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EU Bookshop

EU Bookshop is run by the Office for Official Publications of the European Union (also known as the Publications Office). It provides free access to the full text of all EU official publications issued since 1952. This includes all reports, documents and yearbooks from the key EU institutions and Agencies, covering all aspects of EU domestic and foreign policy, including issues relating to the EURO, EU accession and enlargement, legislation and political reports. Users can search or browse the website.

New Zealand Legal Information Institute

The New Zealand Legal Information Institute (NZLII) is a joint project of the University of Otago, the Victoria University of Wellington and the Australasian Legal Information Institute (AustLII). It provides free access to decisions of New Zealand courts and tribunals, starting at various dates in the 1990s and 2000s; New Zealand acts in force (all dates); selected articles from six legal journals, the New Zealand Treaty Series (1944 - ); and publications of the New Zealand Law Commission. The content can be browsed or searched.

Report of the Review of the Regulatory Framework for Legal Services in England and Wales

Final report of the Legal Services Review which was set up under Sir David Clementi to undertake a review of the regulation of legal services in England and Wales by the Secretary of State for Constitutional Affairs in July 2003. The final report was published in December 2004 and is linked to on the National Archives website. Key recommendations of the report include a new regulatory framework, a new complaints system and the establishment of alternative business structures designed to eliminate restrictive practices within the legal profession.

Port of London Authority: regulations and guidance

The Port of London Authority (PLA) is a public trust whose purpose is to 'administer, preserve and improve the Port of London'. This section of the PLA website has a collection of legal and regulatory documents including byelaws, directions, codes of practice governing navigation within the Port of London along with details of the National Boatmasters Licence. Byelaws are also amended and deal with issues such as boat registration, watermen and lightermen and vessels carrying dangerous substances in bulk within the PLA's jurisdiction.

Ogden Tables

The Actuarial Tables for Use in Personal Injury and Fatal Accident Cases, known as the 'Ogden Tables', prepared and provided on the UK Government website by the Government Actuary's Department. The Tables are used to calculate compensation in personal injury and fatal accident cases. The currrent edition and all previous editions are available. The tables are accompanied by explanatory notes and the actuarial formulae used.

Constitution of the Republic of the Philippines

This site contains a number of different Constitutions of the Republic of the Philippines, including those dating from 1899, 1935, 1973 and 1987 (the current Constitution). The Constitution sets out the national territory of the Republic and the roles and powers of its branches of executive, legislative and judicial government. It also includes a bill of rights, detailing the individual rights of the citizen. The information is provided by Chanrobles Lawnet.

Shipman Inquiry

The Shipman Inquiry was an independent public inquiry that began work in February 2001 under the chairmanship of Dame Janet Smith DBE. The Inquiry looked into the deaths of former patients of Harold Shipman and examined the systems and procedures in place. The website provides background information and documentation from the case, as well as details of the Inquiry team, ministerial statements and terms of reference. The site has transcripts of procedural meetings, witness statements, all the Inquiry reports and other documents.

Swedish Ministry of Justice

Official website of the Swedish Ministry of Justice, the government department responsible for legislation concerning the constitution, general administrative law, civil law, procedural law, criminal law, migration and asylum policy. The site has profiles of ministers, news items and publications on the Swedish judicial system.

Iris Oifigiúil

The Iris Oifigiúil is the official Irish State gazette, published twice a week by the Stationery Office in Dublin. It announces public appointments in Ireland, ministerial proclamations, news and details of new Statutory Instruments and details of appointment of receivers to companies. The full text is available from January 2002 onwards, in PDF format. A search screen allows searching by keyword with options to refine by date and section of the Gazette.

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