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Who won the OSCOLA quiz during the Library lecture on 28th November?

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Who won the OSCOLA quiz during the Library lecture on 28th November?

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Thank you to all students who engaged with the quiz. You'll see from the results above, we have a winner, Lauren, closely followed by Dragonite and Elsa!

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When referring to cases, the party names should be in italics in the footnote only.

Party names (in italics) followed by the neutral citation (if applicable) a comma, the Law Report citation and a full stop.

Corr v IBC Vehicles Ltd [2008] UKHL 13, [2008] 1 AC 884.

When referring to a particular paragraph, put it in square brackets at the end of the citation.

Bunt v Tilley [2006] EWHC 407 (QB), [2006] 3 All ER 336 [15].

See more OSCOLA advice on our Law subject pages.

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The top 3 databases for obtaining legal journal articles from are:

Westlaw (choose Journals, then Journals Search)

Lexis (choose Content, then Books and Journals)

HeinOnline (we recommend selecting
International & Non-U.S. Law Journals )

Find links for these here Books & Journals - Law - The Library at Leeds Beckett University

We also recommend working through the "literature searching" materials we have placed online.

If you still need help-please email llslibrary@leedsbeckett.ac.uk

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I’m used to Harvard referencing. How different is OSCOLA?

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I’m used to Harvard referencing. How different is OSCOLA?

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They are quite different-we advise you to work through the materials we have placed online.

The main difference between these two systems is that the Oxford method uses footnotes to place references at the end of each page, whilst the Harvard method includes certain information within the text.

There are other slight difference (e.g. authors' names cited in footnotes as forename or initial first, followed by surname).

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Questions received about the assessment! (I can't answer these). If you are in doubt, full instructions are available in recording 5c in the Parliament folder.​If you are still unsure, please email the Module Leader Anne-Marie at a.Greenslade@leedsbeckett.ac.uk  

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Questions received about the assessment! (I can't answer these). If you are in doubt, full instructions are available in recording 5c in the Parliament folder.​If you are still unsure, please email the Module Leader Anne-Marie at a.Greenslade@leedsbeckett.ac.uk  

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How many slides does the presentation have to be?

For the recording part do you record your voice only?

I tried to upload my formative three times and my tutor was still unable to watch no matter the format? don't know what to do because I have no feedback and worried I won't be able to upload my summative.

Does anyone have a clue on how to format the PowerPoint for the summative?

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Neutral case citations were introduced in January 2001.They are a unique reference given to a particular judgment by HM Courts and Tribunals Service. Unlike most citations, neutral citations do not refer to a specific report of a case, but to the judgment itself.

For cases after 2001 include the neutral citation followed by the Law Reports citation (e.g. AC, Ch, KB, etc). If there is no neutral citation, give the Law Reports citation followed by the court in brackets.

Example of a citation including a neutral citation:

Callery v Gray [2001] EWCA Civ 1117, [2001] 1 WLR 2112 [42].

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The reason the Library subscribes to both Lexis and Westlaw, is that each contains some things that the other doesn't. We always advise to be thorough-use both.

Westlaw includes the valuable search tool Legal Journals Index which allows you to search by keyword across a huge selection of journals. However not all the journal articles will be available in full text. Don't worry-many of the articles will be available within Leeds Beckett Library on a different database.

Lexis contains the excellent legal encyclopedia "Halsburys Laws of England".

Both databases contain different journals and law reports.

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Where do I actually write a reference and add it to my work/answer?

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Where do I actually write a reference and add it to my work/answer?

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See answers below under "how do I create footnotes" and "how do you reference on PowerPoint".

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In Word, click on the References tab at the top of the screen, then "Insert Footnote".

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You can add a footnote in which a citation can be added, to PowerPoint by:

Clicking on the "Insert" tab.

Clicking on "Header and Footer".

Ticking the "Footer" box.

Choosing "apply to all".

You can then add footnotes in the footer boxes that appear on each slide.

You may wish to move the footer box so it appears on the left corner of each slide.

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Do you have to cite in OSCOLA, reference material used from tutors on MyBeckett  or on pre recorded content ?

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Do you have to cite in OSCOLA, reference material used from tutors on MyBeckett  or on pre recorded content ?

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It is not usually seen as good practice to cite from your tutor’s notes or slides. Instead, follow up on any citations/references given by the tutor, and cite these instead.

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I’m so used to Harvard referencing from college coursework, if I mistakenly apply the Harvard referencing system one time will it get penalised?

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I’m so used to Harvard referencing from college coursework, if I mistakenly apply the Harvard referencing system one time will it get penalised?

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It is vital that you use OCSOLA consistently in all your assignments. We encourage you to learn how OSCOLA works and make every effort to use this system. Tutors do dock marks for incorrect/inconsistent citations and this includes the referencing style. This is set out in the assessment criteria.

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Do you have to reference a definition? If so how? 

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Do you have to reference a definition? If so how? 

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You don't usually need to cite a dictionary definition, e.g. from Oxford Dictionary of Law. It depends on how you are using the definition in your work.  If you are simply using a dictionary to check your understanding of a particular concept or word, (you are not using the words, ideas or theory of an author) you do not need to cite it.

If however (and less likely) you have a particular need in your work to cite a dictionary definition, for example, if comparing varying definitions from several dictionaries, then cite these. An example:

Jonathan Law, 'stare decisis', A Dictionary of Law (10th edn, OUP 2022).

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If referencing a quote from a book do we need to reference the page number and paragraph?

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If referencing a quote from a book do we need to reference the page number and paragraph?

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Yes-if using a direct quote from a book always include the page number (or paragraph, depending on the type of resource you are quoting from). An example would look like this-if quoting from page 32 of "Tort Law" by Steele.

J Steele, Tort Law: Text, Cases, and Materials (5th edn, OUP 2022) 32.

Remember:

·       Quotations of up to 3 lines are included in the text, within single quotation marks

·       Place longer quotations in an indented paragraph without quotation marks

·       Use an ellipsis (…) to indicate any original text you haven’t included. Use [square brackets] around any words you have inserted.

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What is the easiest way to find case law 

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What is the easiest way to find case law 

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Use either Westlaw or Lexis (if the case you're looking for isn't in one, it probably would be in the other).

The most efficient way to search is to enter the citation, as this will take you to the exact case you are looking for.

You can search by party names, free text terms or subject/keyword terms.

Subject/keyword searches are good for finding a variety of cases on a particular topic.

View this video from Westlaw on how to search for case law.

View this video on Finding Case Law in Lexis.

Please contact the librarians at llslibrary@leedsbeckett.ac.uk if you still need help finding cases.

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Is this PowerPoint going to be on my Beckett 

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Is this PowerPoint going to be on my Beckett 

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Yes-you will find them here.

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You can pin items in Lexis-in the homepage for your chosen source, click on the drawing pin symbol, as shown in this image.

If you open and search a source, it will be automatically added to the list of Recently Viewed Sources

Click on Pin next to the title to add them to My Pinned Sources.

If you want to delete items from your list, click on Edit (next to the My Pinned Sources heading) and then Unpin to remove them.

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Everytime I try to do the reading online it doesn’t give me full access to read the chapters and I’m not really sure how to locate them in the first place. 

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Everytime I try to do the reading online it doesn’t give me full access to read the chapters and I’m not really sure how to locate them in the first place. 

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Thanks for this question-any sources that you are asked to read by tutors should be available in full. This is a tricky question to answer without knowing exactly what you are trying to view, so I'd recommend emailing librarians at llslibrary@leedsbeckett.ac.uk with some examples of what you are trying to find/view, we will be very happy to help.