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England and Wales Court of Appeal (Civil Division) Decisions

A BAILII (British and Irish Legal Information Institute) database containing decisions of the Civil Division of the Court of Appeal of England and Wales. The database contains all decisions as provided by the official shorthandwriters WordWave International Ltd for the years 1996 - August 1999 and then all significant handed down decisions to date. Selected earlier decisions back to 1883 are also available. Cases are listed alphabetically by party name and chronologically by year. The system features a sophisticated search facility and Recent Cases listing.

England and Wales High Court (Administrative Court) Decisions

A BAILII (British and Irish Legal Information Institute) database containing decisions of the Administrative Court of the Queen's Bench Division of the High Court of England and Wales (previously known as the Crown Office List). The database contains all decisions handed down from August 1999 onwards to date. Decision handed down from May 1996 to August 1999 have been provided by the official shorthandwriters WordWave International Ltd. Cases are listed alphabetically by party name and chronologically by year and can be searched by keyword.

United States Law Week

Online version of US Law Week, the weekly digest providing headnoted summaries of State and Federal court decisions and agency rulings that set precedent, involve controversial issues, or present new perspectives on established legal principles in the United States. The online service is based on a fee-paying subscription. Registration for a free trial subscription and access to a sample issue are provided by the publisher, Bureau of National Affairs, Inc. In particular Law Week includes the full-text (with headnotes) of all U.S.

Courts Service Ireland

Official website of the Irish Courts Service, providing judgments of the Supreme Court (from 2001), the High Court and the Court of Criminal Appeal (2004 onwards) in a searchable or browseable database. Background information on the history and work of the courts is available, together with court rules, forms, practice directions, news items and a diary of current and future cases. Information pamphlets and statistics are also provided and there is a glossary of legal terms.

British and Irish Legal Information Institute

The British and Irish Legal Information Institute (BAILII) provides free access to legislation, cases, law reform reports and other legal materials from the United Kingdom, Jersey, Ireland, the European Court of Human Rights, the European Court of Justice and the EU's General Court. The cases are from the higher courts and tribunals; most date from the last two decades or so, but BAILII also provides a collection called Leading Case Law by Subject, and many of these cases are much older. Materials may be browsed by jurisdiction, title and year.

Philippine Supreme Court Decisions Online

This website presents selected Philippines Supreme Court decisions, in full-text HTML format. The information is sponsored by Chan Robles Law Net, provided by the Chan Robles Law firm in the Philippines. Featured decisions can be selected by year (annually from 1901 to 2006) and displayed in full. There is also background information on the Philippine legal system, information on the various courts, Supreme Court circulars and orders and court rules.

Chan Robles Virtual Law Library

Online law library compiled by Chan Robles, a law firm in the Philippines. Provides Philippines legislation, decisions of the Philippines Supreme Court (1901 onwards), treaties involving the Philippines and several versions of the Constitution of the Philippines. Many of the documents are in html format and do not seem to be official texts. The site also has links to educational, professional and reference resources worldwide. The site is in English.

Lovdata

This free website provides Norwegian consolidated statutes, central regulations, recommendations and local regulations; the official gazette, 'Norsk lovtidende'; and cases from the last four months in the Supreme Court (Høyesterett) and appeal courts (lagmannsrettane). It also has a large set of English translations of statutes, regulations, plus one translated Supreme Court judgment. Lovdata is a private foundation set up by the Norwegian Ministry of Justice and the Faculty of Law at the University of Oslo.

ICLR.3

ICLR.3 is the website of legal publisher the Incorporated Council of Law Reporting (ICLR). They publish The Law Reports (the most authoritative reports for England and Wales), the Weekly Law Reports and other series. Brief details of cases can be freely searched using the ICLR.3 database and information on the full (subscription) site is given. There is also a knowledge section and a blog providing commentary, news and updates on the legal profession.

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