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United Kingdom case law

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The authorised United Kingdom Law Reports series, published by the Incorporated Council of Law Reporting, is only available in the ICLR database. This series is comprised of the King's Bench, Chancery, Family and Appeal Cases subdivisions; however others existed in the past. This series includes case citations with the abbreviations QB, KB, AC, Ch, App Cas, Ch D, Ex, Ex D, Fam, PC, P, QB, QBD etc.

There are also various unauthorised UK law reports series.

  • Enter the citation into the Citation/Reference search box, eg [1932] AC 562.
  • Alternatively, search using the Case Name, eg Donoghue v Stevenson.
  • Click on the linked authorised report series citation to access the full case.
The Thomson Reuters Westlaw Classic database includes various (non-authorised) UK law reports series eg English Reports (ER), Fleet Street Reports (FSR), Session Cases – Scotland (SC), Criminal Appeal Reports (Cr App R) and British Company Cases (BCC). Select the International Materials link then the Jurisdiction – United Kingdom.

The United Kingdom Case Law Locator is a case law research product for the UK context. It provides case digests and history, cases cited and citing, legislation cited and references to legal writings. Access via International Materials → United Kingdom → All United Kingdom Cases → UK Case Law Locator (1865-). Or use the ‘analysis’ link from within a UK case.
  • View a list of (unauthorised) UK case law reports series available in Lexis Advance / Lexis+ Australia using Explore → United Kingdom → View All Publications → Narrow By Content → UK Cases.
  • Search by case citation, name or topic keywords in the general search box and select the UK jurisdiction.
  • CaseBase Cases provides limited research and summary information about significant UK cases.
  • Alternatively, in Lexis Advance US Research, select Explore Content → International → United Kingdom → All United Kingdom Cases.

Further guidance is available for Locating United Kingdom Case Law (UniSQ login required).

 

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