Trial access to Cans legal information

Library Services is pleased to announce that it has trial access to Cans, a detailed summary of the laws of England, Wales and Scotland.  It is a great legal resource to accompany law, social care and education courses, and as a practical aid for students in their day-to-day lives. 

Cans legal information can be used as a:

• Reference work to accompany LLB and similar academic and vocational courses of legal study that ultimately result in professional legal qualifications. Cans is a summary of legislation, but alongside these summaries Cans publishes the authorities for this information (ie the legal sources) as a springboard for further research. The law Cans summarises includes: European law, primary legislation (statutes), secondary legislation (statutory instruments) and codes of practice. The summaries are updated constantly to include the most recent legislative amendments. Cans has a client base amongst solicitors too, indicating that law students continue to use Cans after qualifying.
• Reference work to accompany social care and education courses. Students studying courses in the healthcare, social care and education sectors often use Cans to understand the legal basis for the social, healthcare and educational frameworks put in place by the English, Welsh and Scottish legislatures. With an emphasis on social legislation, Cans explains the law pertaining to the National Health Service, school admissions and immigration, for example.

• Practical aid for students in their day-to-day lives. Apart from assisting with academic courses of study, Cans is used by students in numerous academic institutions and by student unions to help with problems that have a legal basis. It delivers to students a clear indication of the law pertaining to housing, employment and benefits, thereby assisting students to inform themselves and seek solutions.

Trial access to this resource is available until 9th June 2014.

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