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What is case law?

Structure of a case

Law reports

Case citation

Finding cases:
full citation

Finding cases: incomplete citation

Finding cases by subject

Updating cases

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Planning Your Research Legislation Case law Finding Journal Articles Citing While Writing Quizzes

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Objectives

By the end of this session, students will be able to:

  • Recognise the elements of a reported case
  • Recognise the elements of an unreported case
  • Recognise the elements of a media neutral citation
  • Identify the types of law reports available
  • Interpret a case citation
  • Locate a case using electronic resources
  • Determine if a case is still good law

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