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Legal Organisations

Association of Contentious Trust and Probate Specialists
www.actaps.com  

The Bar Council
www.barcouncil.org.uk  

The Court Service
www.gov.uk/government/organisations/hm-courts-and-tribunals-service

Criminal Justice System
www.criminal-justice-system.gov.uk  

Criminal Law Solicitors Association
www.clsa.co.uk

The Crown Prosecution Service
www.cps.gov.uk

Department for Constitutional Affairs - Justice, Rights and Democracy
www.parliment.uk/departmentreport

European Court of Human Rights
www.echr.coe.int

Home Office
www.gov.uk/government/organisations/home-office

Institute of Legal Executives
www.ilex.org.uk

The Law Society
www.lawsociety.org.uk

The Legal Sector Alliance - acting on climate change
www.legalsectoralliance.com

Mid Essex Law Society
www.midessexlawsociety.org.uk

The Solicitors Regulation Authority's rules can be found here
www.sra.org.uk/handbook/

Society of Construction Law
www.scl.org.uk

Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners
www.step.org

Business Matters

Business in the Community - ProHelp
www.bitc.org.uk

Colchester Business Enterprise Agency
www.colbea.co.uk

Companies House
www.companieshouse.gov.uk

Data Protection
www.gov.uk/data-protection

Electronic Immigration Network
www.ein.org.uk

European Copyright
www.eblida.org/

Franchise UK
www.franchise-uk.co.uk

Inland Revenue
www.inlandrevenue.gov.uk

The Insolvency Service
www.gov.uk/government/organisations/insolvency-service

International Chamber of Commerce
www.iccwbo.org

Trade Mark Registration Services
www.armadillo.co.uk/

The UK Patent Office
www.patent.gov.uk

World Intellectual Property Organisation
www.wipo.org

Disputes

Alternative Dispute Resolution Group
www.adrgroup.co.uk

Central Arbitration Committee
www.cac.gov.uk

The Centre for Effective Dispute Resolution
www.cedr.co.uk

Chartered Institute of Arbitrators
www.ciarb.org/

London Court of International Arbitration
www.lcia.org/

Employment Law

The Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service
www.acas.org.uk

British Employment Law Information
www.emplaw.co.uk

Bullying at work - combat methods
www.bullying.co.uk/bullying-at-work/

Department of Trade and Industry - Employment Relations
www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-of-trade-and-industry

Disability legislation 
www.direct.gov.uk/en/DisabledPeople/index.htm

Employment Contracts and Policies
www.simplyjobsworth.co.uk/

Harassment Law
www.citizensadvice.org.uk/law-and-courts/discrimination/what-are-the-different-types-of-discrimination/harassment/

HR decisions of tribunals and the courts
https://www.gov.uk/employment-tribunal-decisions

Family Matters

Books, journals, seminars and online services
www.familylaw.co.uk

Child Support Agency
www.csa.gov.uk

Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service
www.cafcass.gov.uk

Help and information for parents
www.parentlineplus.org.uk

International Child Abduction Centre
www.reunite.org

Public Guardianship Office
www.gov.uk/government/organisations/office-of-the-public-guardian

Solicitors Family Law Association
www.sfla.org.uk

Property Matters

Estates Gazette Online
www.egi.co.uk

Council of Mortgage Lenders
www.cml.org.uk

Land Registry
www.gov.uk/government/organisations/land-registry

General

About Colchester
www.colchester.gov.uk

Anglia Ruskin University
www.anglia.ac.uk

Care UK
www.careuk.com

Colchester Community Voluntary Services
www.ccvs.org

Colchester & East Essex Cricket Club
www.colchestercricket.org

Investors in People
www.iipuk.co.uk

Lexcel - The Law Society Quality Standard Mark
www.lawsociety.org.uk/support-services/accreditation/lexcel/

Mercury Theatre, Colchester, Essex
www.mercurytheatre.co.uk

National Farmers Union
www.nfuonline.com