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| United Kingdom House of Lords | [year] UKHL number |
| United Kingdom Privy Council | [year] UKPC number |
| England and Wales Court of Appeal (Civil Division) | [year] EWCA Civ number |
| England and Wales Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) | [year] EWCA Crim number |
| England and Wales High Court (Administrative Court) | [year] EWHC Admin number |
The courts that have "official" vendor/media neutral citations from 14 January 2002 are the:
| England and Wales High Court (Chancery Division) | [year] EWHC number (Ch) |
| England and Wales High Court (Patents Court) | [year] EWHC number (Pat) |
| England and Wales High Court (Queen's Bench Division) | [year] EWHC number (QB) |
| England and Wales High Court (Administrative Court) | [year] EWHC number (Admin) |
| England and Wales High Court (Commercial Court) | [year] EWHC number (Comm) |
| England and Wales High Court (Admiralty Court) | [year] EWHC number (Admlty) |
| England and Wales High Court (Technology & Construction Court) | [year] EWHC number (TCC) |
| England and Wales High Court (Family Division) | [year] EWHC number (Fam) |
For 2002 onwards, there are no duplicated EWHC numbers (ie there is not a
[2002] EWHC 1 (QB) as well as a [2002] EWHC 1 (Comm) ). However the
non-authoritative Bailii-assigned citations for earlier years do use the same
number for judgments given in different divisions of the English High Court, so
for these judgments it is necessary to cite the division suffix as well as the
number.
Citing cases in the courts of England and Wales
Where cases are to be cited in court, practitioners should comply with the Practice Directions referred to above. These include reqirements as to the published reports which should be used in court (reproduced here), and limitations on the citation of authorities. In relation to civil cases see also Harvey Shopfitters Limited V ADI Limited [2003] EWCA Civ 1757 at [19]-[23]. In relation to citation of authorities in criminal appeals, and in particular in relation to avoiding excessive citation of authorities, see R v. Erskine [2009] EWCA Crim 1425 at [74]-[81]:
"if it is not necessary to refer to a previous decision of the court, it is necessary not to refer to it. Similarly, if it is not necessary to include a previous decision in the bundle of authorities, it is necessary to exclude it. That approach will be rigidly enforced."
| Scotland High Court of Justiciary | [year] HCJT number |
| Scotland Court of Criminal Appeal | [year] HCJAC number |
| Scotland Court of Session, Outer House | [year] CSOH number |
| Scotland Court of Session, Inner House) | [year]CSIH number |
In line with international standards, references to paragraphs within a judgment should be in square brackets and the end of the citation (to distinguish them from page numbers) as in:
Bettison and Others v. Langton and Others [2001] UKHL 24 at [11]