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How do I locate case law?
Reading the case name
Civil Cases
Indo 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
Year Vol Report Pg
[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.
English case citation
Year Vol Report Pg
[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.
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
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/
Le Lievre v Gould
[1893] 1 QB 491
Which database do you use?
Locating a Singapore case
Planmarine AG v Maritime and Part Authority of Singapore
[1999] 1 SLR(R) 669
Which database do I use?
Use LawNet
Locating an English case
Le Lievre v Gould [1893] 1 QB 491.
Which database do I use?
Use LawNet / Lexis / Westlaw
Another example
Donoghue v Stevenson [1932] AC 562
Alcock v Chief Constable of the
South Yorkshire Police
[1991] 4 ALL ER 907
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How do i locate case law

  • 1. How do I locate case law?
  • 2. Reading the case name Civil Cases Indo 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)
  • 3. Reading the case citation Year Vol Report Pg [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.
  • 4. English case citation Year Vol Report Pg [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.
  • 5. 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
  • 6. 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/
  • 7. Le Lievre v Gould [1893] 1 QB 491
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  • 11. Which database do you use?
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  • 13. Locating a Singapore case Planmarine AG v Maritime and Part Authority of Singapore [1999] 1 SLR(R) 669 Which database do I use? Use LawNet
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  • 19. Locating an English case Le Lievre v Gould [1893] 1 QB 491. Which database do I use? Use LawNet / Lexis / Westlaw
  • 20. Another example Donoghue v Stevenson [1932] AC 562
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  • 29. Alcock v Chief Constable of the South Yorkshire Police [1991] 4 ALL ER 907