Pacific Legal Gateway

If you are a member of the judiciary or a public legal professional from one of the jurisdictions that PacLII serves, you might be eligible for free access to these databases through the Gateway. Please contact PacLII for further information.

A full list of Thomson Reuters' databases accessible through the Pacific Legal Gateway is available.

A step-by-step guide to accessing Thomson Reuters' legal databases is available.

Thomson Brookers

Thomson Brookers legal databases provide New Zealand legal resources including Primary Law, Civil Procedure, Commercial Law, Criminal Legal Resources and Practice & Procedure.

Resources

• Thomson Brookers Complete Database Guide (pdf)

  Written by Thomson Brookers' trainer, Patricia Veen

• Guide to using Brief Case, Cite Case, Find Case and View Case (pdf)

  Written by for PacLII by Australian Law Librarian, Dianne Thompson

• Guide to CiteCase case history flags (pdf)

  A guide to the meaning of each flag used by CiteCase to detail case litigation history

Westlaw for IP Users

This section is for those that currently have IP access to Westlaw. If you are unsure of your access status, please contact PacLII.

Resources

• Using Westlaw (pdf)

  An in-depth guide to using Westlaw. Contains overviews of all major features including practice exercises.

• Westlaw Quick Start Guide (pdf)

  A short Thomson West guide to get you started using Westlaw.

• Westlaw KeyCite Guide (pdf)

  A comprehensive Thomson West guide to using the KeyCite feature.

Westlaw for Password Users

This section is for those that currently have password access to Westlaw. If you are unsure of your access status, please contact PacLII.

Resources

• Using Westlaw (pdf)

  An in-depth guide to using Westlaw. Contains overviews of all major features including practice exercises.

• Westlaw Quick Start Guide (pdf)

  A short Thomson West guide to get you started using Westlaw.

• Westlaw KeyCite Guide (pdf)

  A comprehensive Thomson West guide to using the KeyCite feature.