United Kingdom

United Kingdom Legislation

Free database of UK statutes (acts of Parliament) from 1215 to the present, provided by the British and Irish Legal Information Institute (BAILII). Most acts are provided in their original form, without amendments, but others include some amendments. There are links to Legislation.gov.uk (formerly known as the Statute Law Database) for up-to-date versions. The contents can be browsed by title or year, and there is a search facility. BAILII is a collaborative service providing free access to primary legal material for the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland.

Current Legal Research Topics Database

A web database of Current Legal Research Topics being pursued by postgraduate law students based in the United Kingdom. Database entries record the subjects of research currently being pursued (i.e. provisional dissertation titles) by students registered for research degrees in law at higher education institutions in the UK. Researchers can search the database by: word(s)in the dissertation title; subject keywords or the name of a jurisdiction; name of student and name of University.

Society of Messengers-at-Arms and Sheriff Officers

The Society of Messengers-at-Arms and Sheriff Officers is the professional body for process servers and officers of civil courts in Scotland. A messenger-at arms is an officer of the Scottish Court of session, the supreme civil court in Scotland; sheriff officers are commissioned officials of the regional civil courts and Sheriff courts in Scotland. The website has a brief history of the profession, notes on the Society's international affiliations, and list of members' services.

Legal IT Insider

Global news site covering legal technology, edited by former British solicitor Caroline Hill. Reports news on all aspects of legal tech, including AI, data analytics, case and matter management, business development, documents and contracts, practice management and IT security. Other features on the site include webinars, profiles of new start-ups, the Orange Rag newsletter and Top 200 lists for the UK and US, showing which law firms are using what technology.

Jersey Law Commission

The Jersey Law Commission is responsible for the review and development of law and the legal justice system in the Channel Island of Jersey. Research topics have covered areas such as: the Law of Real Property, Law of Contract and Law of Tutelles. The site contains a number of online documents in HTML format, including selected Consultation Papers from 1998 onwards, Topic Reports, and Annual Reports from 1996 onwards.

Legal Services Research Centre

Archived website of the Legal Services Research Centre, which carried out research on the subject of legal aid from 1996 to 2013, when it closed. The Centre was the research division of the UK's Legal Services Commission. The website provides information about the Centre's projects concerning administration of justice issues, along with details of the annual conference and useful links.

Association of Contentious Trust and Probate Specialists

Organisation for solicitors, barristers and legal executives specialising in contentious trust and probate work in England and Wales. The site explains the role of the ACTAPS in supporting the work of legal professionals in the field, through education and training, conferences and representation to government and judicial bodies. The site includes the Code of Conduct for ACTAPS members and an ACTAPS Membership list with notes on becoming a member also provided. Parts of the site are available to members only.
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