Temasek Polytechnic Library Bibliography on Legal Resources 2006

LEGAL RESOURCES – Beyond the Red Spot Collection
The <strong>Temasek</strong> <strong>Polytechnic</strong> <strong>Library</strong> has a good collection of legal resources to support students from the Diploma
of Law & Management. If you are unable to locate what you are looking for at the Red Spot Collection, there are
good alternative resources that you can refer to. The location of these legal resources is as follows:
What do I need Where can I find it Call Number
Journals Level 4
The call number is
Videos Learning Resource Centre – Level 4 located on the spine of
Dictionaries
Reference Collection – Level 5 the printed resource – it
Encyclopaedias
tells you where the
Law Reports
book is located in the
Law Digests
library. For the legal
Legal textbooks for loan Open-shelf Collection – Level 7 collection, the call
number range is K-
KZ.
GOVERNMENT LEGISLATION
TITLE
Government Gazette Acts Supplement (1963-).
Singapore: Government Print Office.
Government Gazette Subsidiary Legislation Supplement
(1963-).
Singapore: Government Print Office.
Government Gazette Bills Supplement (1963-).
Singapore: Government Print Office.
CALL NUMBER
KPP1.5 GGA
Level 2 Counter
KPP1.5 GGS
Level 2 Counter
KPP1.5 GGB
Level 5 – Reference Collection
LOCATING JUDGMENTS
PRINT RESOURCES
To locate a judgment, you would need to obtain the title of the law report in which it is published. You
could use the following resources to locate the judgment and the law report in which it is published.
Most of these resources provide subject and title access, as well as a digest or head-note of each
judgment.
TITLE
Mallal’s Digest Yearbook (1992-).
Singapore: Malayan Law Journal.
Mallal, Basheer (1990-). Mallal’s Digest of Malaysian and
Singapore Case Law (4 th Ed.).
Singapore: Malayan Law Journal.
CALL NUMBER
KPP2.27 MD
Level 5 – Reference Collection
KPP2.27 MMD
Level 5 – Reference Collection

LOCATING JUDGMENTS
PRINT RESOURCES -cont-
TITLE
Consolidated Index To Leading Law Reports (2000-).
London: Incorporated Council of Law Reporting for England
& Wales.
Current Law Case Citator (1947-).
London: Sweet & Maxwell.
CALL NUMBER
KD285 LRI
Level 5 – Reference Collection
KD141 CLC
Level 5 – Reference Collection
ONLINE DATABASE
Judgments can also be located using the LexisNexis Academic (LNA) online database via SPARK (TP’s
Digital <strong>Library</strong>) @ http://spark.tp.edu.sg. At the Legal Research section of the database, look for
International Legal Materials and select Commonwealth and Foreign Nations. You will now have
access to a broad array of cases at your disposal.
Details of some of the resources are as follows:
TITLE
Australian Case Law
Gatt Panel and World Trade Decisions
Singapore, Malaysian and Brunei
Cases
Description
All available decisions from Australian
Commonwealth courts and tribunals, and state
and territory supreme courts.
This file contains decisions made by the GATT
Panel and World Trade Organization. From
August 1948 through current.
Cases that are reported in the Malaysian Law
Journal and Singapore Law Report are available
from 1954 and 1992 respectively.
UK Cases, Combined Courts This file contains the full text of over 150,000
reported and unreported cases from England and
Wales. Coverage includes decisions from over 50
series of law reports including:
• All England Law Reports from 1936
• The Law Reports from 1865
• The Law Reports (Appeal Cases [AC],
Queen's Bench [QB], King’s Bench [KB],
Chancery [Ch], Probate [P] and Family
[Fam]) from 1945
• Lloyd's Law Reports from 1919
• Weekly Law Reports from 1952
LAWNET
Lawnet is an integrated one-stop portal to Singapore Law (Singapore Case-Law & Legislation). There
are three lawnet access points in the library. 2 dedicated lawnet PCs are located at LRC, level 4 & 1
dedicated lawnet PC is located at level 5’s Research Room.
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LAW REPORTS
TITLE
CALL NUMBER
All England Reports
London: Butterworths.
Law Reports: Appeal Cases
London: Butterworths.
Law Reports: Chancery Division
Law Reports: King’s Bench Division
Law Reports: Probate Division
Law Reports: Queen’s Bench Division
Malayan Law Journal.
Singapore Law Reports.
Weekly Law Report
KD288 AEL
Level 5 – Reference Collection
KD275.4 LRA
Level 5 – Reference Collection
KD276.3 LRC
Level 5 – Reference Collection
KD277.7 LRK
Level 5 – Reference Collection
KD279 LRP
Level 5 – Reference Collection
KD277.7 LRQ
Level 5 – Reference Collection
KPP44 MLJ
Level 5 – Reference Collection
KPP2.27 SLR
Level 5 – Reference Collection
KD282 WLR
Level 5 – Reference Collection
PRACTICE / PROCEDURE MANUALS
TITLE
Pinsler, Jeffrey (2003). Singapore Court Practice.
Singapore: Butterworths.
Supreme Court Practice (1997).
London: Sweet & Maxwell.
Ratanlal, Ranchhoddas (2002). Ratanlal & Dhirajlal's the
Code of Criminal Procedure (16 th Ed.).
Nagpur: Wadhwa & Co.
Sohoni, C. H. (2002). Sohoni’s Code of Criminal
Procedure (20 th Ed.).
New Dehli: Butterworths.
Malaysian & Singapore Company Law & Practice (1990-).
Singapore: CCH Asia.
CALL NUMBER
KPP346 Pin
Level 5 – Reference Collection
KD7139 SCP
Level 7 – Open Shelf Collection
KNS4610 Rat
Level 5 – Reference Collection
KNS4610 Soh
Level 7 – Open Shelf Collection
KPP97.9 MSC
Level 5 – Quick Ref. Collection
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FORMS & PRECEDENTS
Some of the legal resources that you can use to locate forms and precedents are as follows:
TITLE
Singapore Conveyancing Practice (2002)
Singapore: LexisNexis.
Atkin’s Encyclopaedia of Court Forms in Civil
Proceedings (2 nd Ed.)(1961-)
London: Butterworths.
The Encyclopaedia of Forms and Precedents (5 th Ed.)
(1985-)
London: Butterworths
Singapore Precedents & Forms. Volume D, Intellectual
Property (2005)
Singapore: LexisNexis
Singapore Precedents & Forms. Volume C, Wills, Trusts
and Administration (2004)
Singapore: LexisNexis
CALL NUMBER
KPP71.3 SCP – CDROM
Level 5 – Quick Ref. Collection
KD7176.5 Atk
Level 5 – Reference Collection
KD318 Enc
Level 5 – Reference Collection
KPP2.8 Sin
Level 5 – Reference Collection
KPP2.8 Sin
Level 5 – Reference Collection
Encyclopaedia of Forms & Precedents Online
Encyclopaedia of Forms & Precedents can also be accessed online via the Research Gateway. You do not have
to wait for the hard copy.
TEXTBOOKS
AUTHOR / TITLE
Halsbury’s Laws of Singapore (1998-).
Singapore: Butterworths Asia.
McBride, Nicholas J. (2005) Tort law
Harlow, Essex ; New York : Pearson/Longman.
Ratanlal & Dhirajlal's Law of Crimes (25 th Ed.)(2002)
New Dehli: Bharat Law House.
Anson, W. R. (2002). Law of Contract (28 th Ed.). Oxford:
Oxford University Press.
Butterworths Company Law Guide (4 th Ed.)(2002)
London: Butterworths.
Ng, Max C. W. (2002). Intellectual Property.
Singapore: LexisNexis.
Sim, Mong Soo (1998). Law & Practice: Property
transactions (3 rd Ed.).
Singapore: Raffles Editions.
Grainger, Ian (1999). An Introduction to the New Civil
Procedure Rules.
London: Cavendish Pub. Ltd.
CALL NUMBER
KPP6.3 Hal
Level 5 – Reference Collection
KD1949 Mcb
Level 7 – Open Shelf Collection
KNS3800 Rat
Level 5 – Reference Collection
KD1554 Ans
Level 7 – Open Shelf Collection
KD2079 But
Level 7 – Open Shelf Collection
KPP112 Ngm
Level 7 – Open Shelf Collection
KPP71.3 Sim
Level 7 – Open Shelf Collection
KD7325 Gra
Level 7 – Open Shelf Collection
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TEXTBOOKS (-cont-)
AUTHOR / TITLE
Bakshi, P. M. (1998). Basu’s Law of Evidence.
New Delhi: R.C. Kataria for India Law House.
McGee, Andrew (2001). The Modern Law of Insurance.
London: Butterworths .
Wong, Kim Fatt (2001). Company Resolutions.
Malaysia: Sweet & Maxwell Asia.
Tay, Catherine (1998). Resolving Disputes by
Arbitration.
Singapore: Singapore University Press.
Tan, Lee Meng (1994). The Law in Singapore on the
Carriage of Goods by Sea.
Singapore: Butterworths Asia.
Ellinger, E. P. (2002). Modern Banking Law (3 rd Ed.).
Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Sidhu, Mahinder Singh (1998). The Law of Wills,
Probate, Administration and Succession in Malaysia and
Singapore.
Kuala Lumpur: International Law Book Services
Phillips, Jeremy (2000). Butterworths E-commerce and
IT Law Handbook.
London: Butterworths.
Chandran, Ravi (2003). Introduction to Business Law in
Singapore.
Singapore: McGraw-Hill.
Overbeck, Wayne (2004). Major Principles of Media Law.
Belmont,Calif.: Thomson / Wadsworth
Holborn, Guy (2001). Butterworths Legal Research
Guide (2 nd Ed.).
London: Butterworths.
Clinch, Peter (2000). Legal Information (2 nd Ed.).
London: Aslib.
Kenny, P. H. (2002). Studying Law (5 th Ed.).
London: Butterworths.
CALL NUMBER
KNS3542 Bak
Level 7 – Open Shelf Collection
KD1859 Mcg
Level 5 – Reference Collection
KPG956 Won
Level 7 – Open Shelf Collection
KPP377 Tay
Level 7 – Open Shelf Collection
KPP93 Tan
Level 7 – Open Shelf Collection
KD1715 Ell
Level 7 – Open Shelf Collection
KPG774 Sid
Level 7 – Open Shelf Collection
K564 Com.Bu
Level 5 – Reference Collection
KPP97.9 Cha
Level 7 – Open Shelf Collection
KF2750 Ove
Level 7 – Open Shelf Collection
KD392 Hol
Level 5 – Reference Collection
Z675 Law.Cl
Level 8 – Open Shelf Collection
KD432 Ken
Level 7 – Open Shelf Collection
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PERIODICALS
TITLE
Asia Business Law Review (1993-2003).
Singapore: Butterworths Asia.
CLAS News (1995-2003).
Singapore: Law Society of Singapore.
Singapore Journal of Legal Studies (1991-).
Singapore: Faculty of Law, NUS.
Singapore Academy of Law Journal (1989-).
Singapore: Singapore Academy of Law.
The Legal Executive (1963-).
London: Butterworths.
Singapore law gazette (1992-).
Hong Kong : Asia Law & Practice Ltd
Tax adviser (2003-).
London, England : Croner CCH Group Ltd
KM304 ABL
Level 4
KPP5.49 CN
Level 4
KPP44 SJL
Level 4
KPP5.5 SAL
Level 4
KD430 ILE.LE
Level 4
KPP1.5 SLG
Level 4
KD5359 TA
Level 4
CALL NUMBER
NEWSPAPER ARTICLES
Articles or reports on legal issues, judgments, etc. can be obtained from the following newspapers.
What do I need
General Articles on Singapore Cases
Where do I go
Straits Times
Searchable in Factiva & LexisNexis Academic
Business Times
Searchable in Factiva & LexisNexis Academic
Admiralty Casebook
Articles & Reports on U.K. Cases
Business Times - Shipping Times (Friday)
Searchable in LexisNexis Academic
The Times (London)
Searchable in Factiva & LexisNexis Academic
The Independent (London)
Searchable in Factiva & LexisNexis Academic
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VIDEOS
TITLE
Harris, Mark (Producer), & Caneva, Lina (Writer/Director),
(2000).
How to Prepare a Case Note [Video-recording].
Melbourne: La Trobe University.
Leduc, Vincent (Producer), Frechet, Lyne (Writer), &
Laframboise, Guylaine (Director), (2000).
The Law [Video-recording].
Princeton, N.J.: Films for the Humanities & Sciences.
Media Production Unit (Producer), (1998).
The Mediation Process [Video-recording].
Singapore: <strong>Temasek</strong> <strong>Polytechnic</strong>.
Marca, Paul (Producer), (1997).
Intellectual Property [Video-recording].
Stanford, California: Stanford Alumni Association.
Sadasivan, Viswa (Producer), (2003).
Passage of Law [Video-recording].
Singapore: Channel NewsAsia
CALL NUMBER
KU48.7 How
Level 4 – LRC
K370 Law
Level 4 – LRC
KPP376 Med
Level 4 – LRC
KF2980 Int
Level 4 – LRC
KPP44 Pas
Level 4 – LRC
USEFUL WEB RESOURCES
Singapore:
Law Gazette
http://www.lawgazette.com.sg
Singapore Law Online
http://www.lawonline.com.sg
Singapore Statutes Online
http://statutes.agc.gov.sg
India:
Indian Courts
http://indiancourts.nic.in/
Global:
World Intellectual Property Organization
(WIPO)
http://www.wipo.org
Australia:
Australian Law Online
http://law.gov.au
Australasian Legal Information Institute
http://www.austlii.edu.au
UK:
British & Irish Legal Information Institute
http://www.bailii.org
InfoLaw UK
http://www.infolaw.co.uk
The Law Society
http://www.lawsociety.org.uk
UK Legislation
http://www.legislation.hmso.gov.uk
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