The British and Irish Legal Information Institute (BAILII) makes available a large collection of primary legal materials for free at http://www.bailii.org/.  BAILII is a non-profit-making charitable trust hosted at the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies in London. It provides:

CASES

• British cases from 1996 onwards; also selected leading cases from the 17th century to the present day.
• Irish cases from around 2001 onwards, plus selected earlier cases.
• The English Reports (via link to CommonLII)
• European Union cases and European Court of Human Rights cases from 1954 onwards

LEGISLATION

• UK primary legislation from 1215 onwards
• UK secondary legislation from 1947 onwards.
• Post-devolution Scottish, Welsh and Northern Irish legislation, primary and secondary.
• Irish primary and secondary legislation, 1922 onwards

OTHER MATERIALS

• Law Commission reports from 1965 onwards
• Scottish Law Commission reports from 1989 onwards (also consulation and discussion papers)
• UK treaties
• Selected books and journals 

WORLD RESOURCES

• Links to other world law databases, such as AustLII (Australasian Legal Information Institute)

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