Transaction Charges
We charge for each photocopied document supplied. Our charges consist of a flat, "all-inclusive" fee per service type:
- irrespective of method of delivery
- irrespective of destination
- and inclusive of any copyright fee payable
Document Supply Service Charges
Standard Service : £26.80 per item
Order before 12 noon, dispatched later the same day*
Express Service : £43.60 per item
Dispatched in under 60 minutes
An item =
- A single law report
- A single journal article
- Up to 20 pages from a book
- A single piece of original legislation
For example, a 20-page chapter counts as one item, whereas a 40-page chapter counts as two items.
It is at the discretion of the Library to determine the charge for any material not included in the above list.
The Library reserves the right to charge higher prices for certain items where necessary to reasonably cover costs. For example, journal articles and legislation over 100 pages will be charged as one item per 50 pages.
Items will normally be dispatched by email to CLA licence holders. Dispatch by fax, courier or post available on request.
Transaction charges are billed at the beginning of the following month and exclude VAT where applicable.
Discounted Rates
The new 10% discounted rate on orders that are placed for judicial proceedings (including arbitrations) or a non-commercial purpose is:
- Standard: £19.62 per item
- Express: £39.24 per item
These orders must be accompanied by the appropriate copyright declaration. Please complete and sign a copyright declaration form to take advantage of the reduced rate.
* It is not possible to give an exact time as this depends on our current workload which can change at any time. Standard Service orders received before 12 noon will be dispatched later the same day and, in any event, before close of business. Standard Service orders received after 12 noon will be dispatched the next working day.
Important copyright update:
The Copyright Licensing Agency has amended IALS’s Document Delivery License so that from 1st October 2016, IALS will only be able to send PDF items over email to firms that have:
- A CLA Law License
- A CLA Multinational Law License
- Submitted a Judicial Proceedings or Non-commercial Purposes form with each order
If you do not have a CLA Law License or a CLA Multinational Law License and you have not submitted a judicial proceedings or non-commercial purposes form with your order then we can send items using one of the following methods:
- Fax
- Post
- Courier
- Collect at IALS
Further information about the CLA License is available on the CLA website: http://www.cla.co.uk/licences_available/law-licences/
The Service is very pleased to have been honoured by a Customer Initiative Award from the British and Irish Association of Law Librarians.