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.
Website for the Oxford Intellectual Property Research Centre based at St Peter's College, University of Oxford. The Centre was founded in 1990 to "facilitate and conduct advanced research into all aspects of intellectual property". Particular emphasis is placed on study into the effects of innovation and new technology on intellectual property issues. Information about the Centre's aims, staff and seminar programme is presented on the website. The site carries a collection of online working papers and seminar papers written by members and guests of the Centre.
One of a series of guides to online primary resources for Western European history, compiled by Richard Hacken, European Studies bibliographer at Brigham Young University, Utah. The resources linked to are mainly transcriptions, facsimiles and translations listed chronologically, which illuminate the political, economic, social or cultural implications of important historical events.
The Association of Contentious Trust and Probate Specialists (ACTAPS) is an organisation for solicitors, barristers and legal executives pecialising 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.
Website publishing a range of information about the "McLibel Trial", the libel case brought by multinational company McDonalds against two London activists, which became the longest court case in English history. The site has been developed by the London based McLibel Support Campaign, a group formed in 1990 to raise funds for the defendants. The judgement is made freely available on the site in full text or summary form.
Web pages for the Medico-Legal Society founded in 1901 in the United Kingdom to "promote medico-legal knowledge in all its aspects". The site publishes information about the Society's membership and application procedures; details of trustees and officers; and events programme listings. Information is also given on the Society's official journal, the Medico-Legal Journal with notes on current subscription rates, contents table for current issue and online sample articles. Additionally the site offers a small collection of links to related Internet sites.
This website makes available the Auld Report, which was published in September 2001. The Report reviews the existing criminal justice system of England and Wales and makes recommendations for speeding up its operation and increasing democracy. It covers management of the criminal courts, the role of magistrates courts, the jury system, trial and appeal procedures. The report also proposes the decriminalisation of a number of offences.
One of a series of concise factsheets produced by the House of Commons Information Office and published on the website of the UK Parliament. The Church of England Measures factsheet, last revised in 2010, provides a brief history of how the internal government of the Church came under Crown control. Current legislative procedure for the Church of England is clarified, with particular emphasis on the legislative powers remaining with Parliament.
Factsheet produced by the House of Commons Information Office (UK) and published on the Parliament website. The Northern Ireland Legislation Factsheet, last updated in 2010, provides a brief history and clarification of legislative procedure in Northern Ireland, with a particular emphasis on legislative powers remaining with the UK Parliament. Topics discussed include legislative practice before devolution, devolution and the Northern Ireland Assembly, Northern Ireland business in the House of Commons, and tracing Orders and Irish/Northern Irish Acts.
Detailed briefing paper about UK statutory instruments, available on the UK Parliament website. Explains the different types general (ordinary) statutory instrument (SI), how they are made and how they are scrutinised by parliamentary committees. Also covers local SIs, orders in council, legislative reform orders and other types of delegated legislation.
