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[Home][Databases][World Law][Multidatabase Search][Help][Feedback]British and Irish Legal Information InstituteAccess to Freely Available British and Irish Public Legal Information-DONATE to keep BAILII running-Major DonorsWelcome to BAILII, based at the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies,where you can find British and Irish case law & legislation,European Union case law, Law Commission reports, and other law-relatedBritish and Irish material.BAILII thanks The ScottishCouncil of Law Reporting for their assistance in establishing the Historic Scottish LawReports project.BAILII also thanks Sentralfor provision of servers and Bytemarkfor provision of hosting services.For more information, see About BAILII.BAILIIRESOURCESRecent Decisions ListsRecent Additions ListsNew Cases of InterestBAILII DatabasesUnited KingdomEngland and WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandJerseySaint HelenaIrelandEuropeUnited Arab Emirates(Abu Dhabi, Dubai)QatarOther DocumentsA-Z case name indexA-Z legislation title indexA-Z other titles indexOpenLaw - Leading Cases by SubjectBAILII Sir Henry Brooke LecturesHow to Link to BAILIISEARCHBAILIIFind by Case CitationFind by Case TitleCase Law SearchLegislation SearchOther Materials SearchAdvanced SearchBAILII beta page designSee the beta version of a new BAILII home page.BAILII and The National ArchivesBAILII has been glad to assist The National Archives in launching 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.BAILII - the Next 10 YearsBAILII - the Next 10 Years is reproduced from the BIALL Newsletter with the permission of the editor.Dubai International Financial Centre judgments on BAILIIBAILII 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.BAILII and MoJ working for open justicePress release here.Data sharing agreement for AI for English LawBAILII and Oxford University have concluded a groundbreaking data sharing agreement for the AI for English Law project.BAILII: The First 20 YearsA timeline of BAILII is now available.COVID-19 PandemicUsage 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 CouncilBAILII 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.Quick Guide to BAILIIA Quick Guide to BAILII compiled by the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies is available here.New BAILII briefing paperA briefing paper containing recent information about BAILII is now available here.BAILII needs your supportAn article by Guy Beringer, a trustee of BAILII.New BAILII search engineBAILII 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.APPEAL FOR FUNDSDonations enable BAILII to meet the costs of maintaining and developing its website. Those who support BAILII's aims or make regular use of BAILII are encouraged to contribute. Click here for more information.Did you know?You can use the symbol * as a multi-character wildcard, e.g. discriminat* . (more info)WORLD LAW RESOURCESAsia (AsianLII)Australasia (AustLII)Canada (CanLII)Common Law (CommonLII)Cyprus (CyLaw)Droit FrancophoneGermany (Juristisches Internetprojekt Saarbrücken)Global Legal Information NetworkHong Kong (HKLII)Ireland (IrLII)Italy (ITTIG)Kenya (KenyaLaw)University of Montreal (LexUM)New Zealand (NZLII)Pacific Islands (PacLII)Philippines (LawPhil)Southern Africa (SAFLII)UK Territories & DependenciesUSA (Cornell)World Legal InformationInstituteAbout BAILII- FAQ- Copyright Policy- Disclaimers- Privacy Policy