Key legal databases for cases, commentary & legislation:
Westlaw NZ
Contains up to date New Zealand legal information and offers full text for most areas of law in New Zealand including bills, statutes, regulations and case law. Strengths include commentary on the following topics: Accounting; Commercial Law; Criminal Law; Employment Law; Dispute Resolution; Environmental Law; Family Law; and Company & Securities Law.
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LexisNexis New Zealand Legal Databases
A selection of databases grouped by subject, that provide full-text coverage and commentary of legislation and case law in New Zealand. Strengths are: Company Law; Family Law; Industrial and Employment Law; New Zealand Law Reports; and Laws of New Zealand.
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CCH New Zealand Online Library
This database has legislation, commentary and resources relevant to the following areas: Business Law; Company, Corporate and Securities Law; Property and Conveyancing; Tax and GST; Occupational Health and Safety; and Trusts and Estates Law.
WorldLII - World Legal Information Institute
Provides free access to full text worldwide law cases, commentary and legislation. Search over 1800 databases from 123 jurisdictions via 14 Legal Information Institutes, including NZLII- New Zealand Legal Information Institute and AustLII – Australian Legal Information Institute.
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A Dictionary of Law
9th ed., 2018. Part of Oxford Reference Online, which includes other law-related dictionaries.
Black's Law Dictionary
10th ed., 2014.
New Zealand Dictionary of Law Via LexisNexis. Also known as the New Zealand Law Dictionary.
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The Laws of New Zealand
via LexisNexis. A comprehensive encyclopedia that provides an overview of the whole of the law in New Zealand - statutory, regulatory and judicial. Regularly updated.
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New Zealand Law Style Guide
From the New Zealand Law Foundation.
Legal citations
Basic information from OWLL.
Cardiff Index to Legal Abbreviations
Identify abbreviations of law reports and journals. Includes New Zealand coverage.
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Key article databases for law:
Scopus
A multidisciplinary database that indexes an extensive collection of research literature with good coverage of New Zealand and international law.
Google Scholar
Useful for New Zealand research and reports, including legal topics.
Discover
Searches selected article databases simultaneously. There is good coverage of both New Zealand and international law topics.
Index New Zealand
Indexes a wide range of New Zealand journals, including law journals.
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