Document Delivery

The Library can supply copies of specific cases, articles, legislation or text. Requests can be made by e-mail, DX, by phone or using the form below.

For material which is in copyright we will require a copyright declaration form signed and faxed, posted or delivered to the Library. Copies (single-sided on A4 paper) will be sent by email, DX or available for collection on the day the request was received (if received before 4pm). We aim to satisfy requests for document delivery within 2 hours of receipt, where possible. If you have not received the requested document or an explanation for a delay please contact the Librarian. If you do not contact us it will be assumed that that the material has been safely delivered and you will be invoiced accordingly.

We can also provide Members with access to a range of further information resources, especially inter-library loans and the British Library. For the British Library's current price list please see www.bl.uk. We can also order copies of reported and unreported cases and journal articles not held in the Library. Any charges incurred in supplying materials to Members will be passed on at cost. Charges and delivery times vary depending on the supplying library and the nature of the material sought.

Charges

Service	Units	Charge
Document delivery by email, DX, or collection		Free
Royal Mail postage		passed on at cost

Research carried out by Library staff	0-30 mins	Free
	30-60 mins	£20.00
	every 15 mins thereafter	+£10.00
Additional Charges for research		passed on at cost

Inter-library loan / British Library loan	Per item	Passed on at cost + return post

Photocopying and printing	per A4 sheet	£0.10

Photocopy Accounts - The library operates a prepaid account system for members wishing to photocopy or print material in the library. All photocopying and printing is charged at 10p per sheet.

Overdue Books - All Library resources (except for reference materials) are borrowable for 7 days and can be renewed up to 2 times by phone or e-mail. All resources returned after the date they were due back will incur a fine of £0.10 per item per day. Please ensure your loan period does not expire and contact the Library.

Copyright

Photocopying and generating computer printouts (either by Library staff or by Members) are subject to the provisions of copyright legislation (Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 and associated Statutory Instruments). It is the members' responsibility to ensure that they operate within the terms of copyright legislation.

To comply with these regulations copies made will incur a copyright charge unless they are for judicial proceedings, are outwith copyright or permission has been obtained from the rights holder. Copying is also permitted under "fair dealing" for material which is to be used for private research or non-commercial purposes. To carry out photocopying on behalf of Members for which a copyright fee is not charged a completed Copyright Declaration Form must be faxed, posted or delivered to the Library, signed by the person intending to use the copy.

To facilitate copying of material not covered by the above exceptions the Library, at present, operates a Copyright Licensing Agency Sticker Scheme. The cost of each CLA sticker is £9.00 (per case report / article /chapter of a book) and is passed on directly to the CLA. The Library's administration charges will remain the same irrespective of whether a copyright clearance sticker is required or not.

In order to carry out photocopying for members, library staff must either have a signed completed Copyright Declaration Form, a request for a CLA sticker or the material to be copied is clearly outwith copyright (e.g. case reports over 70 years old). Material will be assumed to be in copyright unless it can be satisfactorily established otherwise.

All forms on the RFPG site are in Adobe PDF format and open in a new tab in your browser. You can download the current version of Adobe Reader here

Copyright Declaration Form

Request Form

Library staff have access to a number of databases as well as the unique collection of texts and resources available in the Library and are ready to help in any way they can. Effective and in-depth legal research can therefore be carried out more cost effectively through the Library staff than by sending a fee-earner or a trainee to the Library.

Requests can be made by filling in the form below. Alternatively you can contact the Library by e-mail, fax, letter (post, DX or LP) or by telephone. Results of any research can be passed on by these methods. Please note that photocopying of resources must be carried out in accordance with the provisions of copyright legislation.

While every effort is made to ensure the accuracy of response, requests for research are only accepted on the basis that no liability shall attach to the Royal Faculty of Procurators for any research carried out.

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