ALLA (WA) News Blog

Our friends over in Victoria are back again with another great CPD for May.  On Tuesday 17 May at 11am Perth time, ALLA Members are invited to join librarians from court libraries across Australia who manage the unreported judgments publication process.  As lawyers, community members, and librarians increasingly access judgments in their unreported form, it's important to recognise them as an important source of law. Knowing how they come to be can help inform our research.  Presenters from Victoria, Queensland and the High Court will discuss their role and that of their library in publishing judgments. They will cover the publication process, the various stakeholders involved, the impact on the profession, and the unique processes of the work they do. Full details can be found on the NEW ALLA website: austlawlib.org

The National Archives (UK) have taken on responsibility for the external publication of court judgments under the Public Records Act 1958 (UK) - creating the first publicly available government database of UK judgments. This coincides with the end of a contract with BAILII . This new service is called Find Case Law and will begin by publishing court and tribunal decisions from the superior courts of record – The Supreme Court, Court of Appeal, High Court, and Upper Tribunals. Going forward, The National Archives will continue to work with the Ministry of Justice and the Judiciary to include judgments from more courts and tribunals and to add historical judgments to the service. You can access Find Case Law at  https://caselaw.nationalarchives.gov.uk/   Guidance on how to search the service can be found on the What to Expect page. A press release from the National Archives about the launch can be found here . Law Gazette also wrote a piece on the new service here ...