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Where can I find legal commentary / practitioner texts?

Answered By: Jane

Last Updated: Jun 23, 2025 Views: 201

For legal commentary (secondary sources) we recommend you visit the relevant law page of the online library. It lists some of the key practitioner texts across different practice areas and provides links to the following videos:

Searching for commentary in Westlaw

Searching for commentary in Lexis +

The videos also discuss other forms of legal commentary including Halsbury's Laws and legal journal articles.

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