Law and Your Rights

Cases, Courts and Tribunals

Access to Law - Case Law
A list of key web sites giving the text or summaries of cases
http://www.accesstolaw.com/ site/ default.asp?s=5

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
Includes abbreviations of law reports and other legal materials. You can search from abbreviation to title or from title to abbreviation.
http://www.legalabbrevs.cardiff.ac.uk/

Criminal Justice System (CJS)
Includes individual tabbed sections giving details of case procedure for victims, witnesses, defendants, offenders and jurors.
http://www.cjsonline.gov.uk/

Employment Appeals Tribunal (EAT)
All Employment Appeal Tribunal judgements transcribed from full hearings since 1999 plus selected judgements from other hearings
http://www.employmentappeals.gov.uk/

EUR-Lex
Enter the site and click 'Case law' in the menu for the European Court of Justice, the European Court of First Instance and the European Civil Service Tribunal
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/

Her Majesty’s Court Service
Responsible for civil and criminal courts, including magistrates courts, below the House of Lords. Site includes court addresses, forms and guidance, selected judgements, small claims, probate and more. Click 'Information about...' menu option for alphabetical list of subjects on this and related sites.
http://www.hmcourts-service.gov.uk

House of Lords Judicial Work and Judgements
For cases before the House of Lords, see the 'Judgements' section. Includes the full text of all House of Lords judgements delivered since 14 November 1996.
http://www.parliament.the-stationery-office.co.uk/ pa/ ld/ ldjudinf.htm

How Can I Find.....
How to find reports of law cases and of tribunal, Employment Tribunal and Employment Appeal Tribunal cases. A guide in the Virtual Library's 'A-Z how to find information' section
http://www.galaxy.bedfordshire.gov.uk/ webingres/ bedfordshire/ vlib/ 0.information_reference/ law.htm

Incorporated Council of Law Reporting
See the ICR Express section of the menu for free summaries of key cases in employment law, discrimination, competition and associated topics. The latest key cases of all types are in the WLR Daily menu section
http://www.lawreports.co.uk/

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/

Ministry of Justice
New department formed on 9th May 2007, responsible for courts, prisons, probation and constitutional affairs, including youth justice, criminal, civil, family and administrative law and more
http://www.justice.gov.uk/

Money Claim Online
Details about the Her Majesty's Courts Service online service for claimants and defendants that provides a 'simple, convenient and secure way of making or responding to a money claim on the Internet'. Click the 'Money Claim Online' link to start.
http://www.hmcourts-service.gov.uk/ onlineservices/ mcol/ index.htm

Neligan's Digest
A summary of important reported decisions of the Social Security Commissioners
http://www.dwp.gov.uk/ advisers/ docs/ neligans/ index.asp

Probate Service
Details of how to obtain probate and copies of wills. Includes information, guidance and application forms
http://www.hmcourts-service.gov.uk/ cms/ wills.htm

Proceedings of the Old Bailey
A fully searchable digitised collection of all surviving editions of the Old Bailey Proceedings from 1674 to 1834 (to be completed by spring 2004).The site also includes historical background and information about associated records (other books and documents about crimes tried at the Old Bailey).
http://www.oldbaileyonline.org

Registry Trust Ltd
A not for profit company that operates the 'Registry of Judgments, Orders and Fines for England and Wales' on behalf of the Department for Constitutional Affairs. Includes county court judgments, administration orders and Child Support Agency orders; High Court judgments registered after 6th April 2006; and fines registered by Local Judgment Areas.
http://www.registry-trust.org.uk/

Swarb.co.uk
Includes an index of UK case law from 1992 to the present day, with summary analysis of over 11,000 case reports.
http://www.swarb.co.uk/

The Daily Law Notes
A free service from the Royal Courts of Justice and European Court of Justice, providing summaries of the most important updates from the House of Lords, the Privy Council, the Court of Appeal and all divisions of the High Court. Indexed from May 2000.
http://www.lawreports.co.uk/

The Social Security and Child Support Commissioners
Current appeals and events, indexes and full text of decisions.
http://www.osscsc.gov.uk/

Tribunals Service
Information on, and links to, all the main central government tribunals. For some tribunals, judgements may be searched and viewed. There are further tribunals in the 'Links' section.
http://www.tribunals.gov.uk/

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

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Page last updated: 29 August 2008