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Land Registration Tribunal

This part of the GOV.uk website provides access to the Land Registration Tribunal, which is the Land Registration division of the Property Chamber (First-tier Tribunal). The Tribunal was set up in 2013 to deal with disputes concerning the Land Registry. The webpage has guidance on applying to the Tribunal, attending a hearing, links to relevant legislation and to the Decisions Database which holds all the decisions of the Land Registration Tribunal from 1 June 2015 onwards.

Malawi Legal Information Institute

The Malawi Legal Information Institute (MalawiLII) provides free online access to Malawian legal information. In particular MalawiLII offers full-text versions of legislation and judgments from the Malawi Supreme Court of Appeal, The High Court and the Industrial Relations Court. MalawiLII is a member of the Free Access to Law Movement (FALM), an international voluntary association of legal information institutes committed to providing free access to law.

Samoa Legal Information Institute

Website of the Samoa Legal Information Institute (SamLII), which was set up to provide free access to Samoan primary legal materials. Full-text judgments from the Supreme Court, Court of Appeal, High Court, Family Court and other courts are provided along with selected Samoan legislation and court rules. The site is administered by American Bar Association Rule of Law Initiative and supported by the Australasian Legal Information Institute (AustLII).

Liberia Legal Information Institute

The Liberia Legal Information Institute (LiberLII) provides free access to Liberian primary legal materials. The site was established in 2011 and is administered by the Louis Arthur Grimes School of Law in Monrovia with technical support provided from the Australasian Legal Information Institute (AustLII). Resources available on the site include: full text versions of the 1847 and 1984 constitutions; Supreme Court decisions back to 1861; the Liberian Code of Laws Revised and a selection of resources from the James A. A. Pierre Judicial Institute.

Zimbabwe Legal Information Institute

Website of the Zimbabwe Legal Information Institute (ZimLII), which provides free online access to a range of Zimbabwean legal materials. Included on the site are full-text judgments from the Constitutional Court, Supreme Court, Harare High Court, Bulawayo High Court and the Labour Court. The Laws Of Zimbabwe are also given along with electronic versions of the University Of Zimbabwe Student Law Review Journal and the Midlands State University Law Review Journal.

Free Law Project

The Free Law Project is a California based non-profit organisation providing free online access to primary legal materials. The Project is also involved with the development of technologies for legal research. Current work includes CourtListener (a searchable database of legal opinions from federal and state courts), RECAP (an extension for Firefox and Chrome to improve the use of PACER) and Juriscraper which gathers opinions from federal appeal courts, state supreme courts and oral arguments from all appellate federal courts that offer them.

Human rights awareness month case map

Online article and map of 50 landmark human rights cases compiled by John Louth, who is Editor-in-Chief of Academic Law Books, Journals, and Online at Oxford University Press. The map is made freely available on the OUP website. Each case has a brief description and a link to a related article or report on the case. The aim is to include cases showing the “variety of international, regional, and national mechanisms and fora for adjudicating human rights claims, and the range of rights that have been recognized.”

Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service

The Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service (MPTS) is the adjudication body responsible for making decisions on doctors’ fitness to practice in the UK. The MPTS was established in 2012 and is funded by but independent of the General Medical Council (GMC). The site has information for doctors and witnesses attending hearings. Full text decisions of the MPTS are provided along with guidance and relevant legislation.

Mercantile Court

Website of the Mercantile Courts which are regional courts of the Queen's Bench Division of the High Court dealing with commercial transactions and disputes. Mercantile Courts are located in a number of UK cities including London, Birmingham, Liverpool and Newcastle. The site provides a detailed Mercantile Court guide and contact details for mercantile judges and clerks.

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