Referencing using OSCOLA
Being able to accurately cite the source you have used in your work is an important academic skill. Citing correctly: Provides the relevant legal authority to support your work Enables the reader to find...
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Lexis+ UK: Family Law Reports
This leading specialist family court reporting service is now available through Lexis+ UK. Family Law Reports contain verbatim reports of every important Family Division, Court of Appeal, Supreme Court and European courts case covering...
Accessing Halsbury’s Laws of England online
Halsbury’s Laws of England is an authoritative encyclopaedia of the law in England and Wales, and is a great place to start researching legal areas that are new to you. Halsbury’s Laws of England...
Make the most of legal databases
Achieving basic certification for legal databases (Lexis+ UK and Westlaw UK) will give you a head start in making the most of these databases for your studies, and they also make a valuable addition...
New Lexis Platform – Introducing Lexis+ UK
After many years with the same ‘look’, Lexis Library has updated its interface to a new and more streamlined version called Lexis+ UK. From Monday 26th September 2022, when you go onto Lexis, this...
Find Law print textbooks in the library using the shelfmark
Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC) is the classification system we use to arrange books on our library shelves by subject. DDC gives each subject area a number and these are displayed on spine labels on...
Legal Skills and Research: Keeping up to date
The law is always changing and keeping abreast of the changes in your research area can be challenging. This is true for all students studying law, but especially for those students involved with the Sunderland...
UK Human Rights Blog
The UK Human Rights Blog is a topical and accessible legal blog. The frequent posts make excellent reading for law students wishing to stay informed about current issues. “The UK Human Rights Blog aims...
Industry focus – Merger and Acquisition Activity in the United Kingdom
Merger and Acquisition Activity in the United Kingdom With UK businesses expecting to face a period of change in the near future, many have engaged in M&A activity over the past five years to...
Highlights from IBISWorld’s November monthly newsletter – The Future of the Gig Economy
Highlights from IBISWorld’s November monthly newsletter – The Future of the Gig Economy Workers in the gig economy have been heavily affected by the coronavirus pandemic, with many not having been eligible for the...
Highlights from IBISWorld’s November monthly newsletter – The Impact of the New UK Global Tariff Regime
Highlights from IBISWorld’s November monthly newsletter – The Impact of the New UK Global Tariff Regime As the end of the UK’s transition period draws ever nearer, IBISWorld has assessed how the new UK...
Highlights from IBISWorld’s November monthly newsletter – Webinar: COVID-19 – UK update
IBISWorld is constantly monitoring the impact of the coronavirus on the UK economy. The COVID-19 Economic Impact webinar is being updated every month and looks at how key economic drivers are expected to trend...
Westlaw: express tips for research assignments
Westlaw UK have produced a short guide of ‘express tips’ which will be useful when you are using Westlaw to do research for assignments, dissertations and exams. Westlaw Express Tips
Get started with legal research
All research involves a lot of searching and reading, and you should expect to have to read quite a lot before finding what you’re looking for. So don’t despair if you can’t immediately find...
Spotlight on resources: new additions to IBISWorld
Over the past three months, IBISWorld analysts have introduced 12 new reports to their collection of UK industries, many of which reflect changes in both business and consumer behaviour. Continuing technological advancements have had...