Links
Here is a ist of web sites PLA members may find of interest. Please report any broken links or any other sites that you think should be listed to mary.block@pla.org.uk.
Statutory and Legal Sites
| Bank of England Base Rate information | www.bankofengland.co.uk |
| Civil Justice Council | www.civiljusticecouncil.gov.uk |
| Civil Procedure Rules | www.dca.gov.uk/civil/procrules_fin/menus/rules.htm |
| Community Legal Service | www.justask.org.uk |
| Companies House | www.companieshouse.gov.uk |
| The Court Service | www.hmcourts-service.gov.uk |
| Day and interest calculators | www.newsquarechambers.co.uk/calculators.htm |
| Department for Communities & Local Government (formerly Office of the Deputy Prime Minister) | www.communities.gov.uk |
| Government portal | www.direct.gov.uk |
| HM Land Registry | www.landreg.gov.uk www.landregistrydirect.gov.uk (subscription) |
| HMSO | www.hmso.gov.uk |
| House of Lords judicial business | www.parliament.the-stationery-office.co.uk (inc judgments) |
| Lands Tribunal | |
| Lands Tribunal for Scotland | www.lands-tribunal-scotland.org.uk |
| Law Commission | www.lawcom.gov.uk |
| Law Society | www.lawsociety.org.uk |
| LEASE - Leasehold Advisory Service | www.lease-advice.org |
| Ombudsman for Estate Agents | www.oea.co.uk |
| Residential Property Tribunal Service | www.rpts.gov.uk |
Central London Civil Justice Centre
The DJ and CJ skeleton inboxes below should be used for filing all skeleton arguments but not for general enquires. It is important to ensure that any skeleton arguments sent to the inboxes are properly labelled.
CentralLondonCJSKEL@hmcourts-service.gsi.gov.uk
CentralLondonDJSKEL@hmcourts-service.gsi.gov.uk
djtelhearing.centrallondon@hmcourts-service.gsi.gov.uk
Central London Chancery Business Guide
Trade / Business Groups
| Arbrix | www.arbrix.org |
| British Council for Offices | www.bco.org.uk |
| British Property Federation | www.bpf.propertymall.com (incs code of practice) |
| British Retail Consortium | www.brc.org.uk |
| Commercial Real Estate Legal Association (CRELA) | www.crela.co.uk |
| Estates Gazette | www.egi.co.uk |
| Investment Property Forum | www.ipf.org.uk |
| Property Week | www.property-week.co.uk |
| RICS | www.rics.org |
| Pyramus & Thisbe | www.partywalls.org.uk |
| RICS Dilapidations Forum | RICS Dilapidations Forum |
| RICS Dispute Resolution Service | RICS Dispute Resolution Service |
ADR
| ADRNET | www.adrgroup.co.uk |
| CEDR | www.cedr.co.uk |
| Chartered Institute of Arbitrators | www.arbitrators.org |
| In Place of Strife | www.mediate.co.uk |
The Bar
| The Bar Council | www.barcouncil.org.uk |
| Chancery Bar Association | www.chba.org.uk |
| Property Bar Association | www.propertybar.org.uk |
In addition to the websites of the usual recognised Chambers, the following have archives/cases/articles which may be of interest
| Enterprise Chambers | www.enterprisechambers.com |
| Falcon Chambers | www.falcon-chambers.com |
| Hardwicke | www.hardwicke.co.uk/property |
| Landmark Chambers | www.landmarkchambers.co.uk |
| Maitland Chambers | www.maitlandchambers.com |
| 11 Old Square | www.11oldsquare.co.uk |
| 11 Stone Buildings | www.11stonebuildings.com |
| Wilberforce Chambers | www.wilberforce.co.uk |
Experts
| Academy of Experts | www.academy-experts.org |
| Expert Witness Institute | www.ewi.org.uk |
| Society of Expert Witnesses | www.sew.org.uk |
Commercial Sites
| Law Gazette | www.lawgazette.co.uk |
| Lawtel | www.lawtel.co.uk |
| Lexis Nexis | www.lexisnexis.com |
| Westlaw (includes White Book, Woodfall) | www.westlaw.co.uk |
Other Reference
| Access to Law | www.accesstolaw.com |
| Advice UK | www.adviceuk.org.uk |
| British and Irish Legal Information Institute | www.bailii.org |
| Citizens Advice Bureau | www.citizensadvice.org.uk |
| City of London Law Society | www.citysolicitors.org.uk |
| Delia Venables Legal Resources | www.venables.co.uk |
| Free Representation Unit | www.freerepresentationunit.org.uk |
| Gary Webber's Property Law Website | www.propertylawuk.net for links esp party walls, gardens, ordnance survey, boundary disputes |
| London Solicitors Litigation Association | www.lsla.org.uk |
| Property Managers Association | www.propertymanagersassociation.com |
| Service Charges in Commercial Practice: A Guide to Good Practice | www.servicechargeguide.co.uk |
DISCLAIMER: The PLA is not responsible for the content of external internet sites