The Data Protection Register is available on the Information Commissioner’s website. The register contains the name and address of organisations that process personal information along with a general description of the kind of processing they do. The register is searchable by organisation name, registration number, address or postcode.
This part of the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Justice website deals with data protection in the European Union. There is a guide to download outlining EU citizens’ rights regarding data protection and information relating to Directive 95/46/EC (the data protection Directive). The site also has EU legislation and case law, links to national legislation and to data protection regulatory bodies in EU and EFTA member states.
This part of the Council of Europe (CoE) website provides background and history on the Convention for the Protection of Individuals with regard to Automatic Processing of Personal Data. There is a compilation of CoE texts relating to data protection, details of national laws and links to recent judgements of the European Court of Human Rights.
The Investment Treaty Arbitration website is aimed at legal practitioners, academics, government officials, researchers and anyone interested in international investment law. The resource is compiled by Andrew Newcombe who is Associate Professor, Faculty of Law at the University of Victoria in Canada. Details of investment treaty awards back to 1996 can be searched or browsed by date, claimant or respondent state. There are links to investment treaties and other investment instruments. Links to resources providing details of other investment awards and cases are also given.
Website of the independent Inspectorate for the Crown Prosecution Service (HMCPSI) whose purpose “is to enhance the quality of justice through independent inspection and assessment of prosecution services”. The site provides access to full text copies of inspections and other publications such as area reports, annual reports and policy documents.
The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) is the part of the criminal justice system which investigates serious fraud in the business and financial sector in the United Kingdom. Its website provides information on the purpose and structure of the organisation and sections of the site deal with fraud, bribery and corruption, victims and witnesses. There are recent press releases, its operational handbook and annual reports from 1996 onwards. The latter contain details of cases prosecuted and frauds under investigation.
This website provides full text access to the 1999 report of the Inquiry into Crown Prosecution Service Decision-Making in Relation to Deaths in Custody and Related Matters chaired by Gerald Butler QC. There are chapters dealing with the specific cases of Richard Joseph O’Brien, Oluwashijibomi Lapite and Derek John Treadaway and other death in custody cases.
Full-text report of the inquiry into the police investigation of the murder of the black teenager Stephen Lawrence which was published as Cm 4262-1 in February 1999. Volume one examines the racially motivated murder of Stephen Lawrence in 1993, analyses the police handling of the case including the initial gathering of evidence at the scene, surveillance of suspects and the failure to prosecute the prime suspects. Recommendations for the reform of the Metropolitan Police service and UK police forces as a whole are made in the report.
The website of barristers’ chambers Thirty Nine Essex Street provides access to information on Planning, Environment & Property from 2014 onwards. The website provides access to newsletters, research papers and information on some cases.
Website of the Association of Costs Lawyers (ACL), the organisation representing and regulating costs lawyers in the UK. Resources on the site include a list of members and the rules relating to costs lawyers. Parts of the site are restricted to members.
