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Council of Europe European Commission for the Efficiency of Justice (CEPEJ)

The European Commission for the Efficiency of Justice (CEPEJ) is the body established by the Council of Europe to improve the quality and efficiency of European judicial systems and strengthen court users’ confidence in them. The CEPEJ develops tools to support member states in their reform of court organisations and implement European justice standards. The site gives information on the work of the CEPEJ including the CEPEJ-STAT database which has comparison data for the judicial systems of the Council of Europe's member states.

Scottish Tribunals

This site provides information on the system of tribunals in Scotland as set out in the Tribunals (Scotland) Act 2014. It covers the First-tier Tribunal for Scotland, the Upper Tribunal for Scotland and other Scottish tribunals. Decisions, procedural information, news and other material are available for each tribunal.

Scotland’s Supreme Courts

This website is part of the Scottish Courts and Tribunals site and provides information on Scotland’s two supreme courts - the High Court of Justiciary (Scotland’s supreme criminal court) and the Court of Session (Scotland’s supreme civil court). There is background information on the structure of the courts, along with details of judges, rules and practice directions, and daily court lists. There is also information on the different departments within the courts, including the Petition Department, Keeper’s Office and Justiciary Office.

Scottish Sentencing Council

Official website of the Scottish Sentencing Council, an independent advisory body which prepares sentencing guidelines for the courts in Scotland. Information given on the site includes guidance on sentencing in Scotland and definitions of different types of sentence, such as admonition and community payback orders. The Council also conducts and publishes research on sentencing, which is available on the site along with other publications - sentencing guidelines, annual reports, communications, consultations and teaching resources.

Transparency Project

The aim of the Transparency Project is to improve public understanding of the family justice system in England and Wales. Its website provides a range of guidance notes that explain issues relating to family law and the family courts. Topics covered include common law marriage, remote court hearings and the use of experts in family court cases. There is a blog with updates on cases in the family courts. Information is also provided for journalists and bloggers, including a guide to the rules on reporting family court proceedings.

Circuit Commercial Court

Official website of the Circuit Commercial Court (formerly known as the Mercantile Court) which is a specialist court forming part of the Business and Property Court of the High Court of Justice. The Court handles commercial and business disputes covering issues such as sale of goods, restraint of trade, banking and financial services and disputes over contracts and business documents. Forms, guidance and the daily cause lists are provided on the site along with details of district courts in Birmingham, Leeds, Manchester, Bristol, Cardiff and Mold.

Foolkit: the free legal toolkit

Foolkit is a free guide to Australian legal resources compiled by Australian lawyer Andrew Rogers and aimed at practitioners and the public. For lawyers the site has sections providing links to key resources for each Australian state including legislation, court rules and cause lists, management resources and resources arranged by legal topic eg. family, business, criminal and employment law. Pages aimed at the public provide information on issues such as finding a lawyer, accessing legal aid and a guide to the legal system.

Supreme Court of Finland

The website of the Supreme Court of Finland provides cases, including a small collection of case summaries in English, procedural guidance, annual reports, statistics and other information. The site is mainly in Finnish or Swedish, but also offers content in Sami, English, French, Russian, German and Estonian.

Scottish Courts and Tribunals: Judgments

This page of the Scottish Courts and Tribunals website provides access to judgements of the Scottish courts. The fifty most recent judgements from the following courts can be browsed in full: High Court, Court of Session, Fatal Accident Inquiries, Sheriff Court, Sheriff Appeal Courts (Criminal and Civil) and the Scotland Personal Injury Court. Judgements can also be searched by keyword or using an advanced search option.

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