Tag: Legal research
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Regulations
Definition of Regulations Regulations are ‘directly applicable’ and have direct effect both vertically and horizontally. Locating British Regulations Halsbury’s Statutory Instruments contains all statutory instruments and statutory rules and orders which are of general application […]
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Digest
The Digest The Digest (formerly the English and Empire Digest) is a digest of the case law of England to date. It also includes cases from the courts of Scotland, Ireland, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, India, South Africa, and the West Indies. The arrangement of titles used by Halsbury’s […]
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Legal Composition
Legal Composition in other Legal Encyclopedias Legal Composition in Canada Legal Composition in the United States Resources Further Reading Rupert Haigh, Legal English. 3rd ed. (London: Routledge, 2012). K 94 H35 2012 Stacie I. Strong, How to write law essays and exams. 3rd ed. […]
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Thesaurus of Synonyms of the Law Term
Each word may have several meanings. To Judges, precise language is mandatory, because each word and its meaning may be subject to close scrutiny and legal interpretation. To solicitors, the use of persuasive language is extremely essential when addressing written arguments to the Courts. […]
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Central London County Court Pilot Mediation Scheme
The Central London County Court Pilot Mediation Scheme Introduction The research carried out by Professor Hazel Genn in 1998 on the mediation scheme at Central London County Court. Background In 1996 Judges in the Central London County Court (CLCC) established a pilot mediation scheme […]
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List of Law Journal Articles Publication Frequency
List of Legal Periodicals´ Articles Publication Frequency Title, Publication Frequency, American Business Law Journal, Quarterly, American Law and Economics Review, 2 issues per annum, Bar Review, 6 issues per annum, British Journal of Criminology, 6 issues per […]
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Precedence of UK Law Reports
Precedence of United Kingdom Law Reports Hierarchy of law reports There are several situations in which a solicitor or a law professional must determine the order of precedence for two or more case reports. The 2012 Practice Direction on the Citation of Authorities ([2012] 1 WLR 780) […]
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Unreported Cases and BAILII
From BAILII : There is still a restriction on the number of English cases from Divisions of the High Court which can be added to the BAILII database which arises from the fact that the shorthand-writers who transcribe judgments which have been given verbally (as opposed to judgments handed […]
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Regnal Years
Introduction In the history of England and Scotland (and of several European countries) it was common practice to date some documents not according to the running number of the year, but according to the year of the presiding monarch. A system known as regnal years was used. The regnal year […]
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Dictionaries
English Dictionaries Peter Cane and Joanne Conaghan, The new Oxford companion to law, (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2008) Jonathan Law and Elizabeth A. Martin, A dictionary of law, 7th ed. (Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2009) James E. Penner, The law student’s […]