Library Guides: Law: Westlaw

Westlaw Database

Westlaw is a major legal database used in legal practice and for academic legal research.

Westlaw Edge UK provides access to UK case law, legislation, journals, books and other secondary legal information sources including:

Legal journals including titles such as the Criminal Law Review, Journal of Planning and Environmental Law and Police Journal
Westlaw books contains many full text commentary titles, including Palmer's Company Law, Archbold Criminal Pleading Evidence and Practice and the White Book.

Westlaw also gives you the opportunity to search by topic.

Practical Law

Practical Law is an online legal know-how service which provides practice area overviews, practice notes, standard documents and current awareness services.

It works with Westlaw UK, combining its expert legal know-how resources with the primary law resources from Westlaw UK.

Training Videos

Support and Training

Westlaw UK Certification Training
With Westlaw UK Certification Training you have an interactive walk-through of Westlaw UK with the option to then test your skills and become certified.
Practical Law Training
Learn about the key features and functionality on Practical Law through the videos and user guides