AGLC4 Rule 22.1.3: Cases: Unreported Cases

An unreported Singapore decision with a court-assigned neutral citation is cited under rule 2.3.1 using the identifiers in the table; other unreported decisions follow rule 2.3.2.

AGLC4 page 244

Formatting

  • The case name is italic, followed by the square-bracket year, the court identifier and the judgment number.
  • A comma separates the judgment number from a paragraph pinpoint, which is in square brackets.
  • A judge follows the pinpoint in round brackets.

Examples

Quoted from the Guide, page 244
  1. 6
    Sumber Indah Pte Ltd v Kamala Jewellers Pte Ltd [2018] SGHC 70.
  2. 7
    Prometheus Marine Pte Ltd v Ann Rita King [2017] SGCA 61, [38] (Sundaresh Menon CJ for the Court).
  3. 8
    Public Prosecutor v Zhang Jing [2006] SGDC 82, [17]–[19].

Singapore court identifiers for medium neutral citations and the years from which they apply

Quoted from the Guide, page 244
CourtUnique Court IdentifierYears
Supreme Court of Singapore — Court of AppealSGCA2003–
Supreme Court of Singapore — High CourtSGHC2003–
Singapore District CourtSGDC2001–
Singapore Magistrates’ CourtSGMC2001–
Singapore Juvenile CourtSGJC2001–
Singapore Small Claims TribunalSGSCT2001–

See also

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Formats, examples, passages, tables and the forms marked Not are quoted from the Australian Guide to Legal Citation (4th ed, Melbourne University Law Review Association, 2018), with the page of the Guide they appear on. Titles, summaries and explanations are our own.