To search using the party names go to cases
and Cases search.
Use the parties box
Westlaw has found six cases that match
this name
The one we are looking for is the top one
To find a summary of the case
including where the case was heard and who the
judges were click case analysis
and you can see those details on
the right hand side.
To search using the citation choose
Cases, Cases search
and type the citation into the citation box.
A citation search will take you directly to that particular
case. This case has been reported in lots of different
law report series. There is our citation there.
The details we are looking for though we will find in the case analysis
So on the right hand side
we can see where it was heard, in which court
We can also see all the judges
And we can see both the broad subject area
and also the keywords
that have been used to index this case. Subject
and keywords are how Westlaw organises cases
and it is a really useful way
of finding other cases on a similar topic.
You can search on Westlaw subject and keywords
using the cases search.
And use the subject/keyword box.
Remember these are the words that Westlaw have
used to index their cases
rather than the everyday language that you may be used to using.
For everyday language use the free text box.
Up at the top we can see the number of cases
that Westlaw has found matching these keywords.
And on the results screen you can also see the additional
keywords that have been attached to each case.