Comments on: Statute Law Database to be free for public http://heatherbrooke.org/2006/statute-law-database-to-be-free-for-public/ Heather Brooke is an award-winning writer, journalist and activist Sun, 29 Apr 2012 09:44:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: RICHARD SHEPHERD http://heatherbrooke.org/2006/statute-law-database-to-be-free-for-public/comment-page-1/#comment-1120 RICHARD SHEPHERD Fri, 13 Jul 2007 15:56:35 +0000 http://www.yrtk.org/2006/statute-law-database-to-be-free-for-public/#comment-1120 While no doubt Charlie Falconer would like to take the credit for the Statute Law Database, people should know that it was started in 1989 by Lord James Mackay of Clashfern ... the genius who was Conservative Lord Chancellor 1987-97. The main architect was John Gibson, Editor for the Statutory Publications Officer. Credit please, where credit is due ! While no doubt Charlie Falconer would like to take the credit for the Statute Law Database, people should know that it was started in 1989 by Lord James Mackay of Clashfern … the genius who was Conservative Lord Chancellor 1987-97. The main architect was John Gibson, Editor for the Statutory Publications Officer.
Credit please, where credit is due !

]]> By: Nick Evans http://heatherbrooke.org/2006/statute-law-database-to-be-free-for-public/comment-page-1/#comment-1119 Nick Evans Tue, 10 Oct 2006 14:28:02 +0000 http://www.yrtk.org/2006/statute-law-database-to-be-free-for-public/#comment-1119 http://www.bailii.org/databases.html has databases of various UK court decisions, back to the mid 1990s. No idea if there are plans to extend this back in time. http://www.bailii.org/databases.html has databases of various UK court decisions, back to the mid 1990s. No idea if there are plans to extend this back in time.

]]> By: Michael Holloway http://heatherbrooke.org/2006/statute-law-database-to-be-free-for-public/comment-page-1/#comment-1118 Michael Holloway Mon, 09 Oct 2006 12:13:11 +0000 http://www.yrtk.org/2006/statute-law-database-to-be-free-for-public/#comment-1118 Congratulations! I read this morning about an open access, searchable database of a US judge (Posner)'s decisions: http://www.projectposner.org/ Do you know if any plans exist to make UK common law / judicial decisions available in this manner? Congratulations!

I read this morning about an open access, searchable database of a US judge (Posner)’s decisions: http://www.projectposner.org/

Do you know if any plans exist to make UK common law / judicial decisions available in this manner?

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