AGLC4 Rule 24.1.4: Scottish Reports

Scottish cases are cited under rule 24.1, except that the year in a series organised by year is not enclosed in square brackets.

AGLC4 page 253

Formatting

  • The case name is italic.
  • The year of a series organised by year is written bare, with no brackets, before the abbreviation.
  • A court designation within the series, such as (HL), stays in round brackets inside the report abbreviation.

Examples

Quoted from the Guide, page 253
  1. 11
    Logan v Harrower 2008 SLT 1049.
  2. 12
    Fraser v Professional Golfers Association Ltd 1999 SCLR 1032.
  3. 13
    Shepherd v Howman 1918 JC 78.
  4. 14
    West v Secretary of State for Scotland 1992 SC 385.
  5. 15
    Brown v Hamilton District Council 1983 SC (HL) 1.

See also

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