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European Ombudsman

The European Ombudsman (EO) is appointed by the European Parliament to consider complaints about the administration of European Union bodies and to adjudicate in cases of maladministration; the Ombudsman also carries out own-initiative inquiries. The EO website includes a database of pending and concluded cases; case documentation can also be browsed by type of document (decision, recommendation, and so on) and year (1990s onwards).

Rechtsinformationssystem

Official web pages of the Legal Information System of the Republic of Austria, co-ordinated and operated by the Austrian Federal Chancellery. At present, five sections of the Legal Information System are available on the Internet free of charge: database of Austrian federal law, database of state law, the case law, with full-text of the rulings, of the Administrative Court and of the Constitutional Court, and the norm list of the Administrative Court (the list of citation of regulations). The full-text of the Federal Law Gazette is available, from the 1983 edition onwards.

New York Court of Appeals Decisions

Full text decisions from the New York Court of Appeals, the highest Court in the US State of New York, are freely available on the New York Courts website. The Court deals with cases involving broad issues of law. Recent decisions are posted on the Court's own website on the day of release and are available for the most recent two years. Decisions can be browsed by date and are given in full text PDF.

Irish Competition Authority decisions

A BAILII database of full-text decisions of the Irish Competition Authority (established on 1st October 1991 under the Competition Act 1991). Decisions are available from 1992 to 2001 and can be browsed alphabetically or by date. They can also be searched using the site's search engine. The British and Irish Legal Information Institute (BAILII) is a collaborative service aiming to provide public access to primary legal materials for the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland.

Court of Appeal in Northern Ireland Decisions

A collection of cases from the Northern Ireland Court of Appeal, available free of charge in full-text on BAILII (the British and Irish Legal Information Institute). Cases are listed alphabetically for browsing by party name or by date. They can also be searched by keyword using the BAILII site search engine. They are available for 1998 onwards. BAILII is a collaborative service aiming to provide public access to primary legal materials for the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland.

High Court of Ireland Decisions

A BAILII database containing decisions of the Irish High Court. Most of the cases are from the 1990s onwards, but a few earlier decisions are also available. Cases can be browsed alphabetically or by date, and there is a search facility. The British and Irish Legal Information Institute (BAILII) provides free access to primary legal materials for the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland.

Supreme Court of Ireland Decisions

This BAILII (British and Irish Legal Information Institute) website provides decisions of the Irish Supreme Court. Most of the cases are from the 1990s onwards, but some earlier decisions are available, back to 1965. Decisions can be browsed by party name or by date, and there is a search facility. BAILII is a collaborative service providing free access to primary legal materials for the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland.

Scottish Sheriff Court Judgments

A BAILII database containing full-text civil and criminal opinions of the Scottish Sheriff Courts from 1998 onwards. The information has been made available by the Scottish Courts. Cases can be browsed alphabetically by party name or chronologically by year or searched using BAILII's comprehensive search facility. The British and Irish Legal Information Institute (BAILII) is a collaborative service aiming to provide public access to primary legal materials for the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland.

England and Wales Court of Appeal (Civil Division) Decisions

A BAILII (British and Irish Legal Information Institute) database containing decisions of the Civil Division of the Court of Appeal of England and Wales. Most of the cases are from the 1990s onwards, but selected earlier decisions back to 1883 are also available. Cases are listed by party name and year, and there is a search facility. BAILII is a collaborative service providing free access to primary legal materials for the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland.

England and Wales High Court (Administrative Court) Decisions

A BAILII (British and Irish Legal Information Institute) database containing decisions of the Administrative Court of the Queen's Bench Division of the High Court of England and Wales (previously known as the Crown Office List). The database contains all decisions handed down from August 1999 onwards to date. Decision handed down from May 1996 to August 1999 have been provided by the official shorthandwriters WordWave International Ltd. Cases are listed alphabetically by party name and chronologically by year and can be searched by keyword.

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