Quick legal research refresher for the Corporate Crime class.

1. Corporate Crime
Legal Research Refresher
Charlotte Gill
Senior Research Librarian, Law
Aug 2015
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2.  Objectives
 Research Strategy
 Case Study
 Resources
Outline
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3. Objective
 Refresh your legal research skills
 Highlight some of the relevant resources.
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4. Research Strategy
Have a plan!
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5. Legal Research Process
 Identify the scope of the legal question
 Start by consulting a secondary source
 Identify the relevant legislation
 Identify the cases that are on-point
 Confirm the authority is still good law
 Expand your search to fill any gaps
 Keep a record of your research trail
(Modified from http://denning.law.ox.ac.uk/Irsp/overview/process.php)
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6. LawNet, Lexis, Westlaw
Search Function LawNet Lexis Westlaw
And AND AND &
or OR OR a space
e.g.
lawyer counsel
And Not
But Not
NOT AND NOT %
Phrase searching Simply enter the phrase
the way it ordinarily
appears.
Simply enter the phrase
the way it ordinarily
appears.
“ _”
Truncation *
(? – single letter)
! !
Wildcard * * *
Within N words w/n W/N /n
Precedes by N words PRE/N +n
In same paragraph W/P /p
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7. Database Help Sheet
 Available on the Law Research Navigator
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8. Case Study
Review the law regarding corporate criminal liability in
the United Kingdom.
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9. New Library Search
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10. Books
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11. Books
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12. Virtual Browse
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13. ebooks
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14. ebooks
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15. Everything
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16. Just Articles
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17. Filter by topic and date
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21. Saving articles – e-Shelf
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22. E-shelf
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23. Commentary
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24. LexisLibrary (UK) content is now available on Lexis Singapore !
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27. Halsbury’s Laws of England
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28. Search
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(corporate or "white collar") w/5 (crime OR liability)

29. Keyword search results
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30. Browse
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31. Browse the Index
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32. Browse the index
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33. Index
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34. Relevant sections
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35. Key Cases
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37. Index
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38. Index
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40. Key legislation
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44. Find related explanatory note
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www.legislation.gov.uk

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46. Background
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47. Commentary on Sections
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48. Commentary on Sections
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49. Hansard References
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50. Hansard References
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51. Hansard
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53. Law Commission Report
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56. Hansard
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57. Case Law
Research Tesco Supermarkets v Nattrass
 Use JustCite – locate the case and note up. Available in
LawNet
 Or Westlaw International
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58. Westlaw
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60. Westlaw
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61. Westlaw
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62. Westlaw
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63. Westlaw
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64. Westlaw
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65. Journal Articles
 Westlaw World Journals
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69. i-law.com
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i-law.com

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75. Google Scholar
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77. Google Scholar
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80. Google Scholar
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82. News Search
Factiva
 Over 28,000 sources from 157 countries in 23
languages, including nearly 600 continuously updated
newswires like Dow Jones and Reuters. More than
2,300 sources are available on or before the date of
publication.
 Find listed Singapore and international companies
information under Companies/Markets and browse
selected newspapers under News Pages.
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83. Other Jurisdictions
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85. Subject Guides
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86. Corporate Crime Guide
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87. Summary
 Research process
 Start with secondary sources
 Resources:
 Lexis Singapore
 Westlaw
 i-law.com
 SMU Research guides
 Take notes of sources and keywords
 Seek help early.
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