Citing cases as a matter of grammar in tests (1 Viewer)

[011]

I've got a test coming up and I need to know what the proper ways are to cite a case in support of an argument.

The only way I've become accustomed to is -
argument XYZ: R v X.....that is, with the use of a colon.

What are other ways i can cite the case? (ie can i say 'In R v X', .... or using 'R v X, Judge J found...')

Also should I have authority for every single statement I say, is it a case of the more the merrier? Or can an answer become too saturated with authorities?

 

[011]

Perhaps I should have phrased it better, I meant to say what grammatical circumstances can you introduce a case in.

The one thing our teacher has told us is name and underline is sufficient.

 

[ManlyChief]

How exciting/depressing that my first post here should be on something as mundane as the niceties of referencing But hey, I've got to start somewhere if I'm ever going to accumulate as impressive a total number of posts as some of my fellow posters

On the point of referencing in exams, there is a wonderfully thorough treatment of this exact point with an overview of the grammar side in A Stuhmcke, Legal Referencing, 2nd ed. (Sydney: Butterworths, 2001) at pp. 134-137. It’s short and sweet and it’s the style guide all my law seminar teaching folks have recommended. The guide itself is a little gem of information, it truly ‘pocket-sized’ and only cost a little from the Co-op bookshop in Philip St in the City.

Just a suggestion

 

[ManlyChief]

wow a usyd law boy pops up out of nowhere!

Decades of pollution from Parramatta Rd have eroded some of our sandstone, and we sit, in the dark recesses, lying in wait, and then we pounce. We will probably crawl back into our lair till next someone askes a question on grammar.

We may not win moots, we may be boring, we may be old-as, but we gets our referencing right, I tells ya, we gets them footnotes right!

 

[MoonlightSonata]

I've got a test coming up and I need to know what the proper ways are to cite a case in support of an argument.

The only way I've become accustomed to is -
argument XYZ: R v X.....that is, with the use of a colon.

What are other ways i can cite the case? (ie can i say 'In R v X', .... or using 'R v X, Judge J found...')

Also should I have authority for every single statement I say, is it a case of the more the merrier? Or can an answer become too saturated with authorities?

Just the case name, underlined, will do. Your use of the colon is correct.

As long as the teacher can understand what you're saying, it's ok. They are not testing your ability to copy out case names. Just don't use any referencing or abbreviations too obscure. Eg. "BFPFVWN" - "Bona fide purchaser, for value, without notice" would be ok in the relevant context. "LFL3Y" - "Lease for less than three years" is just random.

 

[MoonlightSonata]

Decades of pollution from Parramatta Rd have eroded some of our sandstone, and we sit, in the dark recesses, lying in wait, and then we pounce. We will probably crawl back into our lair till next someone askes a question on grammar.

We may not win moots, we may be boring, we may be old-as, but we gets our referencing right, I tells ya, we gets them footnotes right!

I like him

 

[Frigid]

Australian Guide to Legal Citation, as published by the Melbourne University Law Review.