- Keywords and OPAC
- Forms and Precedents
- Government Legislation
- Journals / Periodicals
- Judgments
- Law Reports
- Newspaper articles
- Practice and Procedure Manuals
- Websites
Keywords and OPAC
Use OPAC (Online Public Access Catalogue) to find books, journal titles and audio-visual materials in the Library.
When searching for information, you need to use keywords or subject terms. Click on (show) for a diploma subject below to see some suggested words and terms.
keywords:- arbitration, Arbitration Act, dispute settlement, International Arbitration Act, mediation, SAIC arbitration rules, UNCITRAL arbitration rules, UNCITRAL Model Law
subjects:- arbitration and award, dispute resolution
keywords:- business proposals, entrepreneurs
subjects:- entrepreneurship, new business enterprises
keywords:- accounting, assets, balance sheets, cash flow statements, double-entry system, income statements, inventory, liabilities, measurement of income, non-current assets, organizations, owner’s equity, sole proprietorship
subjects:- bookkeeping, cash flow, corporations – accounting, financial statements, small business – accounting, managerial accounting
keywords:- financial manager, funds allocation, sources of funds
subjects:- asset liability management, business enterprises – finance
keywords:- calculus
subjects:- business mathematics
keywords:- court documents, judgments, litigation, writ action
subjects:- civil procedure, procedure law
keywords:- e-commerce, hire purchase, leasing, passing of risk, property, Sale of Goods Act
subjects:- electronic commerce, international trade, sale of goods, sales, sales, conditional
keywords:- Articles of Association, corporate entities, corporate finance, director’s duties, judicial management, members rights, Memorandum, winding up
subjects:- commercial law, corporate resolutions, corporation law
keywords:- data communications, e-commerce, hardware, Internet applications, networks, security, spreadsheet applications, web page design
subjects:- computer networks, computer security, digital communications, electronic commerce, technological innovation, web site development, web sites – design
keywords:- land ownership, mortgages, strata titles
subjects:- building laws, conveyancing, land titles, landlord and tenant, property tax – law and legislation, procedure law, real property
keywords:- insurance, internal compliance, listed companies, reinsurance
subjects:- corporate governance, corporations, private companies
keywords:- criminal offenses, Misuse of Drugs Act, Penal Code
subjects:- criminal law
keywords:- appeal, criminal lawyer, criminal litigation, Criminal Procedure Code, Evidence Act
subjects:- criminal procedure, evidence (law), procedure law
keywords:- child support, maintenance, matrimonial assets, Women’s Charter
subjects:- custody of children, divorce – law and legislation , domestic relations, family law, marriage law, parent and child (law)
keywords:- duty of utmost good faith, insurable interest, insurance legislation, insurance operation, motor insurance, risk management, workmen’s compensation
subjects:- insurance law
keywords:- Computer Misuse Act, confidential information
subjects:- confidential business information, copyright, copyright and electronic data processing, intellectual property, patents, mass media – law and legislation, trademarks
keywords:- banker-customer relationships, credit card fraud, financial transactions, negotiable instruments, unit trusts
subjects:- banking law, business law
keywords:- breach of contract, vitiating factors
subjects:- contracts
keywords:- assault and battery, civil actions, civil redress, defamation, negligence
subjects:- civil procedure, torts
keywords:- executive, judiciary, legal opinion writing, legislature, statutes, statutory interpretation
subjects:- law – Singapore, lawyers – Singapore, legal research, legal system – Singapore, private law and practice
keywords:- business cycle
subjects:- fiscal policy, inflation (finance), international trade, macroeconomics, monetary policy, national income, unemployment
keywords:- electronic filing, human resources, litigation support, logistical support, office automation, office environment
subjects:- business records – management, court rules, information storage and retrieval systems – law, law offices, office practice – automation, workflow
keywords:- database packages
subjects:- business – data processing, database design, database management, management information systems
keywords:- consumer behavior, demand and supply, product market, resource market, scarcity
subjects:- microeconomics, production management
keywords:- group behavior, individual behavior, interaction skills
subjects:- organizational behavior
keywords:- business structures, company forms, financial accounts, partnerships
subjects:- business enterprises – law and legislation, business law
keywords:- business ethics, controlling, leading, organizing, planning, social responsibility
subjects:- management
keywords:- arrest of vessels, carriage of goods by sea, sale of vessels, ship registration
subjects//:- maritime law
keywords:- Letters of Administration, Letters of Probate
subjects:- estate planning, inheritance and succession, probate law and practice, trusts and trustees, wills
Forms and Precedents
Some of the resources you can find in the Library catalogue, OPAC…
- Atkin’s encyclopaedia of court forms in civil proceedings. (2nd Ed.). (2008). London: Butterworths.
- Encyclopaedia of forms and precedents. (5th Ed.). (2003). London: Butterworths.
- Lai, S. (2005-). Singapore precedents and forms. Volume D: Intellectual property. Singapore: LexisNexis.
- Ng, P. H., Tan, G. K. H., Ho, H. L., Neo, M. K. C., & Tan, J. S. (Eds.). (2008). Atkin's court forms: Singapore. Singapore: LexisNexis.
- Saban, H. (2002). Singapore conveyancing practice: forms, precedents and materials. Singapore: LexisNexis.
- Singapore precedents and forms. Volume C: Wills, trusts and administration. (2006). Singapore: LexisNexis.
We also have online resources…
Government Legislation
Some of the resources that can be found using the library catalogue, OPAC…
- Government Gazette. (2008). Singapore: s.l.
- Government Gazette. Acts Supplement. (2008). Singapore: Government Printing Office.
- Government Gazette. Bills Supplement. (2008). Singapore: Government Printing Office.
- Government Gazette. Subsidiary Legislation Supplement. (2008). Singapore: Government Printing Office.
Journals and/or Periodicals
The Library has a number of journals relevant to the law. A few examples are:
Finding Articles Online
The articles inside magazines, journals & periodicals are very useful sources of information. Articles are different from books because:
- they are much more up-to-date
- they are shorter (less to read!)
- they concentrate on topics or specific aspects of topics
- there are many articles being published all the time so you have more choice.
The library catalogue, OPAC, does NOT tell you what articles the Library has, only which journals or periodicals, so the easiest way to find articles is to use the online databases.
Note: if you are off campus, you will need to sign in via the PINK SCREEN. 
Newspaper Articles
Newspaper articles are also very useful sources of information, and can be found in the LexisNexis Academic and the Factiva databases.
Click here for a list of all the databases subscribed to by TP Library.
Judgments
To locate a judgment, you would need to obtain the title of the law report in which it is published. You
could use the following resources to locate the judgment and the law report in which it is published.
Most of these resources provide subject and title access, as well as a digest or head-note of each
judgment.
Print resources
- Consolidated index to leading law reports. (2002). London: Incorporated Council of Law Reporting for England & Wales.
- Current Law Case Citator. (1947-1992). London: Sweet & Maxwell.
- Mallal’s Digest Yearbook. (2007). Singapore: Malayan Law Journal.
- Mallal, B. (1990-). Mallal’s digest of Malaysian and Singapore case law 1808 to 1988. (4th Ed.). Singapore: Malayan Law Journal.
Online resources
Judgments can also be located using the LexisNexis Academic (LNA) online database. Go via Spark (TP’s Digital Library) @ http://spark.tp.edu.sg or get direct access from here
- select the Legal tab near the top of the LexisNexis Academic screen
- select the "European Union, Commonwealth & Foreign Nations" option from the menu on the right
- select a Source and then type in your keywords
Some of the Sources you can select:
* EUR-Lex European Union Cases
* Australian Commonwealth, State & Territory Case Law
* Gatt Panel and World Trade Decisions
* Hong Kong Cases
* Hong Kong Public Law Reports
* New Zealand Cases
* Singapore, Malaysia and Brunei Cases
* Butterworths South African Constitutional Law Reports
* UK Cases, Combined Courts
LawNet is an integrated one-stop portal to Singapore Law (Singapore Case-Law & Legislation). There are three lawnet access points in the library. Two dedicated LawNet PCs are located at Level 4 (LRC) and one dedicated LawNet PC is located in the Level 5 Research Room.
Law Reports
We also have an online resource…
Newspaper articles
Newspaper articles are also very useful sources of information, and can be found in the LexisNexis Academic and the Factiva databases. If you need to find information on unreported judgements and ongoing cases, this is a good place to start.
Click here to see how to find cases using LexisNexis.
Note: only Part-Time students need to prefix their passwords with the letter "T".
Click here for a list of all the databases subscribed to by TP Library.
Practice and Procedure Manuals
- Malaysian and Singapore company law and practice. (1990-). Singapore: CCH Asia.
- Pinsler, J. (Ed.). (2006). Singapore court practice. Singapore: Butterworths.
- Ratanlal, R. (2002). Ratanlal & Dhirajlal's the code of criminal procedure: Act No II of 1974. (16th Ed.). Nagpur: Wadhwa & Co.
- Sohoni, C. H. (2002). Sohoni’s code of criminal procedure: 1973. (20th Ed.). New Dehli: Butterworths.
Websites
Australia
- Australian Law Online - provides "clear, understandable, user-friendly information about the Australian legal system" and the government organisations that are involved. When searching or browsing, you will need to scroll down a ways to find links to the resources.
- Australasian Legal Information Institute - provides free access to both primary and secondary legal material from Australia and New Zealand. Use the easy search option to find acts, cases, legislation and much more.
- Weblaw - a very useful subject gateway to quality Internet resources on Australian law, with each site being checked and updated every month.
Global
- NFPA: National Federation of Paralegals Association - a list of websites on international law and other legal information from Africa to the United Nations.
- World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) - a specialized agency of the United Nations, WIPO provides on this website gateway access to patents, trademarks, industrial designs, and more.
India
- Case Status - provides the latest status of cases, pending or disposed, by both the Supreme and High Courts of India. Also links to judgments, subordinate legislation, Indian Courts and much more.
Singapore
- Law gazette - the official publication of the Law Society of Singapore. Good for reading the back issues.
- Law Online: Singapore Legal Portal - billed as the place to start when looking for information on the law in Singapore. Look for forms and samples, Singapore law firm contact details, links to legal sites and research resources.
- Singapore Academy of Law - specially for legal professionals in Singapore, the links for legal resources are useful for researchers too.
- Singapore Law Judgments - learn all about the essential principles of Singapore law, and find links for the latest legal news and cases, legislation updates, and more.
- Singapore Statutes Online - the quickest and easiest way to find an act in Singapore law.
UK:
- British & Irish Legal Information Institute - providing British and Irish case law and legislation, European Union case law, Law Commission reports, and other law-related British and Irish material.
- InfoLaw UK - providing access to all kinds of legal documents on the United Kingdom, from blogs to treaties.
- The Law Society - a website to help, protect and promote solicitors across England and Wales. With links to the UK Law Gazette, finding a solicitor, and more.
- Office of Public Sector Information: Legislation - search, browse or set up an RSS feed to information on legislation from the UK, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales.
