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Expert Witness Institute

The Expert Witness Institute (EWI) was set up in 1996 to support expert witnesses. Its website gives organisational information about the EWI, the work of its committees and a diary of events, courses and seminars. The site also includes EWI newsletters and position papers, professional guidance for members, news items and a page of links. Parts of the site are only available to members.

Williams Powell

Willams Powell is a London-based firm of patent and trade mark attorneys. Their website gives a brief introduction to and definitions of patents, trade marks, design and copyright. General guidance is provided on filing a patent, writing a patent specification, patent searching and the likely costs involved. There is also advice on choosing and registering trade marks. Advice for overseas patent and trade mark attorneys is given on the site and brief guidance for people wishing to register patents or trade marks abroad.

College of Mediators

The College of Mediators, formerly the UK College of Family Mediators, is an independent regulatory body. Its website provides information about mediation and has a searchable directory of mediators. It provides membership information and a list of accredited training providers in the field of mediation. Policy documents and guidelines are also available.

Bona Vacantia

Official website describing the role and work of the Bona Vacantia Division in the UK's Government Legal Department. 'Bona Vacantia' ('vacant goods') refers to property that passes to the Crown because it has no owner. The site gives information about the Division's Companies Group and Estates Group. The Companies Group handles property relating to dissolved and insolvent businesses. The Estates Group deals with the estates of persons who die intestate or without known kin. A collection of Guideline documents are available.

United Kingdom Legislation

Free database of UK statutes (acts of Parliament) from 1215 to the present, provided by the British and Irish Legal Information Institute (BAILII). Most acts are provided in their original form, without amendments, but others include some amendments. There are links to Legislation.gov.uk (formerly known as the Statute Law Database) for up-to-date versions. The contents can be browsed by title or year, and there is a search facility. BAILII is a collaborative service providing free access to primary legal material for the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland.

Legal IT Insider

Global news site covering legal technology, edited by former British solicitor Caroline Hill. Reports news on all aspects of legal tech, including AI, data analytics, case and matter management, business development, documents and contracts, practice management and IT security. Other features on the site include webinars, profiles of new start-ups, the Orange Rag newsletter and Top 200 lists for the UK and US, showing which law firms are using what technology.

Legal Services Research Centre

Archived website of the Legal Services Research Centre, which carried out research on the subject of legal aid from 1996 to 2013, when it closed. The Centre was the research division of the UK's Legal Services Commission. The website provides information about the Centre's projects concerning administration of justice issues, along with details of the annual conference and useful links.
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