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Legal Research: A Practitioner's Handbook 3rd Edition

Legal Research: A Practitioner's Handbook 3rd Edition

Author: Emily Allbon; Ian Hunter
Publisher: Wildy, Simmonds and Hill Publishing
ISBN: 9780854902651

Previous Edition ISBN: 9780854901234
Published In: July 2019
Format: Hardback
Jurisdiction: U.K. ? Disclaimer:
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Legal Research: A Practitioner’s Handbook provides practical advice on every aspect of effective legal research: problem analysis, selecting and finding the best sources, and presenting results effectively. This third edition has been thoroughly updated, taking into account the increasing popularity of commercial databases aimed at UK law practitioners; the overhaul of a number of government and other official sites (national and international); and significant changes to directions by UK courts relating to the conduct and presentation of legal research. New material on the use of social media in legal research, business information and making use of a law firm’s internal precedents has also been added.

Part A covers problem identification and analysis, followed by advice on how to select the best sources and formats (paper or electronic) for research. Part B deals with the information most frequently sought by practitioners, listing sources with analytical comments and, for a selection of the most complex, ‘how to use’ instructions developed to a standard template. Jurisdictional coverage includes England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland and the European Union, with the addition of information on key sources in European human rights and international law. Part C details sources on how to make the presentation of the results of legal research more effective. These three parts are supplemented by Part D, which describes in non-technical language how a practitioner might get the best value for money when buying information, whether print or online, from commercial law publishers. Extensive appendices provide indexes to abbreviations for Acts, journals and law reports; a glossary of technical terms used in legal research; a summary of the practice directions, statements and decisions of the UK courts relating to legal research; a table of guidance on how to devise more effective searches on the four most popular commercial databases; and a popular names index for legislation and cases relating to the UK and the EU.

List of Figures and Tables

Introduction

Acknowledgements

PART A - BEFORE TOUCHING A KEYBOARD OR OPENING A BOOK …

WHERE TO START THE RESEARCH

Preparing to undertake research

Analysing the problem

Deriving keywords

WHICH SOURCES TO USE

Classifying the types of information needed

Choosing the best source: print or electronic?

Which sources should I search first?

HOW TO CHOOSE THE SOURCES

Asking fundamental questions about a source

Be ‘streetwise’ about using the internet

PART B -SELECTING THE RIGHT SOURCE AND USING IT EFFECTIVELY

GENERAL LAW ENCYCLOPEDIAS

Introduction

United Kingdom;

England and Wales

Scotland

Northern Ireland

European Union

International

LEGISLATION

Introduction

United Kingdom

Wales

Scotland

Northern Ireland

European Union

International – bilateral treaties

International – multilateral treaties (including Council of Europe)

UK Treaties and agreements

CASE LAW

Introduction

England and Wales

Scotland

Northern Ireland

European Union

European Court of Human Rights

International

PROCEDURAL LAW

Criminal procedure

Civil procedure

STANDARD FORMS AND PRECEDENTS

External

Internal

WORDS AND PHRASES

Introduction

England and Wales

Scotland

Northern Ireland

European Union

International

10.

UPDATING KNOWN LAW

Introduction

United Kingdom

England and Wales

Wales

Scotland

Northern Ireland

European Union

Council of Europe

International

11.

COMMENTARY ON THE LAW

Introduction

Cross-jurisdictional

United Kingdom

European Union

European human rights

International

How to cite books and journal articles

Commentary via blogs and twitter

12.

PRE-LEGISLATIVE PROPOSALS

United Kingdom

European Union

European human rights

International

13.

OTHER OFFICIAL INFORMATION

United Kingdom

European Union

International

14.

WHERE TO FIND LEGAL INFORMATION NOT AVAILABLE WITHIN YOUR FIRM OR CHAMBERS

England and Wales

Scotland

Northern Ireland

Other, free sources

Three charged-for services

15.

BUSINESS INFORMATION

Company confirmation statements and accounts

Company annual reports

Filings by listed companies: offer documents, prospectuses and shareholders’ circulars

Company news, market news and deals

Credit worthiness

Analyst reports and research

Share prices

Interest rates

Business news

Company directories

Information on individuals

16.

INFORMATION ABOUT PEOPLE AND PERSONALITIES CONNNECTED WITH THE LAW

Central government

Public bodies

Courts

Law firms

Law librarie;s

Legal professionals and their societies

Expert witnesses

17.

PORTALS, GATEWAYS AND MORE

Portal websites

Searchable subject gateway

Overseas domestic law

International and comparative law

PART C - PRESENTING THE RESULTS EFFECTIVELY

18.

WRITING TO IMPRESS

What this chapter is about

Advice on good writing skills

Style manuals

Style manuals for legal citations

PART D - HOW TO GET THE BEST DEAL FROM COMMERCIAL LAW PUBLISHERS

19.

BUYING LEGAL INFORMATION

Introduction

Which are the main commercial publishers?

How to buy information in print format

Challenges and pitfalls of buying online information

Hints and tips when negotiating with online law information providers

APPENDICES

Lists of Abbreviations

Abbreviations for Acts

Abbreviations for Publications

Abbreviations for Textual Devices

What Does this Technical Term Mean?

Court Directions Relating to Legal Research

Using Databases Better

Popular Names Index to UK Cases and EU Legislation and Cases

Subject Index

Index of Published Materials

Index to Databases and Organisations

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