Using Legal Dictionaries and Encyclopaedias
Using legal dictionaries and encyclopaedias
Before you search for Journal Articles you need to understand the topic you are looking for.
Legal dictionaries and encyclopaedias are a good starting point. They help you gain an overview on the legal concept you are researching.
Using these you will find the term and can gain not only an understanding of what the concept is, but also key cases that have considered this topic.
We have the following you can choose from:
- Encyclopaedic Australian Legal Dictionary (Lexis Advance Pacific)
- Halsbury's Laws of Australia (legal encyclopaedia) (Lexis Advance Pacific)
- Laws of Australia (Westlaw AU)
- Australian Law Dictionary (Oxford Reference - Law)
Watch the short clips below to see how to find a definition of Frustration in regards to Contract Law, in both Lexis Advance Pacific and Westlaw AU platforms. Note: the following videos have no sound.
From our dictionaries, we now know that frustration is a reason that a contract is terminated due to an unexpected event that fundamentally or radically changes the outcome of the contract in terms of performance or benefits.
When we run our search we know that we are looking for articles about an unexpected contract outcome, not about someone getting annoyed.
Australian Dictionaries and Encyclopaedias
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Encyclopaedic Australian Legal Dictionary (Lexis Advance Pacific)Contains over 25,000 definitions covering every subject area of law. Terms are supported by Australian legislative and judicial authority, wherever it exists.
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Halsbury's Laws of Australia (Lexis Advance Pacific)Halsbury's Laws of Australia is a comprehensive legal encyclopaedia written in a clear, concise form covering all Australian law.
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Laws of AustraliaThe Laws of Australia encyclopaedia (TLA) is a complete library of legal principles covering over 320 topics and every Australian jurisdiction.
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Australian Encyclopaedia of Forms & Precedents (Lexis Advance Pacific)The Australian Encyclopaedia of Forms and Precedents contains over 4,000 legal precedents and forms in more than 90 subject areas, covering all Australian jurisdictions. Precedents are drafted in plain English. Most precedents are available as Word documents and can be easily downloaded and adapted. Most titles in the Encyclopaedia contain authoritative, practical commentary called Introductory Notes. Titles include Agency, Banking, Business Names, Corporations, Partnerships, Solicitors, Statutory Declarations, Trsusts, Wills and many others.
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Australian Legal Words & Phrases (Lexis Advance Pacific)An excellent reference tool, this work provides a comprehensive listing of words and phrases which have either been defined in legislation or judicially interpreted. The publication provides details of where the word or phrase has been defined and often the context in which the term is defined. Over 100,000 words and phrases from Australian case law and legislation are listed. (Publisher: Source information)