General Information

The Inner Temple Library will supply photocopies from Library stock, subject to the provisions of the law of copyright (the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 and  the Copyright and Related Rights Regulations 2003), to all Inner Temple Benchers and to barrister members of the Inner Temple working in chambers outside central London. Requests from members of other Inns will be met only if their own Inn’s Library does not hold the required item.

Enquiries may be made by post, fax, telephone or email (Enquiry Point Tel: 020 7797 8217; Fax: 020 7583 6030 / 020 7797 8224; Email: distanceservice@innertemple.org.uk).

Each request for photocopies must be accompanied by a completed Inner Temple Library photocopy application and copyright/judicial proceedings declaration form, bearing the signature of the ultimate user of the requested material.

• Photocopy Application Form

• Judicial Proceedings Form

We endeavour to provide a same-day service for requests received before 5pm. Please note that it may not be possible to supply documents on the same day if a request is exceptionally large (in terms of the number of pages or items) or if we need to contact you for clarification.

Response will be by first class post, fax or scan/email as required.

It will not always be possible to make copies from some publications because of their age or physical condition.

Copyright Restrictions

The current legislation allows copies to be taken only: 

• for the purpose of specific judicial proceedings existing at the time that the copies are made; or

• for researchers or students requiring copies for their own personal research, for a non-commercial purpose or private study on the understanding that one copy only will be made of one extract from any one work; and such is to be solely for the use of the member requesting it, who shall retain it in his/her possession…

Photocopying of books is restricted to not more than 10% of the whole up to a maximum of 4000 words, and of journals to a single article from any one issue.

Payment

The current charges are:

Payment is due within 14 days of receipt. An invoice will be sent with the copies. The Library reserves the right to decline further requests for copies from anyone whose earlier bills are overdue for payment.

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