The general format for citing legal encyclopaedias (except Laws of New Zealand) is as follows:
|
Element |
Title |
Edition |
Reissue |
Year of publication |
Volume/binder no (if needed) |
Topic name |
Pinpoint |
Examples |
Halsbury’s Laws of England |
(2nd ed, |
1932) |
vol 5 |
Companies |
at [286] |
|
|
Halsbury’s Laws of England |
(4th ed, |
|
1998) |
vol 9(1) |
Contract |
at [859] |
Eg Halsbury’s Laws of England (2nd ed, 1932) vol 5 Companies at [286].
Eg Halsbury's Laws of England (4th ed, reissue, 1998) vol 9(1) Contract at [859].
Where a reissue is being cited it is necessary to indicate that because reissues often have different ordering from the original volume.
Cite online editions of legal encyclopaedias in the same way as hardcopy editions but add “online ed” after the year of publication:
|
Element |
Title |
Edition |
Reissue |
Year of publication |
Online ed |
Volume/binder no (if needed) |
Topic name |
Pinpoint |
||||
Example |
Halsbury's Laws of England |
(4th ed, |
|
|
|
vol 9(1) |
|
at [859] |
Eg Halsbury’s Laws of England (4th ed, reissue, 1998, online ed) vol 9(1) Contract at [859].