law.
The Scottish Constitutional Futures Forum (SCFF) was set up by academics from five Scottish universities to facilitate discussion of Scotland's constitutional future and to promote public understanding of the issues involved. The SCFF website hosts a blog with posts by a range of experts, mostly academics in law, from Scotland and elsewhere; an RSS feed is available for new blog posts.The Resources section of the website provides a bibliography (under ‘Useful Publications’), a set of links and a timeline of events from May 2007 up to the independence referendum of September 2014.
Blog by Alan Trench, Professor of Politics at the University of Ulster, about devolution in the UK. Includes numerous posts on the Scottish independence referendum of 2014. Provides a briefing called ‘Devolution: the basics’ as well as information about the West Lothian Question, the Barnett Formula and the Sewel Convention. The blog features Trench’s Twitter feed and also offers RSS feeds for new blog posts and comments.
