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Singapore International Commercial Court (SICC) Judgments on BAILII
BAILII now includes judgments from the
Singapore International Commercial Court (SICC). The new database enhances BAILII's existing collection of international commercial judgments from Abu Dhabi Global Market Courts, the Cayman Islands, and Qatar.
BAILII and The National Archives
BAILII continues to assist The National Archives in developing their new service for judgments from England and Wales. Alongside other charitable endeavours, BAILII will continue to provide free access to a wide range of legal materials, including judgments from England and Wales as well as other jurisdictions - Scotland, Northern Ireland, the Republic of Ireland and European courts, and the Commonwealth.
Quick Guide to BAILII
A Quick Guide to BAILII compiled by the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies is available
here.
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Most-downloaded judgments
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here for the judgments viewed on BAILII most often in the last week.
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You can search
Nominet UK Dispute Resolution decisions on BAILII.
Archived news
Sir Henry Brooke Lecture Transcript
The transcript, presentation slides and video of
Access to Justice: Rethinking the Framework, the Sir Henry Brooke Lecture given by Sir Ross Cranston KC on 12 October 2023, is now available on BAILII.
Sir Henry Brooke Lecture, Thursday 12 October 2023 at 18:00 (BST)
The Sir Henry Brooke Lecture 2023 is entitled 'Access to Justice: Rethinking the Framework' and will be given by Sir Ross Cranston KC. Registration for the event is now closed. The Trustees are very grateful to Allen & Overy LLP for hosting this event at their London office. Following the event, a recording of the lecture will be made available on BAILII.
BAILII is now on Mastodon (ActivityPub)
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@BAILII@legal.social to stay up-to-date on the latest NEW judgments added to BAILII.
BAILII and MoJ working for open justice
Press release
here.
Dubai International Financial Centre judgments on BAILII
BAILII has added the judgments of the
Dubai International Financial Centre courts from 2009 onwards. Judgments from the Qatar International Court and the Abu Dhabi Global Market courts already appear on BAILII.
Data sharing agreement for AI for English Law
BAILII and Oxford University have concluded a groundbreaking
data sharing agreement for the AI for English Law project.
BAILII: The First 20 Years
A timeline of BAILII is
now available.
COVID-19 Pandemic
Usage of BAILII has increased during the pandemic. Donations are BAILII's core funding.
Please consider a donation. The BAILII team are working from their homes and are continuing to upload judgments as they come in; additionally, courts and tribunals are sending some older materials which they have not sent to BAILII before. The Trustees and staff of BAILII wish all users and supporters well during this difficult time.
BAILII Advisory Council
BAILII has convened a group to advise it on strategy and support it in promoting the BAILII service and to contribute to BAILII activities.
Members of the AC are drawn from a range of stakeholders including users, content specialists, supporters, and donors.
New BAILII briefing paper
A briefing paper containing recent information about BAILII is now available
here.
BAILII needs your support
An article by Guy Beringer, a trustee of BAILII.
New BAILII search engine
BAILII has moved to a new search engine. Please see
this page for details of the changes. If you have scripts that access BAILII through the search interface, you will need to update them. If you need assistance, contact
feedback.
BAILII is the most popular free legal website!
The annual
Society of Legal Scholars and BIALL Survey shows that BAILII, by a large margin, is the most popular free website with legal content which assists teaching staff and students in their law studies and which they access frequently.