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BAILII - British and Irish Legal Information Institute
"The most comprehensive set of British and Irish primary legal materials that are available for free and in one place on the internet." Searchable databases of legislation, cases and other materials from the mid -1990's onwards. Also has EU cases from 1954 onwards and links to case collections for other parts of the world.
http://www.bailii.org/

Cardiff Index to Legal Abbreviations
This database allows you to search for the meaning of abbreviations for English language legal publications, from the British Isles, the Commonwealth and the United States, including those covering international and comparative law.
http://www.legalabbrevs.cardiff.ac.uk/

Employment Appeals Tribunal (EAT)
The Employment Appeal Tribunal is a 'court of record'. That means that its judgments set precedents and may be used in support of Employment Tribunal claims. EAT judgments transcribed from full hearings since 1999 are available on this website as Microsoft Word files or on the BAILII website in html format.
http://www.justice.gov.uk/ tribunals/ employment-appeals/ judgments

EUR-Lex
EUR-Lex provides free access to European Union law and other documents considered to be public, including treaties, preparatory acts, case-law and all other types of EU documents.
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/ en/ index.htm

European Court of Human Rights
The ECHR is and international court set up in 1959. It rules on individual and State applications alleging violations of the civil and political rights set out in the European Convention on Human Rights.
http://www.echr.coe.int/ Pages/ home.aspx?p=home

Judiciary of England and Wales
A guide for the public to the working lives of judges, tribunal members and magistrates. Includes structure of the courts, faqs about judges, information about judgments and sentencing, learning resources, glossary and quizzes.
http://www.judiciary.gov.uk/

Probate Service
Details of how to obtain probate and copies of wills. Includes information, guidance and application forms
http://www.justice.gov.uk/ courts/ probate

Proceedings of the Old Bailey
The Proceedings of the Old Bailey, 1674-1913. A fully searchable edition of the largest body of texts detailing the lives of non-elite people ever published, containing 197,745 criminal trials held at London's central criminal court.
http://www.oldbaileyonline.org

Swarb.co.uk
Includes an index of UK case law from 1992 to the present day, with summary analysis of thousands of case reports.
http://www.swarb.co.uk/

The Supreme Court
The Supreme Court is the final court of appeal in the UK for civil cases, and for criminal cases from England, Wales and Northern Ireland. It hears cases of the greatest public or constitutional importance affecting the whole population. The site includes decided cases and the latest judgements.
http://www.supremecourt.gov.uk/ index.html

World Legal Institute
Free access to worldwide law, including cases.
http://www.worldlii.org/

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