Database of British and Irish cases and legislation; EU and European Court of Human Rights cases; law reform reports and papers; Jersey, Cayman and St Helena cases; and other legal material.
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Content
UK: cases; primary and secondary legislation (including devolved legislation); treaties; law reform publications for England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
Ireland: cases; primary and secondary legislation; law reform publications; treaties.
Europe: EU cases; European Court of Human Rights cases; decisions of the Board Of Appeal Of The European Supervisory Authorities.
Jersey: cases.
St Helena: cases
Cayman Islands: cases.
United Arab Emirates: cases from the Abu Dhabi Global Market courts and the Dubai International Financial Centre.
Qatar: cases from the Qatar International Court.
Other documents: a few books and journals; speeches by members of the UK judiciary; the BAILII Sir Henry Brooke lectures.
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