Law - Subject | UWE Bristol

Archbold: Criminal Pleading Evidence and Practice (via Westlaw)

All the material needed when preparing for a case and during a trial.
Includes both substantive law and practice and procedure of the courts.
NOT included in the main library search.

Atkin's Court Forms (via LexisLibrary)

UK encyclopaedia of civil litigation forms, precedents and procedure.
NOT included in the main library search.

Blackstone's Criminal Practice (via LexisLibrary)

An annual publication from Oxford University Press which covers all areas of criminal law and is divided into 6 different subject areas.
NOT included in the main library search.

Butterworths Personal Injury Litigation Service

Covers all aspects of personal injury law and litigation.
NOT included in the main library search.

Cambridge Journals Online

Cambridge Journals Digital Archive contains the full text from 170 journals, from volume 1, issue 1 to 1996.
Included in the main library search.

Cardiff Index to Legal Abbreviations

A web-based service which allows users to search for the meanings of abbreviations of English-language legal publications or enter the title of a law publication to find the abbreviation.
NOT included in the main library search.

Chitty on Contracts via Westlaw

Definitive practitioner text on contract law.
NOT included in the main library search.

Civil Procedure Rules (White Book), via Westlaw

The definitive statement on civil procedure. It provides high quality commentary and expert opinion as well as links to primary sources referenced.
NOT included in the main library search.

Clarke, Hall and Morrison on Children

Leading work on both the civil jurisdiction of the family courts and the criminal jurisdiction of the youth courts.
NOT included in the main library search.

Clerk and Lindsell on Torts via Westlaw

Definitive practitioner text on torts.
NOT included in the main library search.

Curia: European Court of Justice

Case-law database on the official web site of the European Court of Justice (as well as the General Court and the European Union Civil Service Tribunal).
NOT included in the main library search.

Current Sentencing Practice, via Westlaw

A comprehensive service on the law and practice of sentencing in England and Wales.
NOT included in the main library search.

Encyclopedia of Compulsory Purchase and Compensation, via Westlaw UK

A guide to the law relating to the compulsory purchase of land and the compensation provisions.
NOT included in the main library search.

Encyclopedia of Environmental Health Law and Practice, via Westlaw UK

Coverage of the legislation and guidance relating to environmental health law.
NOT included in the main library search.

Encyclopedia of Forms and Precedents

Covers areas such as sale of land, landlord and tenant, commercial law, wills and trusts, and family law.
NOT included in the main library search.

Encyclopedia of Highway Law and Practice, via Westlaw UK

A major work on highway law including full text of all relevant legislation, complete with annotations.
NOT included in the main library search.

Encyclopedia of Housing Law and Practice, via Westlaw UK

Aimed at practitioners and includes commentary on all relevant legislation.

Encyclopedia of Human Rights

Covers a wide range of topics, including key organisations, events, and leading figures.
NOT included in the main library search.

Encyclopedia of Local Government Law, via Westlaw UK

Acts and regulations, with a detailed commentary and full references to relevant judicial authorites.
NOT included in the main library search.

Encyclopedia of Planning Law and Practice, via Westlaw UK

A comprehensive source of guidance and policy on planning law.
NOT included in the main library search.

Encyclopedia of Road Traffic Law and Practice, via Westlaw UK

Comprehensive, authoritative, and up-to-date information on road traffic law and practice.
NOT included in the main library search.

English Reports, via HeinOnline

Covers the decisions of the English Courts prior to the start of the Law Reports in 1865.
NOT included in the main library search.

EThOS

British Library database of full-text UK Higher education research theses.
NOT included in the main library search.

EUR-Lex

Direct access to European Union law.
Subject areas: Europe; Law; European Union; EU

European Sources Online

Information on the institutions and activities of the European Union, the countries, regions, and other international organisations of Europe.

FLAG (Foreign Law Guide)

Holdings of foreign primary-source materials in UK libraries.
NOT included in the main library search.

Halsbury's Laws of England, via LexisLibrary

A general legal encyclopaedia covering the whole spectrum of English law.
NOT included in the main library search.

Halsbury's Statutes Citator, via LexisLibrary

Provides a citation for the current status of over 7,600 statutes. There are links through to the full text.
NOT included in the main library search.

Halsbury's Statutes known as UK Parliament Acts on LexisLibrary

UK Parliament Acts contain the full, amended text of all public general Acts that are currently in force.
Legislation that has been recently enacted but is not yet in force is also included.
Public general Acts that are no longer in force do not appear in full text but a note explains why the enactment no longer applies.
NOT included in the main library search.

Hansard

Edited verbatim report of proceedings in the Commons Chamber, Westminster Hall, and Standing Committees.
Contains written ministerial statements and written answers.
NOT included in the main library search.

Harvey on Industrial Relations and Employment Law

Provides commentary on industrial relations and employment law and practice.
It analyses the law, and fills in the practical background.
NOT included in the main library search.

HeinOnline

A full-text, searchable archive of law journals.
Pages appear as they would in the original hardcopy including all charts, graphs, and photographs.
Included in the main library search.

i-Law

A commercial law database offering specialist commentary and analysis as well as access to some case reports in maritime and commercial law.
Includes cases.
NOT included in the main library search.

ICLR Online

Incorporated Council of Law Reporting Online provides full-text access to the The Law Reports for the Superior and Appellate Courts of England and Wales.
Includes court ready PDFs, WLR daily case summaries and a citator.
NOT included in the main library search.

IDS Employment Law Handbook via Westlaw

Expert guidance on the wider implications of new judgments and legislation, flagging up trends in employment litigation and practice.
NOT included in the main library search.

Index to Foreign Legal Periodicals, via HeinOnline

Index to articles and book reviews appearing in more than 500 legal journals published worldwide.
Coverage of public and private international law, comparative and foreign law, and the law of all jurisdictions other than the United States, the UK, Canada, and Australia.
NOT included in the main library search.

Index to Legal Periodicals and Books Full Text

A bibliographic database that cites articles from legal periodicals and indexes law books published or edited in the United States, Canada, Great Britain, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand.

International Encyclopaedia of Labour Law and Industrial Relations

Provides information to the international business and labour relations communities.
NOT included in the main library search.

JSTOR

UWE Bristol subscribes to the JSTOR multidisciplinary Arts and Sciences Collections I,II,III,V,VII, VIII and XIV.
A scholarly archive of over 1,000 full-text electronic journals.

JustisOne (previously JustCite)

An online legal research tool that allows you to find the key current legal authorities (case law, legislation) for a topic.
NOT included in the main library search.

Kemp on Lawtel

A collection of personal injury quantum reports and practice tools.
NOT included in the main library search.

Lawtel

A current awareness service for legal practitioners.
NOT included in the main library search.

Legislation.gov.uk

UK Parliament Public General Acts (from 1988) onwards and all Local Acts (from 1991) onwards.
NOT included in the main library search.

Lexis PSL

Current legal information briefings applied to Commercial, Corporate, Employment and Tax.
NOT included in the main library search.

LexisLibrary

Covers UK legal materials including cases, legislation, journal articles, and practitioner texts.
NOT included in the main library search.

LexisLibrary International

International legal materials from a range of sources (cases, legislation, forms & precedents, and secondary materials).
Includes cases.
NOT included in the main library search.

LexisLibrary News

Covers a range of UK news sources including local and national newspapers.
NOT included in the main library search.

Lindley and Banks on Partnership (via Westlaw)

Definitive practitioner text on partnership law, covering both general and limited partnership.
NOT included in the main library search.

National Criminal Justice Reference Service (NCJRS) Abstracts Database

The NCJRS is published by the Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice's National Criminal Justice Reference Service.
An information clearinghouse for people in US and around the world involved with research, policy, and practice related to criminal and juvenile justice, and drug control.
Included in the main library search.

Nexis

Full text database including UK national and regional newspapers, and worldwide newspapers and magazines.
Also includes full-text information covering companies, industries, market surveys, countries, and people.
NOT included in the main library search.

Oxford English Dictionary Online

The Oxford English Dictionary (OED) is guide to the meaning, history, and pronunciation of over half a million words, both present and past.
NOT included in the main library search.

Practical Law

Legal know-how covering practice notes, standard documents and drafting notes, and the practical implications of key developments.
NOT included in the main library search.

ProQuest Criminal Justice

U.S. and international criminal justice journals including abstracts and indexing for 250 titles.
Included in the main library search.

ProQuest Dissertations & Theses: A&I

The most comprehensive available record of doctoral theses from the UK and Ireland.

PsycBooks (APA PsycBooks)

A crucial research tool for the behavioural sciences.
Access to 3,733 scholarly titles within psychology and its sub-fields.

SAGE Research Methods

A web-based research methods tool created to help researchers, staff and students with their research projects.
SRM focuses on methodology rather than disciplines, so can be used by researchers from the social sciences, health sciences and more.
Included in the main library search.

Simon's Direct Tax Service

An authorative source on UK income tax, corporation tax, capital gains tax, inheritance tax and international taxation.
Includes worked examples and is cross-referenced to the legislation, source materials and tax treaties.
NOT included in the main library search.

The Times Digital Archive

Access to back issues of The Times (London) newspaper online.
One of the most highly regarded resources for the study of 18th century history and onward.
Included in the main library search.

UK Parliamentary Papers

Includes over 200,000 House of Commons sessional papers from 1715 to 2005, with supplementary material back to 1688.
UKPP delivers page images and searchable full text for each paper, along with detailed indexing.
NOT included in the main library search.

Westlaw Edge UK

Full-text access to current and historic UK, European Union and worldwide case reports and legislation.
Also gives access to the Legal Journals Index, some full text law journals, and many law electronic books.
NOT included in the main library search.

Westlaw International

Westlaw International is a resource additional to Westlaw Edge UK.
The general subscription covers legal materials from non-UK English speaking jurisdictions such as the United States and Canada, Asian materials and international treaties.
NOT included in the main library search.

Woodfall: Landlord and Tenant, via Westlaw

Woodfall's Landlord and Tenant is the definitive guide to all aspects of landlord and tenant law
NOT included in the main library search.

XpertHR

A major resource of information for human resources.
Provides journal articles, case studies, model policies, legislation, statistics, news, commentary, surveys, and analysis.
NOT included in the main library search.

Zetoc

Details of approximately 20,000 current journals and 16,000 conference proceedings published per year
An index that contains references only, not full text.
NOT included in the main library search.

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