Efficient legal research begins with consulting leading secondary sources. This book seeks to assist researchers by providing a thumbnail description of English law (statutory and jurisprudential) in ninety-seven different legal topics, along with a list of leading texts, noteworthy websites, biogs, and databases relevant to each.
This new edition deals specifically with English (rather than UK) law; for the most part it was English law that spread to the corners of the globe by way of the British Empire.
One jurisdiction to note is the European Union. Given that Britain's exit from the EU won't likely be effected until sometime between 2018 and 2020, the still-relevant regulations and directives of the Union are referenced in the descriptions of affected law.