The Law Centre's library holds a collection of books and journals (see below) relating to our specialist areas of law, as well as newsletters, bulletins and reports from the voluntary and statutory sectors.

Law Centre Library

The Law Centre library is housed in the Law Centre’s Belfast premises in Donegall Street The library is fully classified and access to the 1300+ books and reports held is through a searchable database. Stock also includes an extensive collection of journals and a list of titles is available through the link below.

Library stock is concentrated mainly in the areas dealt with by our caseworkers i.e. on legal aspects of community care, employment, immigration, social security, and mental health with information also held on human rights, access to the law and legal aid. A separate section contains books and recent reports in the field of social welfare.

Resource lists (including Law Centre journals, books and subscription databases, as well as useful contacts and websites) have been prepared for caseworkers in social security, employment, immigration, community care and mental health. These are available on request.

For further information on holdings, or to make an appointment to visit the library, which can be used for consultation purposes only, please contact the librarian, Mary Blair.

Journal Holdings

ADVISER* (National Association of CABs)
No.38, 1993 -

BENEFITS
vol.11, 2003 -

BULLETIN OF NORTHERN IRELAND LAW* (SLS Legal Publications)
1981 -

BUTTERWORTHS HUMAN RIGHTS CASES
Vols 7-14, 1998-2003

COMMUNITY CARE*

COMMUNITY CARE LAW REPORTS*
Volume 1, Dec 1997 -

COMMUNITY LEGAL SERVICE SUPPORT (Contracting Briefings)

COMMUNITY LEGAL SERVICE (Quality Mark Briefings - Advice Services Alliance)

DISABILITY RIGHTS BULLETIN (Disability Alliance)
Summer 1997-2006

EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES REVIEW
No.79, May/June 1998 -

FRONTLINE* (Law Centre NI)
1991 -

HOUSING LAW REPORTS
Vol. 19, 1987-2005

HUMAN RIGHTS INFORMATION BULLETIN (Council of Europe)
Nov 2002-2004 (incomplete)

IDS BRIEF* (Incomes Data Services Ltd)
500-580 (1993-1996), 705-778 (2002-2005)

IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY LAW REPORTS* (Jordans)
1998 -   (Derry office 2003 -)

IMMIGRATION APPEALS (TSO)
1979-80 complete, 1986-87 complete; 1988 4th quarter; 1989 not available; 1990 2nd, 3rd and 4th quarters; 1991 3rd quarter; 1992-1996 complete; 1997 missing 4th quarter; 1998 missing 2nd quarter; 1999 missing 3rd quarter; 2000 - 2005 (complete).

IMMIGRATION LAW DIGEST (Immigration Law Service)
2003 - 2010 [ceased publication]

IMMIGRATION LAW UPDATE* (Immigration Advisory Service)
June 2003 - 2010 [ceased publication] Derry Office: 2003-07

INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS LAW BULLETIN (IRS)*
(continued as Employment Law Bulletin)
Nos 512 - 799, 1985-2007

INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS LAW REPORTS (IRS)*
Vol 10 (1981) - Vol 34 (2005)

INEXILE : THE MAGAZINE ON REFUGEE RIGHTS (Refugee Council)
June 1999 - Jan 2004

JCWI BULLETIN (Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants)

THE JOURNAL AND DIGEST OF DECISIONS (Independent Review Service for the Social Fund)
Issue 5, Spring 1996 -

THE JOURNAL OF COMMUNITY CARE LAW* ( )
2004 -

THE JOURNAL OF MENTAL HEALTH LAW (University of Northumbria)
2004 -

JOURNAL OF SOCIAL SECURITY LAW* ( )
Vol.1, 1994 -

JOURNAL OF WELFARE BENEFITS LAW* ( )
2004 -

LASA COMPUTANEWS (London Advice Service Alliance)

LASA REVIEW

LAW CENTRES’ NETWORKING (Federation of Law Centres)

LEGAL ACTION* (Legal Action Group)
1990 -

LEGAL BULLETIN (Disability Rights Commission)

MONEY MANAGEMENT
Nov 2005 -

NORTHERN IRELAND JUDGEMENTS BULLETIN
1999 - 2002

NORTHERN IRELAND LAW REPORTS
1999 - 2002

NORTHERN IRELAND LEGAL QUARTERLY
Vol.50, 1999 -

NORTHERN IRELAND. SUMMARY OF SOCIAL SECURITY STATISTICS (DSD)
2001 -

OISC NEWS* (Office of the Immigration Services Commissioner)

OSFC Statistical Information (Office of the Social Fund Commissioner)
1998 -

POVERTY* (CPAG)
1998 -

REFUGEES (UNHCR)
137 (2004 - )

REVIEW OF MENTAL HEALTH LAW ( )
Oct 2006 -

SCOPE (NICVA)

SOCIAL CARE LAW TODAY* ( )
2004 -

THOMPSON’S LABOUR AND EUROPEAN LAW REVIEW
Issue 74 Oct / Nov 2002-2007

TOLLEY’S IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY LAW AND PRACTICE
Vols.1-13, 1987-1999

TOLLEY’S JOURNAL OF IMMIGRATION, ASYLUM AND NATIONALITY LAW
(continued as Tottel's Journal of Immigration, Asylum & Nationality Law)
Vol.17 (1) 2003 - Vol 18 (3) 2004

TOTTEL’S JOURNAL OF IMMIGRATION, ASYLUM AND NATIONALITY LAW
Vol.18 (4)  2004 -

WELFARE RIGHTS BULLETIN* (CPAG)
1984 -

THE WRIT* (Law Society, NI)

* Journal also held in Derry office (years may differ).  Where no dates are listed, current year only is kept.