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Court Funds Office

Court Funds Office (CFO) page of the UK government website, with contact information and brief guidance about making a complaint. The CFO is responsible for money being paid into and out of the courts, money belonging to people who lack the capacity to make decisions themselves and children who have been awarded damages through civil proceedings. It also provides a banking and investment service for courts in England and Wales.

Jamaican Bar Association

The Jamaican Bar Association (JBA) is a voluntary body representing Jamaican attorneys-at-law. Its website includes information about the JBA and its sub-committees, news and events information. The Resources section provides seminar papers, practice directions, newsletters and other material.

Centre for Intellectual Property and Information Law

Website of the Centre for Intellectual Property and Information Law (CIPIL) at the University of Cambridge. Established in 2004, the centre carries out research into all aspects of intellectual property and information law, as well as holding conferences and seminars. The site gives information on research being carried out at the Centre and details of publications by its members. There are details of intellectual property related events and policy documents are provided.

Sugar Law Center for Economic and Social Justice

The Sugar Law Center is a non-profit organisation based in Michigan in the US, providing community legal support and advocacy, with a particular focus on low-income and displaced workers. Its website has details of its aims and projects. It also provides information about workers' rights and has a page devoted to guidance and advice regarding the Michigan Unemployment Insurance System.

Legal research in Germany between print and electronic media: an overview

This is an overview of printed and online sources for German legal research, part of the series of Globalex guides to information sources for legal research. The original Germany guide was written by Rita Exter and Martina Kammer (Linklaters Law firm, Düsseldorf) in 2008. It has been updated in 2022 by Dr Sebastian Omlor, (Professor of Law and Director of the Institute of Comparative Law at the University of Marburg School of Law, Germany).

Law and legal research in Lesotho

Guide to the law and legal materials of Lesotho by Angelo Dube, head of the Centre for Human Rights and Development and member of the boards of trustees of the Centre for Minority Rights and Development (Cemiride) Zimbabwe and the Centre on Human Rights and Development in Swaziland. Last updated in 2019 by Itumeleng Shale, the guide is available on New York University's Globalex website.

Diversity and Fairness in the Jury System

Report on Diversity and Fairness in the Jury System written by Cheryl Thomas with Nigel Balmer and published by the Research Unit of the UK Ministry of Justice in June 2007. The report presents findings from the Jury Diversity Project looking at under representation of ethnic minorities on juries and the effect of ethnicity on jury decision making. There are chapters in the report dealing with the following issues: juror summoning; jurors who serve and do not serve; jurors at court and jury decision making.

Center for Jury Studies

The Center for Jury Studies is a research organisation and project funded by the National Center for State Courts in the United States. The Center provides technical assistance to state and local courts on jury system management. Examples of this work can be downloaded from the site. Topics covered include representation of ethnic minorities on juries, juror stress, hung juries and the impact of Employer Tax on increasing the size of the juror pool.

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