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Shareholder Rights

The Shareholder Rights website is made freely available online by Brabners Chaffe Street a firm of solicitors based in the North West of England. The site contains guidance relating to the legal position of shareholders in a Private Limited Company and includes information about the structure of a company and the role of directors, company secretaries and shareholders. Advice is also given on shareholder disputes, how to value shareholdings and how to sell shares in a Private Limited Company.

Lehman, Lee and Xu

Website of Lehman, Lee and Xu a Chinese law firm established in 1992 with offices in Beijing, Shanghai and Hong Kong. The site has links to Chinese laws and regulations available in English. The laws are arranged by subject and cover areas such as banking, construction, criminal law, finance and trade. The site also has guides to the law in China in the form of FAQ's, a glossary of Chinese legal terms and a page of web links.

Ius Laboris

Ius laboris is an association for specialists in human resources law; it is based in Belgium and has member firms in over 45 countries. The site gives details of workshops and events, provides publications by members and also has a news section. The site is available in English, French and Spanish.

Fox Williams

Website of London based law firm Fox Williams. The site has information about the work of the company and staff profiles. The selection of newsletters and briefings reflect the firm's practice areas covering aspects of commerce and technology, dispute resolution and employment law. Fox Williams in-house publications can be purchased on the site. A range of micro sites focusing on human resources law, fashion law and commercial agents can be accessed from the home page.

Arbitration Chambers

The Arbitration Chambers is a Singapore-based mediation and arbitration company. Its website provides model arbitration clauses and arbitration laws for China, Korea, Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia, and Indonesia (translated into English). It also provides links to other Asian and international arbitration organisations.

WorkersCompensation.com

United States-based company providing information on workers' compensation. The site is for employers, employees and workers' compensation professionals. The information is arranged by state and includes free e-books, statutes, rules and forms along with factual information covering insurance requirements, benefits, attorney fees, statistics and contact information. News and legislative updates are also available.

Garden Law

Website of Garden Law written by Richard Smithies who is a partner with Bearders Solicitors in West Yorkshire. The site provides guidance to the law relating to gardens. There are sections covering trees, roots, walls, boundaries, bonfires and garden burial. Each section provides guidance to the law and links to judgements and legislation. There is also a discussion forum on garden law, a page of links and recommended books. A search facility using Google is embedded in the site.

Weblaw

Weblaw is the website of the technology law department at London-based law firm, Simons Muirhead & Burton LLP. Describes the range of services offered and provides articles, news, blogs and videos on legal tech, internet, data protection and e-commerce topics.

Pinsent Masons

Website of international law firm, Pinsent Masons. The site provides information regarding the firm's practice areas which include energy and utilities, financial services and insurance, government, infrastructure and construction services, manufacturing and engineering, real estate, services and technology. Within each area there are in-house news and bulletins made freely available on the site in PDF format. The site gives staff profiles and details of events and training courses offered by the firm.

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