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Law

Law comprises primary (legislation and case law) and secondary (books and journals) sources of information.

Legislation is the legal rules (Acts) created by Parliament, and case law is the decisions of the Judiciary (Courts and Tribunals). 

Other information published by parliaments or governments are collectively known as official publications.

Law databases are used by law students, academics and lawyers to conduct legal research. Lexis+ UK  and Westlaw UK are the main two law databases used in the UK.

Legal Research Skills

Legal research skills are the information and digital literacy skills which enable you to find and use legal information. This includes using your reading list, finding law books and journal articles, finding legislation and case law, and evaluating information to ensure it is authoritative and up-to-date.

Moodle iconDoing Legal Research

Doing Legal Research is the University of Warwick Library's self-study Moodle course.

It introduces students to different types of legal information, and shows how to find, use and reference them using a range of library and law databases.

Law Database Certification

Law database providers offer their own online training and certification courses to law students. Training and certification is available for both the Lexis+ UK and Westlaw UK databases.

Learn how to use law databases for success in your academic studies and gain certificates to evidence your legal research skills to employers on your CV.

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Key Law Databases

Oxford University Press logoLaw Trove

A collection of 200+ e-textbooks published by Oxford University Press on law. Features key titles supporting the undergraduate law curriculum, with collections for business, company, commercial, competition and employment law, plus legal systems, legal skills, and revision and exam guides. Key titles include:

  • Jones, Introduction to Business Law | Marson and Ferris, Business Law | Roach, Card & James' Business Law
  • Baskind, Osborne and Roach, Commercial Law | Dignam and Lowry, Company Law | French, Mayson, French and Ryan on Company Law
  • Chiu and Wilson, Banking Law and Regulation | Cranson, Principles of Banking Law

LexisNexis logoLexis+ UK

A legal research and practical guidance databases from LexisNexis, including primary and secondary sources of legal information for the UK and EU, and selected foreign jurisdictions. Key features include:

  • Dictionary (Words and Phrases Legally Defined) | Encyclopaedia (Halsbury's Laws of England)
  • Legislation (Statutes and Statutory Instruments) | Case law (including The Law Reports and All England Law Reports)
  • Journals index and selected full-text journal articles including New Law Journal
  • Practice areas for Arbitration, Banking & Finance, Commercial, Corporate, Employment and Tax with specialist materials
  • Legal practice guidance including overviews, practice notes, standard forms and checklists

First-time users may be required to register with their name and @warwick.ac.uk email address.

Thomson Reuters logoWestlaw UK

A legal research database from Thomson Reuters, including primary and secondary sources of legal information for the UK, EU and selected foreign jurisdictions, and current awareness services. Kay features include:

  • Dictionaries (Index of Legal Terms - Osborn's, Jowitt's and Stroud's) | Encyclopaedia (Topics)
  • Legislation (Statutes and Statutory Instruments) | Case law (including The Law Reports and Weekly Law Reports)
  • Journals index and selected full-text journal articles including British Tax Review and Journal of Business Law
  • Legal practitioner texts including Palmer's Company LawTotty, Moss and Segal on InsolvencyGoode and Gullifer on Legal Problems of Credit and Security

First-time users may be required to register for a OnePass account with their name and @warwick.ac.uk email address.

Law Dictionaries, Encyclopaedias and Books

Very Short Introductions iconVery Short Introductions

A collection of 800+ ebooks from Oxford University Press providing concise introductions to subjects across all academic disciplines, including business, economics and law. Written for undergraduate students, each book introduces key concepts and essential knowledge in the field.

Oxford University Press logoLaw Trove

A collection of 200+ e-textbooks published by Oxford University Press on law. Features key titles supporting the undergraduate law curriculum, with collections for business, company, commercial, competition and employment law, plus legal systems, legal skills, and revision and exam guides.

Oxford Handbooks Online iconOxford Handbooks Online

A collection of 1,000+ ebooks from Oxford University Press providing authoritative essays across all academic disciplines, including business, economics and law titles. Written for students and researchers of all levels, each essay introduces key concepts, current research and future debates.

Oxford Scholarship Online iconOxford Scholarship Online

A large collection of research monographs and other scholarly publications from Oxford University Press, with titles across the business, economics, law and political science fields.

Brill logoCollected Courses of the Hague Academy

The Collected Courses are a series of monographs on public and private international law published by the Hague Academy. Featuring books on international company, commercial and financial law, and international criminal and human rights law.