Paralegal Professional Notes

Question 1

What are the main providers for case law?

Answer 1

*Westlaw
*Lexis
*Justis
*Lawtel
*BAILII
*The English Reports

Question 2

What are the most common abbreviations when looking for case citations.

Answer 2

AC (Appeal Cases); ALL ER (All England Law Reports) and WLR (Weekly Law Reports)

Question 3

How are Cases citated?

Answer 3

The names of the parties, the year, and a reference to the law report in which it is published.

Question 4

How are Civil Cases commonly citated?

Answer 4

Claimant (plaintiff) v defendant [year] law report it’s published in.

Question 5

What are commonly collectively known as ‘The Law Reports’?

Answer 5

All England Law Reports
Weekly Law Reports
Law Reports: Appeals Cases
Law Reports: Queen’s Bench Division
European Court Reports
European Human Rights Reports
Criminal Appeal Reports

Question 6

What do the following abbreviations mean?
All ER
WLR
AC
QB
ECR
EHRR
Cr.App.R.

Answer 6

All England Law Reports
Weekly Law Reports
Law Reports: Appeals Cases
Law Reports: Queen’s Bench Division
European Court Reports
European Human Rights Reports
Criminal Appeal Reports

Question 7

What are the different Court Divisions?

Answer 7

House of Lords
Privy Council
Court of Appeal Civil Division
Crim Court of Appeal Criminal Division
High Court (Administrative Court)
High Court (Chancery Division)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
High Court (Commercial Court)
High Court (Family Division)
High Court (Admiralty)
High Court (Patent Court)
High Court (Technology and Construction Court)

Question 8

What do the following Court Divisions Abbreviations mean?UKHL
UKPC
EWCA (Civ)
EWCA
EWHC (Admin)
EWHC (Ch)
EWHC (QB)
EWHC (Comm)
EWHC (Fam)
EWHC (Admlty)
EWHC (Pat)
EWHC (TCC)

Answer 8

House of Lords
Privy Council
Court of Appeal Civil Division
Crim Court of Appeal Criminal Division
High Court (Administrative Court)
High Court (Chancery Division)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
High Court (Commercial Court)
High Court (Family Division)
High Court (Admiralty)
High Court (Patent Court)
High Court (Technology and Construction Court)