Cases
Cases are to be cited without periods in the names or the report names. If there is a neutral citation, which is generally the case after 2001 or 2002, cite it before the 'best' report: the Law Reports (AC, QB, Ch etc.), or the WLR or the All ER.
- Carlill v Carbolic Smoke Ball Co 1 QB 256
- Transfield Shipping Inc v Mercator Shipping Inc (The Achilleas) UKHL 48, 1 AC 61
When you cite something for a second time, an abbreviation can be used. In a footnote referring back to a particular page and another footnote, this would be,
- Carlill (n 12) 854
- The Achilleas (n 13)
For European Union cases,
- Case 240/83 Procureur de la République v ADBHU ECR 531
For European Court of Human Rights cases,
- Omojudi v UK (2009) 51 EHRR 10
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