Demystifying the language of the courtroom

The January 22nd episode of Radio 4 programme Word of Mouth focused on the language of the courtroom and ways of demystifying family justice. Lucy Reed, who chairs The Transparency Project was the main contributor. Worth a listen if you have half an hour to spare.

Family Law - from Jordan Publishing to Lexis Library

Following the acquisition of Jordan Publishing by LexisNexis UK, our online access to the following titles is now via LexisLibrary.

• Child & Family Law Quarterly
• Family Law Journal
• Family Law Reports

To access the two journals, you can either search within the Journals tab, or use the Browse option. For the law reports, use the Cases tab where the same options are available.

Our access to the Jordan Publishing website is due to be switched off on Monday 18th December, but given that content is already available via LexisLibrary, this should not cause any problems. 

Social Welfare Portal

The Social Welfare Portal, based at the British Library includes information on, and links to, reports, Parliamentary papers, government consultations and proposals. It also includes information on relevant books, journal articles and datasets held in the British Library's collections.

Subjects covered include, children and family, vulnerable adults, minority groups, offenders & the criminal justice system, housing and homelessness and education & the state.

It is possible to keep up-to-date with new material within these areas via email alerts, and via the monthly Welfare Reform Digest. To set up email alerts, you need to register, and this can be done from the front page of the portal.