Online version of the long-established weekly journal of legal news and comment for solicitors of England and Wales. Includes to legal news, opinion, information and job vacancies. A searchable archive contains issues from 1986 onwards. A link to the website of the publisher, the Law Society of England and Wales, is also available.
Website for Law Practice magazine, published by the American Bar Association Law Practice Management section. The magazine publishes themed issues where lawyers discuss how technology is changing their practices. Regular features include: product watch, technology update, calendar of events and resource reviews. The site offers the current issue in full-text HTML format with an archive of past issues from April 1994 onwards featuring abstracts and selected full text.
The Globelaw website provides resources concerning international environmental law and transnational litigation. It is run by the international and environmental law practitioner Duncan Currie and features papers, articles and presentations by him, together with a few cases and links to treaties and other materials on the web. The site includes introductions to subjects including oceans, climate, biodiversity and biosafety and nuclear power.
The London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA) is one of the longest-established international institutions for the resolution of commercial disputes. Its website describes its history, structure and work. The LCIA Rules are available in English, Arabic, French, Chinese, Spanish, German, Portuguese, Italian and Russian. Model arbitration, alternative dispute resolution and mediation clauses for contracts are also provided (in English only), together with the LCIA Mediation Procedure. Information about symposia and conferences, news, contacts and FAQs are also offered by the site.
Section of the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) website covering the criminal justice system in England and Wales. Intended for the general public, the pages describe the stages of a criminal case from the reporting of a crime to the court verdict, explain how the CPS decides whether or not to prosecute, and give an overview of other official bodies and organisations working in the field of criminal justice.
Internet site dedicated to UK employment law materials and matters, developed by DiscLaw Publishing Ltd and designed for employers, employees, lawyers and other professionals. The site is divided into a professional area with chargeable password access providing indexed and annotated copies of relevant legislation, forms and commentary by employment law experts and a free area with extracts from and index to the full service. The free section also features a service for locating UK solicitors with employment law expertise.
Website of the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID), which was established in 1966 under the Convention on the Settlement of Investment Disputes between States and Nationals of Other States. The site describes the history, mission and work of the organisation. It makes available the text of the Convention and a list of signatures and ratifications, as well as ICSID rules, regulations and model clauses. There is a database of pending and concluded cases as well as a database of basic information about bilateral investment treaties.
Official website of the Scottish Parliament, covering its history, procedures, news, publications, MSPs (Members of the Scottish Parliament) and parliamentary business. Current and previous bills are available, together with the Official Report (the record of what was said in Parliament and in public committee sessions), committee reports, parliamentary questions and other information.
This website provides an access point to information relating to all civil and criminal courts within Scotland, including the Court of Session, the High Court of Justiciary, the Sheriff Courts and a number of other courts, commissions and tribunals as well as the District courts. There is information about the different courts including location details, contact numbers, details of judges and recent judgments. Links are given to the various tribunal websites.
The International Association of Law Libraries (IALL) is a worldwide organisation of librarians, libraries and other persons and institutions concerned with the acquisition and use of legal information emanating from sources other than their own jurisdictions. The IALL's basic purpose is to facilitate the work of librarians who handle foreign and international legal resources.
