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Law Commission for England and Wales

http://www.lawcom.gov.uk

 
Full text of the Commission’s publications, including reports and consultation papers. The site is searchable.
   
 
 

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The High Court of Australia

http://www.hcourt.gov.au

 
This is the official homepage of the High Court of Australia.  The Court's annual reports, judgements and transcripts are all here. Judgements are generally available within 24 hours of being handed down.
   

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House of Lords Judgements

http://www.parliament.the-stationery-office.co.uk/pa/ld/ldhome.htm

 
Full text of all House of Lords judgments delivered since 14 Nov 1996. New judgments appear online within two hours of delivery at the House.
   

Judicial Committee of the Privy Council

http://www.privy-council.org.uk/output/page5.asp

 
This site contains judgments of the Judicial Committee from 1999 onwards, and key judgments prior to 1999.
   
 
 

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Australasian Legal Information Institute (AustLII)

http://www.austlii.edu.au

 
AUSTLII  is operated jointly by the Faculties of Law at the University of Technology, Sydney and the University of New South Wales. It is a major resource of Australian legal information containing full-text databases of Commonwealth and State legislation as well as decisions of most Australian courts and tribunals. It is searchable, and updated very frequently.  This resource is highly recommended.
   

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Findlaw - New Zealand

http://www.findlaw.co.nz

 Findlaw.Com has found a home in New Zealand. This is a relatively new, but extremely promising resource.  As with the original FindLaw service, this site is a free resource.
   

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British and Irish Legal Information Institute

http://www.bailii.org

 Based on the technology that drives AustLII, BAILII is a fantastic resource that will only get better with time as more and more data gets added to it.  It has legislative as well as case-law materials.
   

Guide to Irish Law

http://www.llrx.com/features/irish.htm

 
This is a useful research guide which encompasses the Irish legal system, its constitution, legislation, caselaw, government websites, Irish law websites, university resources and discussion lists etc.
   

Guide to UK Legal System

http://www.llrx.com/features/uk2.htm

 
This is a well documented guide to online as well as hardcopy resources essential for research on UK law and legislation.
   

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FindLaw Supreme Court Decisions

http://www.findlaw.com/casecode/supreme.html

 FindLaw’s searchable database of the Supreme Court decisions since 1893, or volume 150 of the United States Reports. It is up-to-date with the most recent cases. Cases can be browsed by volume or year. They can also searched by citation, party name, or full text.
   
 
 

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Law & Justice Foundation of New South Wales

http://www.lawfoundation.net.au

 
An initiative of the Law & Justice Foundation of New South Wales, this web-site has the full text of Federal and State law as well as bills, digests and law reports. It is a searchable resource.  The Australian Institute of Judicial Administration considered that this was the "Best Website" in the Public Sector in 2000.
   

Parliament of Australia

http://www.aph.gov.au

 
The Parliamentary Reports as well as bills and explanatory memoranda are available at this site. A search feature makes this site immensely useful.
   

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Bilingual Laws Information System

http://www.justice.gov.hk/

 This is an innovative service provided by the HK Department of Justice.  It includes, in both English and Chinese, the full text of Hong Kong legislation, including the Acts and Subsidiary Legislation.  The system, based on Lotus Notes technology, is fully searchable.
   

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HMSO - Her Majesty's Stationery Office

http://www.hmso.gov.uk/legis.htm

 
This site publishes both Commons’ and Lords’ Hansards, as well as Bills before Parliament, the weekly information Bulletin and Select Committee reports. Bills which have been passed by both Houses are also available in full text here. The site is searchable.
   

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Legal Information Institute (for Constitutions and Statutes)

http://www.law.cornell.edu/statutes.html

 This site has a searchable database of US Laws including the US Code and Code of Federal Regulations
   
 
 

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Oz Netlaw

http://www.oznetlaw.net/

 
This is a non-profit organisation's effort to disseminate information of special interest to Internet law issues.  It includes information of relevance to individuals, businesses and non-profit organisations.