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Dictionaries

Dictionaries

Encyclopaedic Australian Legal Dictionary (LexisNexis)
Australian Law Dictionary (Oxford Reference Online)
Macquarie Dictionary, 4th Edition 2005 (Credo Reference)
Guide to Latin in International Law (Oxford Reference Online)
Other legal dictionaries are available online through Oxford Reference Online and Credo Reference
The following dictionaries are also available in print in the Reference collection in the Law Library: Jowitt's Dictionary of English Law, Stroud's Judicial Dictionary, The Dictionary of Canadian Law, Black's Law Dictionary

Legal Encyclopaedias

Australian Legal Encyclopaedia

Start with one of these comprehensive legal encyclopaedia to get a concise overview of an area of law, including the most important cases and statutes.

Halsbury's Laws of Australia (LexisNexis)
The Laws of Australia (Westlaw AU)
Australian Encyclopedia of Forms and Precedents (LexisNexis)

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International Legal Encyclopaedia

Halsbury's Laws of England (on shelf in Reference collection)
American Jurisprudence, 2nd ed (Westlaw; Lexis)
Corpus Juris Secundum (Westlaw)

Subject Specific Commentary

Administrative Law

Federal Administrative Law (Westlaw AU)
Queensland Administrative Law (Westlaw AU)

Banking & Finance

Law Relating to Banker and Customer (Westlaw AU)

Bankruptcy & Insolvency

Australian Insolvency Management Practice (CCH)
Company Receivers and Administrators (Westlaw AU)

Commercial Law

Kluwer Arbitration (Kluwer)
Personal Property Securities in Australia (LexisNexis)

Communications & Media Law

Media and Internet Law (Westlaw AU)
Communications Law & Policy in Australia (LexisNexis)
Internet Law Bulletin (newsletter) (LexisNexis)

Competition & Consumer Law

Australian Competition and Consumer Law Commentary (CCH)
Australian Consumer Credit Law Commentary (CCH)
Trade Practices Law (Westlaw AU)

Corporations Law

Austin & Black's Annotations to the Corporations Act (LexisNexis)
Australian Corporations Commentary (CCH)
Australian Corporate News (CCH)
Australian Directors Manual (CCH)
Australian Corporation Law Principles & Practice (LexisNexis)
Australian Corporaton Practice (LexisNexis)
Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) Listing Rules and Commentary (CCH)
Ford's Principles of Corporations Law (LexisNexis)

Court Practice & Procedure - Australia

Australian Administrative Appeals Tribunal Practice Commentary (CCH)
Australian Federal Magistrates Court Practice Commentary (CCH)
Australian High Court and Federal Court Practice Commentary (CCH)
Australian Litigation and Court Practice Tracker (CCH - news service)
Civil Procedure Qld District & Magistrates Courts Practice(LexisNexis)
Civil Procedure Qld Supreme Court Practice (LexisNexis)
Civil Procedure Qld Uniform Civil Procedure Rules (LexisNexis)
Court Forms, Precedents & Pleadings Qld (LexisNexis)
Criminal Practice & Procedure (NSW) (LexisNexis)
Federal Court Practice (Westlaw AU)
Ritchie's Uniform Civil Procedure NSW (LexisNexis)

Court Practice & Procedure - International

United Kingdom Civil Procedure Rules - The White Book (Westlaw)

Criminal Law

Carter's Criminal Law of Queensland (LexisNexis)
Criminal Practice & Procedure (NSW) (LexisNexis)
Summary Offences Qld (Westlaw AU)

Employment & Industrial Law

Australian Industrial Relations Tracker (CCH news service)
Australian Labour Law Reporter (CCH)
Australian Research Manual of Industrial Law (CCH)
Industrial Law Qld (LexisNexis)

Environment & Planning Law

Planning and Development (QLD) (Westlaw AU)

Equal Opportunity

Australian and NZ Equal Opportunity Commentary (CCH)

Evidence

Cross on Evidence (LexisNexis)
Expert Evidence (Westlaw AU)

Franchising Law

Franchising Law & Practice (LexisNexis)

Insurance Law

Intellectual Property

Australian Intellectual Property Commentary (CCH)
Copyright & Designs (LexisNexis)
Law of Intellectual Property (Westlaw AU)
Patents, Trade Marks & Related Rights (LexisNexis)

Property & Land Law

Conveyancing Manual Queensland - Christensen (Westlaw AU)
Duties Legislation NSW (Westlaw AU)
Duties Legislation Qld (Westlaw AU)
Duties & Levies - Multiple Commentary and Legislation Sources (CCH)
Property Law and Practice in Queensland - Duncan and Vann (Westlaw AU)

Mining and Energy Law

Energy and Resources Law in Australia (LexisNexis)

Tax Law

BNA International Tax Centre - Tax Treaties and Transfer Pricing (BNA)
Tax and Accounting Online (Thomson)
Tax Solution Finder - Premium - multiple titles (CCH)

Torts & Personal Injuries

Australian Medical Liability Commentary (CCH)
Australian Torts Commentary (CCH)
New South Wales Motor Accidents Practitioners Handbook (CCH)

Trade Practices

See Competition & Consumer Law above

Trusts & Superannuation Law

Australian Master Superannuation Guide (CCH)
Australian Superannuation Practice (Legal Online)
The Law of Trusts (Westlaw AU)

Wills and Estates

Australian Succession Law (Westlaw AU)