AGLC4 Rule 2.1.11: v

Separate the parties with v. In family law cases where the report joins the parties with an ampersand, use v instead.

AGLC4 page 45

Formatting

  • v is italic, lower case and has no full stop.
  • One space appears on each side of v.
  • An ampersand between parties in a family law report is replaced by v.
  • Forms such as vs or versus are not used.

Examples

Quoted from the Guide, page 45
  1. 31
    K-Generation Pty Ltd v Liquor Licensing Court (2007) 99 SASR 58.
  2. 32
    Lam v Zeng [2017] FamCA 951. [Not: Lam & Zeng [2017] FamCA 951.]

Not

Quoted from the Guide, page 45
  • [Not: Lam & Zeng [2017] FamCA 951.]
    the family law ampersand is kept instead of being replaced by v

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