Student - undergraduate
Student - LPC
Student - BPC
Student - postgraduate
Academic
Barrister
Judge
Solicitor - in-house lawyer
Solicitor - large law firm
Solicitor - rural firm
Solicitor - high street firm
Solicitor - law centre
Civil servant - government legal
Journalist / blogger
Other - please specify:
2. How often do you use BAILII?
Every (working) day
At least once a week
At least once a month
A few times a year
First time user
3. How important is BAILII to you and your work?
Very important - I would struggle to do my work without it
Fairly Important - I could find a substitute if I needed to
Not very important - I'm not reliant on BAILII
4. Which jurisdiction's database do you use most on BAILII?
England and Wales
Scotland
Northern Ireland
Ireland
United Kingdom
Europe
Jersey
St Helena
5. Which legal information sources do you use (rank all that apply in terms of usage frequency, where 1 is used most often)?
1 2 3 4 5 6 do
not use BAILII
1 2 3 4 5 6 do
not use Westlaw UK
1 2 3 4 5 6 do not use LexisNexis
1 2 3 4 5 6 do not use ICLR
1 2 3 4 5 6 do not use Printed books / reports
1 2 3 4 5 6 do not use Other - please specify
6. Thinking about the times when you
use BAILII instead of other legal information sources, what
factors influence your choice (rank all reasons that apply in
order of importance, with 1 being the most important)
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not considered
Free to use
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not considered
Quick to upload judgments
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not considered
No requirement to login to BAILII website
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not considered
Easy to access (e.g. outside workplace - from home / on the move)
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not considered
There is an embedded BAILII case link in document
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not considered
Better search functions
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not considered
Wider coverage of cases
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not considered
Easier to use and navigate
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not considered
Better display of judgments including images
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not considered
Habit - I'm familiar with it
1
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11
not considered
Other - please specify
7. Thinking about times when you use other legal information sources instead of BAILII, what factors influence your choice (rank all reasons that apply in order of importance, with 1 being the most important)
1
2
3
4
5
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not considered
Case summaries / headnotes included
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not considered
Quality legal analysis included
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not considered
Speed of uploading judgments
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not considered
Embedded link in document
1
2
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9
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not considered
Better search functions
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
not considered
Wider coverage of cases
1
2
3
4
5
6
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9
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11
not considered
Easier to use and navigate
1
2
3
4
5
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7
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11
not considered
Better display of judgments including images
1
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11
not considered
Easy to access (e.g. through workplace intranet)
1
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8
9
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11
not considered
Habit - I'm familiar with it
1
2
3
4
5
6
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8
9
10
11
not considered
Other - please specify:
8. How does BAILII's look compare to other online legal databases?
Better
Same
Worse
No opinion
9. Do you feel that you would benefit from some training to enable you to get the most out of BAILII?
No
Yes - through training notes on the website
Yes - through a webinar
Yes - through an in-person training session
10. How important/valuable do you think BAILII is in terms of enabling free access to law?
Very important
Fairly important
Not very important
No opinion
11. Where do you think BAILII's funds come from (you may tick more than one option)?
Donations - corporate
Donations - individuals
Government funding
Grants
Commercial revenue-generating activities
Don't know
12. How did you find out about BAILII?
At school/university
From a colleague
Internet search
Other - please specify:
13. Have you or your affiliated organisation ever donated to BAILII?
Yes - in a personal capacity
Yes - at an organisational level
No
Don't know
14. How would you rate BAILII's service?
Excellent
Good
Fair
Poor
Terrible
15. Any other comments / ways we could improve / resources you'd like to see on BAILII?