AGLC4 Rule 22.1.2: Cases: Report Series
Cite the Singapore Law Reports (Reissue) for decisions from 1965 to 2009, the Singapore Law Reports from 2010, and the Malayan Law Journal before 1965. The reissued volumes replace the original SLR for those years as the preferred series.
AGLC4 page 243
Formatting
- Each series is organised by year, so the year goes in square brackets before the volume.
- The abbreviations SLR(R), SLR and MLJ are roman with no full stops.
Examples
Quoted from the Guide, page 243- 4ACB v Thomson Medical Pte Ltd [2017] 1 SLR 918.
- 5Loo Seong Thye v Goh Teik Yah [1964] 1 MLJ 346.
Preferred Singapore report series and the years each covers
Quoted from the Guide, page 243| Preferred Report Series | Abbreviation | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Singapore Law Reports (Reissue) | SLR(R) | 1965–2009 |
| Singapore Law Reports | SLR | 2010– |
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