Official parliamentary website that provides introductory information on how laws are made in the UK, the passage of a bill to being an Act of Parliament and the role of secondary legislation (statutory instruments).
This video (starts at 3 minute 54 seconds) is produced by lawbank.co.uk and gives a very basic introduction to the structure and terminology of an Act of Parliament e.g. short and long title, official citation and the date of Royal Assent.
Includes access to: The Law Reports, Criminal Appeal Reports, Common Market Law Reports, European Human Rights Reports and many more law reports. Also includes UK Legislation, journal articles, and the Lawtel collection.
Lexis+ is the upgraded platform for Lexis Library, featuring legislation, case law, journal articles and commentaries, including Halsburys Laws, Encyclopedia of Forms and Precedents, All England Law Reports and more. Also covers EU, US and some international law.
JustisOne contains over 930,000 unique full-text cases and legislative provisions, which dates back further than any other provider. This includes the largest collection of superior court judgments available online, with cases dating back to 1163, and the full legislative history of the UK from 1235.
Legislation.gov.uk carries most (but not all) types of legislation and their accompanying explanatory documents. The site holds all primary legislation from 1988 to the present day and most pre-1988 primary legislation. It also holds secondary legislation from 1987, including UK Statutory Instruments, although these are only as enacted.
BAILII provides access to the most comprehensive set of British and Irish primary legal materials that are available for free and in one place on the internet. For information on which judgements are added to the database see www.bailii.org/bailii/summary-cases.html
This database allows you to search for the meaning of abbreviations for English language legal publications or search a publication title to find the approved abbreviation.
