Finding relevant case law in the hard copy indexes, citators etc
Current Law Service |
The Digest |
Law Reports Index |
All England Law Reports Index | Halsbury's Laws of England |
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If you know the name of the case |
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| Start with | Current Law Case Citator |
Consolidated Table of Cases |
The Law Reports Index includes an index of case names, a subject and an index of cases judicially considered. |
The index to the All England Law Reports includes a subject index, an alphabetical index of cases reported and judicially considered and an index of legislation judicially considered. |
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| Then go to | Go to relevant case in annual volumes |
Relevant subject volume |
Check each volume of the Index to Law Reports in turn including the soft bound volumes since 2001 and for the current year |
Check the main Index to the All England Law Reports and the soft bound volume for the current year. | |
| Then go to | Check updates in Monthly Digest and Current Law Week |
To update area of law - Cumulative Supplement |
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| Finally, check | Cumulative Supplement and Quarterly Survey |
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| If you know the subject | |||||
| Start with | Subject Index |
The Law Reports Index includes a subject index as well as an index of case names, and cases judicially considered.. |
The All England Law Reports has a two volume subject index. | Halsbury's Consolidated Index |
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| Then go to | Go to relevant case in annual volume |
Relevant subject volume |
Check the main volumes of the Index and the softback volumes for years since |
Daily Updates | Relevant subject volume of the current edition |
| Then go to | Check updates in Monthly Digest and Current Law Week |
To update area of law - Go to Cumulative Supplement |
To update - go to Cumulative Supplement | ||
| Finally, check | Cumulative Supplement and Quarterly Survey |
Current Service and Noter-Up |
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| If you know the legislation | |||||
| Start with | Current Law Citator and Statute Citator |
Each law report series will have indexes of case names, subject and legislation judicially considered. |
Annual Legislation Index | Consolidated Tables of Statutes and Statutory Instruments |
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| Then go to | Go to relevant case in annual Volume |
Check dates of Cumulative or Annual Indexes - use loose parts |
Daily Updates | Relevant subject volume of the 4th ed |
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| Then go to | Check updates in Monthly Digest and Current Law Week |
To update - go to Cumulative Supplement | |||
| Finally, check | Current Service and Noter-Up |
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