ABSTRACT

Many students and first-time practitioners may know of certain legal textbooks which cover a certain area, but do not know where to look to update the knowledge these books provide. Similarly, a legal problem may arise which is not generally covered by such books. This work deals with how to find the answers, how to update an answer, how to discover if those cases have been applied since judgement was given, how to find statutes and regulators, and how to research and understand the law.

chapter 1|2 pages

How to use this book

chapter 2|14 pages

An overview of legal research

chapter 3|12 pages

An overview of the law

chapter 5|28 pages

Obtaining background information

chapter 7|16 pages

Understanding case law

chapter 8|16 pages

Finding cases

chapter 10|12 pages

How to write a legal memorandum

chapter 11|22 pages

The legal research method: examples

chapter 12|14 pages

Computers and legal research