OSCOLA
OSCOLA referencing style is used when submitting work for a module for the School of Law. Due to the complexity of particular sources, some entries are very detailed. Make sure to fully read each page.
Citations of cases decided before 1865 do not require the court.
Cases with a neutral citation (2001 onwards) do not require the court. But where the main citation of the case does not make the court clear, indicate the court in the citation.
In footnotes, the court appears between the first page of the law report and the pinpoint in round brackets.
Footnotes
4 Crofter Hand Woven Harris Tweed Co Ltd v Veitch [1942] AC 435 (HL) 436.
Where a case reference ends with the abbreviation for the court, the pinpoint follows without a comma. Where it does not or where there is more than one pinpoint, insert a comma to prevent the numbers running together, e.g.
1 Secretary of State for the Home Department v E [2007] UKHL 47, [2008] 1 All ER 699, 702.
2 Kensington Heights Commercial Co Ltd v Campden Hill Developments Ltd [2007] EWCA Civ 245, [2007] All ER 751, 751. (pinpoint reference is to the first page of the report)
3 Foakes v Beer (1884) 9 App Cas 605 (HL) 611.