Professional organisations

Global Advertising Lawyers Alliance

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Website of the Global Advertising Lawyers Alliance (GALA) a network of independent law firms with expertise in advertising, marketing and promotion law. The website gives access to GALA's members around the world providing contact details, URLs and profiles of the law firms. Some of the law firms provide in-house articles to download. There are also updates on the advertising and marketing law in each country and a page of legal news.

Chancery Bar Association

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Association for barristers who specialise in business, financial and property law and practise primarily in the Chancery Division of the English High Court. Its website includes a directory of Chancery barristers, information about careers at the Chancery bar, news, and videos for schoolchildren explaining different aspects of Chancery work. There is also a members-only section of the website.

Fraud Advisory Panel

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The Fraud Advisory Panel was set up in 1998 by the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales to combat fraud. It is a membership organisation, registered as a company and as a charity. Its website provides information about its work with the charity sector and business community, including publications and events. The Resources section provides reports, studies, guidance and factsheets, webinars and blogs.

Personal Injuries Bar Association

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Professional organisation for personal injury barristers. The website provides event information and details of how to join; other content, including reports and videos, is restricted to members of the Association.

Technology and Construction Solicitors Association

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Professional body for solicitors involved in litigation in the Technology and Construction Court. The TeCSA website has links to practice directions, rules and protocols for different types of dispute resolution and provides guidance is available on arbitration and civil procedure. It also includes news, event information and joining details.

City of London Solicitors' Company

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The City of London Solicitors' Company is the livery company for City solicitors. Its website covers the history of the company, lists its committees and provides news, event listings, an outline of the company's charitable work and information about membership. There is a members-only section of the site.

Society of Asian Lawyers

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SAL draws its membership from solicitors, barristers, legal executives, trainees and law students from all parts of the UK. Its website has news, information about membership and event listings. It also gives details of the society's mentoring scheme, which raises awareness of the legal profession amongst the Asian community and promotes the careers of Asian lawyers in the UK.

Administrative Law Bar Association

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Association for UK barristers specialising in public law. The website includes ALBA's responses to official consultations, news items, event listing and other information. Some material is restricted to members only.

Western Circuit

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Association for barristers practising in the South and South West of England. The website has a directory of barristers' chambers in the region, news, event information and details of courses. It provides information about the Western Circuit Women’s Forum and the circuit's diversity and inclusion initiative, Bar None. A members-only section provides minutes of meetings and other material.

Wales and Chester Circuit

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One of six Circuits that make up the bar in England and Wales, for barristers working in Wales and Cheshire. The site provides lists of chambers and individual barristers, news, event information and details of training offered to members of the circuit. An online membership application form is also available.

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