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Reply 1
Oxford Dictionary of Law :wink:
Does anyone use one ... I just looked any term up on the net if i didnt understand it in first year, the first time I heard some of it I was like "you what?".
Reply 3
Lewis-HuStuJCR
Does anyone use one ... I just looked any term up on the net if i didnt understand it in first year, the first time I heard some of it I was like "you what?".


Yep I used mine loads. I found it handy to have in my bag for when I was doing a bit of prep in Starbucks, or at my boyfriends' where we don't have the internet. Plus my internet is via the PC at home, not my laptop, was much easier when working on my laptop in my room to use the dictionary rather than walk downstairs and start up the PC.
Reply 4
Tbh I'd find it a book a bit more reliable than the internet.
Reply 5
Root
Tbh I'd find it a book a bit more reliable than the internet.


I agree, I like my books :wink:
wikipedia is great ... to test its legal knowledge i just searched estoppel and it even has High Trees on there under promissory, its practically infallible!!
Reply 7
Lewis-HuStuJCR
wikipedia is great ... to test its legal knowledge i just searched estoppel and it even has High Trees on there under promissory, its practically infallible!!


I hope for the sake of your degree that you say this firmly tongue in cheek...... :rolleyes:
Lol have no fear, I dont prescribe to the wikipedia method of learning.
Reply 9
Heh, they even have some judges pages so you can even find that High Trees case on Lord Denning's page!!!!
Reply 10
But it is obvious that the great Lord Denning would appear on Wikipedia.
Reply 11
Haha Wikipedia rocks. I think for getting a basic outline of what a specific legal concept is about, its cool. I certainly wouldn't cite anything from there in a paper though! :tongue:
Reply 12
Oh you have to admire the late Denning for his colourful language and the way he sought to achive justice and fairness in particularly 'hard' cases, my oh my, did he love old ladies. Scarman was also a great Judge, escpecillay how he fostered community relations during the Brixton riots in the early 80s.

Erm..sorry what was the question again? Oh dictionaries, yeah, well most lazy people will just google the terms and about 90% of the time the definitions are right, but remember law is an esoterical subject and laymans terms will mean something completely different to the budding lawyer. I would recommend the Oxford Dictionary of Law, as someone else has also just suggested.
Reply 13
Is it expensive?
Reply 14
Is it required for the first year?
Danny5876
Is it expensive?

Yes, it is actually.
If you get it at the start of term, it is likely to be at a reasonable discount price. If you wait till later, then stores sell it at the RRP (which is quite expensive).

simply_greg
Is it required for the first year?

Its required for the first year as much as any other year. As stated above, you can get a reasonably good definition off the internet or from another reputable source.
You won't be required to take it to lectures or anything like that nor would you state it in a bibliogrpahy.
Reply 16
I believe you can also get an eBook version for about $20, which roughly equates to £12. Though I don't know anyone who has bought one, personally, I much prefer flicking through the pages.
I bought the Oxford Dictionary of Law from Blackwells (online) together with Williams' "Learning the Law" - £9.99 for the dictionary, p&p free with orders over £20 (I think the P&P figure is correct).
Reply 18
May seem like a silly question, but do the dictionaries become 'out of date'? I mean, are we expected to be using the latest edition to get it accurate? (Just wondering if it's worth buying one second-hand?!)
milly87
May seem like a silly question, but do the dictionaries become 'out of date'? I mean, are we expected to be using the latest edition to get it accurate? (Just wondering if it's worth buying one second-hand?!)

I use a dictionary that one of my college tutors gave to me and it's years old