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Johore Bar Committee

Official website of the Johore Bar Committee, a body representing legal practitioners in the Malaysian state of Johor. The site includes details of the members of the Committee, Secretariat (including contact details) and Sub-Committees, news and events, a history of the Johore Bar, an overview of Malaysian legal and judicial services, contact details for courts, legal offices, judicial officers and government departments, Malaysia-wide legal directories and a Public Awareness section giving details of the law in areas such as divorce and making a will.

Asociacion de Abogados de Buenos Aires

The Asociacion de Abogados de Buenos Aires represents the legal profession of Buenos Aires and is one of the most important professional legal Associations in South America. Its role focuses on the administration of justice, the enforcement of different areas of law and the training of its members. It is supported by many different committees which represent a wide range of subject areas. There is a programme of courses and professional activities for members. Its website includes a library of documents relating to the work of the association, in Spanish only.

QC Appointments

Website provided by the Queen’s Counsel Selection Panel’s Secretariat. Has information for applicants for the award of Queen’s Counsel (QC). Also includes press releases, and a statistical breakdown of recent applications by gender, ethnicity, area of law and other criteria.

Journal Online

Website of the Journal of the Law Society of Scotland, providing current articles and an archive of past issues going back to January 1999. The site also includes a blog, a discussion form and information about events.

Law Society of Zimbabwe

The Law Society of Zimbabwe was formed in 1981 to replace the previous Bar Association. Sections of the site cover its aims and objectives which include representation of all sectors of the profession, promotion of the further study of law and professional training and the defence of human rights. A Council of Legal Education exists to promote training and further information is provided.

Family Law Bar Association

The Family Law Bar Assocation (FLBA) is a specialist group for barristers. The Resources section of its website includes the Assocation’s responses to government consultations, judgments, news items and FLBA reports. Some other areas of the site are restricted to members of the Association.

Jurist: World Law

The World Law page of the Jurist website offers a set of guides to the legal systems of the world. Each country’s guide covers the Constitution, government and legislation, courts and judgments, human rights, the legal profession and law schools. Links to key websites for each country are also provided. Jurist is a legal education website provided by the University of Pittsburgh School of Law.

Law Society of Jersey

The Law Society of Jersey is the governing body for both solicitors and advocates in Jersey. Its website includes a description of the Jersey legal system entitled “The role of the Jersey courts and legal profession”. It also has a guide to making wills in Jersey, the text of the Society’s Code of Conduct, relevant legislation and directories of members.

Bar & Bench

Bar & Bench is a freely available online journal aimed at the legal profession working in India. The journal has news of legal developments in India and around the world along with feature articles, commentary, interviews and profiles of Indian law firms. The ‘Deal street’ section reports on the latest mergers, acquisitions and deals taking place in Indian law firms. Journal content can also be viewed by specific interest such as academic, corporate council, law firms, non profit and legal outsourcing. The archive is available back to 2009.

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