Legal research · Foundation
Legal Research Method
How to find the law that applies, establish that it was in force on the relevant date, and prove that nothing has since changed it.
What you get
An Incredible Attorneys platform credential. It is not a qualification recognised by any bar or regulator, and does not entitle the holder to practise.
- Hours
- 16
- Pass mark
- 60%
- Languages
- en
- Modules
- 5
Syllabus
- 1 Framing the question Which jurisdiction, which date, which court.
- 2 Primary sources first Legislation and judgments before commentary, always.
- 3 Point-in-time research Establishing the text as it stood, not as it stands.
- 4 Noting up Amendment, repeal, and whether a case still stands.
- 5 Recording the trail Research that a colleague — or a court — can retrace.
What this covers
Each area links to the statutes and judgments that actually govern it, in whichever jurisdiction you are working in.
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