LibGuides: Law: Finding Case Law

Watch the videos below to learn how to search for cases in Westlaw and Lexis Library.

Case law: the basics

Tutorial: Legal research skills
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This interactive tutorial is an introduction to UK case law and legislation and how to find them.

To learn about law report citations and other aspects of case law, look at the Finding Case Law section of this tutorial.

BAILII

British and Irish Legal Information Institute (BAILII) provides free online access to primary legal materials. Decisions from the major courts in UK are available in full text.
Westlaw

Full text access to UK law reports, legislation and journals, with an emphasis on intellectual property and commercial law titles. Also full text access to Westlaw International Materials; EC cases and legislation; US materials covered in depth, with both federal and state reporters.
Lexis Library

An authoritative resource for legal research. Coverage of recent national and regional news sources in the UK.