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Futher Reading Suggestions

The book titles below provide further reading suggestions to build on the content covered within this text.

Legal Referencing

Anita Stuhmcke Legal Referencing (5th ed, LexisNexis Butterworths, Chatswood (NSW), 2019).

Legal Research

Margaret Greville Legal Research and Writing in New Zealand (3rd ed, LexisNexis, Wellington, 2007).

Mary-Rose Russell (ed) Legal Research in New Zealand (LexisNexis, Wellington, 2016).

Legal Writing 

Nichola Corbett-Jarvis and Brendan Grigg Effective Legal Writing: A Practical Guide (3rd ed, LexisNexis Australia, Chatswood (NSW), 2021).

Michael Meehan and Graham Tullock Grammar for Lawyers (3rd ed, LexisNexis Butterworths, Chatswood (NSW), 2013).

Richard Scragg (ed) Legal Writing: A Complete Guide to a Career in Law (LexisNexis, Wellington, 2015).

Steven Tudor and Stephanie Falconer A Guide to Writing in Law School (eBook ed, La Trobe University, 2024).

The New Zealand Legal System

Grant Morris Law Alive: The New Zealand Legal System in Context (4th ed, Thomson Reuters, Wellington, 2019).

Stephen Penk, Mary-Rose Russell and Jayden Houghton Aotearoa New Zealand Law: Foundations and Method (3rd ed, Thomson Reuters, Wellington, 2025).

Jacinta Ruru, Paul Scott and Duncan Webb The Aotearoa New Zealand Legal System: Structures and Processes (7th ed, LexisNexis, Wellington 2022).

Richard Scragg The Principles of Legal Method in New Zealand (4th ed, Thomson Reuters, Wellington, 2024).

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Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

https://doi.org/10.18124/03bv-py76