2. At the end of this session you should be able to: Identify the main print sources for finding UK cases and legislation Understand the basics of how the sources work Be able to select the right source to find cases and legislation Complete your library exercise! Objectives
3. How to decipher legal abbreviations Understanding case citations Understanding legislation citations Understanding reading lists How the library catalogue works Today we’ll move on to look at how to actually use the printed sources to track down cases and legislation Recap
4. Isn’t everything available online? Printed sources can seem confusing; follow the instructions and read carefully Main encyclopaedias follow a similar format – main volumes with supplementary volumes bringing material up to date Guides to how to use the printed sources on the Law LibGuidehttp://libguides.liv.ac.uk/law Using printed legal sources
5. Miller v Jackson [1977] 3 W.L.R. 20 Cardiff Index to Legal Abbreviations http://www.legalabbrevs.cardiff.ac.uk/ When you know the law report series or journal title, check the Library catalogue Finding cases: with citation
6. Law Reports Index from 1951- Current Law Case Citator from 1947- Law Reports: Digest 1865-1949 There may be more than one citation for a case – use the most authoritative Citations from The Law Reports are the most authoritative Finding cases: with case name
7. Known as the ‘red books’ Hardback volumes each covering a decade, starting in 1951 Paperback volumes supplement the hardback volumes Includes a list of cases alphabetically by name Choose the volume for the year you need If you don’t know the year of a case, work forwards chronologically from 1951 Law Reports Index
8. Law Reports Index Use to: Find cases by case name Find cases by subject
9. Law Reports Index: List of cases reported Look up your case in the alphabetical list Note down the citation Work forwards from 1951 through the indexes if you don’t know the year
10. Published in three main volumes, 1947-1976; 1977 – 1997 and 1998 – 2001 with annual paperback volumes from 2002 onwards and monthly digests Alphabetical table of cases Gives information on where cases have been cited in court Find the volume covering the period you need to work forwards chronologically from 1947 Current Law Case Citator
12. Current Law Case Citator: List of cases Look up your case in the alphabetical list Note down the citation Work forwards from 1947 through the indexes if you don’t know the year
14. Law Reports Digest Use the Index volume for the appropriate year Refer to the paragraph in the relevant main volume
15. Before 1865 when the ICLR started publishing the modern Law Reports series, reports were published in by individuals in the Nominate Reports Reprinted into The English Reports Consult the conversion table on the wall at the end of the bay where The English Reports are located in the Library Powell v Trotter (1861) 1 DR. & SM. 388 The English Reports: cases before 1865
16. English Reports: Conversion Table Use to: Find in which volume of The English Reports law reports from pre-1865 are reprinted
17. English Reports: Conversion Table Find the citation in the ‘Old Reports’ or Abbreviation column Note down the volume of The English Reports in which those reports are reprinted
18. Find The English Reports on the shelves Locate the correct volume of The English Reports
19. The English Reports Look for your original reference at the top of the page Powell v Trotter (1861) 1 DR. & SM. 388, 62 ER 428
20. Textbooks contain tables of relevant cases The Law Reports Index (‘red books’) contain listing of cases by subject Most comprehensive source is Halsbury’s Laws of England; covers all areas of English law and has extensive indexes to help you find the law and relevant cases on a specific topic. Finding cases: by topic
21. Various parts o the work: Main volumes (50+) Cumulative Supplement published annually Noter-up updates the volumes to the previous month Index volumes arranged by subject, referring to volume and paragraph numbers Four step process to using Halsbury’s Laws: Halsbury’s Laws of England
22. Halsbury’s Laws of England and Wales Use to: Find cases on a topic Note: Brown volumes = 4th edition Black volumes = 5th edition
23. Step 1: Find your topic in the Index Use the relevant volume of the Consolidated Index to find your topic
24. Step 1: Find your topic in the Index Note down the volume number (in bold) Note down the paragraph number
26. Step 3: Use the Cumulative Supplement to check for updates Make sure to check the right volume of the Cumulative Supplement
27. Step 3: Use the Cumulative Supplement to check for updates Use the headings at the top of the page to find the same volume and page number
28. Step4: Check the Noter-Up These paperback volumes bring the work up to date to the previous month If the volume or paragraph is not listed there have been no amendments
30. The Law Reports Index (‘red books’) has a ‘Cases judicially considered’ section Current Law Case Citator is most comprehensive Follow the steps to make sure you are up to date Finding the judicial history of a case
31. Current Law Case Citator: Find your case References are to the Current Law Yearbook in the format Year/Paragraph number Find your case in subsequent volumes to get a complete picture of the judicial history of the case
32. Digested Has a digest (i.e, a summary) in the Current Law Yearbook, for example 03/1962 Distinguished Followed Applied Approved Disapproved Mentioned Overruled Not followed Reversed Current Law definitions
33. Finding cases with citation Cardiff Index to Legal Abbreviations http://www.legalabbrevs.cardiff.ac.uk/ Finding cases with case name Law Reports Index Current Law Case Citator Law Reports Digest/The English Reports for older cases Finding cases on a topic Law Reports Index Halsbury’s Laws of England Finding the judicial history of a case Law Reports Index Current Law Case Citator Summary: Finding case law
34. Law Reports: Statutes Use the alphabetical list of Acts in the front of each volume, which tells you in which volume each Act from that year is printed Contains legislation as it was originally enacted Halsbury’s Statutes of England and Wales Finding an Act: with title
38. Halsbury’s Statutes of England and Wales Main volumes (50+) Table of Statutes and Consolidated Index refers to main volumes and page or [paragraph] number Cumulative Supplement Noter-up updates the volumes to the previous month Four step process to using Halsbury’s Statutes: Halsbury’s Statutes
40. Step 1: Find the Act in the Consolidated Index Use the alphabetical list of statutes Note down the volume (in bold) and page number
41. Step 2: Find the main volume and page number This is the text of the Act as amended
42. Step 3: Use the Cumulative Supplement to check for updates Use the headings at the top of the page to find the same volume and page number
43. Step 4: Use the Current Service Binders and Noter-Up Locate the volume in the correct Current Service binder If the Act or volume is not listed there have been no amendments Then do the same with the Noter-Up
44. Halsbury’s Statutes of England and Wales Arranged alphabetically by subject and contains the full text of legislation as amended Use the Keyword index in the back of the Consolidated Index to find reference to the main volumes Finding legislation: by topic
45. Step 1: Consult the Consolidated Index Use the keyword index in the back of the volume Note down the volume number (in bold) and the paragraph number [in square brackets] If there are no square brackets, the reference is to a page number, not a paragraph number
47. Step 3: Use the Cumulative Supplement to check for updates Use the headings at the top of the page to find the same volume numberActs are listed chronologically within the subject
48. Step 4: Use the Current Service Binders and Noter-Up Locate the volume in the correct Current Service binder If the Act or volume is not listed there have been no amendments
49. Step 4: Use the Current Service Binders and Noter-Up Locate the volume in the Noter-Up Acts are listed chronologically within the subject If the Acts is not listed, there have been no further amendments
51. Before 1963, Acts cited by regnal year and chapter number Refers to the monarch on the throne at the time and the year of their reign in which the Act was passed. Calculated from the date of the monarch’s accession to the throne Parliament commences in the Autumn and will usually span two regnal years Finding Acts by regnal number
52. 15 & 16 Geo. 5 c. 18 is a reference to the Settled Land Act which was passed during the Parliamentary session held in the 15th and 16th years of the reign of George V and was the 18th act of that session. A guide to regnal years can be found at http://www.justis.com/support/faq-regnal-to-calendar.aspx Finding Acts by regnal number
54. Is it in Force? Commencement dates since 1960 Halsbury’s Statutes Citator Single volume published annually Details of amendments, repeals and any cases which have interpreted the Act in court Use the Noter-Up binder to bring up to date Current Law Legislation Citator Five main volumes from 1947 – 1971; 1972 – 1988; 1989 – 1995; 1996 – 1999; 2000 – 2001 with paperback volumes from 2002 Acts listed chronologically Includes commencement dates, amendments, repeals, any cases which have interpreted the Act Finding the status of legislation
55. Halsbury’s Statutes Is it in Force? Use to: Find commencement dates for Acts passed since 1st January 1960
56. Is it in Force? Acts are listed alphabetically within the year Check the Is it in Force section of the Noter-Up for changes since the publication of the volume
58. Halsbury’s Statutes Citator Statutes are listed alphabetically within the year Gives details of amendments, repeals and cases which have interpreted the Act in court Consult the Noter-Up binder for more recent amendments
59. Current Law Legislation Citator Find the volume that corresponds to the year the legislation was enactedActs are listed chronologically; use the alphabetical table at the front of each volume to find the year Repeat the search with subsequent citators and Current Law Statutes Annotated
60. Known as secondary, subordinate or delegated legislation SI’s also referred to as Regulations Orders Measures Rules Schemes Referred to by date and number 2009/1259 Access online via http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ Finding Statutory Instruments
61. Summary Finding an Act by title Law Reports: Statutes Halsbury’s Statutes of England and Wales Finding legislation on a topic Halsbury’s Statutes of England and Wales Finding Acts by regnal number List of regnal numbers at http://www.justis.com/support/faq-regnal-to-calendar.aspx Finding the status of legislation Halsbury’s Is it in Force? Halsbury’s Statutes Citator Current Law Legislation Citator Finding Statutory Instruments Online at http://www.legislation.gov.uk/
62. Print off your library exercise from VITAL Law Department Folder Induction Tasks Come to your library tour Arrive 5 minutes before your scheduled tour time Wait on the ground floor, near Reception, a member of staff will meet you See where the sources are located Find out more about the library Meet the staff who can help you with queries Library Exercise
