Do you want to keep up to date on your subject? This blog post will go through some of the current awareness tools, sources and methods you can use to save you time in keeping abreast of recent developments in your area of law. We will be looking at delivery methods, table of contents services, databases… Read More »
Let’s start with a game for 3 to 4 year olds – and doting older relatives, happy for an excuse to sit comfortably and engage in minimal mental activity for the writer knows into which category she falls! The object of this Don’t break the ice is to help Phillip the Penguin chop out blocks… Read More »
This somewhat melancholy and mournful tune by Conway Twitty, was the 1958 Christmas number one. Conway Twitty, (having changed his name and chosen two seemingly random towns as names), was an American singer and this was his first big hit. The song was actually written whilst Conway was in Ontario, apparently he had become convinced that this is… Read More »
Oxford University Press has a free podcast series called Law Vox. This may be a gentle way back to the rigours of academic concentration after the frivolities of reading all those Christmas cracker jokes and mottoes… The promotional pitch is that “legal experts from a wide variety of subject areas discuss topical issues. … [providing]… Read More »
The first film in the franchise – currently 5 strong – turned 25 last month! Still a Christmas favourite, what is the appeal? The cute little kid defending his home from the wicked burglars, or the knowledge that all will end well in true American hero fashion? But just what is the legality of leaving… Read More »
By Francesca Marsden I thought that I would take the opportunity, having done a lot of research for my soon-to-be-published LibGuide on the topic, to share a few interesting pieces of international legislation and highlight a significant case concerning indigenous peoples that I discovered along the way. Also, it may be a (not so subtle) attempt draw attention… Read More »
By Beth Paton Mobile technology is becoming ever more ubiquitous, so it seemed the right time to take a look at apps for law students and lawyers. For the purposes of this blog post I selected three apps to road test. I was ably assisted with these reviews by my husband, Alec, who obtained a… Read More »
The rise of social media in recent years has created a new range of tools for instant universal communication and interaction in both personal relationships and at work. We use tools such as Twitter and Facebook to post photos, talk to our friends, provide information or news to our customers, or to track or promote… Read More »
It is just over a month since – with the greatest respect you understand – we blogged about the UK Supreme Court in our Christmas series as 12 lords a-leaping. Well we don’t want to be caught on the hop so would like to point out that the UK Supreme Court’s YouTube channel is now… Read More »
By Katherine Steiner Have you heard of Quakers, or the Religious Society of Friends (maybe in the context of Quaker Oats or funny hats?) Did you know that there are over 20,000 Quakers and nearly 500 Meeting Houses the UK, including one in Oxford at 43 St Giles? Are you wondering what this has to do… Read More »
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