Law

• Citizenship Foundation - online resources for advisers, teachers and youth workers and young people on rights and responsibilities, personal and political issues, including good practice case studies on legal issues, online newsletter, links to organisations and policy documents, seminars and theoretical issues.
  
  
• Clickdocs - UK Legal Documents- comprehensive law documents, information and resources site.
  
  
• Community Accounting Plus - very detailed advice and information for voluntary organisations on financial issues for small voluntary organisations.
  
  
• Criminal Justice System - 2 sections, one for those working within criminal justice and one for citizens, eg. witnesses, jurors, including information for victims, defendents and a practical guide to crime prevention.
  
  
• Desktop Lawyer - legal forms and documents online with advice for a small fee, including aspects of employment, wills, rent agreements, divorce applications, also advice (& link) to LawNet.
  
  
• Elexica - very useful UK legal site which includes legal updates, legal checklists for contracts, compliance, employment issues, charities, trusts and wills, IT and web development, litigation, mergers acquisitions, property and tax. Also, EU diary, online newsletters on communication, financial markets litigation, human rights, pharmaceutical and biotechnology, with an email facility. Free training modules online with CPD accreditation. Good links section.
  
  
• Free Legal Information for Individuals - maintained by Delia Venables, this site covers free legal information organised by topic, sources of help, legal advice and documents online, solicitors in the UK and Ireland, free initial advice by email and other legal resources online.
  
  
• Harassment Law UK - explanation of the Protection from Harassment Act 1997, stalking and the law, malicious communications, racial and sexual harassment, harassment at work, anti-social behaviour, including housing and community issues, Scots law.
  
  
• Internet information skills for lawyers - free online tutorial from University of Bristol.
  
  
• Just Ask! - information about a wide range of topics, an online directory of advice services and solicitors, legal information and advice from a range of websites, and information about the Community Legal Service.
  
  
• Law Centres Federation - addresses of local law centres which will provide free advice, useful links, newsletter with useful pointers to leaflets, consultations, books, training, conferences and events.
  
  
• The Law Society Information Services - advice on choosing a solicitor, guide to professional conduct, training and qualifying issues, recruitment, publishing and society information for and about members.
  
  
• Legal Aid Calculator - use to check if you are eligible for CLS-funded help (formerly civil legal aid).
  
  
• Legal Services Shop - general legal information on a wide range of areas, including family, motoring, personal injury, housing, employment and consumer law from a commercial law firm.
  
  
• ProHelp - national network of professional firms offering free support to the voluntary sector, established by Business in the Community, information for each region of the UK.
  
  
• David Swarbrick - large site includes the law-index (of UK case law from 1992 to the present day), law-bytes (single sheet advice notes covering assorted areas of law and are of interest mainly to private clients), links to Acts of Parliament (also organised by topic), discussion group and Frequently Asked Questions for the uk/legal newsgroup.
  
  
• The Telephone Helplines Directory - search for a telephone helpline relevant to you, includes sections on immigration and asylum, legal and civil rights and prisoners and ex-offenders.
  
  
• Tiger (Tailored Interactive Guidance on Employment Rights) - includes sections on adoption rights, employment relations, flexible working rights, maternity rights, national minimum wage, paternity rights, with detailed information and ready reckoner (calculator).

• (UK) Centres for Legal Education - includes LILI - network for law teachers, resources, links and reports on legal education, student resources and links, sections on communications and information technology in legal education, also links to projects and mailing lists on learning issues.
  
  
• Community Legal Service Quality Mark - information about the standards for for organisations providing information, general help and specialist help.
  
  
• Eagle-i service - key site for electronic access to global legal information, including library resources, search for web law resources by country and by subject, resources for international organisations, journals and law reports online, dictionaries and directories, legal profession information, discussion lists and other links from the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies.
  
  
• Elexica - major source of specialist information online, legal checklists, updates, newsletters and links.
  
  
• Expert Search - finding experts and professional witnesses in the medical, professional and industrial sectors, also articles online aimed at solicitors, barristers and other professionals who practise in the UK expert witness field.
  
  
• Feminist Legal Network - Feminist perspectives on law, a resource for UK researchers, teachers and learners, to help identify key publications for use by those academics and students interested in studying law from a feminist perspective.
  
  
• FindLaw: Internet Legal resources - US site which also includes international resources directory and legal search engine, also consumer law, government information center and small business centre.
  
  
• Infolaw - links to UK law organisations and websites helpfully organised by subject and sector, access to databases initially free then chargeable.
  
  
• Law Internet Resources - UK and international links including European and human rights information, from John Rylands University Library of Manchester.
  
  
• Law Centres Federation - Law Centres give free legal advice in certain areas of law. Site also includes a wide range of useful links.
  
  
• Lawguru - search on more than 500 legal search engines and tools, for legal research.
  
  
• Law Library of Ireland - information on careers and links to national and international resources.
  
  
• Lawlinks - another annotated list of web sites, compiled by Sarah Carterlinks to law related sites, including international criminal law, and special legal topics including Islamic law, feminist legal studies, gay and lesbian rights, military law and others from University of Kent.
  
  
• Law Reports Online - subscription based service, with free trial and free case alert service.
  
  
• The Law Society Information Services - including the Accident Line and legal search engine for international links on a range of law topics.
  
  
• Lawzone - online community for lawyers and others interested in legal issues, includes weekly newsletter.
  
  
• Legal Resources in the UK and Ireland, maintained by Delia Venables - one of the best sites with large number of links and sections, including information for individuals, lawyers, companies and students, lists of legal services online and free legal information online.
  
  
• Legal Services Commission - responsible for the Community Legal Service which replaces the old civil scheme of legal aid, bringing together networks of funders (eg Local Authorities) and suppliers into partnerships and the Criminal Defence Service which replaced the old system of criminal legal aid to provide criminal defence services to people suspected or accused of crimes.
  
  
• LLRX.com - internet legal research, news and articles, US site.
  
  
• Online Law - online directories and databases for finding solicitors, barristers, expert witnesses and other databases in preparation.
  
  
• Scottish Law Online - independent web portal organised for lawyers, students and the public.
  
  
• The Site: Law - information on UK legal issues, advice and articles for young people.
  
  
• Starting points for legal research on the internet - from Bristol University, mainly UK sites.
  
  
• Swarbrick UK Law Index - includes FAQs from uk.legal newsgroup, database of case and other law reports on a wide variety of areas including education legal decisions and benefit law.
  
  
• Trainee Solicitors Group - includes useful links page.
  
  
• UK Centre for Legal Education (UKCLE) - supports best practice in learning, teaching and assessment in law, provides information for tutors and students.
  
  
• The Virtual Chase - a research site for legal professionals. The site includes a checklist for determining quality, Webliography on evaluating quality in information, other checklists, articles about Internet research, research guides, links to relevant legal research tools and strategies, US site.

• Amnesty International - news, resources and campaigns on human rights.
  
  
• Animal Concerns - international resources on the welfare and rights of animals.
  
  
• Anti-Slavery International - campaigns, news and resources about key issues.
  
  
• British Institute of Human Rights - newsletter, programmes including outreach, publications, events, training, good links to other resources, FAQs including links to courses on human rights.
  
  
• Campaign for Freedom of Information - full text of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 online, various guidance documents, useful related links and campaign information.
  
  
• Children's Legal Centre - free legal advice and information centre for children and young people, by telephone or letter.
  
  
• Citizen Advocacy Information and Training - newsletter, training, publications, discussion forum, links and contacts, also website and directory for black and minority ethnic advocacy groups in London.
  
  
• Commission for Racial Equality - legal advice and information, implementing equality and good practice including advice on equal opportunities policies, news and media including guidance for journalists, ethnic diversity information, online factsheets and other publications.
  
  
• Cyber-Rights and Cyber-Liberties UK - news, articles, mailing list on internet issues around the world.
  
  
• Derechos Human Rights - working with human rights organisations in South America and around the world, providing information on issues, also co-ordinating human rights mailing lists, publishes human rights journal, working on the preservation of memory and justice for the disappeared.
  
  
• Disability Law Service - free legal advice and representation to disabled people and their families and/or support staff throughout Britain, based in London.
  
  
• Disability Rights Commission - codes of practice and information on the Disability Discrimination Act, information for businesses, policy and campaigns and news, including free emailed newsletter.
  
  
• Equal Opportunities Commission - useful national and international links, how to claim, how to put equality into practice, policy and campaigns, research and statistics, legislation, codes of practice, legal procedures, compensation and website for legal advisers.
  
  
• European Court of Human Rights - including information on te court, pending cases, judgements and decisions, European Convention on Human Rights and press releases.
  
  
• Harassment Law UK - the law on harassment and anti-social behaviour.
  
  
• Human Rights Internet - a large site with links on worldwide human rights, including databases, childrens rights, education resources, urgent alerts and Canadian site.
  
  
• International Committee of the Red Cross - information and resources on the Red Cross and the Red Crescent Movement, site includes range of related topics and international humanitarian law.
  
  
• Justice - UK law reform and human rights organisation, provides training and events, briefing papers, publications, news and useful links.
  
  
• Liberty - independent human rights organisation, includes parliamentary briefings, online education resource for citizenship (key stage 3 and 4), policy responses, training and events, advice to individuals and lawyers, Lawyers for Liberty news and noticeboard.
  
  
• Minority Rights Group International - includes information on programmes, advocacy work, newsletter, profiles and links.
  
  
• National Lawyers Guild - US organisation dedicated to the need for basic change in the structure of our political and economic system, good selection of international links on human rights, progressive organisations and legal resources.
  
  
• National Association for Youth Justice - includes manifesto, newsletter, journal, training and discussion forum.
  
  
• Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) - programmes, policies and decisions.
  
  
• Solon's Voyage - Australian law site with large section on women and the law and aboriginal legal rights.
  
  
• Statewatch - monitoring the state and civil liberties in Europe, news, information and good links.
  
  
• Traveller Law Research Unit - currently includes online newsletter, law reform issues and conference information.
  
  
• University of Minnesota Human Rights Library - extensive international directory.
  
  
• Women's Aid - supporting women and children and working to end domestic violence, provides a national helpline on tel: 08457 023 468, useful information and advice online, useful local telephone numbers, press releases and news.
  
  
• Women's Human Rights Resources - international resources on women's human rights, including factsheets, advocacy guides, research guides, articles, documents and links.
  
  
• Youth Justice - UK Government policies and structures - links from Cardiff University.

• DWP - Industrial Injuries Scheme
  
  
• Employment Law - news and general information from IDS.
  
  
• Employment Law - information from compactlaw, also includes model website design agreements for developers and for clients.
  
  
• Employment Relations - guidance, regulations and factsheets from the Department of Trade and Industry.
  
  
• Employment Solicitors UK - wide range of employment law information and issues, also find a local Employment Law solicitor from a national network.
  
  
• ICR (Industrial Cases Reports) Express - previews of The Industrial Cases Reports before they become available in print form.
  
  
• Public Concern at Work - information for individuals and organisations, publications, details of the Public Interest Disclosure Act (whistleblowing legislation, protected disclosure information).
  
  
• TIGER - Tailored Interactive Guidance on Employment Rights, from UK government, currently covers national minimum wage, maternity rights and employment relations.
  
  
• Trouble at work - joint Unison and NUS site dealing with wide range of work related issues, including accidents and safety, rights at work, bullying, looking after yourself, relationships at work, finance issues, placements, stress, studying, trade union issues.
  
  
• UK Employment Law - search for information and resources on employment.
  
  
• WorkplaceLaw Network - covers premises, health and safety and employment, includes news, online survey on the Disability Discrimination Act (not a substitute for an access audit though).

• Citizen Advocacy Information and Training - newsletter, training, publications, discussion forum, links and contacts, also website and directory for black and minority ethnic advocacy groups in London.
  
  
• Education Brief - Martineau Johnson - a newsletter online (education current awareness and education brief) for education managers, site also includes a range of legal briefing notes including education issues but also covering a wide range of legal issues.
  
  
• Legal Action Group - provides information and training on welfare benefits, immigration and a range of other social action legal issues, particularly useful for legal aid lawyers and advice workers.
  
  
• Legal update for voluntary organisations - really useful set of factsheets on key legal issues with an email update available.
  
  
• Medical Negligence UK - information from an independent network of solicitors.
  
  
• Neligan's Digest - a summary of important reported decisions of the Social Security Commissioners.
  
  
• Notes for New Squatters - especially for those in South London also useful general information.
  
  
• Office of Fair Trading - supporting the rights of UK consumers, including consumer help, leaflets, guides, including on complaining and controlling your spending.
  
  
• The Public Law Project - includes clear summaries of significant cases in the field of public law, and on the public law aspects of specialist subject areas, such as benefits and money advice, human rights and other aspects of public law, also commentaries and articles, training, publications. The project provides advice lines for advice agencies and solicitors practices only. There is a useful links section.
  
  
• Social Security and Child Support Commissioners - includes recent Commissioners' decisions, also information about appeals, practice and procedure (new site).
  
  
• UK Intellectual Property - information about aspects of intellectual property from a government site, includes sections on IP abroad, IP in business, IP and computers, IP and Domain Names, IP in education, IP in entertainment, IP on the high street and IP in libraries.