Library Pathfinder No. This Pathfinder outlines the steps you might follow to locate pertinent case law on a particular area of law. It begins with the process of identifying specific case names and then demonstrates how to find specific cases. Case reports are located after the legislation for each jurisdiction.
Secondary materials are commentaries, encyclopedias, indexes, etc.
These are both loose-leaf publications so are shelved in the Short Loan area at KH51. A search in either or, preferably, both of them under the relevant subject terms will give you essential background on both legislation and case law for that subject. If there is a commercial loose-leaf service covering the area of law you are interested in, you will find references to the significant cases in it. All our current loose-leaf services are held in the Short Loan area. Legal Citations Legal citations are different to any other form of bibliographic reference.