Answered By: Christine Barnes Last Updated: 09 Aug 2017 Views: 286
Go to the Library Subject Guides and select "Law"
Once you are in the Law Subject Guide, hover over the Primary Materials tab and select "Find Case Law"
Case law databases are listed under "Find case law (online)".
Westlaw AU
Once you are in Westlaw AU, click on Cases in the left hand menu.
1. Find cases by Keywords
Enter keywords into the Free Text search box.
e.g. negligent misrepresentation
Click Search.
2. Find Cases by Case Name or Party Name
Enter case name or party name into the Case Title/Party Name search box.
e.g. Chong v Commissioner of Taxation
Click Search.
3. Find cases by Citation
Enter the citation into the Citation search box.
e.g. 55 FCR 452
Click Search.
Lexis Advance
Click on Lexis Advance from the list of databases,.
1. Find cases by Citation
Click on "Casebase Cases" under publications and choose "Go To Advanced Search"
Enter the citation into the "Citation" search box.
e.g. (2001) 183 ALR 1
Click Search (at the bottom of the screen).
2. Find Cases by Name
Click on "Casebase Cases" under publications and choose "Go To Advanced Search"
Enter case name into the "Case Name" search box.
e.g. Ali v Hartley Poynton Ltd
Click Search (at the bottom of the screen).
YOu can do a general search across all publications by entering your search terms into the Red Search box at the top of the Lexis Advance screen.
e.g. Defamation (subtopic) under Torts & Civil Liabilities.
CCH IntelliConnect
Once you are in CCH IntelliConnect, you can either search or browse areas of law to find cases.
1. Search
2. Browse
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