Databases (or eResources) provide access to quality academic resources for your work
eResources are electronic information resources which can be accessed online and searched by topic, so you can quickly and easily find relevant information.
Used by legal professionals, this key resource also contains Westlaw Insight, a legal encyclopedia, which is great for starting your research, as well as EU materials, UK regulatory and guidance materials, international materials, practitioner books and a current awareness service.
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Simply complete the online tutorial, answer the questions and receive your certificate in the post.
Advanced certification is also available.
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Select and view the UK Westlaw Training - find Legislation link to view their video which provides an overview of finding and using legislation on Westlaw UK.
The legislation section now includes regulatory and guidance materials which you may also find useful.
Select the text below to watch the short video on using Westlaw International Materials
For more information, see Westlaw's International Materials User Guides
Used by legal professionals, this key resource also contains the Halsbury's Laws of England encyclopedia which is great for starting your research and very authoritative.
It also includes a glossary, practitioner works and a current awareness service.
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Complete the basic and/or advanced questions online:
Lexis+ UK YouTube overview video
Lexis+ UK YouTube advanced video
Practical Guidance: This content was previously available via the Lexis PSL Platform
Practical Guidance is now fully integrated with Legal Research on Lexis+, so you can see guidance and the underlying law it supports all in one place.
It includes practice notes, precedents, forms, drafting notes, checklists, flowcharts, client-ready materials and the latest legal developments, arranged by topic. This online legal know-how services complements the materials available via the Legal Research service and links through to accompanying commentary and primary law.
Contains more than 2,000 law and law-related periodicals from the first published issue.
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Other help materials include:
This is a great place to start researching maritime law!
Within the Maritime & Commercial section you can access:
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Try out other sources for maritime law via the Maritime Legal Topics guide
You can also take a look at the libguide for News and Newspapers
You may also want to consult:
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