# BRITISH AND IRISH LEGAL INFORMATION INSTITUTE

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1084803
- **Other names:** BAILII
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** Jan. 30, 2001
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1084803


## Contact

- **Address:** INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED LEGAL STUDIES, CHARLES CLORE HOUSE, 17 RUSSELL SQUARE, LONDON
- **Postcode:** WC1B 5DR
- **Phone:** 02078625806
- **Website:** www.bailii.org



## Activities

**Objects:** FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT:  (1) TO PROMOTE THE SOUND ADMINISTRATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE LAW BY:-  (A) THE PROVISION OF ONE OR MORE SEARCHABLE AND REGULARLY-UPDATED INTERNET SITES ON WHICH ACCURATELY-RECORDED CASE LAW, PRIMARY AND SECONDARY LEGISLATION AND TREATIES FROM OR AFFECTING THE JURISDICTIONS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM AND THE REPUBLIC OF IRELAND AND ASSOCIATED JURISDICTIONS ARE MAINTAINED TOGETHER WITH COMMENTARY ANALYSIS AND THE MAINTENANCE OF LINKS TO SIMILAR SOURCES IN OTHER JURISDICTIONS AND  (B) SUCH OTHER MEANS OF PROVIDING FREE OR INEXPENSIVE PUBLIC ACCESS TO LEGAL TEXTS AND COMMENTARIES OF ALL KINDS AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE; AND  (2) TO ADVANCE LEGAL EDUCATION BY PROMOTING AND ENCOURAGING RESEARCH IN THE FIELD OF LEGAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS AND DISSEMINATION OF THE USEFUL RESULTS THEREOF

**Activities:** The British and Irish Legal Information Institute (BAILII) provides access to the most comprehensive set of British and Irish primary legal materials that are available for free and in one place on the internet. BAILII is hosted in the UK and Ireland by the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, London and the Law Faculty, University College Cork.

**Area of benefit:** NOT DEFINED




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- **What:** Education/training
- **Who:** The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Ireland
- Northern Ireland
- Scotland



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 31, 2024 | £156272 | £199632 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2023 | £176546 | £195890 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2022 | £195626 | £223649 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2021 | £187172 | £232577 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2020 | £239413 | £221939 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **GUY GIBSON BERINGER KC Hon** (Chair) — appointed May 13, 2013
- Dame Maura McGowan — appointed March 16, 2018
- David Barniville — appointed June 25, 2021
- Dr Nora Ni Loideain — appointed Nov. 8, 2018
- Emily Allbon — appointed Nov. 22, 2019
- Joel Harrison — appointed Nov. 22, 2019
- Nathalie Jeanine Allen Prince — appointed Nov. 21, 2024
- Philip Tiet Hue CHUNG — appointed March 16, 2018
- Professor Carl Stychin — appointed June 25, 2021
- Professor Rachael Patricia Mulheron — appointed June 20, 2024
- Rachel Mary WOOD — appointed March 16, 2018