Lexis+ and Westlaw UK are the main resources for UK case law research. Both are used to find judgments and Law Reports and are used as case citators too. They both contain the official Law Reports of the UK. Use these key online resources to find cases and make sure you are using the most up to date case law. See the case status icons for both Westlaw UK and Lexis+ to make sure the cases are still good law. Both support advanced searching using Westlaw UK terms and connectors and Lexis+ terms and connectors.
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One of the major databases for case law, legislation, and commentary. It has the full text of the official Law Reports series and contains material back to 1220 via the English Reports. Westlaw UK also provides a ‘case analysis’ document for UK cases providing information about the case and where it has been judicially considered, and where it links to relevant legislation and commentary. It also provides access to European cases and international case law.
One of the major databases for case law, legislation, and commentary. It has the full text of the official Law Reports series and contains material back to 1220 via the English Reports. The All England Law Reports are only available on Lexis Library. It also provides a ‘case overview’ document for UK cases providing information about the case and where it has been judicially considered. LexisLibrary also provides access to European cases and international case law.
Covers case law, legislation, personal injury quantum claims and commentary in specialist areas. For case law specifically, it had summaries of UK cases from 1980 and summaries of very recent and unreported cases.
This was a standalone resource but has now been absorbed into Westlaw UK. Key features such as a round up from the Courts of newly heard cases can be found on the Cases: Courts page. Popular Personal Injury resources including Quantum Reports and Kemp and Kemp have also been included in Westlaw UK.
Covers UK and international journals, particularly backruns. Also holds special collections such as the Canada Supreme Court Reports, Early American Case Law and coverage from the U.S. Supreme Court Library. Good for U.S. legal research.
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Cases are often referred to by where they may be found in a law report series. This reference is made in the form of a citation, e.g.:
Since 2001, cases have also been assigned a neutral citation.
These refer to the court in which the case was heard rather than a law report, e.g.:
