United Kingdom: where to read the law
legislation.gov.uk is the official source and its 'as amended' view is the one that matters — the 'as enacted' text of a much-amended Act is a historical document, not the current law. Case law is now published officially through the Find Case Law service at the National Archives, which is newer than BAILII and increasingly the better first stop; BAILII remains deeper on older material.
This is a directory, not a summary of the law. Nothing here tells you what a rule says - it tells you where the authoritative text lives so you can read it yourself. Links last checked .
The sources
- legislation.gov.ukPrimary lawUK legislation as enacted and as amended — the 'as amended' view is the one that matters.
- Find Case Law — The National ArchivesCourtsThe official public record of court judgments, free, with the transcripts themselves.
- BAILIICourtsFree UK and Irish case law, deeper on older material. The judgments themselves, not headnotes.