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Citing References

Faculty of Law Legal Citation Style Guide

Encyclopedia & Dictionary

A Dictionary of Law (9th ed) by Jonathan Law (Editor)
Call Number: KD313 .C66 2018
UL Law Reference
(Another title: Oxford Dictionary of Law)

Online version through: Oxford Reference Online

Jowitt's Dictionary of English Law (4th ed) by Greenberg, Daniel and Jowitt, William Allen Jowitt
Call Number: KD313 .J68 2015
UL Law Reference
Words and Phrases Legally Defined (5th ed)
Call Number: KD313 .W67 2018
UL Law Reference

Online version through: Lexis Advance® Hong Kong

World Dictionary of Legal Abbreviations by Igor I. Kavass (editor); Mary M. Prince (editor)
Call Number: K89 .K38
UL Law Reference
The New Oxford Companion to Law by Peter Cane; Joanne Conaghan
Call Number: K48 .W34 2008
UL Law Reference, Legal Resources Centre

Online version through: Oxford Reference Online

Stroud's Judicial Dictionary of Words and Phrases (10th ed) by Greenberg, Daniel
Call Number: KD313 .S77 2020
UL Law Reference
Atkin's Encyclopaedia of Court Forms in Civil Proceedings, 2nd ed.
(also known as Atkin's Court Forms)
Online version through: Lexis Advance® Hong Kong
The Encyclopaedia of Forms and Precedents, 5th ed.
Online version through: Lexis Advance® Hong Kong
Halsbury's Laws of England, 5th ed.
Online version through: Lexis Advance® Hong Kong
Murdoch's Dictionary of Irish Law: A Sourcebook (4th ed) by Murdoch, Henry J. P.
Call Number: KDK84 .M87 2004
UL Law Reference
Glossary of Legal Terms (6th ed) by O'Rourke, Stephen R.
Call Number: KDC152 .O76 2014
UL Law
Index to Legal Citations and Abbreviations (4th ed) by Raistrick, Donald
Call Number: K89 .R35 2013
UL Law Reference, Legal Resources Centre
Longman Dictionary of Law (8th ed) by Richards, Paul and Curzon, L. B.
Call Number: KD313 .C87 2011
UL Law Reference, Legal Resources Centre
Glossary: Scottish and European Union Legal and Latin Phrases (2nd ed) by Styles, Scott Crichton et al
Call Number: KDC152 .G58 2003
UL Law Reference

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