Databases and News Alert
Database News
ICLR - recently updated. Check out the new functionality. Search help and Knowledge for guides and Q&A are very useful
Capital Letter is now online: Court judgment summaries from the High Court, Court of Appeal and Supreme Court. It also provides updates on legislation, statutory reviews and general reviews. Judgments Express also available here. Set up your own alerts.
vLexJustis replaces JustisOne. Lots of new functionality. New and improved precedent map function. Includes NZ cases from the higher level courts.
New Westlaw replaces Westlaw NZ/Aust. Ability to personalise, including folders and setting up alerts.
Westlaw Classic replaces Thomson Reuters Westlaw. No significant changes but now have the ability to personalise, including folders and setting up alerts.
Contact Melanie Lovich if you need assistance.
Legal Referencing
The AUT School of Law uses the
New Zealand Law Style Guide 3rd edition (2018) for citing references.
For NZLSG and Juris-M software refer to Legal Referencing and Citation Tools
Welcome
Welcome to the AUT Library subject guide for Law.
You may also wish to use other Business and Law Subject Guides for more resources:
Law Quick Links
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Common Legal Abbreviations and AUT Database LocationsUpdated Jan 2022
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Finding New Zealand Legislation and CommentaryUpdated Jan 2022
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Key Terms for LawA selection of useful terms and definitions
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Law Database Search TipsUpdated Jan 2022
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Where to Search for Legal Information at AUTUpdated Jan 2022
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Cardiff Index to Legal Abbreviationsfrom the British Isles, the Commonwealth and the United States
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LCANZLegal Citations of Aotearoa New Zealand
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New Zealand Law Style Guide 3rd ed. quick guideThis quick guide includes many examples for creating footnotes in NZLSG 3rd ed.
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New Zealand Law Style Guide 3rd ed - creating footnotesThe "how to" guide for creating footnotes in a Word document for NZLSG users.
