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Useful legal links
Introducing the LAWnewsUK links page: from court listings and addresses, to IT firms to legal blogs. If you have a legal web link you would like to add contact us! Full links including free information sites below. The latest addition is The Solicitors Tribunal which shows details of ongoing disciplinaries...
Sites Containing Free Information for Lawyers
Conveyancing
The Land Registry - Forms Guidance and Publications.
The Lands Tribunal Website - Guidance and Information about Members
The Solicitors Tribunal - Details of ongoing disciplinary hearings
Court hearing lists
The following lists and services, Royal Courts of Justice, Crown Courts, selected County Courts, Case Archives and Legal News, can be accessed through Courtel on its CourtServe website. Magistrates' courts list cases at too short notice to be able to update the site effectively and accurately
Court Addresses and Contact Details
Magistrates, Crown and County Courts
Employment Tribunals Venue Finder
Accidents, Personal Injury, and Medical Negligence
Citizens Advice Bureau Type personal injury into the search box and receive a huge amount of information, including how to make a personal injury complaint.
Explains where to go for guidance if you think you should receive criminal injuries compensation.
Motor Accident Solicitors Society MASS is a national association of solicitors representing the victims of road traffic accidents. The society is non-proft making and all our members are experts in road accident and personal injury claims. MASS has been lobbying the Government for over 15 years to ensure and protect the rights of the accident victim.
Claims Law The product of an Irish site with features such as an "Accident Claims Guide' blog and contains many useful links.
Accident Line Accident Line is the Law Society’s Personal Injury Insurance and Referral Service. They say they 'were formed with the simple remit of providing the public with an ethical, professional service that they can trust'. They operate a network of solicitors across England and Wales that specialise in injury compensation claims. Access to this network is free and is available via their website.
AvMA Action against Medical Accidents (AvMA) is the independent charity which promotes better patient safety and justice for people who have been affected by a medical accident. A 'medical accident' is where unintended harm has been caused as a result of treatment or failure to treat appropriately. AvMA believes that whatever the cause of a medical accident, the people affected deserve explanations, support, and where appropriate, compensation. The site contains details of campaigns and relevant solicitors.
Advice for Businesses
Adlex Solicitors advise businesses on aspects of trading online, website law and internet law. The site is a useful free source of information on the following crucial subjects:
Internet terms and conditions and web contracts
White label contracts and co-branding contract issues
web design legal and contract issues
Website hosting legal issues
domain name disputes
domain legal news.
Law Donut provides how-to guides, feature articles, checklists, expert Q&As, FAQs, case studies. This is a great source of free advice on HR and employment matters but contains guides on all matters relevant to small businesses such as guides on distance and online selling. You can also find information on importing and exporting or floating businesses.
Cousins Business Law offer a plethora of articles and links for the small business. Some of the topics they provide information on are as follows:
Making a contract on the web
Outsourcing
Spam and cold commercial emails
Start up the right way or no way
The effects of DDA on web designers and owners
The world’s gone e-mad
Name Copyright and How To Register A Trade Mark speak for themselves as Chris Sherliker of Silverman SherlikerThe author is a practising solicitor with over 25 years specialist experience in all aspects of business and commercial law. Both sites offer free information and offers a free consultation with the author.
Quick Formations Ltd an award winning company offering online company registration services using the Electronic Filing facilities at Companies House.
http://www.companieshouse.gov.uk The main functions of Companies House are to:
• incorporate and dissolve limited companies;
• examine and store company information delivered under the Companies Act and related legislation; and
• make this information available to the public.
Employment Law Sites
Charlesprice.net - contains useful information and provides a compromise agreement template.
etclaimshelp.com - for those who need employment law help