News from Patricia Killiard, Head of Electronic Services and Systems at the University Library:
Through a Squire Law Library subscription, The English Reports, part of the Justis collection of law databases, have been made available university-wide as an online resource. Direct access is available through the Justis website. A hyperlinked entry has been added to the University Library’s electronic resources lists on the web. Access requires an Athens password both on and off site [Note: Athens passwords are available from the library enquiry desk].
The English Reports bring together all the important English case reports from 1220 until 1873, just after the official Law Reports were published for the first time. They contain the full text of reports of early cases which played an important role in formulating the basis of the common law as we know it today and which continue to be binding.
The English Reports contain over 100,000 cases and are claimed to be both comprehensive and authoritative, covering all the English courts and bringing together the most important cases from numerous earlier series.