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Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy

The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (DBEIS) is a UK government department formed in 2016 by a merger of the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills with the Department for Energy and Climate Change. The DBEIS is the government department responsible for business, industry, science, innovation, energy and climate change. Its webiste provides press releases, policy papers, statements, statistics and other information on these subjects.

Company Law Club

Company Law Club is a website providing company law information and offering company law services. Run by Company Law Solutions Ltd., the site includes introductory information about company law, links to legislation, newsletters and other material. Its Company Law Library covers topics such as shares, trademarks, company formation, legislation and the role of directors. Links to other resources concerned with company law are available, both for UK and overseas. Forms concerned with company law can be displayed (PDF) and these originate in Companies House.

Practical Law

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.

The Lawyer.com

Online version of The Lawyer magazine, which is produced by business publishing company Centaur Holdings. The site is aimed at the legal profession and includes legal news, feature articles, analysis and business information. Content can be browsed by region and practice area and there are headings for in-house and public service, practice management, law firms and the Bar, jobs and education and training. A number of special supplements and details of awards and events are also provided. A searchable archive extending back to 1994 is also available

Shareholder Rights

The Shareholder Rights website is made freely available online by Brabners Chaffe Street a firm of solicitors based in the North West of England. The site contains guidance relating to the legal position of shareholders in a Private Limited Company and includes information about the structure of a company and the role of directors, company secretaries and shareholders. Advice is also given on shareholder disputes, how to value shareholdings and how to sell shares in a Private Limited Company.

Law Donut

The Law Donut web resource provides practical legal information aimed at small businesses. Information on the site is arranged by topic including finding, buying and selling a business, insolvency, trading law, remuneration and pensions, intellectual property and premises. Each section gives an overview to the law in that area along with practical advice and guidance. There is a more detailed section on employment law for small businesses covering issues such as health and safety, discipline and grievance, recruiting and managing staff and employment contracts.

Info- Prod Research: Qatar law

Guide to Qatar produced by Info-Prod Research, an organisation providing information on Middle East countries  for the business sector. Provides background information on the legal system in Qatar, focusing on areas of law relevant to business. Also gives background information on the judiciary and court system, company law, currency and banking, intellectual property, taxation and foreign investment laws.

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