Weblaw is the website of the IT and E-commerce Law Group of London based commercial law firm, Sprecher Grier Halberstam LLP. The website has details of the range of services offered by the firm and partner profiles. The company's news and press releases are included, and there is a selection of freely available in-house articles covering IT, Internet and e-commerce issues. The website is available in English, French, German and Italian.
Website of international law firm, Pinsent Masons. The site provides information regarding the firm's practice areas which include energy and utilities, financial services and insurance, government, infrastructure and construction services, manufacturing and engineering, real estate, services and technology. Within each area there are in-house news and bulletins made freely available on the site in PDF format. The site gives staff profiles and details of events and training courses offered by the firm.
Website of Adjudication.co.uk a company with a panel of experienced adjudicators providing adjudication services and information. Adjudication is a way of settling disputes in the construction and telecommunications industries. The website gives profiles of the committee and panel members of the company and explains the process of adjudication providing a glossary of terms, checklists and a database of decided cases. The case summaries are arranged alphabetically and by date with a link to the full-text of the judgment.
Website of the Animal Legal and Historical Web Center which is a project based at the Michigan State University - Detroit College of Law. The site provides free access to primary legal materials and guides to the law. US laws and cases are arranged by state or subject. Subjects covered include animal rights, dog fighting and exotic pets. There is also information on the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES). The emphasis of the site is on U.S law but it includes legal materials from other countries such as the United Kingdom, Brazil, Malawi, Poland and Taiwan.
Website of the Selden Society, a London-based organisation concerned with the history of English law. The Society draws its membership from lawyers, legal historians and national and university libraries based in English-speaking countries. The website provides information about the history of the Society, and about its publications (including lectures and pamphlets).
Website of the Solicitors' Association of Higher Court Advocates (SAHCA), which was formed in 1994 to advance the cause of solicitor advocates practising in the higher courts. The website has information about the aims of SAHCA, profiles and contact details for key officers and a members' directory. Details of seminars and conferences, PDF versions of agendas and minutes of committee meetings and full-text copies of the association's quarterly newsletter, Solicitor Advocate are also available on the site.
Eversheds Sutherland is a law firm with offices in the UK, continental Europe and Asia. The website gives profiles of the areas of work the company covers including aerospace, central government, food, education, energy, financial institutions, healthcare, industrial engineering, local government, retail and transport. Each department includes contacts and services with some areas having a journal or briefing with relevant in-house articles, newsletters and bulletins.
Website of the Joint Money Laundering Steering Group (JMLSG), which is hosted by the British Bankers' Association. Membership of the JMLSG is drawn from associations working within the financial services industry and its stated aim is to "promulgate good practice in countering money laundering and to give practical assistance in interpreting the UK Money Laundering Regulations". The organisation produces guidance notes to help the financial sector interpret money laundering legislation and regulations.
The Directory of Expert Witnesses is an annual publication published jointly by the Law Society of Scotland and W.Green. The directory contains details of expert witnesses based in Scotland or experts based elsewhere in the United Kingdom who cover Scotland. The directory can be freely searched online by name or keyword. There is also a more detailed 'structured search' option which allows you to specify an area of expertise which can be refined to a more specific subject area and then narrowed further by experience, occupation and location.
MootingNet is an online guide to mooting aimed at law students. It is hosted by Firstlight, a specialist internet information company. The website provides background information on mooting, speech writing, court etiquette, delivering a speech and responding to questions. There is a list of contacts for Mooting Officers at UK universities, organisers of mooting competitions around the country and previous competition winners.
