long citation of a source once in your work. Providing you have given all the details in a footnote the first time you reference, you can, in subsequent footnotes, briefly refer to the source, and then provide a cross-citation in brackets to the footnote in which the full citation can
OSCOLA Quick Reference Guide. Primary Sources. Do not use full stops in abbreviations. Separate citations with a semi-colon. Cases. Give the party names, followed by the neutral citation, followed by the Law Reports citation (eg AC,. Ch, QB). If there is no neutral citation, give the Law. Reports citation followed by the court
24 Jan 2018 The Oxford University Standard for Citation of Legal Authorities (OSCOLA) is designed to facilitate accurate citation of authorities, legislation, and other legal materials. It is widely used in law schools and by journal and book publishers in the UK and beyond. Nota bene: This is a footnote style of referencing.
'There are two golden rules for the citation of legal authorities. One is consistency. The other is consideration for the reader. Legal writing is more persuasive when the author refers to legal materials in a clear, consistent and familiar way.' OSCOLA. Legal writing cites primary legal sources (cases, statutes and so on), as well
The Oxford University Standard for the Citation of Legal Authorities (OSCOLA) is the referencing style used by the Leicester Law School, and by many law schools and legal publishers in the UK. If you have any questions about OSCOLA referencing, please read this guide first, and watch the online lectures below.
When citing any source, either directly (as a quotation) or indirectly (by paraphrasing or referring to ideas in a source), cite the reference in a footnote, in the style indicated in OSCOLA . Indicate footnotes with a superscript number which should appear after the relevant punctuation in the text (if any) .
12 Jan 2016 KJ 12 January 2016. Referencing Guide for OSCOLA (Oxford Standard for Citation of Legal. Authorities). What is referencing? Referencing is acknowledging the sources you consulted when writing your assignment or dissertation. You must acknowledge the source within the text, and within footnotes, and.
Back to Top. Produced by University of Salford based on the OSCOLA Guide (4th Ed) from Oxford University. Legislation. Citing Legislation – Statutes. A Statute (Act) should be cited in its short title. form using capitals for the major words, and. without a comma before the year – for. example:
15 Jul 2014 Introduction. The aim of this guide is to explain the importance of referencing and how to format references based on the. OSCOLA (Oxford Standard for Citation of Legal Authorities) style. It highlights examples from some of the most popular sources of UK and EU law, illustrating the conventions involved in

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