News
War in Ukraine: Tracking the Conflict’s Reverberations Across the Legal Industry
This page on the Law.com International website provides legal news relating to the conflict in Ukraine. The site is monitoring the impact Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the ensuing sanctions have had on the legal industry providing news, expert analysis, features and opinion pieces. Content covers the response of law firms to the crisis, the issues faced by firms who have been working in Russia and the pro bono and humanitarian efforts being undertaken by the industry. Law.com International is a legal news site aimed at international lawyers.
Droit.org
Droit.org is a legal news portal that brings together news stories from a wide range of websites, publications and legal blogs throughout the world, although the emphasis is on French law and the site is in French only. Droit.org is a member of the Free Access to Law Movement (FALM), which supports free access to legal information. News stories can be viewed by subject - e.g. business, taxation, family, civil, employment, IT and internet law - and by type - e.g.
Legal Futures
Legal Futures is a news website looking at market intelligence and developments in the legal market.
The site includes legal news stories and features, with sections focusing on legal practice management and regulation. Details of future events, along with videos from past events, are available on the site and reports - covering subjects such as the law firm of the future and the impact of technology - can be freely downloaded. A services directory providing contact details of companies can be browsed by sector.
China Law and Policy
An informal blog by Elizabeth Lynch, an attorney who focuses on legal development and reform in China. Features regular commentary on recent changes and podcasts of interviews and discussion with academics and professionals.
The Official Government Portal of the Gabonese Republic
This Gabon government website provides access to information about the Gabon National Assembly and various government departments along with news items and press releases. The site can be viewed in French only.
Falkland Islands News Network
An online portal providing financial information and news and news links relating to the Falkland Islands. The site includes newsheadlines for the region with a searchable archive of past stories and links to online newspaper services.
Guardian: Freedom of Information
A section of the Guardian newspaper’s website bringing together coverage of freedom of information issues. Includes articles concerning freedom of information in the UK and abroad, as well as links to relevant legislation and guides to obtaining information under the Freedom of Information and Data Protection Acts.
Employment Cases Update
Website of Employment Cases Update, a free legal information resource published by Bath Publishing Limited. Judgments of the Employment Appeal Tribunal, High Court, Court of Appeal and Supreme Court, back to 2010, are indexed with short headline notes, keywords and links to the full text. Employment legislation is listed and keywords provide access to relevant cases, legislation and news. You can also sign up for free email alerts.
Wired-GOV
Wired-Gov is a personalised email alerting service which offers the latest information on news, press releases and publications from several hundred UK government departments, official agencies, quangos and advisory bodies covering all areas of social, economic and political policy. It is free to all public sector workers, other users must pay for a subscription, although some basic news headlines and a directory of links to key websites is offered free of charge. Alerts may be sent daily, weekly or at other intervals. There is a searchable archive dating back to 1998.