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National Chamber of Legal Advisors

The National Chamber of Legal Advisors (Krajowa Rada Radców Prawnych) represents attorneys in Poland, oversees their training and education, and has responsibility for professional ethics and discipline. Its website has information about these activities, and also provides legal news. The Chamber provides legal opinions on Polish legislation through its Center for Research, Studies and Legislation: see 'Legislacia' on the website. Most of the site is in Polish only, but the International Affairs page is available in English.

Consiglio Superiore della Magistratura (CSM)

Website of the Consiglio Superiore della Magistratura (Superior Council of the Judiciary), a body established under the constitution to ensure the autonomy and independence of the Italian judiciary. The site has information on the composition of the CSM and the judicial councils along with an outline of the Italian judicial system. It provides relevant legislation, including the Constitution, as well as internal regulations and documentation from conferences and meetings.The site can be viewed in Italian only.

New Zealand Centre for Public Law

The New Zealand Centre for Public Law, Victoria University of Wellington, hosts conferences, seminars and other events to debate and influence public law issues. Its website provides information on its publications, projects and events. The Centre’s journal, the NZ Journal of Public and International Law, is published biannually and older issues can be freely accessed online. Working papers and occasional papers, based on public lectures given at the Centre, are accessible in PDF.

Costs Lawyer Standards Board

The Costs Lawyer Standards Board (CLSB) has been an approved regulator under the Legal Services Act 2007 since 31 October 2011. The website contains a register of costs lawyers authorised and regulated by the CLSB. It also makes available the Costs Lawyer Handbook, comprising of the Code of Conduct, Practising Rules, Disciplinary Rules and Procedures, CPD Rules, Training Rules and other regulatory information and guidance for costs lawyers. The website includes copies of the annual accounts of the CLSB, their business plan and board minutes.

CILEx Regulation

CILEx Regulation is the independent regulator of chartered legal executives, other members of the Chartered Institute of Legal Executives (CILEx) and non-members who have practice rights in the legal sector. The website has separate sections giving information for consumers and lawyers. It also contains information on practice rights. The website makes available the CILEx Code of Conduct and CILEx Regulation codes. In addition, there is a directory of disciplinary records containing details of all disciplinary decisions made against CILEx (or previous ILEx) members.

Professional Standards Authority

Website of the Professional Standards Authority, an independent body set up under the NHS Reform and Health Care Professions Act 2002 to improve the regulation and registration of people working in health and care and develop standards for regulators and accredited registers to meet. The site provides information and links to all the UK health regulators as well as accredited registers that register health and social care practitioners who are not regulated by law such as the Association of Child Psychotherapists or the British Acupuncture Council.

Oil & Gas Authority

The Oil and Gas Authority (OGA) regulates and promotes oil and gas production in the UK. The website sets out the regulatory framework, with links to key statutes such as the Petroleum Act 1998. The data section of the site has maps of licensable blocks in the UK's offshore territory. Also included is information on licence granting for oil searching. The News and Publications section includes consultation documents, reports, guidance, press releases and other material.

Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors

The Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) is a professional and regulatory body for property professionals. The Regulation section of the RICS website provides the Rules of Conduct, information about disciplinary proceedings, guidance for professionals and advice about making a complaint. The RICS 'Red Book', entitled Valuation - Professional Standards, is available in the Knowledge section of the site.

Takeover Panel

The Takeover Panel (or Panel on Takeovers and Mergers) regulates takeovers and mergers in the UK, the Channel Islands and Isle of Man. Its website includes information on the regulatory role of the Panel, the text of City Code on Takeovers and Mergers and related instruments, governing rules, practice statements, forms and checklists. It also has details of current and closed consultations.

International Compliance Association

The International Compliance Association (ICA) promotes regulatory and financial compliance and professional conduct in the financial sector around the world. Its website contains information on the roles of the ICA and qualifications approved by and run by it. It also gives basic information about financial crimes and unprofessional conduct within the financial sector. Articles by members of the ICA are available, as well as news items and the ICA code of conduct. There are links to national and international banks and banking regulation organisations worldwide.

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