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Interpreting a case citation

Interpreting a case citation. Two main types of case citation Law report citation Medium neutral citation (court) Swain v Waverley Municipal Council (2005) 220 CLR 517 – law report [2005] HCA 4 – medium neutral. Interpreting a case citation. Merritt v Merritt [1970] 2 All ER 760

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Interpreting a case citation

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  1. Interpreting a case citation • Two main types of case citation • Law report citation • Medium neutral citation (court) Swain v Waverley Municipal Council (2005) 220 CLR 517 – law report [2005] HCA 4 – medium neutral

  2. Interpreting a case citation • Merritt v Merritt [1970] 2 All ER 760 • Grey v Pearson (1857) 6 HL Cas 61 • R v Young (1999) 46 NSWLR 681 at 682 • Ayles v The Queen [2008] HCA 6

  3. Case citations: the parties • Merritt v Merritt[1970] 2 All ER 760 • Grey v Pearson(1857) 6 HL Cas 61 • R v Young (1999) 46 NSWLR 681 at 682 • Ayles v The Queen[2008] HCA 6

  4. Case citations: year of the judgment • Merritt v Merritt [1970] 2 All ER 760 • Grey v Pearson(1857) 6 HL Cas 61 • R v Young (1999) 46 NSWLR 681 at 682 • Ayles v The Queen[2008] HCA 6

  5. Case citations: year of publication - for law report citations with square brackets • Merritt v Merritt[1970] 2 All ER 760 • Grey v Pearson (1857) 6 HL Cas 61 • R v Young (1999) 46 NSWLR 681 at 682 • Ayles v The Queen [2008] HCA 6

  6. Case citations: report details • Merritt v Merritt[1970] 2 All ER 760 • Grey v Pearson (1857) 6 HL Cas 61 • R v Young (1999) 46 NSWLR 681 at 682 • Ayles v The Queen [2008] HCA 6

  7. Square and round brackets • Merritt v Merritt[1970] 2 All ER 760 • R v Young (1999) 46 NSWLR 681

  8. Case citations: pinpoint citations • Merritt v Merritt [1970] 2 All ER 760 • Grey v Pearson (1857) 6 HL Cas 61 • R v Young (1999) 46 NSWLR 681 at 682 • Ayles v The Queen [2008] HCA 6

  9. Case citations: medium neutral citations • Merritt v Merritt [1970] 2 All ER 760 • Grey v Pearson (1857) 6 HL Cas 61 • R v Young (1999) 46 NSWLR 681 at 682 • Ayles v The Queen[2008] HCA 6

  10. Medium Neutral Citation Ugle v The Queen [2002] HCA 25 at [53] Parties Year Court Decision No.

  11. More law report citations Balmain New Ferry Co v Robertson (1906) 4 CLR 379 at 395 Waterhouse v Hickie (1995) Aust Torts Reports ¶ 81-347

  12. Criminal Cases R v Milat (1996) 87 A Crim R 446 OR: Milat (1996) 87 A Crim R 446

  13. Popular Names Commonwealth v Tasmania (The Tasmanian Dam Case) (1983)158 CLR 1

  14. Steps for Finding cases: • What is the abbreviation?? (see Law Library – Free Web Law – Legal Abbreviations) • Australian or UK or other?? • Law report or medium neutral citation

  15. Steps for Finding cases (cont): • Law Report: Law Databases – Cases – Law Reports A to Z • Medium Neutral Citation Law Databases – Cases - AustLII • UK case - Law Databases – J -Justis

  16. Finding a reported UK Case on Justis: • Open database • Click on ‘continue’ • Enter case name or citation into search box (see sample searches below search box) • Many but not all UK cases can be located on Justis – alternatives include Westlaw, Lexis.com, BAILII

  17. CaseBase and FirstPoint • To obtain extra information about a case • To find cases by subject

  18. Basic Boolean connectors: • AND – combining concepts Eg. murder and defences • OR – for similar concepts and synonyms Eg. murder OR manslaughter • NOT (sometimes AND NOT)– leaving out concepts Eg. Murder NOT provocation

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