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Simplify and enhance your legal research with the advanced tools, technology, and expert content that has made Westlaw UK the research platform of choice for legal professionals

Advanced legal tools

Leverage innovative technology to maximise the value of your legal research tools, organise your research workflows, and ensure your relevant documents are current.

Integrate with Practical Law

Create a seamless research experience by merging your online legal research tools with the trusted information of Practical Law. Subscribers can access relevant cases, legislation, and journals from within Practical Law while using Westlaw UK.

Global search bar

Search with ease to quickly find the legal content you need to complete your research and lay the groundwork for effective arguments. Benefit from a range of search options, from natural-language search to suggested search terms and connectors, including the ability to browse and search by topic area.

My Folders

Efficiently store and organise your legal research. Easily save research documents in Folders or use the Trail feature to effortlessly resume your work from where you left off in your last research session.

Document linking 

Navigate between relevant documents without leaving Westlaw UK. Link directly to a resource mentioned in a journal, article, book, or statutory provision, allowing readers to be taken directly to the resource.

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Comprehensive content

Stay updated on all the local, provincial, and global news stories, plus the latest insights from trade and business publications.

Primary law

Leverage the most comprehensive, accurate, and current collection of legal information for England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland. Available sources include cases, legislation, annotated statutes, retained EU legislation, and UK court dockets.

Secondary sources

Access an unparalleled collection of resources such as journals, extensive news sources, and over 300 commentary titles from the Sweet & Maxwell portfolio, including The White Book, Archbold, and Chitty on Contracts.

Topics

Springboard your research on unfamiliar areas of the law with Topics. It offers an integrated, searchable framework of 26 practice areas, subdivided into two further levels of subtopics. New areas of the law are constantly being added, bolstered by the insight and knowledge of experts in the field.

Current awareness

Our Current Awareness content — information on cases, legislation, and legal developments — is continuously updated to ensure you receive all the information you need to stay current. Expansive, independent news coverage keeps you informed about the developments that matter most to you.

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Human expertise

Get time-saving guidance for your online legal research by leveraging the combined knowledge, experience, and insights of trusted experts in dozens of practice areas.

Editors

Research more efficiently and with greater accuracy. Westlaw UK's team of legal editors analyses, categorises, and summarises the law, creating valuable editorial enhancements for legal professionals.

Research support

Keep your research moving forward 24/7 with the assistance of the legal industry's top team of legal research support professionals, ensuring you have expert guidance whenever you need it.

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