These brief guides explain what case law is, how to find it and how to find out if a case is still considered 'good law'.
Case law is a key component of English law. The resources on this page will help you to familarise yourself with sources of case law and how to use them.
The Incorporated Council of Law Reporting (ICLR) began publishing The Law Reports in 1865. The Law Reports are the most authoritative series of law reports and should always be cited in Court in preference to any other law report series.
This short film produced by the ICLR highlights why it is important to use the most authoritative law report.
Watch this short film from the ICLR to find out how legal professionals find case law.
This short film follows one of the legal reporters for the Incorporated Council of Law Reporting as he attends court and prepares the report of a case for publication in print and on the Internet.
