Legal organisations

• Amnesty International Online - news, library, campaigns and links.
  
  
• AMO, trade union for magistrates' courts' staff - includes AMO Review, Newsupdate and online reports, guidance and trade union papers.
  
  
• Centre for Crime and Justice Studies - publications, research and links, soon to provide range of factsheets.
  
  
• Civil Justice Council - an advisory body to monitor the (UK) civil justice system, ensure it's fair, accessible and efficient. Also provides a representative voice for all those who either work in, or have cause to experience civil justice. Meeting summaries provided on the site.
  
  
• Clarity - worldwide British-based lawyers' group campaigning for plain legal language, organisation has journal and runs seminars.
  
  
• Community Legal Service - Just Ask! - online advice and information, advice provider directory, news, information on the CLS Quality Mark.
  
  
• The Court Service - links to most information and sites related to the various UK courts, also information for researchers, careers information on working for the Court Service - UK government site.
  
  
• Critical Lawyers Group - news, campaigns, books, events and fun section.
  
  
• Crown Prosecution Service - including policies on domestic violence, victims and witnesses.
  
  
• The Bar Council - information, services and news.
  
  
• Intellectual Property - UK government site with information on most aspects, including helpful questions and answers.
  
  
• International Association of Democratic Lawyers - general information about the organisation.
  
  
• International Centre for Commercial Law - Legal500 - including recommended law firms and lawyers, legal developments.
  
  
• Law Centres Federation - addresses of local law centres, newsletter and links.
  
  
• Law Society Home Page - including choosing and qualifying as a lawyer.
  
  
• Legal Action Group - a national, independent charity which campaigns for equal access to justice for all members of society. Site includes information on training courses, publications and some links.
  
  
• London Advice Services Alliance - helpful on welfare benefits and information systems, also active in policy work, includes Quality Mark papers and online discussion, also information on the web standards project.
  
  
• The Licensing Executives Society in Europe - association of societies with an interest in the transfer of technology and licensing of intellectual property.
  
  
• Magistrates' Association - including how to become a magistrate, news, reports, publications, resources and events for schools and colleges.
  
  
• National Association for Community Mediation - a membership organization comprised of community mediation centers, their staff and volunteer mediators, and other individuals and organizations interested in the community mediation movement, site includes news 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.
  
  
• Neighbourhood Watch - factsheets, newsletter, topical tips, crime prevention, find your local group, news and information on the national organisation.
  
  
• Neighbourhood and Home Watch in the UK - including information for the North West and links to other related sites.
  
  
• Northern Ireland Legal Services Commission - search for local solicitors, including information on wheelchair access, links and news.
  
  
• Office of Fair Trading - general consumer rights, credit and debt, holiday, car, home problems, how to complain, also business information, market investigations, news and publications and email alerts.
  
  
• Official Solicitor and Lord Chancellor's Child Abduction Unit - UK government site, includes leaflets for young and older children and parents on court proceedings.
  
  
• Society for Computers and Law - wide range of information on aspects of electronic information including copyright, cybercrime, data protection, e-commerce, e-government, electronic conveyancing, e-signatures, interactive television, IT and legal practice, IT and the law, IT and the courts, information management, scanning, software and websites.
  
  
• UK Centre for Legal Education (UKCLE) - supports best practice in learning, teaching and assessment in lawguide for school leavers, includes Learning in Law Initiative - for law teachers, directory of law courses and legal education in the UK, guides to using ICT in law education and links to related sites.
  
  
• UK Law Online - description of the UK legal system and European law, from Leeds University.
  
  
• UK Patent Office - dealing with intellectual property in the UK, information on trademarks, copyright, designs, patents with links to other organisations and resources.
  
  
• World Intellectual Property Organisation - including news and information.
  
  
• Youth Justice Board - projects, press releases, events, information on youth offending teams, guidance and good practice manuals, YJB News online and links.

• Butterworths LexisNexis Direct - key legal publisher.
  
  
• Electronic Law Journals project - including comprehensive directory of UK law journals (both electronic and paper) - though not updated, also mailing list.
  
  
• Daily Law Notes from ICLR - free 24 hour service from the Royal Courts of Justice and European Court of Justice, providing summaries of important cases from the House of Lords, the Privy Council, the Court of Appeal and all divisions of the High Court. Full text versions will appear later in The Weekly Law Reports, The Law Reports or The Industrial Cases Reports.
  
  
• ICR (Industrial Cases Reports) Express - previews of The Industrial Cases Reports before they become available in print form.
  
  
• Infolaw - comprehensive list of law resources UK and international, also free newsletter and civil procedure and family procedure updates.
  
  
• JILT (Journal of Information, Law and Technology) - from the University of Warwick and Strathclyde.
  
  
• The Lawyer - UK newspaper with email services including lawyer news weekly, personalised lawyer diary event alerter and personalised lawyer jobs alerter.
  
  
• Legal Updater and Daily Update - daily information on Cases, Acts, SIs, Press Releases and journal articles - in your choice of subject areas, Legal Updater is a current awareness and research service.
  
  
• New Law Journal Index - with free email update.
  
  
• Sweet and Maxwell - large site with huge amounts of freely available information including online directory of chambers, EU law, daily releases from Whitehall and Westminster, local government and planning sections, daily Crown Court lists, case digests for students, collection of links, crossword and quiz.
  
  
• Waterside Press - publications on criminal justice and penal affairs.
  
  
• Web Journal of Current Legal Issues - published by University of Newcastle upon Tyne.