The Law Society Library subscribes to a comprehensive collection of legal databases which contain legal texts in digital format.  These can be accessed via a Library computer or by connecting your device to the Law Society WiFi network.

Check the library catalogue for the most up to date list of ebook titles

New Zealand

• Animal Law in New Zealand, Wells (Westlaw NZ)
• Anti-Money Laundering Regime : a Practical Guide 2018 (Lexis+)
• Arbitration, Willy (Westlaw NZ)
• Burrows & Carter Statute Law in New Zealand 6th ed 2021 (Lexis+) 
• Burrows, Finn and Todd on the Law of Contract in New Zealand 7th ed 2022 (Lexis+)
• Civil Remedies in New Zealand, Blanchard (Westlaw NZ)
• Colinvaux's Law of Insurance in New Zealand, Merkin & Nicoll (Westlaw NZ)
• Competition Law in New Zealand, Noonan (Westlaw NZ)
• Corporate Law in New Zealand, Watson and Taylor (eds) (Westlaw NZ)
• Covid & the Law in Aotearoa New Zealand, Delany (Westlaw NZ)
• Criminal Appeals and Reviews in New Zealand, Corns & Ewen (Westlaw NZ)
• Criminal Procedure in New Zealand, Finn & Mathias (Westlaw NZ)
• Dictionary of New Zealand Law (Lexis+)
• Directors Powers & Duties 3ed ed 2022, Watts (Lexis+)
• E-Commerce & the Law, Corbett & Sims (Westlaw NZ)
• Entertainment & Media Law in New Zealand, Tobin & Harvey (Westlaw NZ)
• Environmental Law in New Zealand, Salmon & Grinlinton (Westlaw NZ)
• Ethical Lawyer: Legal Ethics and Professional Responsibility, Scragg (Westlaw NZ)
• Expert Evidence in Civil Proceedings, Katz (Westlaw NZ)
• Extradition Law in New Zealand, Boister (Westlaw NZ)
• Fair Trading: Misleading & Deceptive Conduct 2nd ed 2013 (Lexis+)
• Fair Trading Act Handbook 2018 (Lexis+)
• Falsehood & Breach of Contract in New Zealand, Hollyman (Westlaw NZ)
• Forensic Science & the Law, Sandiford (Westlaw NZ)
• Fundamentals of Income Taxation (Westlaw NZ)
• Gambling Law, True (Westlaw NZ)
• Garrow & Kelly Law of Trusts & Trustees 8th ed 2022 (Lexis+)
• Green & Hunt on Arbitration Law & Practice (Westlaw NZ)
• GST in New Zealand, Pearson, Keating & Macalister (Westlaw NZ)
• Health and Safety at Work in New Zealand: Know the Law, Schmidt-McCleave & Shortall (Westlaw NZ)
• Health Law in New Zealand, Skegg & Paterson (Westlaw NZ)
• Immigration & Refugee Law 3rd ed 2017​ (Lexis+)
• Intellectual Property in New Zealand 2nd ed 2011 (Lexis+)
• Intellectual Property Law in New Zealand, James & Wells (Westlaw NZ)
• International & Cross Border Taxation, Elliffe (Westlaw NZ)
• International Human Rights Law in Aotearoa New Zealand, Bedggood & Gledhill (Westlaw NZ)
• Judicial Review: a New Zealand Perspective 4th ed 2018 (Lexis+)
• Kennedy-Grant & Weatherall on Construction Law (Lexis+)
• Kia Kākano Rua te Ture: A te reo Māori Handbook for the Law (Lexis+)
• Law of Charity (Westlaw NZ)
• Law of Costs in New Zealand (Lexis+)
• Law of Criminal Investigation in New Zealand, Corns (Westlaw NZ)
• Law of Family Protection & Testamentary Promises 5th ed 2021​ (Lexis+) 
• Law of Religion in New Zealand, Chevalier-Watts (Westlaw NZ)
• Law of Secured Credit, Allan (Westlaw NZ)
• Law of Societies in NZ 3rd ed 2013, von Dadelszen (Lexis+)
• Local Government Law in Aotearoa New Zealand, Palmer (Westlaw NZ)
• Maritime Law in New Zealand, Marten (Westlaw NZ)
• Mediation in NZ, Morris & Shaw (Westlaw NZ)
• Mental Capacity Law in New Zealand (Westlaw NZ)
• Mental Health Law in New Zealand, Bell & Brookbanks (Westlaw NZ)
• Miller's Australian Competition and Consumer Law annotated (Westlaw) 
• Misuse of Drugs, Mathias (Westlaw NZ)
• Nevill's Law of Trusts, Wills & Administration 14th ed 2023 (Lexis+) 
• Nevill's Trusts Drafting Handbook 3rd ed 2021 (Lexis+)
• Nevill's Will Drafting Handbook 8th ed 2021 (Lexis+) 
• New Zealand Bill of Rights Act : a Commentary 2nd ed 2015 (Lexis+)
• New Zealand Competition Law & Policy, Sumpter (CCH Intelliconnect)
• New Zealand Guide to Health and Workplace Safety, Ponga & Coyle (CCH Intelliconnect)
• New Zealand Land Law, Toomey (Westlaw NZ)
• New Zealand Master Tax Guide (CCH Intelliconnect)
• New Zealand Taxation Principles, Cases and Questions, Coleman (Westlaw NZ)
• New Zealand Tribunals: Law & Practice, Gibbons (Westlaw NZ)
• Parliamentary Practice in New Zealand David McGee (4th ed, 2017)
• Parole in New Zealand : Law & Practice, Mather (Westlaw NZ)
• Planning Practice in New Zealand 2nd ed 2022 (Lexis+)
• Police Law & Practice in New Zealand, Robinson (Westlaw NZ)
• Principles of Criminal Law, Simester & Brookbanks (Westlaw NZ)
• Privacy Law in New Zealand, Chamberlain & Penk (Westlaw NZ)
• Private Receivers of Companies in NZ 2008 (Lexis+)
• Public Law Toolbox 2nd ed 2014 (Lexis+)
• Relationship Property in New Zealand 3rd ed 2018 (Lexis+)
• Residential Tenancies 4th ed 2012 (Lexis+)
• Sale of Goods in New Zealand, Wood (Westlaw NZ)
• Salmon Environmental Law (Westlaw NZ)
• Sentencing Law in New Zealand, Finn (Westlaw NZ)
• Telecommunications Law in New Zealand, Clarke (Westlaw NZ)
• Waking the Taniwha: Māori Governance in the 21st Century, Joseph & Benton (Westlaw NZ)
• Wells Limited Partnership Handbook 2008 (Lexis+)
• Williams & Kawharu on Arbitration 2nd ed 2017 (Lexis+)
• Youth Justice in New Zealand, Lynch (Westlaw NZ)

Australia

• Animal Law Casebook, Riley
• Capacity & the Law, O'Neill & Peisah
• Ford, Austin & Ramsay's Principles of Corporations Law (Lexis+)
• Law of Agency 4th ed 2020, Dal Pont (Lexis+)
• Law of Charity 2nd ed 2016, Dal Pont (Lexis+)
• Law of Confidentiality 2nd ed 2020, Dal Pont (Lexis+)
• Law of Costs 4th ed 2018, Dal Pont (Lexis+)
• Law of Limitation 2nd ed 2021, Dal Pont (Lexis+)
• Law of Succession 3rd ed 2021, Dal Pont (Lexis+)
• Powers of Attorney 3rd ed 2020, Dal Pont (Lexis+)
• Ross on Crime (Westlaw)

Canada

• Canadian Tort Law 11th ed 2018, Linden & Feldthusen (Lexis+)
• Law of Evidence in Canada 5th ed, Sopinka (Lexis+)
• Canadian Charter of Rights Decisions Digest, Garton (Justice Canada)
• Sedona Canada Principles (The Sedona Conference Working Group 7)
• Supreme Court of Canada on S. 24(2) of the Charter, Mitchell (CanLII)
• Wrongful Dismissal & Employment Law 1st ed, Neumann and Sack (Lancaster House)

United Kingdom

• Bowstead & Reynolds on Agency 22nd ed 2020 (Sweet & Maxwell)
• Charlesworth & Percy on Negligence 15th ed 2022 (Sweet & Maxwell)
• Chitty on Contracts 34th ed 2021 (Sweet & Maxwell)
• Clerk & Lindsell on Torts 24th ed 2023 (Sweet & Maxwell)
• De Smith's Judicial Review 9th ed 2023 (Sweet & Maxwell)
• Erskine May’s treatise on the law, privileges, proceedings and usage of Parliament (25th edition, 2019)
• Hudson's Building & Engineering Contracts 14th ed 2019 (Sweet & Maxwell)
• Jackson & Powell on Professional Liability 9th ed 2021 (Sweet & Maxwell)
• Lewin on Trusts 20th ed 2020 (Sweet & Maxwell)
• McGregor on Damages 21st ed 2020 (Sweet & Maxwell)