Laying down the law
By: Catriona Cook [and others]
Edition: 7th ed.
Publisher: LexisNexis Butterworths
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Chatswood, N.S.W
Language: eng
Number of pages: 494
ISBN-13: 9780409325317
Subjects: Legal research; Law
Description: "Contents: Laying the Foundations; Introduction to Legal History; Common Law System; Case Law and Precedent; Judicial Decision Making: Legislation; Statutory Obligations and Discretions; Legal Research - how to start; Legal Writing; Citation; Understanding Court Hierarchies; A guide to Law Reports."--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Part 1. Introduction; title: Part 2. Sources of law : case law; title: Part 3. Sources of law : legislation; title: Part 4. Legal research; title: Part 5. Legal writing, study and exam skills; title: Part 6. The Essential legal toolkit.