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Law: News

Guide to law resources at University of Warwick Library. Includes law books, journals, databases, study skills, referencing, legal research and law librarian.

Legal News

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General News and Newspapers

Box of Broadcasts (Learning on Screen) logoBox of Broadcasts - on demand TV and radio service including BBC News, BBC World Service, Sky News, Aljazeera, CNN, France 24, and Rai News 24.

Telegraph iconDaily Telegraph - daily UK newspaper published in London. Available via Gale Research Complete and Nexis Uni.

Guardian logoGuardian - daily UK newspaper published in London. Available online and via Gale Research Complete, Nexis Uni and Proquest Historical Newspapers (1821-2003).

New York Times logoNew York Times - daily American newspaper published in New York. International editions also available. Available via Gale Research Complete (1985-)Nexis Uni (1980-) and Proquest Historical Newspapers (1857-2018).

The Times newspaper logoThe Times - daily UK newspaper published in London. Available via Gale Research Complete, Nexis Uni and the Times Historical Archive (1785-2019).

Legal News

Counsel logoCounsel - monthly legal magazine and official record of the Bar of England and Wales

Law Society Gazette logoLaw Society Gazette - weekly legal magazine and official record of The Law Society of England and Wales.

Legal Women logoLegal Women - periodic magazine on EDI, women and gender issues in the law and legal practice

Lexis Nexis logoLexis+ UK (Legal News Hub) - breaking news from Law360 UK and MLex. Law360 UK covers legal news and commercial awareness across major practice areas; and MLex covers legal mergers and acquisitions news across the world. 

New Law Journal logoNew Law Journal - weekly legal magazine for civil lawyers and legal practitioners, providing news and analysis on key changes in legislation, case law and procedures.

Business, Economics and Financial News

Banker logoBanker - monthly magazine on UK and international banking and finance published in London. Available via ABI/GLOBAL Inform (1991-) and Nexis Uni (1989-).

Economist iconEconomist.com - online daily edition of The Economist newspaper on international current affairs, business and politics. Register with your @warwick.ac.uk email address. Access online and/or download apps for Android and Apple mobile devices.

Economist logoEconomist - weekly newspaper on international current affairs, business and politics published in London and New York. Available via ABI/INFORM Global (UK edn, 1992-), Gale Research Complete (US edn, 1988-), and Historical Archive (1843-2020).

Financial Times logoFinancial Times - daily newspaper on UK and international business and economics published in London. Available via ABI-INFORM Global (1996-), Gale Research Complete (1999-), and Nexis Uni (1982-) - all with 30 day embargo. Also available via Historical Archive (1888-2021). Current edition available only via FT.com.

There is no access to FT.com for UG and PGT law students. PGR students and staff should contact the Warwick Law School.

Fortune logoFortune - bi-monthly magazine on American and international business published in New York. Available via Business Source Ultimate (1992-).

Harvard Business Review logoHarvard Business Review - bi-monthly magazine on business and management published in Brighton (MA, USA). Available via Business Source Ultimate (1922-).

IC logoInvestor's Chronicle - weekly magazine on global financial markets and corporate actions published in London. Available via ABI/INFORM Global (2005-) and Nexis Uni(2018-).

Project Syndicate PS logoProject Syndicate - a non-profit global media organisation on global current affairs, economics and politics. Available via ProjectSyndicate.org (1997-).

WSJ logoWall Street Journal - daily newspaper on American and international business and finance published in New York. Available via ABI-INFORM Global (1984-).

Newspaper Databases

Proquest logoABI/INFORM Global - a journal database which includes an index to and selected full-text global newspapers, magazines and trade publications on business, economics and finance.

Gale logoGale Research CompleteGale OneFile News is a research database which includes full-text local, regional and national newspapers and magazines from the UK and across the world. Includes general current affairs (tabloid and broadsheet newspapers, and business and finance magazines.

Lexis Nexis iconNexis Uni  - a newspaper database which includes full-text local, regional and national newspapers, newswires and magazines from the UK and across the world. Includes general current affairs (tabloid and broadsheet newspapers) and business, finance and legal magazines.

Academic and Legal Research Skills

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Study Skills

Discover a range of library and study skills guides including how to study law, how to think critically, and how to write law essays and prepare for examinations.

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Referencing

Discover how to avoid plagiarism, how to use the OSCOLA legal referencing style, and how to manage references with EndNote referencing software.

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Legal Research

Discover how to find legislation, case law, and journal articles using law databases, including Doing Legal Research moodle and Lexis+ UK and Westlaw Edge UK database training and certification courses.