The K-Zone: Law Reports

A publication of the Council of Law Reporting, reporting on the outcomes of selected court cases (see: CaseLaw). This organization does not have a monopoly on such reporting, but it does have a semi-official status. It is administered jointly by the Inns of Court (see: InnsOfCourt) and the Law Society (see: LawSociety). Its reporters are barristers.

References to cases published in the Law Reports are cited like this:

plaintiff v defendent [year] volume series page

The plaintiff may be `R' or `Regina' for Crown cases. For the High Court, the series abbreviations are `Ch' (Chancery Division), `F' (Family Division), `QB' (Queen's Bench), and `P' (Probate, Admiralty and Divorce -- now defunct). Court of Appeal cases are reported alongseide the court from which the appeal was made, not in a separate volume. The code `AC' indicates an appeal heard by the House of Lords (see: HouseOfLords) or Privy Council (see: PrivyCouncil) .

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