Oxford University Standard for the Citation of Legal Authorities

Bibliographies, 11–12
Bills, 25–26
Blogs
see
Websites and blogs
Books, 34–36
authored books, 34
books of authority, 36, 47
citation in footnotes, 5, 6
contributions to edited books, 35
edited and translated books, 35
encyclopaedias, 36
institutional works, 36
International Standard Book Number (ISBN), 
34
looseleaf services, 36
older works, 35, 36
pinpoints/page numbers, 34
publication information, 34
volume numbers, 34
Cardiff Index of Legal Abbreviations, 45
Case notes, 37–38
Case numbers, 18
Cases (England and Wales), 13–21
case names
abbreviations, 14
Attorney General’s references, 16
corporate status, 14
descriptions, 14
different name/different law reports, 16
different name/different stages, 16
individuals as parties, 14
judicial review applications, 15 
multiple parties, 14
short forms, 14, 15
variations, 16
courts, 18, 19
ecclesiastical courts, 21
general principles, 13
judges’ names, 19–20
law reports, 17–18
neutral citations, 13, 16–17, 44
older cases, 20–22
pinpoints, 19
pre-1865, 20–22
subsequent history, 20
year of judgment, 14, 16
yearbook references, 21, 22, 47
Cases (European Court of Human Rights), 
31–32
Cases (European Union), 30
Cases (Northern Ireland), 23, 44
Cases (other jurisdictions), 32
Cases (Scotland), 22–23
Chapters in books, 33, 35
Citation
see also
Neutral citations
abbreviations, 5
see also
Abbreviations
cases, 3–5
footnotes, 3
foreign jurisdictions, 32
foreign materials, 8 
general advice
consideration for reader, 1
consistency, 1
style, 3
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Citation (
cont
.):
legislation, 4–6
primary sources, 3
subsequent citations
authors’ names, 5
books, 5, 6
cases, 5
examples, 5, 6
legislation, 5, 6
secondary sources, 5 
two works by same author, 6