Website for the UK's Association of Child Abuse Lawyers, an organisation aiming to offer practical support for lawyers and other professionals working for adults and children who have been abused. The site has advice aimed at survivors and contact details of solicitors specialising in child abuse work. There is a page of news stories, details of training courses and a page of related web links. Parts of the site are restricted to members only.
The Centre for Law and Society is based at the Faculty of Law, University of Edinburgh. Established in 1983, it researches criminology and legal theory. The website gives details of the Centre's publications, seminars and current areas of research. There is also information about postgraduate courses, conferences and the Edinburgh Study of Youth Transitions and Crime Project.
The text of the Laws of William the Conqueror established in consultation with his magnates after the conquest of England. The laws affirm faith in God and a desire for peace between the English and Normans and also affirm the law of King Edward in respect of lands and possessions. Among its decrees are loyalty to the King, the King's protection of his subjects, the conduct of relations between the English and the French, and the treatment of offenders. The full-text (HTML) is available on the Medieval Sourcebook, hosted by Fordham University in the United States.
Practical Law is a Thomson Reuters subscription database providing a range of resources for lawyers, including contracts, toolkits, documents, practice notes and training materials. A wide range of practice areas are covered including construction, banking, employment, environmental, intellectual property and tax law.
ICLR.3 is the website of legal publisher the Incorporated Council of Law Reporting (ICLR). They publish The Law Reports (the most authoritative reports for England and Wales), the Weekly Law Reports and other series. Brief details of cases can be freely searched using the ICLR.3 database and information on the full (subscription) site is given. There is also a knowledge section and a blog providing commentary, news and updates on the legal profession.
Website of the specialist legal bookseller, Hammicks, which has branches in London, Manchester and Glasgow. The online bookshop allows users to search or browse the catalogue of legal titles by author, title, keyword or ISBN. Users can order titles online and check details of their account, if they hold one with the company. The site offers news and updates on legal publishing in the UK, details of exhibitions and events and a page of related web links.
Website of the legal publishing firm Sweet & Maxwell, who are based in London and form part of the Thomson Corporation. The catalogue of publications can be searched by title, author, keyword, etc, or browsed by legal subject, publication type (loose-leaf, book, journal, CD-Rom) or publisher. The site offers information on the company's online services, Westlaw UK and Lawtel. There are also details of conferences, materials aimed at the academic sector and a selection of podcasts.
Website of W Green (part of Thomson Reuters), the Scottish law publisher. The site has details of the company's publications and online products, including Westlaw UK Scots Law and Westlaw UK Scots Crime. There is information on their flagship publication, Scots Law Times, and a searchable catalogue. The site also has information for authors and a section for students. Ordering information and company information is also provided.
This is the website of the legal, tax and business publisher, LexisNexis, offering access to, and providing information about their online subscription services, catalogue of publications and other online customer services. The subscription services include Lexis®Library, All England Law Reports, Lexis®PSL, Middle East Law and a wide range of other legal, tax and regulatory research resources. The site also has a range of blogs covering corporate, banking, dispute, tax and family law, which can be freely accessed.
Lawtel is a fee based current awareness services, part of Thomson Reuters. Lawtel monitors and provides current information on UK and EU case law, legislation and journal articles. Lawtel provides a range of services including Lawtel Precendents giving access to commercial law, commercial property and employment precedents and the Lawtel FirstPoint service providing checklists, guidance and commentary on key property and commercial law issues.
