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Case Analysis and Legislation Analysis

Two powerful ‘Analysis' services which allow you to view in an easy-to-read single document all the key points of full text and key citations relevant to a case or piece of legislation.

The ‘Case Analysis' document provides direct and indirect history, legislation cited and details of journal articles relevant to a case.

The ‘Legislation Analysis' document provides both historical and prospective versions of legislation so you can view at a glance the past, present and future status.
Compiled by a team of legally qualified editors, these documents point you quickly and accurately to all relevant and linked information.

Easy PDF Printing of Legislation

You can print in PDF format the consolidated text of an Act in one continuous formatted document.

Arrangement of Provisions

This replicates the official Table of Provisions as published with every Statute and Statutory Instrument by OPSI. All the provisions within a piece of legislation are contained in one easy-to-read document, meaning you can also navigate conveniently to any part or section of a specific provision.

Legislation Overview Document

This citator service presents the entire history of a piece of legislation in one single document.

You can now view at a glance:

• Any amendments that are pending
• All commencement information pertaining to an Act or SI if available
• All modifications applied to the legislation
• All amendments made to the full text
• Details of any EU directives implemented under the authority of the Act (where available)
• All SI's enabled under the authority of an Act and any EU Directives implemented under an SI

Legislation - Point in Time

This allows you to time travel and see how a particular provision stood at a specific date in the past - dating back to 1991.

Case Status Icons

A visual system indicating the status of a case allowing you to immediately see whether a case has been overturned, reversed or superseded.

- indicates that a case has been judicially considered and received positive or neutral treatment as part of its direct or indirect history.

- indicates that at least one point of law has been overruled or reversed. This is an immediate notification that the case is no longer good law.

Legislation Status Icons

A guide to the status of a piece of legislation, alerting you to any relevant history or changes of which you need to be aware.

- indicates that the provision has been superseded or repealed

- indicates the provision has pending amendments which have not been incorporated in the text.

Special Alerting Features

Stay informed on news and legal developments in areas that interest you.

You can choose from a list of over 100 subjects and select the frequency, delivery and format for when and how you would like to receive this information. You can also choose to be updated on any developments within your research area.