Legal databases

Legal content such as cases, legislation, and law journals can all be found from the following two key legal databases:

  • Westlaw UK
    Legislation, case law (including EU legislation and case law) and legal journals.
    Please note: you will be required to register when you login for the first time.  By doing so you are agreeing to the Terms of use.  You can view the Privacy Statement here.

  • Lexis Plus UK Platform (previously LexisLibrary)
    Case law, legislation, legal journals, and access to full-text of many UK newspapers.

How to find cases
How to find UK legislation
Finding journal articles

OSCOLA - for students studying Law

Students Studying Law modules should use OSCOLA referencing. 

Guides to OSCOLA

  • Students should read the Law Division's short guide to OSCOLA first and use this as the definitive guide to law referencing at Abertay. 
  • The complete OSCOLA guide (4th edition) is also available.
  • These guides and further advice are available from our OSCOLA page

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