LAW REPORTS

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LAW REPORTS

·         Understanding citations

A citation usually has 3 or 4 parts after the case name, for example: (1976) 3 ALL ER 312. This breaks down into;

Ø  Year

Ø  Volume number(if any)

Ø  Abbreviation of the report title

Ø  Page or paragraph number

·         Tools to find where a case is reported

Lexis library [1]

Lexis library is an online subscription database. It contains basic case information and citations, plus full text reports and transcripts where available. You can search by:

Ø  Case name

Ø  Key words

Ø  Citation

Ø  Date

Ø  Court

Ø  Judge

Ø  Counsel

 Its appeal tracker indicates if a case is going to appeal and there’s a search for personal injury damages.

            Lexis library is available in the library. Ask library staff for access.

ü  The law reports indexes, it cover the official series of law reports and other major series from 1951 onwards. This is in the library in Bay A[2].

ü  Free internet resources

ü  Westlaw UK

ü  The digest(previously the English and Empire digest)

·         Finding a case by subject

To find case by subject you can use keyword searches in:

Ø  Westlaw UK

Ø  Justisone

Ø  Lexis library

If you know the subject area, check individual tables in:

Ø  The law reports index volumes

Ø  Specialist law reports

Ø  Specialist textbooks.

 For example;

Ø  Company Butterworth’s Company law cases and British Company Cases

Ø  Property cases,- Check property and Compensation law reports or the relevant textbook collection section

Ø  Personal injury quantum use Kemp and Kemp (loose leaf)

·         Updating a case

To find out whether a case has been reversed or considered in later cases, use;

Ø  Westlaw UK and Lexis library, - they have icons next to the case name on the list of cases, with more detail in the case analysis and overview documents

Ø  The law reports Indexes and other law reports series, - these have tables of cases judicially considered

Ø  The digest, - Many entries have annotations about subsequent judicial treatment

·         Finding cases on specific legislation

To find cases on specific section of a statute see the how to find public general acts guide. To find cases on a specific provision in a statutory instrument see the how to find statutory instruments guide.

·         Getting transcripts

 BAILII has the widest coverage of transcripts freely available online. To find other sources, see transcripts of judicial proceedings in England and Wales. A guide to sources (2011), kept behind the library enquiry desk.

We hold a collection of court of Appeal transcripts on microfiche for cases heard from 1951 to 1980. These are in the library in filing cabinet H.

 

BOOKS

1.      Looks at the labels at the end of the bookshelf

-          The bookshelf labels are organized alphabetically. Use these labels to locate which bookshelf your book is on. The labels typically contain a range of letters and number, for example, QA 100.74.B50 to QA 300.70.A30. If your book’s call number falls within the range, then begin looking through that bookshelf. For example, if your book’s call number is QA 200.86.S50, then it falls within the range and your book is located on that shelf.

2.      Look at the shelf numbers on the books’ spine.

-           The books are also organized alphabetically, so use the call number is typically located at the bottom of the book’s spine. The book’s call number should match the call number in the system identical.

-          Since books are organized by topic using the library of congress classification system, try browsing the other books in the section you found your book in if you want more books on your topic.

3.      Ask a staff member[3].

 Do this if you cannot find the book, but the system says it is available. The book maybe misplaced, or perhaps you are looking in the wrong place. After all, most libraries are huge and it is easy to get confused. The staff member will go and look for the book for you.

4.      Request an interlibrary loan.

-          If the librarian confirms that the book is missing or unavailable, then request an interlibrary will need to fill out a request form detailing the name of the book, author and year it was published, as well as your contact information. It usually takes 5 to 7 days for a book to arrive.

CASES

1.      Find out which series of reports the legal abbreviation, refers to (N.B neutral citations do not refer to a series of law reports). For example, SC(UKSC) is session cases (UK Supreme Court) cases:

-          Index to legal citations and abbreviations, 4th edn by Donald Raistrick, call number: D340.072.RAI publication date; 20B. This book provides the most comprehensive listing of legal abbreviations[4].

2.      Go the relevant series of reports (in the alphabetical sequence on level 5), e.g. session case (UK Supreme Court).

3.      Look for the relevant year and/or volume, e.g.2011.

4.      Look up the page on which the report begins, e.g. 13.

STATUTES

·         If you have a citation to a statute you can use the citation information to quickly locate it in print or electronically. If you don’t have a citation, however, you may be able to find a statute by its title (e.g., “Affordable care Act”) by using a popular name table for your jurisdiction.[5]


[1] Cross M.Jentz,Legal Materials,12th edition, William hollowell publisher, Texas

[2] Reed O.L, Law library, McGraw-hill companies, America

[3] htpps://www.legal desire.com .citation of legal materials accessed on 08th February 2021 at 10:43am

[4] https://www.academia.edu.law and society; legal citations accessed on 08th February 2021 at 12:02pm

[5] https://www.lawteacher.net.legal materials accessed on  08th February 2021 at 12:20pm

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