introduction to case law
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Reading the case name
Civil CasesIndo Commercial Society (Pte) Ltd v Ebrahim & Anor (S’pore)
Fisher v Bell (UK)
Criminal Cases
Public Prosecutor v Too Yong Wei (S’pore)
R v Smith (UK)
Reading the case citation
[1992] 2 SLR(R) 667
The citation tells us that the case is reported in vol 2 of the Singapore Law Reports (Reissue) for 1992, starting on page 667.
ReportVolYear Pg
English case citation
[1893] 1 QB 491
The citation tells us that the case is reported in vol 1 of the Queens Bench Law Report for 1893, starting on page 491.
ReportVolYear Pg
Reading citations
Neutral citation
Year of decision Court Sequential Number
[2007] SGHC 24
This is a system of citation where each written judgment from a particular level of court is assigned a sequential number, starting from 1 at the beginning of each calendar year.
Singapore Neutral Citations:
SGCA – Court of appeal
SGDC – District Court
SGFC – Family Court
SGHC – High Court
SGJC – Juvenile Court
SGMC – Magistrates Court
SGSC – Supreme Court
SGSCT – Small Claims Tribunal
Reading citations
Neutral citation
Year of decision Court Case Number
[2009] EWCA Crim 1457
This is a system of citation where each written judgment from a particular level of court is assigned a sequential case number, starting from 1 at the beginning of each calendar year.
England & Wales Neutral Citations:
UKHL – House of Lords
UKPC – Privy Council
EWCA Civ – Court of Appeal Civil Division
EWCA Crim – Court of Appeal Criminal Division
EWHC Admin – High Court (Administrative)
EWHC Admlty – High Court (Admiralty)
EWHC Ch – High Court (Chancery)
EWHC Comm – High Court (Commercial)
EWHC Fam – High Court (Family)
EWHC Pat – High Court (Patents)
EWHC QB – High Court (Queen’s Bench)
EWHC TCC – High Court (Tech & Construction)
Checking abbreviations
What do the abbreviations mean?
How do you know whether it is a Singapore case or an English case?
Cardiff Index to Legal Abbreviations http://www.legalabbrevs.cardiff.ac.uk/