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Finnish Bar Association

Website of the Finnish Bar Association, an organisation representing advocates in Finland. The site makes freely available in HTML an English language version of the Act on Advocates 1958, which first established and now regulates the Association. There are also full details of the membership requirements and the by-laws of the Association, covering topics such as the board, delegation, accounts and auditing, chapters, dues, arbitration, duties of a member, disciplinary procedures, appeals and miscellaneous provisions.

Poppleston Allen Licensing Solicitors

The latest news on licensing laws is given by a firm of Nottingham based solicitors specialising in liquor, public entertainment, betting and gaming law. Brief notes are given on the current status of these regulations, but the main value of the website lies in the news updates on the latest developments and trends in legislation affecting the leisure industry in the United Kingdom. Please note that there is a section for clients only.

China Patent Agent (H.K.)

Website of China Patent Agent (H.K.) a firm of patent and trademark attorneys established in 1984 as a quasi government entity to provide legal services for overseas clients. The site provides information on Chinese patent laws which can be downloaded from the site in English. The laws cover patents, trademarks, copyright, layout design of integrated circuits, new plant varieties and cyber law (domain name disputes). There are also international treaties, case summaries, a selection of FAQs and forms to download. The site can be viewed in English, German, Japanese and Chinese.

Natalie Gamble Associates

Website of Natalie Gamble Associates a UK law firm specialising in English fertility law and parenting law. The site provides biographical information on solicitors Natalie Gamble and Louisa Ghevaert, information on the services offered by the firm and a blog. There is also background information and guidance on the following topics: donor conception and co-parenting; surrogacy; embryos, sperm and eggs and parenting and children.

Construction law made easy

This website provides guidance and background information to Australian construction law and has been compiled by construction lawyers at Minter Ellison, a law firm with offices in Australia, Hong Kong, China, Indonesia, New Zealand and the United Kingdom. The resource contains 24 chapters with headings including contract law, project delivery, the building code of Australia, building industry regulation, tendering and dispute resolution. A brief overview of the contents of each chapter is available along with a legal glossary of construction law terms.

Disease-i

Disease-i is a subscription website provided by Weightmans, a UK-based firm of solicitors. The site is intended for lawyers dealing with disease claims and provides guidance and background information on a range of related issues. The section headed Legal Principles covers the existence of a duty of care, forseeability, causation and contributory negligence. Other legal topics include insurance histories and coverage, limitation and quantum.

Brain Injury Lawyer: frequently asked questions

This website provides answers to questions on traumatic brain injury written by John Hochfelder, is a New York-based traumatic injury trial lawyer. Brief answers are given to a range of medical questions covering brain anatomy, brain injury diagnosis and symptoms, coma, hematoma, epilepsy and types of head injury. There are also questions dealing with related legal issues including lawsuits, financial assistance and Medicaid. A Nationwide Verdict Tracker gives summaries of recent brain injury verdicts and settlements from around the United States.

Doughty Street Chambers

Website of Doughty Street Chambers a UK based chambers specialising in human rights and civil liberties law. The site provides profiles of barristers, academic experts and other staff at the chambers and information on the areas of law covered. A collection of articles and papers and CPD podcasts by Doughty Street Chambers' barristers, associate tenants and academic experts are available to download from the site. Free registration is required to download the podcasts. The site also has a page of links to related human rights websites.

Gibbs Wyatt Stone

Website of Gibbs Wyatt Stone, a UK-based law firm specialising in legal costs disputes. Includes a regular newsletter, Costs Law Update, which has information on legal developments, cases and publications in this area of law. There is also a blog, with an archive of posts back to 2002.

Employment factsheets

Selection of factsheets on employment law topics produced and made freely available online by Hallett Employment Law Services Ltd, a United Kingdom based law firm. The factsheets provide guidance and information on a range of employment law topics which can be browsed alphabetically or searched by keyword. Topics covered include flexible working, minimum wage, harassment, unfair dismissal, redundancy and retirement. Factsheets can be viewed in full in HTML.

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