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Frequently Asked Legal Research Questions How do I find the full judgment of a case? A judgment is the decision of the judge or judges in a court of law. This is distinct from a law report which is produced by a legal publisher with added content such as head notes and catchwords. If you have the party names try: Free web sources · BAILII — http://www.bailii.org/ — either use the Case Law Search section or if you know the specific court, go to the section for that court · Court Service web site — www.courtservice.gov.uk — has selected High Court judgments from 1996 onwards · House of Lords — www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/ld199697/ldjudgmt/ldjudgmt.htm — judgments from November 1996 onwards Hard copy sources · Current Law Monthly Digest or Current Law Yearbooks Subscription-based databases · Casetrack · Justis · Lawtel · LexisNexis Professional · Westlaw If you only have the citation try: Free web sources · BAILII — http://www.bailii.org/ — in Case Law Search, enter the citation in the search box or go directly to Find a Case by Citation Subscription based databases · Casetrack — use the advanced search option · Justis — in the cases database, enter the citation in the search box · LexisNexis Professional — enter the citation in the cite box · Westlaw — in the cases database, enter the citation in the search box If you only know the subject matter try: Free web sources · BAILII Hard copy sources · Current Law Monthly or Current Law Yearbooks Subscription-based databases · Justis · Lawtel · LexisNexis Professional · Westlaw Back to Frequently Asked Questions
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