Indexed Case Law Titles

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All fully-indexed case law series are detailed below.  Indexed case law series include all of the primary report series from England and Wales, Scotland, and Ireland as well as titles from Commonwealth jurisdictions, supranational jurisdictions such as the EU and Council of Europe and, uniquely, the International Law Reports from Cambridge University Press.  Also included are most of the leading specialist series.

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England and Wales Primary Case Law

The most authoritative current report series including the ICLR series and the All England Reports as well as historical series.

CoveragePublisherFull Text
All England Law Reports 1936–present Butterworths Lexis Library
Standard format:
[year] volume All ER page
Examples of recognised formats:

1996 2 All ER 210
(1996) 2 All ER 210
[1996] 2 All ER 210
[1996] 2 All E.R. 210
[1996] 2 All E. R. 210
1996 2 All England Law Reports 210
(1996) 2 All England Law Reports 210
[1996] 2 All England Law Reports 210

If the volume number is not specified, then volume 1 is assumed.

Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Daily Cases 1999-present ICLR Justis / ICLR
Standard format:
dd/mm/yyyy Daily Cases
Examples of recognised formats:

21/12/2001 Daily Cases

This format will display a list of the cases for the specified day.

Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
English Reports 1220-1873 Justis
Standard format:
Various
Examples of recognised formats:

See English Reports Reference Formats for details of recognised reference formats.

Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Law Reports, The 1865-present ICLR Justis / Lexis Library / Westlaw / ICLR
Standard format:
LR volume series page
volume series page
[year] volume series page
Examples of recognised formats:

LR 6 Exch 224 (First Series)
8 QBD 453 (Second Series)
[1995] 2 AC 75 (Third Series)

Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
State Trials 1163-1858 Justis
Standard format:
volume St Tr page
Examples of recognised formats:

1 StTr 135
1 St Tr 135
1 St.Tr. 135
1 St. Tr. 135
1 State Tr 135
1 State Tr. 135
1 State Trials 135
1 CobStTr 135
1 Cob St Tr 135
1 Cob.St.Tr. 135
1 Cob. St. Tr. 135
1 CobbStTr 135
1 Cobb St Tr 135
1 Cobb.St.Tr. 135
1 Cobb. St. Tr. 135
1 HowStTr 135
1 How St Tr 135
1 How.St.Tr. 135
1 How. St. Tr. 135

The year can be included, but is optional.

Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Times Law Reports, The 1990-present Times Newspapers Justis / Lexis Library
Standard format:
publication date in The Times
Examples of recognised formats:

Times 18 June 2001
Times June 18 2001
The Times 18th June 2001
The Times June 18th 2001
The Times on 18th June 2001
The Times on June 18th 2001
Times 18.6.2001
Times 18.06.2001
Times 23.6.97
Times 23.06.97
18/6/2001 Times Law Reports

Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Weekly Law Reports, The 1953-present ICLR Justis / Westlaw / ICLR
Standard format:
[year] volume W.L.R. page
Examples of recognised formats:

1999 3 WLR 1301
(1999) 3 W.L.R. 1301
[1999] 3 W.L.R. 1301
[1999] 3 W. L. R. 1301
[1999] 3 Weekly Law Reports 1301
[1999] 3 The Weekly Law Reports 1301
The Weekly Law Reports 1999 vol.3 p.1301
The Weekly Law Reports 1999 vol. 3 p. 1301

Jurisdiction:
England and Wales

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England and Wales Specialist Case Law

Specialist series and series of secondary authority.

CoveragePublisherFull Text
Administrative Court Digest 2001–present Sweet & Maxwell Westlaw
Standard format:
[year] ACD page
Examples of recognised formats:

2005 ACD 1
(2005) ACD 1
[2005] ACD 1
[2005] A C D 1
[2005] A.C.D. 1
[2005] A. C. D. 1
[2005] Administrative Court Digest 1

Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
All England Commercial Cases 2005-present Butterworths Lexis Library
Standard format:
[year] volume All ER (Comm) page
Examples of recognised formats:

1999 1 All ER (Comm) 1
(1999) 1 All ER (Comm) 1
[1999] 1 All ER (Comm) 1
[1999] 1 All E.R. (Comm) 1
[1999] 1 All E. R. (Comm) 1
1999 1 All England Commercial Cases 1
(1999) 1 All England Commercial Cases 1
[1999] 1 All England Commercial Cases 1

If the volume number is not specified, then volume 1 is assumed.

Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
British Company Cases 1990–present Sweet & Maxwell Westlaw
Standard format:
[year] BCC page
(year) volume BCC page
Examples of recognised formats:

1993 BCC 506
(1993) BCC 506
[1993] BCC 506
[1993] B C C 506
[1993] B.C.C. 506
[1993] B. C. C. 506
[1993] British Company Cases 506
[1993] British Company Law Cases 506

1989 5 BCC 506
(1989) 5 BCC 259
[1989] 5 BCC 506
(1989) 5 B C C 506
(1989) 5 B.C.C. 506
(1989) 5 B. C. C. 506
(1989) 5 British Company Cases 506
(1989) 5 British Company Law Cases 506

Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
British Tax Cases 1875–2009 CCH Justis
Standard format:
[year] BTC page
Examples of recognised formats:

2004 BTC 5357
(2004) BTC 5357
[2004] BTC 5357
[2004] B T C 5357
[2004] B.T.C. 5357
[2004] B. T. C. 5357
2004 British Tax Cases 5357
(2004) British Tax Cases 5357
[2004] British Tax Cases 5357

Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Building Law Reports 2005-present Informa LLR
Standard format:
[year] BLR page
Examples of recognised formats:

2006 BLR 1
(2006) BLR 309
[2006] BLR 309
[2006] B L R 309
[2006] B.L.R. 309
[2006] B. L. R. 309
[2006] Building Law Reports 309

Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Business Law Reports 2007-present ICLR Justis / ICLR
Standard format:
[year] Bus LR page
Examples of recognised formats:

2007 Bus LR 188
(2007) Bus LR 188
[2007] Bus LR 188
[2007] Bus.LR 188
[2007] Business Law Reports 188

Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Butterworths Company Law Cases 2005–present Butterworths Lexis Library
Standard format:
[year] volume BCLC page
Examples of recognised formats:

2000 1 BCLC 36
(2000) 1 BCLC 36
[2000] BCLC 36
[2000] 1 BCLC 36
[2000] 1 B.C.L.C. 36
[2000] 1 B. C. L. C. 36
2000 1 Butterworths Company Law Cases 36
(2000) 1 Butterworths Company Law Cases 36
[2000] 1 Butterworths Company Law Cases 36
[2000] Butterworths Company Law Cases 36

If the volume number is not specified, then volume 1 is assumed.

Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Butterworths Human Rights Cases 1997–present Butterworths Lexis Library
Standard format:
(year) volume BHRC page
Examples of recognised formats:

2000 8 BHRC 1
(2000) 8 BHRC 1
(2000) 8 B H R C 1
(2000) 8 B.H.R.C. 1
(2000) 8 B. H. R. C. 1
(2000) 8 Butterworths HR Cases 1
(2000) 8 Butterworths H R Cases 1
(2000) 8 Butterworths H.R. Cases 1
(2000) 8 Butterworths H. R. Cases 1
(2000) 8 Butterworths Human Rights Cases 1
[2000] 8 Butterworths Human Rights Cases 1

Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Butterworths Local Government Reports 1951–present Butterworths Lexis Library
Standard format:
[year] LGR page
Examples of recognised formats:

2000 LGR 302
(2000) LGR 302
[2000] LGR 302
[2000] L.G.R. 302
[2000] L. G. R. 302
2000 Local Government Reports 302
(2000) Local Government Reports 302
[2000] Local Government Reports 302

Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Butterworths Medico-Legal Reports 1986–present Butterworths Lexis Library
Standard format:
(year) volume BMLR page
Examples of recognised formats:

1996 35 BMLR 79
(1996) 35 BMLR 79
[1996] 35 BMLR 79
(1996) 35 B M L R 79
(1996) 35 B.M.L.R. 79
(1996) 35 B. M. L. R. 79
(1996) 35 Butterworths Medico-Legal Reports 79
[1996] 35 Butterworths Medico-Legal Reports 79

The year is optional.

Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Construction Law Reports 2006–present Butterworths Lexis Library
Standard format:
[year] volume Con LR page
Examples of recognised formats:

2006 107 ConLR 1
(2006) 107 ConLR 1
[2006] 107 ConLR 1
[2006] 107 Con LR 1
[2006] 107 Con L R 1
[2006] 107 Con.L.R. 1
[2006] 107 Con. L. R. 1
[2006] 107 Construction LR 1
[2006] 107 Construction L R 1
[2006] 107 Construction L.R. 1
[2006] 107 Construction L. R. 1
[2006] 107 Construction Law Rep 1
[2006] 107 Construction Law Rep. 1
[2006] 107 Construction Law Reports 1

Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Criminal Appeal Reports 1968–present Sweet & Maxwell Westlaw
Standard format:
[year] volume CrAppR page
Examples of recognised formats:

1995 2 CrAppR 10
(1995) 2 CrAppR 10
[1995] 2 CrAppR 10
[1995] 2 CrApp R 10
[1995] 2 Cr App R 10
[1995] 2 Cr.App.R 10
[1995] 2 Cr.App.R. 10
[1995] 2 Cr. App. R. 10
[1995] 2 Criminal Appeal Reports 10

Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Criminal Appeal Reports (Sentencing) 2001–present Sweet & Maxwell Westlaw
Standard format:
[year] volume CrAppR(S) pag
Examples of recognised formats:

[2003] 1 CrAppRS 31
[2003] 2 CrAppR S 31
2003 2 CrAppR(S) 31
(2003) 2 CrAppR(S) 31
[2003] 1 CrAppR(S) 31
[2003] 1 CrAppR (S) 31
[2003] 1 Cr.App.RS 31
[2003] 1 Cr.App.R S 31
[2003] 1 Cr.App.R.S. 31
[2003] 1 Cr.App.R(S.) 31
[2003] 1 Cr.App.R. S. 31
[2003] 1 Cr.App.R.(S.) 31
[2003] 1 Cr.App.R. (S.) 31
[2003] 1 Cr. App. R. S. 31
[2003] 1 Cr. App. R. (S.) 31
[2003] 1 Criminal Appeal Reports Sentencing 31
[2003] 1 Criminal Appeal Reports (Sentencing) 31

Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Entertainment and Media Law Reports 2001–present Sweet & Maxwell Westlaw
Standard format:
[year] EMLR page
Examples of recognised formats:

2005 EMLR 15
(2005) EMLR 15
[2005] EMLR 15
[2005] E M L R 15
[2005] E.M.L.R. 15
[2005] E. M. L. R. 15
[2005] Entertainment and Media Law Reports 1

Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Environmental Law Reports 2001–present Sweet & Maxwell Westlaw
Standard format:
[year] Env LR page
Examples of recognised formats:

[2006] EnvLR 15
2006 Env LR 15
(2006) Env LR 15
[2006] Env LR 15
[2006] Env.L.R. 15
[2006] Env. L.R. 15
[2006] Env. L. R. 15
[2006] Environmental Law Reports 15

Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Estates Gazette Law Reports 1975-present Estates Gazette Group EGi / Lexis Library
Standard format:
[year] volume EGLR page
Examples of recognised formats:

1995 2 EGLR 134
(1995) 2 EGLR 134
[1995] 2 EGLR 134
[1995] 2 E G L R 134
[1995] 2 E.G.L.R. 134
[1995] 2 E. G. L. R. 134
[1995] 2 Estates Gazette LR 134
[1995] 2 Estates Gazette L R 134
[1995] 2 Estates Gazette L.R. 134
[1995] 2 Estates Gazette Law Reports 134

Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Family Court Reports 1987-Present Butterworths Lexis Library
Standard format:
[year] volume Fam CR page
Examples of recognised formats:

1995 3 Fam CR 337
(1995) 3 Fam CR 337
[1995] 3 Fam CR 337
[1995] 3 Fam C R 337
[1995] 3 Fam C.R. 337
[1995] 3 Fam C. R. 337

Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Family Law Reports 1980–present Jordan Publishing Lexis Library / Jordans
Standard format:
[year] volume FLR page
Examples of recognised formats:

1995 2 FLR 171
(1995) 2 FLR 171
[1995] 2 FLR 171
[1995] 2 F L R 171
[1995] 2 F.L.R. 171
[1995] 2 F. L. R. 171
[1995] 2 Family Law Reports 171

Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Fleet Street Reports 1999–present Sweet & Maxwell Westlaw
Standard format:
[year] FSR page
Examples of recognised formats:

2000 FSR 491
(2000) FSR 491
[2000] FSR 491
[2000] F S R 491
[2000] F.S.R. 491
[2000] F. S. R. 491
[2000] Fleet Street Reports 491

Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Housing Law Reports 1999–present Sweet & Maxwell Westlaw
Standard format:
[year] HLR page
(year) volume HLR page
Examples of recognised formats:

2004 HLR 4
(2004) HLR 4
[2004] HLR 4
[2004] H L R 4
[2004] H.L.R. 4
[2004] H. L. R. 4
[2004] Housing Law Reports 4

(1983) 17 HLR 80
(1983) 17 H L R 80
(1983) 17 H.L.R. 80
(1983) 17 H. L. R. 80
(1983) 17 Housing Law Reports 80

Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Immigration and Nationality Law Reports 2007–present Jordan Publishing Westlaw
Standard format:
[year] INLR page
Examples of recognised formats:

2001 INLR 342
(2001) INLR 342
[2001] INLR 342
[2001] I N L R 342
[2001] I.N.L.R. 342
[2001] I. N. L. R. 342
[2001] Immigration and Nationality Law Reports 342

Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Immigration Appeal Reports 1972–present TSO TSO / Justis / Westlaw
Standard format:
[year] Imm AR page
Examples of recognised formats:

2002 Imm AR 62
(2002) Imm AR 62
[2002] Imm AR 62
[2002] Imm.A.R. 62
[2002] Imm. A.R. 62
[2002] Immigration Appeal Reports 62

Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Industrial Cases Reports 1972–present ICLR Westlaw / ICLR
Standard format:
[year] ICR page
Examples of recognised formats:

1995 ICR 957
(1995) ICR 957
[1995] ICR 957
[1995] I C R 957
[1995] I.C.R. 957
[1995] I. C. R. 957
[1995] Industrial Cases Reports 957
Industrial Cases Reports 1995 p.957
Industrial Cases Reports 1995 p. 957

Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Industrial Relations Law Reports 1972–present Butterworths Lexis Library
Standard format:
[year] IRLR page
Examples of recognised formats:

2000 IRLR 43
(2000) IRLR 43
[2000] IRLR 43
[2000] I.R.L.R. 43
[2000] I. R. L. R. 43
[2000] IR Law Reports 43
[2000] I.R. Law Reports 43
[2000] Industrial Relations Law Reports 43
(2000) Industrial Relations Law Reports 43

Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Information Law Reports 2001-present Justis Publishing Justis
Standard format:
[year] volume Info LR page
Examples of recognised formats:

[2011] 1 Info LR 1307

Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Intellectual Property Decisions 2005–present Informa i-law
Standard format:
[year] volume IPD page
Examples of recognised formats:

2006 29 IPD 7
(2006) 29 IPD 7
[2006] 29 IPD 7
[2006] 29 I P D 7
[2006] 29 I.P.D. 7
[2006] 29 I. P. D. 7
[2006] 29 Intellectual Property Decisions 7

Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Landlord and Tenant Reports 2001–present Sweet and Maxwell Westlaw
Standard format:
[year] L & TR page
Examples of recognised formats:

2002 L & TR 21
(2002) L & TR 21
[2002] L & TR 21
[2002] L.&T.R. 21
[2002] L. & T.R. 21
[2002] Landlord and Tenant Reports 21

Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Lloyd’s List Law Reports 1919 -1950 Informa i-Law / Westlaw
Standard format:
(year) volume LL L Rep page
Examples of recognised formats:

(1945) 79 Ll L Rep 35
79 Ll L Rep 35

Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Lloyd’s Law Reports 1951–present Informa i-Law / Westlaw
Standard format:
[year] volume Lloyd's Rep page
Examples of recognised formats:

[1995] 2 Lloyds Rep 15
1995 2 Lloyd’s Rep 15
(1995) 2 Lloyd’s Rep 15
[1995] 2 Lloyd’s Rep. 15
[1995] 2 Lloyd’s Rep. 15
[1995] 2 Lloyd’s Rep. 15
[1995] 2 Lloyds Law Reports 15
[1995] 2 Lloyd’s Law Reports 15
[1995] 2 Lloyd’s Law Reports 15
[1995] 2 Lloyd’s Law Reports 15

Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Lloyd’s Law Reports: Financial Crime 2008–present Informa i-law
Standard format:
[year] Lloyds Rep FC page
Examples of recognised formats:

2008 Lloyds Rep FC 10
(2008) Lloyds Rep FC 10
[2008] Lloyds Rep FC 10
[2008] Lloyd’s Rep FC 10
[2008] Lloyd’s Rep FC 10
[2008] Lloyd’s Rep FC 10
[2008] Lloyd’s Law Reports: Financial Crime 10
[2008] Lloyd’s Law Reports: Financial Crime 10
[2008] Lloyd’s Law Reports: Financial Crime 10

Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Lloyd’s Law Reports: Insurance and Reinsurance 1998–present Informa i-Law
Standard format:
[year] Lloyd's Rep IR page
Examples of recognised formats:

[2003] Lloyds RepIR 1
[2003] Lloyds Rep IR 1
[2003] Lloyds Rep. I.R. 1
[2003] Lloyds Rep. I. R. 1
2003 Lloyd’s Rep IR 1
(2003) Lloyd’s Rep IR 1
[2003] Lloyd’s Rep IR 1
[2003] Lloyd’s Rep. I.R. 1
[2003] Lloyd’s Rep. I. R. 1
[2003] Lloyd’s Rep. I.R. 1
[2003] Lloyd’s Rep. I. R. 1
[2003] Lloyd’s Rep. I.R. 1
[2003] Lloyd’s Rep. I. R. 1

Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Lloyd’s Law Reports: Medical 2006–present Informa Lawtel
Standard format:
[year] LS Law Med page
Examples of recognised formats:

[2006] LS Law Med 489

Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Mental Health Law Reports 1999–present Southside Legal Publishing Justis
Standard format:
[year] volume M.H.L.R. page
Examples of recognised formats:

2001 1 MHLR 110
(2001) 1 M.H.L.R. 110
[2001] 1 M.H.L.R. 110
[2001] 1 M. H. L. R. 110
2001 Mental Health Law Reports 110
(2001) Mental Health Law Reports 110
[2001] Mental Health Law Reports 110
[2001] 1 Mental Health Law Reports 110

Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
New Law Journal (Case Reports only) 2006-present Butterworths Lexis Library
Standard format:
(Year) Volum NLJ Page
Examples of recognised formats:

(1988) 138 NLJ 179

Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Personal Injuries & Quantum Reports 2001-present Sweet and Maxwell Westlaw
Standard format:
[Year] PIQR Pnumber
[Year] PIQR Qnumber
Examples of recognised formats:

[2008] PIQR P13

Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Police Law Reports 2000–present Southside Legal Publishing Justis
Standard format:
[year] volume Police Law Reports page
Examples of recognised formats:

2000 1 Police Law Reports 117
(2000) 1 Police Law Reports 117
[2000] 1 Police Law Reports 117
[2000] Police Law Reports 117
[2000] 1 Pol. L. R. 117
(2000) 1 Pol. L. R. 117
[2000] 1 Pol.L.R. 117
[2000] 1 PolLR 117
2000 1 PolLR 117

Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Prison Law Reports 2000–present Southside Legal Publishing Justis
Standard format:
[year] volume Prison Law Reports page
Examples of recognised formats:

2000 1 Prison Law Reports 372
(2000) 1 Prison Law Reports 372
[2000] 1 Prison Law Reports 372
[2000] Prison Law Reports 372

Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Professional Negligence and Liability Reports 2001–present Sweet and Maxwell Westlaw
Standard format:
[year] P.N.L.R. page
Examples of recognised formats:

[2005] PNLR 31
[2005] P N L R 31
2005 P.N.L.R. 31
(2005) P.N.L.R. 31
[2005] P.N.L.R. 31
[2005] P. N. L. R. 31

Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Reports of Patent, Design and Trade Mark Cases 2001–present Sweet and Maxwell Westlaw
Standard format:
[year] RPC page
Examples of recognised formats:

2007 RPC 7
(2007) RPC 7
[2007] RPC 7
[2007] R.P.C. 7
[2007] R. P. C. 7
2007 Reports and Patent Cases 7
(2007) Reports and Patent Cases 7
[2007] Reports and Patent Cases 7
[2007] Reports & Patent Cases 7

Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Road Traffic Reports 1970–present Sweet and Maxwell Westlaw
Standard format:
[year] RTR page
Examples of recognised formats:

1970 RTR 135
(1970) RTR 135
[1970] RTR 135
[1970] R.T.R. 135
[1970] R. T. R. 135
1970 Road Traffic Reports 135
(1970) Road Traffic Reports 135
[1970] Road Traffic Reports 135

Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Simon’s Tax Cases 2000–present Butterworths Lexis Library
Standard format:
[year] STC page
Examples of recognised formats:

2001 STC 420
(2001) STC 420
[2001] STC 420
[2001] S.T.C. 420
[2001] S. T. C. 420
2001 Simons Tax Cases 420
(2001) Simons Tax Cases 420
[2001] Simons Tax Cases 420
2001 Simon’s Tax Cases 420
(2001) Simon’s Tax Cases 420
[2001] Simon’s Tax Cases 420
2001 Simon’s Tax Cases 420
(2001) Simon’s Tax Cases 420
[2001] Simon’s Tax Cases 420
2001 Simon’s Tax Cases 420
(2001) Simon’s Tax Cases 420
[2001] Simon’s Tax Cases 420

Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Special Commissioners’ Decisions 1995–2009 CCH Justis
Standard format:
[year] STC (SCD) page
Examples of recognised formats:

1998 SCD 278
(1998) SCD 278
[1998] SCD 278
[1998] S C D 278
[1998] S.C.D. 278
[1998] S. C. D. 278
1998 STC (SCD) 278
(1998) STC (SCD) 278
[1998] STC (SCD) 278
[1998] S T C (S C D) 278
[1998] S.T.C. (S.C.D.) 278
[1998] S. T. C. (S. C. D.) 278
[1998] Special Commissioners Decisions 278
(1998) Special Commissioners Decisions 278
[1998] Special Commissioners’ Decisions 278
[1998] Special Commissioners’ Decisions 278
[1998] Special Commissioners’ Decisions 278

Jurisdiction:
England and Wales

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European Case Law

Decisions of the Courts of the European Union, the European Court of Human Rights, and domestic courts of the members states of the European Union. See EU and Council of Europe Information for further detail on EU case law.

CoveragePublisherFull Text
All England European Cases 1995-present Butterworths Lexis Library
Standard format:
[year] volume All ER (EC) page
Examples of recognised formats:

1999 All ER (EC) 1
(1999) All ER (EC) 1
[1999] All ER (EC) 1
[1999] All E.R. (E.C.) 1
[1999] All E. R. (E. C.) 1
1999 All England European Cases 1
(1999) All England European Cases 1
[1999] All England European Cases 1

Jurisdiction:
EU
Caselex 2000-2008 Caselex Caselex
Standard format:
CASELEX 2-character-language-code Year Number
CASELEX 2-character-country-code Year Number
Examples of recognised formats:

CASELEX EN 2002 3
caselex en 2002 3
caselex EN 2002 3

Jurisdiction:
EU
CELEX Sector 6 – EU Cases 1954-present Publications Office of the European Union Justis / Westlaw / Europa
Standard format:
See description of CELEX Numbers
Examples of recognised formats:

CELEX Sector 6 (Case law) Document Types:

  • A – CFI/General Court – judgments
  • B – CFI/General Court – orders
  • C – Court of Justice – conclusions of the Advocate-General
  • D – CFI/General Court – third party proceedings
  • F – CFI/General Court – opinions
  • H – CFI/General Court – case reports
  • J – Court of Justice – judgments
  • O – Court of Justice – orders
  • P – Court of Justice – case reports
  • S – Court of Justice – seizures
  • T – Court of Justice – third party proceedings
  • V – Court of Justice – opinions
  • X – Court of Justice – rulings
Jurisdiction:
EU
Common Market Law Reports 1997-2010 Sweet & Maxwell Westlaw
Standard format:
[year] volume CMLR page
Examples of recognised formats:

2009 3 CMLR 17
(2009) 3 CMLR 17
[2009] 3 CMLR 17
[2009] 3 C M L R 17
[2009] 3 C.M.L.R. 17
[2009] 3 C. M. L. R. 17
[2009] 3 Common Market Law Reports 17

Jurisdiction:
EU
European Copyright and Design Reports 2000-present Sweet & Maxwell Westlaw
Standard format:
[year] ECDR page
Examples of recognised formats:

2006 ECDR 305
(2006) ECDR 305
[2006] ECDR 305
[2006] E C D R 305
[2006] E.C.D.R. 305
[2006] E. C. D. R. 305
[2006] European Copyright and Design Reports 305

Jurisdiction:
EU
European Human Rights Reports 1998–present Sweet & Maxwell Westlaw
Standard format:
(year) volume EHRR page
Examples of recognised formats:

2008 46 EHRR 65
(2008) 46 EHRR 65
[2008] 46 EHRR 65
(2008) 46 E H R R 65
(2008) 46 E.H.R.R. 65
(2008) 46 E. H. R. R. 65
(2008) 46 European Human Rights Reports 65

Jurisdiction:
Europe (non-EU)
European Patent Office Reports 2011-present Sweet & Maxwell Westlaw
Standard format:
[yyyy] EPOR nnn
Examples of recognised formats:

[2011] EPOR 5

Jurisdiction:
Europe (non-EU)
European Trade Mark Reports 1999–present Sweet & Maxwell Westlaw
Standard format:
[year] ETMR page
Examples of recognised formats:

2005 ETMR 32
(2005) ETMR 32
[2005] ETMR 32
[2005] E T M R 32
[2005] E.T.M.R. 32
[2005] E. T. M. R. 32
[2005] European Trade Mark Reports 32

Jurisdiction:
EU
Human Rights Cases 1960–present European Court of Human Rights Justis
Standard format:
N/A
Examples of recognised formats:

N/A

Jurisdiction:
Europe (non-EU)

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Irish Case Law

The most authoritative reports in Irish and Northern Irish law. Starting in 1838, the selection below includes the most pertinent material assembled since independence.

CoveragePublisherFull Text
Irish Jurist Reports (Digest) 1932–1965 ICLR (Ireland) Justis
Standard format:
[year] Ir.Jur.Rep. page
Examples of recognised formats:

1961 Ir.Jur. 45
[1961] Ir.Jur. 45
(1961) Ir.Jur.Rep. 45
[1961] Ir.Jur.Rep. 45
[1961] Ir. Jur. Rep. 45
[1961] Ir.Jur.(Rep.) 45
[1961] Irish Jurist Reports 45
[1961] Irish Jurist Reports 45

NOTE: This is the 4th series of the Irish Jurist Reports. The 5th series is not indexed.

Jurisdiction:
Ireland
Irish Law Reports Monthly 1976–present Thomson Round Hall Westlaw Ireland
Standard format:
[year] volume ILRM page
[year] ILRM page
Examples of recognised formats:

2007 2 ILRM 252
(2007) 2 ILRM 252
[2007] 2 ILRM 252
[2007] 2 I L R M 252
[2007] 2 I.L.R.M. 252
[2007] 2 I. L. R. M. 252
[2007] 2 Irish Law Reports Monthly 252
[2007] 2 Irish Law Reports Monthly 252

1993 ILRM 557
(1993) ILRM 557
[1993] ILRM 557
[1993] I L R M 557
[1993] I.L.R.M. 557
[1993] I. L. R. M. 557
[1993] Irish Law Reports Monthly 557
[1993] Irish Law Reports Monthly 557

Jurisdiction:
Ireland
Irish Law Reports Monthly (Digest) 1977–2000 ICLR (Ireland) Justis
Standard format:
[year] volume ILRM page
[year] ILRM page
Examples of recognised formats:

2007 2 ILRM 252
(2007) 2 ILRM 252
[2007] 2 ILRM 252
[2007] 2 I L R M 252
[2007] 2 I.L.R.M. 252
[2007] 2 I. L. R. M. 252
[2007] 2 Irish Law Reports Monthly 252
[2007] 2 Irish Law Reports Monthly 252

1993 ILRM 557
(1993) ILRM 557
[1993] ILRM 557
[1993] I L R M 557
[1993] I.L.R.M. 557
[1993] I. L. R. M. 557
[1993] Irish Law Reports Monthly 557
[1993] Irish Law Reports Monthly 557

Jurisdiction:
Ireland
Irish Law Times 1980-present Round Hall Westlaw Ireland
Standard format:
(year) volume ILT page
Examples of recognised formats:

(1912) 46 ILT 305
(1912) 46 Irish Law Times 305

Jurisdiction:
Ireland
Irish Law Times Reports (Digest) 1919–1980 ICLR (Ireland) Justis
Standard format:
vol ILTR page
Examples of recognised formats:

104 ILTR 171
104 I.L.T.R. 171
104 I. L. T. R. 171
104 IrLTR 171
104 Ir.L.T.R. 171
104 IrLTRep 171
104 Ir LTRep 171
104 Ir.L.T.Rep. 171
104 Ir. L.T.Rep. 171
104 Irish Law Times Reports 171
104 Irish Law Times Reports 171

Jurisdiction:
Ireland
Irish Reports 1838–present* ICLR (Ireland) Justis
Standard format:
[year] volume I.R. page
Examples of recognised formats:

1990 2 IR 17
(1990) 2 I.R. 17
[1990] 2 I.R. 17
[1990] 2 I. R. 17
[1990] 2 Irish Reports 17

*Fully cross-referenced from 1922.

Jurisdiction:
Ireland
Justis Irish Cases 1998-present Justis Justis
Standard format:
[year] volume JIC number
Examples of recognised formats:

[2001] 12 JIC 1702
2001 12 JIC 1702
(2001) 12 J.I.C. 1702

Jurisdiction:
Ireland
Justis Irish Employment Cases 1998-present Justis Justis
Standard format:
[year] volume JIEC number
Examples of recognised formats:

[2008] 4 JIEC 0701
(2008) 4 JIEC 0701
2008 4 J.I.E.C. 0701

Jurisdiction:
Ireland
Law Journal, Irish (Digest) 1931–1934 ICLR (Ireland) Justis
Standard format:
[year] L.J.Ir. page
Examples of recognised formats:

1934 LJI 108
[1934] L.J.I. 108
(1934) L.J.Ir. 108
[1934] L.J.Ir. 108
[1934] L. J. Ir. 108
(1934) L.J.Ir.R. 108

Jurisdiction:
Ireland
Northern Ireland Reports (Digest) 1925–1999 ICLR (Ireland) Justis
Standard format:
[year] N.I. page
Examples of recognised formats:

1961 NI 65
(1961) N.I. 65
[1961] N.I. 65
[1961] N. I. 65

Jurisdiction:
Northern Ireland

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Scottish Case Law

JustCite indexes the most authoritative set of reports in Scots Law; the Session Cases. Going back to 1873, these take precedence over all other Scottish reports. For completeness, the W. Green series are also indexed.

CoveragePublisherFull Text
Greens Weekly Digest 2007–present W. Green Westlaw
Standard format:
[year] GWD page
Examples of recognised formats:

2007 GWD 112
(2007) GWD 112
[2007] GWD 112
[2007] G W D 112
[2007] G.W.D. 112
[2007] G. W. D. 112
[2007] Greens Weekly Digest 112

Jurisdiction:
Scotland
Scots Law Times 2007–present W. Green Westlaw
Standard format:
year SLT page
Examples of recognised formats:

2007 SLT 7
(2007) SLT 7
[2007] SLT 7
2007 S L T 7
2007 S.L.T. 7
2007 S. L. T. 7
2007 Sc.L.T. 7
2007 Scots Law Times 7

Jurisdiction:
Scotland
Scots Law Times (Sheriff Court Reports) 2007–present W. Green Westlaw
Standard format:
year SLT (Sh Ct) page
Examples of recognised formats:

2007 SLT (ShCt) 129
(2007) SLT (ShCt) 129
[2007] SLT (ShCt) 129
2007 SLT (Sh Ct) 129
2007 S.L.T. (ShCt) 129
2007 S.L.T. (Sh Ct) 129
2007 Scots Law Times (Sheriff Court Reports) 129
[2007] Scots Law Times (Sheriff Court Reports) 129

Jurisdiction:
Scotland
Session Cases 1873–present Scottish Council of Law Reporting Justis / Westlaw
Standard format:
[year] JC page
[year] SC page
[year] SC(HL) page
[year] SC(PC) page
volume F page (The year can be included, but is optional.)
volume F(HL) page (The year can be included, but is optional.)
volume F(J) page (The year can be included, but is optional.)
volume R page (The year can be included, but is optional.)
volume R(HL) page (The year can be included, but is optional.)
volume R(J) page (The year can be included, but is optional.)
Examples of recognised formats:

1937 JC 41
(1937) JC 41
[1937] JC 41
[1937] J C 41
[1937] J.C. 41
[1937] J. C. 41
[1937] Justiciary Cases 41

1943 SC 587
(1943) SC 587
[1943] SC 587
[1943] S C 587
[1943] S.C. 587
[1943] S. C. 587
[1943] Session Cases 587

1998 SC(HL) 90
(1998) SC(HL) 90
[1998] SC(HL) 90
[1998] SC (HL) 90
[1998] S.C.(H.L.) 90
[1998] S.C. (H.L.) 90

2001 SC(PC) 105
(2001) SC(PC) 105
[2001] SC(PC) 105
[2001] SC (PC) 105
[2001] S.C.(P.C.) 105
[2001] S.C. (P.C.) 105
[2001] S. C. (P. C.) 105

4 F 27
4 F. 27
4 C.of S.5th Series 27
4 F Ct of Sess 27
4 Fraser 27
4 Fraser (Scot.) 27
4 Fraser’s Court of Session Cases, 5th Series 27
1901 4 F 27
(1901) 4 F 27
(1901) 4 F. 27
(1901) 4 C.of S.5th Series 27
(1901) 4 F Ct of Sess 27
(1901) 4 Fraser 27
(1901) 4 Fraser (Scot.) 27
(1901) 4 Fraser’s Court of Session Cases, 5th Series 27
[1901] 4 F 27

2 F.(H.L.) 29
1898 2 F.(H.L.) 29
(1898) 2 F.(H.L.) 29
[1898] 2 F.(H.L.) 29

2 F(J) 39
2 F.(J.) 39
2 F.(J.C.) 39
1900 2 F(J) 39
(1900) 2 F(J) 39
(1900) 2 F.(J.) 39
(1900) 2 F.(J.C.) 39
[1900] 2 F(J) 39

20 R 414
20 R. 414
20 R.(Ct.of Sess.) 414
20 Rettie 414
(1893) 20 Rettie 414
(1893) 20 Rettie (Ct.of Sess.) 414

25 R(HL) 42
25 R.(H.L.) 42
25 Rettie (HL) 42
(1898) 25 Rettie (HL) 42
(1898) 25 Rettie (H.L.) 42

23 R(J) 77
23 R.(J.) 77
23 Rettie (J) 77
(1896) 23 Rettie (J) 77
(1896) 23 Rettie (J.) 77

Jurisdiction:
Scotland

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Commonwealth Case Law

Indexed series from other Commonwealth jurisdictions. In addition to the indexed series detailed below, JustCite carries a vast amount of data on Australian and Canadian case law series, including unreported cases from AustLII. More information on these series will follow in due course. Over the next few months, full cross-referencing for the Australian Reports will also start appearing.

CoveragePublisherFull Text
Australian Law Reports 1973–present Lexis Nexis TimeBase
Standard format:
(year) volume ALR page
Examples of recognised formats:

1984 51 ALR 609
(1984) 51 ALR 609
(1984) 51 A L R 609
(1984) 51 A.L.R. 609
(1984) 51 A. L. R. 609
(1984) 51 Australian Law Reports 609

The year is optional.

Jurisdiction:
Australia
Bermuda Law Reports 1986-present Bermuda Law Reports Ltd Justis
Standard format:
[Year] Bda LR Number
Examples of recognised formats:

[1986] Bda LR 77

Jurisdiction:
Bermuda
Canadian Criminal Cases 1841-present Canada Law Book Canada Law Book
Standard format:
volume CCC page
Examples of recognised formats:

60 CCC 254
60 C.C.C. 254
60 Can.Cr.Cas. 254
60 Can Crim Cas 254
60 Can.Crim.Cas. 254
60 Can. Crim. Cas. 254
60 Canadian Criminal Cases 254

Jurisdiction:
Canada
Commonwealth Law Reports 1904-present Thomson Reuters
Standard format:
(year) volume CLR page
Examples of recognised formats:

95 CLR 43
1955 95 CLR 43
(1955) 95 CLR 43
(1955) 95 C L R 43
(1955) 95 C.L.R. 43
(1955) 95 C. L. R. 43
(1955) 95 CommonwLR 43
(1955) 95 Commonw LR 43
(1955) 95 Commonw L R 43
(1955) 95 Commonw.L.R. 43
(1955) 95 Commonw. L.R. 43
(1955) 95 Commonw. L. R. 43
(1955) 95 Commonwealth Law Reports 43

Jurisdiction:
Australia
Dominion Law Reports 1912–present Canada Law Book Canada Law Book
Standard format:
(year) volume DLR page
(year) volume DLR (series no.) page
Examples of recognised formats:

1947 4 DLR 67
(1947) 4 DLR 67
[1947] 4 DLR 67
(1947) 4 D L R 67
(1947) 4 D.L.R. 67
(1947) 4 D. L. R. 67
(1947) 4 DomLR 67
(1947) 4 Dom L R 67
(1947) 4 Dominion Law Reports 67

2001 203 DLR (4th) 128
(2001) 203 DLR (4th) 128
[2001] 203 DLR (4th) 128
(2001) 203 D L R (4th) 128
(2001) 203 D.L.R. (4th) 128
(2001) 203 D. L. R. (4th) 128
(2001) 203 DomLR (4th) 128
(2001) 203 Dom L R (4th) 128
(2001) 203 Dominion Law Reports (4th) 128

Jurisdiction:
Canada
Federal Court Reports 1984–present Thomson Reuters Westlaw Australia
Standard format:
volume FedCR page
Examples of recognised formats:

79 FCR 594
79 F C R 594
79 F.C.R. 594
79 F. C. R. 594
79 FedCR 594
79 Fed CR 594
79 Fed C R 594
79 Fed.C.R. 594
79 Fed. C.R. 594
79 Fed. C. R. 594
79 Federal Court Reports 594

Jurisdiction:
Australia
Hong Kong Law Reports and Digest 2012-present Thomson Reuters Westlaw Hong Kong
Standard format:
Year Volume HKLRD Page
Examples of recognised formats:

2012 1 HKLRD 589
(2012) 1 HKLRD 589
[2012] 1 HKLRD 589
[2012] 1 H.K.L.R.D. 589

Jurisdiction:
Hong Kong
Jersey Judgments 1950-1984 Jersey Law Jersey Law
Standard format:
year J.J. page
Examples of recognised formats:

[1966] J.J. 547
1966 JJ 547
1966 J J 547
1966 J. J. 547
1966 Jersey Judgments 547

Jurisdiction:
Jersey
Jersey Law Reports 1985-present Jersey Law Jersey Law
Standard format:
year JLR page
Examples of recognised formats:

2010 JLR 653
2010 J L R 653
2010 J.L.R. 653
2010 J. L. R. 653
2010 Jersey Law Reports 653

England and Wales Primary Case Law
 England and Wales Specialist Case Law
 European Case Law
 Irish Case Law
 Scottish Case Law
 Commonwealth Case Law
 International Case Law
Jurisdiction:
Jersey
Justis BVI Cases 1994-present Justis Publishing Justis
Standard format:
[yyyy] Vol JBVIC Page
Examples of recognised formats:

[2007] 5 JBVIC 1401
[2007] 5 J.B.V.I.C. 1401
2007 5 JBVIC 1401
(2007) 5 JBVIC 1401
2007 5 J.B.V.I.C. 1401
(2007) 5 J.B.V.I.C. 1401

Jurisdiction:
British Virgin Islands
Justis Jamaican Cases 1999-present Justis Publishing Justis
Standard format:
[Year] Volume JJC Number
Examples of recognised formats:

[2009] 2 JJC 2701

Jurisdiction:
Jamaica
Labour Arbitration Cases 1971–present Canada Law Book Canada Law Book
Standard format:
Volume L.A.C. (Series) Page
Examples of recognised formats:

153 L.A.C. (4th) 431

Jurisdiction:
Canada
Singapore Law Reports 1965–present Singapore Academy of Law Justis / LawNet
Standard format:
[year] volume SLR page
[year-year] SLR page
Examples of recognised formats:

2000 1 SLR 749
(2000) 1 SLR 749
[2000] 1 SLR 749
[2000] 1 S L R 749
[2000] 1 S.L.R. 749
[2000] 1 S. L. R. 749
[2000] 1 Singapore Law Reports 749

[1965-1968] SLR 85
[1965-1968] S L R 85
[1965-1968] S.L.R. 85
[1965-1968] S. L. R. 85
[1965-1968] Singapore Law Reports 85

Jurisdiction:
Singapore

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International Case Law

Series concerning International law.

CoveragePublisherFull Text
Aspinall’s Maritime Cases 1870–1940 Butterworths Justis
Standard format:
volume Asp Mar Law Cas page
Examples of recognised formats:

14 AspMLC 207
14 ASP MLC 207
14 ASP M L C 207
14 Asp Mar Law Cas 207
14 Asp.M.L.C. 207
14 Asp. M.L.C. 207
14 Asp.Mar.Law Cas. 207
14 Aspinall’s Maritime Cases 207

Jurisdiction:
International
International Law Reports 1919–present Cambridge University Press Justis
Standard format:
volume ILR page
Examples of recognised formats:

132 ILR 707
132 I L R 707
132 I.L.R. 707
132 IntlLR 707
132 Intl.L.R. 707
132 INTL 707
132 I N T L 707
132 I.N.T.L. 707
132 International Law Reports 707

Jurisdiction:
International

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