The report of the Kerr/Haslam Inquiry, which was concerned with how NHS services in Yorkshire dealt with concerns raised about two consultant psychiatrists, Dr William Kerr and Mr Michael Haslam, who were involved in the sexual abuse of psychiatric patients. The Inquiry’s report was published in July 2005 and is available here on the Gov.UK website, the website for the UK government.
The FFLM is a UK charity set up to develop and maintain the highest possible standards of competence and professional integrity in forensic and legal medicine. The FFLM covers professionals working in three related disciplines: forensic medical practitioners (forensic physicians, forensic pathologists, sexual assault examiners, and child physical and sexual assault examiners, forensic nurses and paramedics); medico-legal advisers; and medically qualified coroners. The website provides free access to some of the FFLM publications as well as providing information on news and events.
Collection of legal aid materials for solicitors, provided by the Law Society of England and Wales. Consists of Law Society guidance, practice notes, policy documents and press releases.
Open-access e-journal produced by the University of Westminster covering entertainment, media, licensing and sports law. The Journal is available from volume 1, 2002, onwards.
Information about alcohol licensing, provided by the Home Office on the UK government website. Explains the licensing regime and how to apply for a licence; provides links to forms, notices, guidance and other information. Also covers the hearings held when doubts have been raised about the grant of a particular licence.
The Danish Patent and Trademark Office (DKPTO) is the official representative of Denmark acting on behalf of the Danish Government regarding all aspects of IP legislation and policy. The DKPTO's Policy and Legal Affairs Department is responsible for developing Denmark's IP legislation and policy in relation to patents, utility models, trademarks and designs. Thus the site provides links to treaties, EU Council regulations and agreements and other materials concerning patents, utility models, trade marks and designs.
The website of Pakistani law firm Jamil and Jamil provides a large collection of Pakistani legislation (under ‘Publications’). Acts, ordinances and some rules and regulations are available; they are arranged by subject under about thirty different headings, including Companies, Commercial, Intellectual Property, Family, Property, Labour and Tort.
Pakistan’s Federal Shariat Court was established in 1980. Its website provides a database of judgments from about 2004 onwards; there is also a page devoted to leading cases, including full-text judgments, brief details of criminal cases from 1980 onwards and summaries of shariat petitions from 1980 onwards. The site gives an overview of the Court’s jurisdiction and lists the judges. It also provides cause lists, court rules, annual reports, statistics, four digitised books and a few articles. The site is almost wholly in English, but the articles are only in Arabic.
Islamabad High Court was established in 2010, covering the Islamabad Capital Territory, Pakistan. Its website provides selected judgments, cause lists and rules. Information about the Court’s history and profiles of the judges are also given along with a comprehensive list of links to Pakistan legal resources.
High Court for the province of Peshawar, Pakistan. Its website provides judgments from about 2010 onwards, together with cause lists, information about the Court’s history and lists of judges. There is also a directory of the Peshawar district courts and a list of special courts.
