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 The
Birmingham Law Library was founded in the
early nineteenth century to provide a high quality,
legal information service, to the law firms,
barristers' chambers and commercial firms of
Birmingham and the West Midlands. Whether you
require case law, legislation or precedents
sent directly to your office, the loan of key
legal text books, information-seeking advice
or just a quiet place to conduct your own research,
we can help you to find the information you
require when you need it.
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Library
Services (click link
for further details)
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Contact Details
For full details of any service offered
by the library, please do not hesitate to contact Hazel
Hewison.
Enquiry line: 0121 633 6902
Fax: 0121 633 3507
Book renewals: 0121 643 0151
Hours of Opening: 9.00am - 5.00pm
Library Holdings
In addition to our extensive collection
of law reports, legislation and textbooks, the library
also holds a wide range of specialist law reports,
of which the following is a selected list
Specialist
Law Reports
Building Law Reports (1976 to date)
Butterworths Company Law Cases (1983 to date)
Common Market Law Reports (1962 to date)
Construction Law Reports (1985 (vol 1) to date)
Criminal Appeal Reports (1908 to date)
Family Court Reporter (1988 to date)
Family Law Reports (1980 to date)
Housing Law Reports (1981 to date)
Industrial Case Reports (1972 to date)
Industrial Relations Law Reports (1972 to date)
Justice of the Peace Reports (1903 to date)
Medical Law Reports (1989 (vol1) to date)
Property Planning Compensation Reports (1949 to
date)
Planning Law Reports (1988 to date)
Personal Injury & Quantum Reports (1992 to date)
Reports of Patent, Design & Trademarks (1938
to date)
Road Traffic Reports (1970 to date)
Distance
Services
Enquiries can be placed via telephone,
email or fax. Our staff will respond as soon as
possible.
Document
Exchange Service
As much of our stock is borrowable,
you can order texts and materials remotely and have
them delivered to your desk the next working day
via the Document Exchange service. Copies of reports,
cases and legislation can also be delivered in this
way (charges apply, see below for details)
Fax
and Photocopier Service
Our staff will provide any material
in photocopied format quickly and efficiently via
your fax machine (charges apply, see next page for
details)
Charges
Distance Provision
Fax service - 50 pence per sheet copied
DX service - 30 pence per sheet copied
plus relevant handling charge
1 to 5 pages - £1.00
6 to 10 pages - £2.00
11 to 15 pages - £3.00
16 to 20 pages - £5.00
21 to 25 pages - £7.00
Self Service
photocopying
A4 copies - 15 pence per page
A3 copies - 30 pence per page
Computer
printouts
30 pence per page
Please note that a £9.00 copyright clearance
fee will also be levied on all items copied for
a commercial purpose. Please consult library staff
when copying or requesting material
Electronic
Resources
These resources are available to
all members. Staff are on hand to provide advice
on which resource is most suitable for your needs,
and to help you find the information you require
Online Databases
Westlaw
LexisNexis (includes All England Law Reports, Casesearch, Encyclopaedia
of Forms and Precedents ... etc
CD-ROM Resources
Current Legal Information (CLI)
The Internet
The library is also equipped with Internet
terminals which can be used to access the wealth of
legal and commercial information available on the
World Wide Web.
WIFI Access
Point
The Library at Birmingham Law Society
has a Wi-Fi connection, and if you come to visit
us with a wifi enabled laptop you are able to access
the internet. Please enquire at the desk for that
days access code.
How
to Find Us
Via New Street
Exit through the main ticket barrier to the centre
of the station concourse and take escalator up to
the next level. Turn left and follow the walkway past
the shops until you come to a ramp, which is the walkway
down to New Street. At the bottom of the ramp turn
left and cross over the road onto the pedestrianised
area and then take the third street on the right (Temple
Street). Birmingham Law Society is two thirds of the
way up the hill on the left, next to the Household
bank.
Via Snow Hill Station
On arrival, take the escalator up to the main
floor and walk straight ahead through the main entrance,
a glass covered tunnel and leafy enclosure, to Colmore
Row. Cross over the road at the pedestrian crossing,
turn right and then left to follow the path across
the church yard and around the cathedral. Follow this
path (keeping the cathedral on your right) to the
top of Temple Street. Walk down the hill and Birmingham
Law Society is located on the right hand side, next
to the Household bank
Car Parks
The nearest car park is located immediately above
Snow Hill station
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