Attempting to demystify law reports for the non-lawyer

To a non-lawyer, references to law reports can appear confusing and complicated. This brief article attempts to explain how to decode such references and thus get to the reports. Those wishing to pursue the matter further are referred to more detailed explanations. This article deals primarily with...

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Main Author: Fletcher, V. A. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: BMJ Publ. 1988
In: Journal of medical ethics
Year: 1988, Volume: 14, Issue: 1, Pages: 35-37
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Summary:To a non-lawyer, references to law reports can appear confusing and complicated. This brief article attempts to explain how to decode such references and thus get to the reports. Those wishing to pursue the matter further are referred to more detailed explanations. This article deals primarily with English case law and is up to date as of December 1987.
ISSN:1473-4257
Contains:Enthalten in: Journal of medical ethics
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1136/jme.14.1.35