West­law UK

What can you find on WestLaw UK?

Westlaw UK is a legal database providing access to British legislation, case law, legal commentary and journals.

Cases
Access more than 400,000 case reports and transcripts dating back to 1220.
Key sources include The Law Reports, Weekly Law Reports, The English Reports, Industrial Cases Reports and Business Law Reports.

Tip: Case analysis documents summarise each case with details such as where it was heard, any appeals or related cases, and links to cited legislation and relevant journal articles.

Legislation
Includes both current and historical law.
Westlaw UK covers all Acts since 1267 and all statutory instruments since 1948, all in full text.

Journals
Full-text access to academic articles from 115 journals, including titles from Sweet & Maxwell and Cambridge University Press.
Abstracts from more than 800 additional journals are available via the Legal Journals Index (LJI).

News and analysis
Stay up to date with current legal issues and expert commentary.

Westlaw Books

CBS Library’s subscription includes selected titles from the European Lawyer Reference Series, covering cross-jurisdictional information within more than 20 practice areas – from administrative law to tax law.

Tip: Navigate by legal system (country) or practice area (subject).
You have access to around 150 titles from the publisher Sweet & Maxwell.

When is Westlaw UK useful?

Westlaw UK is particularly useful when you need to:

• Find authoritative sources for assignments on English law
• Understand legal development through case law
• Explore commentary and analysis from legal experts

Westlaw is your go-to source when working with common law, British legislation or case law.