For any case for
which no neutral citation is available, a print citation provides a common point of reference from which a user or automated software can determine which case is being referenced.
Not exact matches
Or maybe CANLII needs to revisit whenever technology makes it possible to make a
neutral citation, «official» and final
which of course, nearly suggests PDF version to get around the pagination and even paragraph identifiers.
If you add parallel
citations place them after the
neutral citation,
which should immediately follow the case name.
For a case law database, «comprehensive» means that within our continuous coverage (
which is clearly stated) we have all the judgments
which can be identified by one of these four approaches: — The court website (when applicable); — The
neutral citation (some courts use a strict sequence of numbers); — The
citations found in the Reflex set of 33 report series; — The
citations found in CanLII documents.
Adopted by all courts and many tribunals, the
neutral citation allows for the unique identification of a decision, as soon as it is released and regardless of the specific database or report in
which it is published.
There are two
neutral citation sources for first instance family judgments below the Supreme Court and Court of Appeal (each of
which report their own family cases): judgements of Family Division judges (EWHC (Fam)-RRB- and of other family court cases (EWFC).
however, in the grand scheme of things, court decisions
which do not include a
neutral citation will tend to become less available and thus less cited.
(It is also weird that there is no updated information as to
which courts have adopted
neutral citation and
which have not.)
My real point,
which I may not have expressed clearly, is that
neutral citations represent less than 5 % of
citations seen or used by legal researchers.
Wherever possible read the report of the case in the law report series
which comes immediately after any
neutral citation or the parties» names.
The recently released British Columbia Court of Appeal's practice directive on the
Citation of Authorities (Civil & Criminal Practice Directive, 30 May 2013) is a strong statement in favor of the precedence of the Neutral Citation standard for case law, which allows for a significant move towards the simplification of most citation pra
Citation of Authorities (Civil & Criminal Practice Directive, 30 May 2013) is a strong statement in favor of the precedence of the
Neutral Citation standard for case law, which allows for a significant move towards the simplification of most citation pra
Citation standard for case law,
which allows for a significant move towards the simplification of most
citation pra
citation practices..