IntroductiontoUKCasesandLegislation.pptVIP

Bodleian Law Library Introduction to UK Cases and Legislation Bodleian Law Library Last updated November 2009 Session overview -legislation Types of Legislation The Legislatative process -Bills -Parliamentary process Sources of Legislation -Unamended and amended - Keeping up to date Session overview - cases Reported case law - Cases pre 1865 - Incorporated Council of Law Reporting - Authority of law reports Unreported case law Finding case law - Citations - Sources of case law Updating case law – is it still ‘good law’ Types of legislation Primary legislation Bills – Public, Private and Hybrid Acts – Public General, Local and Personal Secondary or delegated legislation Statutory Instruments (S.I.s) Orders, Codes of Practice, etc Pre-legislative materials Before a Bill is introduced research may have already been conducted in the form of: Green papers White papers Law Commission reports and working papers Royal Commissions Public Inquiries Where to find… information on pre-legislative materials: Lawtel – Bills, Command Papers and News Press databases Internet – check Government websites and the Parliament website Westlaw Progress of a Bill Where to find Bills information on Bills Parliament website http://www.parliament.uk/bills/bills.cfm Hansard Weekly Information Bulletin Sessional Information Digest LexisNexis Butterworths Lawtel Acts Royal Assent Act comes in force: Straightaway Day to be assigned Commencement orders Citing references to… Acts: Public General Acts are cited using Arabic numerals, e.g.: Companies Act 1985 (c 6) Prior to 1963 Acts cited by regnal year, e.g.: Debtors Act 1869 (32 33 Vict cap 62) Citing references to… Acts (continued): Local Acts are cited using Roman numerals, e.g.: British Railways (Liverpool Street Station) Act 1983 (cap. iv) Personal Private Acts are cited using Arabic numerals given in italics, e.g.: Hugh Small and Norma Small (Marriage Enabling) Act 1982 (cap. 2) Where to find legislation Original texts Q