Appendix 4: England and Wales official report series and neutral citations
For guidance on citation of decisions from England and Wales see rule 8.4 above.
Official report series
The official reports for England and Wales are called the Law Reports. The main series in the Law Reports are listed below with the relevant abbreviation and time period.
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Admiralty and Ecclesiastical Cases |
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LR A & E |
Admiralty and Ecclesiastical Cases |
1865–1875 |
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Appeal Cases |
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LR HL |
English and Irish Appeal Cases and Peerage Claims, House of Lords |
1866–1875 |
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LR S & D |
Scotch and Divorce Appeal Cases, House of Lords |
1888–1875 |
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LR PC |
Privy Council Appeals |
1865–1875 |
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App Cas |
Appeal Cases |
1875–1890 |
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AC |
Appeal Cases |
1891– |
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Chancery |
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LR Eq |
Equity Cases |
1865–1875 |
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LR Ch App |
Chancery Appeal Cases |
1865–1875 |
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Ch D |
Chancery Division |
1875–1890 |
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Ch |
Chancery Division |
1891– |
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Common Pleas |
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LR CP |
Common Pleas |
1865–1875 |
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CPD |
Common Pleas Division |
1875–1880 |
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Crown Cases Reserved |
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LR CCR |
Crown Cases Reserved |
1865–1875 |
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Exchequer |
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LR Ex |
Exchequer |
1865–1874 |
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Ex D |
Exchequer Division |
1875–1880 |
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Family |
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Fam |
Family Division |
1972– |
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Probate and Divorce |
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LR P & D |
Probate and Divorce |
1865–1875 |
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PD |
Probate Division |
1875–1890 |
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P |
Probate Division |
1891–1971 |
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Queens's and King's Bench |
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LR QB |
Queen's Bench |
1865–1875 |
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QBD |
Queen's Bench |
1875–1890 |
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QB |
Queen's Bench |
1891–1900 |
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KB |
King's Bench |
1901–1952 |
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QB |
Queen's Bench |
1952– |
Neutral citations
The following table indicates when the various neutral citations were officially adopted.
Note that some earlier decisions have been given what look like neutral citations by the British and Irish Legal Information Institute (BAILII). These are not official and should not be used.
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Court |
Court identifier |
Adoption date |
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Supreme Court |
UKSC |
October 2009 |
House of Lords |
UKHL |
January 2001 |
Privy Council |
UKPC |
January 2001 |
Court of Appeal (Civil) |
EWCA Civ |
January 2001 |
Court of Appeal (Criminal) |
EWCA Crim |
January 2001 |
High Court (Administrative Court) * |
EWHC |
January 2001 |
High Court (Admiralty Division) * |
EWHC |
January 2002 |
High Court (Chancery Division) * |
EWHC |
January 2002 |
High Court (Commercial Court) * |
EWHC |
January 2002 |
High Court (Family Division) * |
EWHC |
January 2002 |
High Court (Patents Court) * |
EWHC |
January 2002 |
High Court (Queen's Bench Division) * |
EWHC |
January 2002 |
High Court (Technology and Construction Court) * |
EWHC |
January 2002 |
* The divisions and specialist courts of the High Court all have the court identifier "EWHC". They are distinguished by indicating the division or specialist court after the judgment number in round brackets.
Eg Thomson v Berkhamsted Collegiate School [2009] EWHC 2374 (QB).
The following identifiers are used.
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Administrative Court Admiralty Division Chancery Division Commercial Court |
(Admin) (Admlty) (Ch) (Comm) |
Family Division Patents Court Queen's Bench Division Technology and Construction Court |
(Fam) (Pat) (QB) (TCC) |