LexisNexis Summary

Overview

LexisNexis (Lexis Advance) is an online legal research platform and LexisNexis Practical Guidance is an online legal solution offering guidance categorised by legal area.

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If you would like more information than these quick starter tips, please visit LexisNexis Help & Support here. 

Finding a case and its status

Navigate to CaseBase by clicking CaseBase Cases and then Advanced Search. 

If you have trouble finding it, you can access CaseBase here. 

Handy tip: Enter the end section of the citation and it will take you directly to the case!

The case page will tell you the Court, Judges, Judgment date and the current status of the case. 

Tip: The green symbol with the “+” means the case is still good law and has not been overturned. ‘

Finding a case that interprets a statute

Enter the legislation and specific provision into the search section

The cases that mention this piece of legislation will come up

Finding NSW legislation

You can access NSW legislation through the LawNow Legislation function on LexisNexis.

The contents page for NSW legislation will then appear. 

The image below is an example of one of the NSW Legislation pages which lists all the Current Acts in alphabetical order. 

You can use these steps to find other States and Federal legislation. 

Finding Halsbury’s Laws of Australia

Access Halsbury’s Laws of Australia through the LexisNexis homepage. To see the full list of what is included, click on Table of Contents. 
If you have trouble accessing Halsbury’s Laws of Australia click here.

Scroll through the contents and learn about various areas of law.