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Westlaw UK basic training workshopStefano Mastrocicco
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Learning outcomes
By the end of this training session the participants will be able to:
Have an understanding of Westlaw UK database structure .
Select and access the right section to get the information needed on primary and secondary sources.
Use basic search strategies to find statutes, case law or academic journals.
What is available on Westlaw UK?
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Case law from some of the UK’s most renowned reporting series with over 400,000 case reports and transcripts
Legislation consolidated back to 1267, and updated daily
Analytical commentary from the entire Common Law Library and a large range of market-leading books and loose-leafs
Over 110 scholarly journals and access to abstracts via the Legal Journals Index
Current awareness updated every 15 minutes
Before starting your search…
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Familiarise with legal abbreviations of courtsand law reports.
Use the neutral citation to find cases.
Take advantage of useful search tips.
Check the status icons to identify current or superseded law or the judicial consideration
of cases.
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Get Ready for your searchLegal abbreviations
Legal abbreviations help to identify which Court ruled a case and where this is reported. The Cardiff Index of Legal Abbreviations is a good source to find details of several abbreviations.
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The neutral citation allows to easily find cases on Westlaw UK. This system was introduced by the High Court and the Court of Appeal in 2001and became later a standard for all UK courts.
[2012] EWCA Civ 1288
A citation, similarly to a barcode, identifies eachcase and by typing its reference in the corresponding search field on Westlaw you can easily access the details.
[Year] | court name | division (optional) | case number
Get Ready for your search Neutral citation of cases
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Useful tips for a timely search
Consult Insight section for a better understanding of topics and related concepts
Search the meaning of words in the index of legal terms
Narrow down or increase the number of results by using the document free text or document title filters
Like Google, ask directly your question using natural language queries
Browse the content before starting your search
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Useful tipsInsight
Westlaw UK Insight helps you to search and browse overviews of legal concepts.
When browsing you can click on an article title to start your search.
For certain topics are available more detailed information accessible using the expand icon.
The Insight breadcrumb trail let you easily navigate through the hierarchy.
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Useful tipsIndex of legal terms
Westlaw UK allows to review definitions of legal concepts from dictionaries, judicial definition from cases and academic journals.
Access this search tool from the circled areafrom the homepage.
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Useful tipsStatus icons when searching legislation
Icons beside the provisions of law will let you If a provision is currently in force, superseded or amended. Below you can find some examples of the most usedLaw in force
Not yet in force
Partially in force
Has been repealed
Superseded
Has prospective amendments applied
Has pending amendments
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Useful tipsStatus icons when searching cases
Decision received positive or neutral judicial consideration and is good law
Decision judicially considered, received mixed or mildly negative judicial treatment
Case with an appeal outstanding to Court of Appeal, Civil Division or Supreme Court
Point of law overruled or reversed, case no longer good law
You can check the judicial consideration of cases through the following status icons
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Time for… Action
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Westlaw UK homepage
You are here !!!
The Home Page has great tools to assist in researching whether you are looking for a specific document or general search terms
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Primary Sources – Case Law
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Primary Sources – Case Law
Exercise
Case Law Exercise - Questions
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1. Who were the counsels for the claimant in [2013] EWHC 2058?
2. Check the status icon for the first instance and appeal judgements for the Marks and Spencer plc (Appellant) v BNP Paribas Securities Services Trust Company (Jersey) Limited and another (Respondents), [2015] UKSC 72, is the judicial treatment of both cases considered good law?
3. Which court was ruling the case analysed in [2010] Bus. L.R. 443? What was it about?
4. Complete the WLR citation for the case regarding personal injury and landlord and tenant relation ruled by the House of Lord in 18 February, 2009? Who were the parties in the case?
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Primary Sources – Legislation
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Primary Sources – Legislation
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Primary Sources – Legislation
Exercise
Legislation Exercise - Questions
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1. How many sections comprise the Copyright, Designs and Patent Act 1998 (c.48)?
2. Which section from Chapter 5 on General and Supplementary provisions from Part I of the Consumer Rights Act 2015 was fully enforced?
3. According to the annotation, which section of the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999, sets out the circumstances in which a third party would have the right to enforce a term of the contract?
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Secondary Sources – Journals
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Secondary Sources – EBooks
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Current Awareness
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Secondary Sources – Journals & Books
Exercise
Secondary Sources Exercise - Questions
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1. Browse into the table of cases within the White Book. How many paragraphs cite the Cavendish Square Holding BV v. Talal El Makdessi case [2015] UKSC 67?
2. Using Insight, can you find the Act which regulates the registration of land?
3. Find the author of the article entitled “ the importance of possession in the common law tradition” and the details of the scholarly journal publishing the article.
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Cite your sourcesA computer savvy guide to cite your journals articles from Westlaw with RefME
1 – add your citation to endnote
2 – import the citation directly on Refme
3 – update your list ofreferences
https://www.refme.com/uk/
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