New resources - CAHSS

This guide aims to highlight new library digital resources that have been purchased or subscribed to support the College of Arts, Humanities and Social Science (CAHSS).

New Library resources for Law

This page highlights new larger digital items and subscriptions acquired in 2020/21 which were requested by, or are relevant to, the School of Law.

The Academic Support Librarians for Law are Donna Watson and SarahLouise McDonald.

The Law Library Convenor is Andrew Steven. 

We work in partnership with the CAHSS College Library & Information Strategy Committee.

Requests for new library purchases are also discussed at the Law Library Committee, which meets twice a year.

New Databases

  • Lexis PSL: Aimed at Diploma level students this databases offers access to practice notes, precedents, forms and current awareness alerts. This year we subscribed to four modules which held particular Scots Law content:
    Banking & Finance, Commercial, Private Client, Property.

New E-Book Collections

The following eBook packages were purchased in 2021.

These resources will be added to DiscoverEd as they made available.

  • Edward Elgar Law 2021 EBook collection
  • Hart 2022 EBook collection
  • LexisLibrary Scots Law Commentary package (one year subscription, trial access)

New Journals

The range of Law journals available through our subscription databases is large. The most recent addition is:

New expensive items

The following expensive books were purchased either in print or as ebooks:

  • Carver on Charterparties 
  • Clerk & Lindsell on Torts  
  • Company Directors' Duties and Conflicts of Interest 
  • Conveyancing Handbook 
  • Copinger & Skone James on Copyright  
  • Employment and Commercial Disputes  
  • Employment and Private International Law 
  • EU Competition Law Handbook 2021 
  • European Court Procedure, 
  • European Takeovers Directive 
  • Financial Collateral 
  • German Civil Code: Article by Article Commentary, vol I
  • Governance of Financial Institutions 
  • Handbook of International Humanitarian Law  
  • Interpretation of Contracts  
  • Judicial Remedies in Public Law  
  • Law and Practice of Shareholders Agreements 
  • Law of Artificial Intelligence  
  • McGregor on Damages  
  • Payment Obligations in Commercial and Financial Transactions  
  • Shareholder Activism 
  • Solicitors' Negligence & Liability  
  • Statutory Interpretation  
  • The Criminology of War 
  • The European Union and Human Rights  
  • The Law of Assignment 
  • The Law of Financial Advice, Investment Management and Trading 
  • Trade Marks: Law and Practice 
     

ProQuest Access 350


Did you know the Library has access to almost all available ProQuest primary source databases until 31 December 2021? 

These databases allow you to explore 600 years worth of world history and, along with the wide and varied range of digital primary source databases the Library already gives you access to, can help enrich your learning, teaching and research.

Find out more about ProQuest Access 350

Library Subject Guide for Law

The Law subject guide collates library related information in one place. If your research topics and across other areas it may be useful to look at subject guides on that topic.

They also offer wider information and advice on matters such as referencing, exams and revision.