Quick Guide to BAILII
A Quick Guide to BAILII compiled by the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies is available here.
APPEAL FOR FUNDS
Donations 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.
Most-downloaded judgments
Click here for the judgments viewed on BAILII most often in the last week.
Article about BAILII
'BAILII - Judgment Day and Beyond' has appeared in Legal Information Management and can be read here.
New Chair of the Board of Trustees
Guy Beringer CBE, KC (Hon) has been appointed as Chair of the BAILII Board of Trustees.
NEW United Kingdom Judiciary Speeches Database
BAILII has added a new database of judicial speeches (2003-present). The collection includes all of BAILII's annual Sir Henry Brooke Lectures as well as speeches originally published on judiciary.uk.
BAILII - the Next 10 Years BAILII - the Next 10 Years is reproduced from the BIALL Newsletter with the permission of the editor.
BAILII and MoJ working for open justice
Press release here.
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.