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The non-lawyer’s guide to legal terms
Glossary explaining basic legal terminology. Covers general terms relating to litigation and terms relating to family proceedings. The glossary is provided Pinnington Law, a Manchester-based solicitors’ firm.
Ukrainian Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Website of the Ukrainian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCI) an independent, non-profit organisation incorporating Ukrainian entrepreneurs and businesses. The site provides information on the role of the Ukrainian CCI and the services it offers its members the main objective being the creation of favourable conditions for entrepreneurial activity.
Ukrainian Law Firms
Online version of the publication Ukrainian Law Firms: A Handbook for Foreign Clients. The website provides information about Ukrainian law and lawyers. There is an overview of the law in a range of practice areas including banking, commercial, criminal, family, human right, property and tax law. Profiles of leading law firms and practitioners in Ukraine are also available. Earlier versions of the Handbook can be viewed back to 2009.
British-Ukrainian Law Association
Webpages of the British-Ukrainian Law Association (BULA), which aims to foster professional relationships between lawyers in the United Kingdom and Ukraine and assist with the development of the legal profession in Ukraine through training, placements and exchange programmes. The site provides membership information and details of events.
Brexit Essentials: Navigating Unchartered Seas: A Practical Guide for Businesses
Online guide to the implications of the vote by Britain to leave the European Union. The briefing has been written by staff at law firm Slaughter and May and is aimed at their business clients. The guide looks at risk assessment and monitoring covering issues such as investment, cash flow, regulatory obligations and contracts. The guide also looks at the impact of Brexit across a number of practice areas including dispute resolution, tax, pensions, intellectual property, environment and data protection.
Romanian Chamber of Deputies
Website of the Chamber of Deputies of Romania (Camera Deputa ilor) which is the lower house of the Romanian parliament. There is an introduction to how the Chamber of Deputies works with information on the role of the various committees and groups, the Speaker and members and other parliamentary activities. There is a full text copy of the Romanian Constitution. These parts of the site can be viewed in Romanian, English and French. Other sections of the site including parliamentary debates, bill tracking and links to legislation can be viewed in Romanian only.
International Commercial Arbitration Court at the Ukrainian Chamber of Commerce and Industry
The Ukrainian International Commercial Arbitration Court (ICAC) is an independent arbitration body dealing with disputes arising in the field of international trade. The site provides the rules and statutes governing the ICAC and full text versions of international treaties- the Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards and the European Convention on International Commercial Arbitration. There are Ukrainian laws relating to international commercial arbitration some of which can be viewed in English.
Current Constitutional Developments in Latin America
Online article looking at constitutional law developments in Latin America written by Dante Figueroa who is a Senior Legal Information Analyst at the Law Library of Congress and an Adjunct Professor at the Georgetown University Law Center and Jonathan Arendtwho is a Senior Associate at Albagli Zaliasnik Law Firm. The guide was published in 2016 (and updated in 2021) on the Globalex Website and made freely available by the Hauser Global Law School Program at the New York University School of Law.
Brexit legal resources
A selection of online guides looking at the impact of the brexit vote on different areas of law in the UK. The guides have been written by lawyers at international law firm Eversheds and made freely available on the Eversheds website. Areas of law covered on the site include automotive, banking and finance, contracts, environmental, privacy, procurement, shipping, tax and trade law. Other briefings and articles on brexit and other legal topics can be accessed from this page.