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Centre for Intellectual Property Policy and Management

Website of the Centre for Intellectual Property Policy and Management (CIPPM) at Bournemouth University, which .carries out postgraduate teaching, policy research and consultancy, with a particular focus on IP aspects of the creative sector and new technology. The CIPPM / Jean Monnet Working Papers series is available on the site, together with abstracts of the Centre's other publications. The Tools section includes the Observatory on DSM Directive Exceptions  & Limitations. Details of courses, research projects and events are also provided.

Antique Rare IP Library e-Treatise Reading Room

Online collection of digitised intellectual property publications from the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries, on the website of the Franklin Pierce Law Center, an independent US law school. Around 250 items are available, in pdf format, on copyright, patents, trademarks or general IP law. The collection includes books, articles, speeches, laws, digests and judgments; the main focus is on the law of the UK and US, but some other jurisdictions are also covered. 

Legal Support Network

Website of the Legal Support Network, an organisation providing services to finance professionals working in the legal profession in the United Kingdom and Ireland. Includes articles on finance, costs and technology news and details of training courses and events. There is also a directory of suppliers. 

Human Law

Human Law (formerly Human Law Mediation) is the blog of UK solicitor and commercial mediator, Justin Patten. Established in 2002, it focuses on employment law and mediation and includes posts on subjects such as dispute resolution, litigation, workplace conflict and personal injury. Users may sign up to receive email updates.

Social Housing Law Association

Website of the Social Housing Law Association (SHLA), an organisation representing social housing professionals, solicitors and barristers in the UK. The aim of the SHLA is to provide a forum for the discussion of ideas, the exchange of information and training for members. The site gives details of meetings and events, news items, discussion documents and information on how to join. Parts of the site are available to members only.

Equality and Human Rights Commission

The Equality and Human Rights Commission is a UK body which replaced the Commission for Racial Equality (CRE), the Disability Rights Commission (DRC) and the Equal Opportunities Commission (EOC). Its website provides advice relating to discrimination on the grounds of age, disability, gender, race, religion or sexual orientation and gives practical guidance on bringing a discrimination claim. There is a section dealing with rights in settings including employment, shops and services, health and social care, legal services, transport and education.

Supreme Court of the United Kingdom

Official website of the UK Supreme Court, the final court of appeal for civil cases in the UK and for criminal cases from England, Wales and Northern Ireland. The site provides a comprehensive collection of judgments, details of ongoing cases, a schedule of court sittings and an outline of the Court's history and role. Live and recorded video footage of court sittings are available, together with court forms, court rules, practice directions and other procedural information.

Investigatory Powers Commissioner's Office

The Investigatory Powers Commissioner's Office (ICPO), formerly the Office of the Surveillance Commissioners, monitors UK public authorities' use of covert surveillance, interception of communications, acquisition of communications data and other investigatory powers. Its website provides details of the work of the ICPO and the legal framework, with links to the relevant legislation. It also provides policy documents, guidance and information about the Technology Advisory Panel.

Academy of Experts

The Academy of Experts (TAE) is a UK professional body for expert witnesses. Its website provides searchable registers of expert witnesses, mediators and expert determiners. It also includes guidance, forms, a newsletter and details of TAE's training activities. There is a password-protected section of the site for members of TAE.

Legal Ombudsman

Website of the Legal Ombudsman for England and Wales, set up by the Office for Legal Complaints in 2010 to resolve complaints relating to legal services, such as conveyancing, wills and civil litigation. The site has organisational information, guidance on making a complaint and FAQs aimed at lawyers. There is also a selection of case studies, as well as business plans and discussion papers.

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