Website of the Chartered Trading Standards Institute (CTSI) a membership body for trading standards professionals. The site also provides trading standards and consumer protection information aimed at consumers and businesses including guides to the law dealing with issues such as consumer contracts, product safety, underage sales and weights and measures. Details of events and a link to the CTSI Journal of Trading Standards are also given.
The International Trademark Association (INTA) is a membership body representing brand owners, businesses, law firms and related trademark and intellectual property professionals. The INTA works to foster effective IP laws and policies worldwide. The website has a range of resources including model laws and guidelines, articles, research reports, podcasts and legal updates. There is also guidance aimed at SMEs and consumers focusing on registering and protecting trademarks and counterfeiting. Some of the content on the site is restricted to members only.
Public Law Wales is a membership organisation promoting discussion, education and research relating to public law and human rights in Wales. It was founded in 1999 in response to devolution and membership is drawn from members of the independent bar, solicitors in private and public practice, academics from Wales’ universities and students. Details of events and copies of recent publications are given on the site which can be viewed in Welsh and English.
Website of Legal Wales a forum that was set up following devolution to bring together and promote the interests of the Welsh legal community. The organisation is governed by a Board representing the judiciary, law schools, barristers’ chambers and solicitors’ firms. Legal Wales holds an annual conference which focuses on constitutional and legal developments in Wales. A selection of keynote addresses and speeches from these conferences and other events can be viewed on the site. The Constitution and profiles of members of the Executive Committee are also given.
The Judicial Training Institute (JTI) is a Ghanaian organisation providing training for judges, magistrates and judicial staff in Ghana. The JTI organises “programmes and activities to meet both the professional needs of individual members of the judiciary and the judicial service and the capacity-building needs of the judiciary and the judicial service as a whole”.
The British Association of Comparative Law (BACL) is an organisation dedicated to promoting “comparative legal research and teaching throughout the UK”. Its membership is open to staff of UK universities with areas of research and activities involving comparative law. Along with the Scottish Association of Comparative Law, BACL organises the national reports submitted to the International Congress of Comparative Law. BACL coordinates annual seminars and postgraduate workshops on comparative law. The site contains a blog that posts regular online publications on comparative law.
The National Judicial Institute (NJI) of Nigeria provides continuing education and training for members of the Nigerian judiciary. Selected conference and workshop papers are available in full on the site. These cover a range of topics including environmental and sanitation laws in Nigeria, the role of the magistrate’s court in protecting the rights of the child and women and property rights under customary law in Nigeria. Copies of the NJI Law Journal, speeches and details of future events are also given.
The European Judicial Training Network (EJTN) is a training organisation for judges, prosecutors and judicial trainers across Europe developing training standards, coordinating judicial training exchanges and promoting cooperation between EU judicial training institutions. The site has a list of member countries, details of training projects and information about the exchange programme for judicial authorities which aims to raise awareness of other judicial systems in the EU. A database of resources including training materials, reports and case studies are freely available on the site.
The Society of Expert Witnesses is a not-for-profit association whose aim is to promote excellence in the work of expert witnesses. Its website provides a searchable directory of members, the vast majority of whom are based in the UK. The site also details of consultation work by the Society.
The National Chamber of Legal Advisors (Krajowa Rada Radców Prawnych) represents attorneys in Poland, oversees their training and education, and has responsibility for professional ethics and discipline. Its website has information about these activities, and also provides legal news. The Chamber provides legal opinions on Polish legislation through its Center for Research, Studies and Legislation: see 'Legislacia' on the website. Most of the site is in Polish only, but the International Affairs page is available in English.
