Database of all cases decided by UN human rights treaty bodies: the Human Rights Committee (CCPR), the Committee against Torture (CAT), the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW), the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD), the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD), the Committee on Enforced Disappearances (CED), the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR), and the Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC).
The NHS Litigation Authority (NHSLA) deals with clinical negligence and other claims against the NHS. Its website describes its work and provides guidance for patients, clinicians, volunteers and social enterprises. Publications available on the site include brief details of relevant human rights cases, guidance regarding claims, factsheets and legal updates.
Website of the South African Labour Court and Labour Appeal Court. The South African Labour Court has the same status as a high court. Further appeals can be made to the Labour Appeal Court. Links are available to the texts of relevant statutes, regulations and also to the practice directions of both courts. Access is given to full text judgments from 1996. A separate RSS feed allows users to check on the most recent decisions and news from the court.
Gateway to business laws and regulations from all over the world, compiled by the World Bank’s Doing Business project. Gives links to official sources as far as possible, and many of the texts are in English translation. Can be browsed by country or region. The areas of law covered are: banking, bankruptcy, civil codes, civil procedure, commercial and company law, constitutional law, employment law, land and building law, privacy, securities, tax and trade.
Voisin is a Jersey legal firm. The site provides free access to a series of briefings on Jersey legal topics given on the Expertise pages. Areas covered include banking and finance, property, employment and capital markets.
Carey Olsen is a Channel Islands law firm which covers a range of practice areas, including company and commercial, banking and financial, restructuring and insolvency, trusts, property, employment, competition, litigation and dispute resolution. The Publications section of its website provides a collection of articles produced by the firm on the law of Jersey and Guernsey, together with summaries of recent Jersey and Guernsey judgments. It is possible to subscribe for email delivery of publications on selected topics.
The Federation of European Employers is a non-profit organisation representing the interests of large multi-national employers who wish to keep within the letter and spirit of EU law on employment rights. The site has a large amount of information on topics such as pay and working conditions across Europe, EU directives, national labour laws, cultural differences, working in the EU and EU statistics.
The Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority was set up to regulate the mass supply of workers to the agriculture, horticulture and food processing and packaging industry. The website provides details regarding the compulsory licensing of gangmasters who supply labour to these sectors, with links to legislation and relevant licence application procedures. The site also provides sections for labour providers, labour users and individual workers, outlining rights and responsibilities and giving additional sources of information.
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.
