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Introduction to Case Law

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Charlotte Gill
Charlotte Gill

This document provides an introduction to case law citations and how to understand them. It discusses the components of citations for both civil and criminal cases from Singapore and the UK. It explains that a case citation includes the case name, court, year and page number. It also describes neutral citation systems used in Singapore and England/Wales which assign sequential numbers to written judgments. The document advises checking legal abbreviation references to understand abbreviations in citations and identifies countries. It aims to help readers learn how to read and interpret case citations.

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Introduction to Case Law Rita Lam Research Librarian, Law 28th July 2015
Horton v Sadler [2007] 1 AC 307 CASE NAME CASE CITATION
Reading the case name Civil Cases Indo Commercial Society (Pte) Ltd v Ebrahim & Anor (S’pore) Fisher v Bell (UK) Criminal Cases Public Prosecutor v Too Yong Wei (S’pore) R v Smith (UK)
Reading the case citation [1992] 2 SLR(R) 667 The citation tells us that the case is reported in vol 2 of the Singapore Law Reports (Reissue) for 1992, starting on page 667. ReportVolYear Pg
English case citation [1893] 1 QB 491 The citation tells us that the case is reported in vol 1 of the Queens Bench Law Report for 1893, starting on page 491. ReportVolYear Pg
Reading citations Neutral citation Year of decision Court Sequential Number [2007] SGHC 24 This is a system of citation where each written judgment from a particular level of court is assigned a sequential number, starting from 1 at the beginning of each calendar year. Singapore Neutral Citations: SGCA – Court of appeal SGDC – District Court SGFC – Family Court SGHC – High Court SGJC – Juvenile Court SGMC – Magistrates Court SGSC – Supreme Court SGSCT – Small Claims Tribunal
Reading citations Neutral citation Year of decision Court Case Number [2009] EWCA Crim 1457 This is a system of citation where each written judgment from a particular level of court is assigned a sequential case number, starting from 1 at the beginning of each calendar year. England & Wales Neutral Citations: UKHL – House of Lords UKPC – Privy Council EWCA Civ – Court of Appeal Civil Division EWCA Crim – Court of Appeal Criminal Division EWHC Admin – High Court (Administrative) EWHC Admlty – High Court (Admiralty) EWHC Ch – High Court (Chancery) EWHC Comm – High Court (Commercial) EWHC Fam – High Court (Family) EWHC Pat – High Court (Patents) EWHC QB – High Court (Queen’s Bench) EWHC TCC – High Court (Tech & Construction)
Checking abbreviations What do the abbreviations mean? How do you know whether it is a Singapore case or an English case? Cardiff Index to Legal Abbreviations http://www.legalabbrevs.cardiff.ac.uk/
Introduction to Case Law
Introduction to Case Law
WLR citation [2002] 2 WLR 1315
Introduction to Case Law
Introduction to Case Law
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Introduction to Case Law

  • 1. Introduction to Case Law Rita Lam Research Librarian, Law 28th July 2015
  • 2. Horton v Sadler [2007] 1 AC 307 CASE NAME CASE CITATION
  • 3. Reading the case name Civil Cases Indo Commercial Society (Pte) Ltd v Ebrahim & Anor (S’pore) Fisher v Bell (UK) Criminal Cases Public Prosecutor v Too Yong Wei (S’pore) R v Smith (UK)
  • 4. Reading the case citation [1992] 2 SLR(R) 667 The citation tells us that the case is reported in vol 2 of the Singapore Law Reports (Reissue) for 1992, starting on page 667. ReportVolYear Pg
  • 5. English case citation [1893] 1 QB 491 The citation tells us that the case is reported in vol 1 of the Queens Bench Law Report for 1893, starting on page 491. ReportVolYear Pg
  • 6. Reading citations Neutral citation Year of decision Court Sequential Number [2007] SGHC 24 This is a system of citation where each written judgment from a particular level of court is assigned a sequential number, starting from 1 at the beginning of each calendar year. Singapore Neutral Citations: SGCA – Court of appeal SGDC – District Court SGFC – Family Court SGHC – High Court SGJC – Juvenile Court SGMC – Magistrates Court SGSC – Supreme Court SGSCT – Small Claims Tribunal
  • 7. Reading citations Neutral citation Year of decision Court Case Number [2009] EWCA Crim 1457 This is a system of citation where each written judgment from a particular level of court is assigned a sequential case number, starting from 1 at the beginning of each calendar year. England & Wales Neutral Citations: UKHL – House of Lords UKPC – Privy Council EWCA Civ – Court of Appeal Civil Division EWCA Crim – Court of Appeal Criminal Division EWHC Admin – High Court (Administrative) EWHC Admlty – High Court (Admiralty) EWHC Ch – High Court (Chancery) EWHC Comm – High Court (Commercial) EWHC Fam – High Court (Family) EWHC Pat – High Court (Patents) EWHC QB – High Court (Queen’s Bench) EWHC TCC – High Court (Tech & Construction)
  • 8. Checking abbreviations What do the abbreviations mean? How do you know whether it is a Singapore case or an English case? Cardiff Index to Legal Abbreviations http://www.legalabbrevs.cardiff.ac.uk/