SPP students can also use the Law Society Library, and BVS students can use the Inns of Court Libraries - see more information on the Becoming a Lawyer guide
Westlaw UK covers all aspects of the law providing access to cases, legislation, journal articles and abstracts, full text practitioner books and commentary. Also contains the Legal Journals Index of UK legal periodicals back to 1986. Accessibility information for Westlaw
Lexis+ is a comprehensive law database which includes primary law, secondary sources, and practical guidance. It incorporates and replaces both the previous Lexis Library (cases, legislation, articles, Halsbury’s Laws of England, Blackstone’s Criminal Practice, All England Law Reports and more) and LexisPSL (practitioner database with practice notes and practical legal research sources).
Referral - If you wish to transfer data such as saved searches from LexisLibrary to Lexis+ please see these instructions.
Provides full text access to law and law-related journal articles from many US, UK and international publications. It also includes US historical legal material, UN treaties and agreements, the English Reports (cases decided in England from 1220 to 1867), the Statutes of the Realm (legislation passed at Westminster between 1235-1713), world constitutions & Women and the Law materials. Accessibility information for HeinOnline
HeinOnline does not always give you access to the most recent year of the publication.
Bloomsbury Professional Online provides access to three law resources: 'Hershman and McFarlane : Children Law and Practice', 'Duckworth’s Matrimonial Property and Finance' and 'Family Court Reports'.
This handout is designed to help you to use search operators for the following databases: Westlaw, Lawtel, Practical Law, LexisLibrary, HeinOnline, and CityLibrary Search.
