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Louisiana State Bar Association

Website of the Louisiana State Bar Association (LSBA) whose role is to assist with regulation of the legal profession and to provide services to its members including Continuing Legal Education. The site has information about the LSBA including contact details for the officers and Board of Governors and details of sections and committees. There are links to Louisiana legal resources such as courts, government and law and information on lawyer discipline and Rules of Professional Conduct. The Louisiana Bar Journal is available to search or browse back to 2005.

Protecting Pregnant Workers and New Mothers

A Health & Safety Executive (HSE) Web portal which draws together information, legislation and forms covering the health and safety of new and expectant mothers at work. The site provides guidance to legislation including the Management of Health and Safety Regulations 1999, Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992, Employment Rights Act 1996 as amended by the Employment Relations Act 1999 and the Sex Discrimination Act 1975. There is a selection of full-text leaflets and guidance made available in PDF format aimed at working mothers, employers and health professionals.

Control of Substances Hazardous to Health - COSHH

A Health & Safety Executive (HSE) web portal which draws together information, regulations and forms relating to the Control of Substances Hazardous to Health - COSHH. The site has a selection of leaflets in PDF covering chemicals, foundaries, metals, risk assessment, COSHH regulations and the COSHH Essentials publications series. There is information taken from EH40/2005 which contains the list of workplace exposure limits for use with the Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 2002 (as amended).

About Cookies

About Cookies is a free website, produced by international law firm Pinsent Masons, which provides information on the law relating to cookies (small text files that websites can place on an internet user's hard drive). Practical guidance on controlling and deleting cookies is given on the site with instructions relating to the most popular browsers. There is also guidance to the law on cookies with links to the full text of relevant legislation and a selection of FAQs which include information on the history and purpose of cookies.

Maryland State Bar Association

Website of the Maryland State Bar Association (MSBA) a non-profit organisation whose membership is drawn from attorneys and judges from the state of Maryland in the United States. The website has information about the MSBA including contact details for directors and officers and information about the work of the MSBA committees and sections and the Maryland Bar Foundation.

Kansas Bar Association

Website of the Kansas Bar Association a voluntary organisation representing legal professionals practising in Kansas. The site has information about the KBA including contact details for the Board of Governors. There are links to Kansas legal resources and the District Court Rules. Information aimed at members includes details of the Continuing Legal Education programme, careers information and indexes and issues of the Journal of the Kansas Bar Association.

Iowa State Bar Association

Website of the Iowa State Bar Association (ISBA) a professional organisation representing Iowa attorneys. The site provides information about the ISBA including contact details for staff and governors and information on the various sections and committees. There is a directory of members which can be searched by city or name and links to Iowa legal resources including courts, laws, opinions and law schools. For members there is information on Continuing Legal Education, careers, publications (including the in-house Iowa Lawyer) and a link to the Iowa legislative timetable.

Egale Canada

Egale is a civil rights group which is campaigning for equal rights for gay, lesbians and homosexuals in Canada. Key topics of concern include same-sex marriage rights and employment equality. The website includes details of the aims of the organisation and its current campaigns. It also offers news stories relating to Canadian legal developments, significant court cases and rulings. Information is offered in English or French.

Idaho State Bar

The Idaho State Bar (ISB) is responsible for licensing all attorneys practising law in Idaho, for regulating the legal profession and for promoting a high standard of professional conduct. The site has information about the work of the ISB (including sections, committees and Continuing Legal Education) along with resources aimed at attorneys and the public. For attorneys there is membership information, the Idaho Code, rules and a selection of Idaho State Bar forms made available in PDF format.

District of Columbia Bar

Website of the District of Columbia Bar which was established in 1972. The Bar provides services to its members and the public and has a role in upholding the integrity of the legal profession. The site provides information about the work of the Bar including details about sections, committees, Continuing Legal Education, the Lawyer Practice Assistance Program and the pro bono scheme. There are copies of annual reports, ethics opinions and summaries of disciplinary cases available back to 1979 which can be searched by name or date.

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