Legal REFERENCING??? Anyone??....I always do this wrong...lol

Cy_1985

I need to make sure that my referencing, footnotes and bibliography are down CORRECTLY....my lecturer took off marks for improper referencing last year!

Does anyone have the correct format or links to websites that detail this?

Any help would be brilliant...thanx

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Reply 1

Dimebag

http://www.deakin.edu.au/studentlife/academic-skills/undergraduate/handouts/oxford-docnote.php

There are various ways to reference material - usually name of author, date, publication, chapter, pages and paragraph. Get all that in your bibliography and you're fine.

Most marks are taken off not for style but for knowledge of when to reference. Footnotes should be placed on any quote, legislation, case or principal that is not your own original thought or comparison. :smile:

Reply 2

Lewisy-boy

When I reference I would do it like this for a book or article (if I was the author)

Blakey, Title of Book, 3rd Ed, (2002, Publisher), pX or ppX-Y

Blakey, Title of Article Journal Citation (eg [2002] 3 SJLS 422)

From a collection:

Blakey, "Title of Contribution" in "Title of Main work", Blah (and blah) ed(s), 3rd Ed, (2002, publisher) pX or ppX-Y

I think, I assume you know to do cases like

X v Y [2002] SLR 422, at 433 per Lord Denning MR

for example. I hope those are right, did I miss any?

Reply 3

ellewoods

We had to use Harvard referencing; I can't really remember it, always had to have my little guide book by my side, but I'm sure you'll find it if you google it :smile:

Reply 4

Cy_1985

Thank you everyone, much appreciated answers.

A friend found this for me aswell:

http://denning.law.ox.ac.uk/published/oscola.shtml

Which is supposed to be good...

Thanx

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Reply 5

Lewisy-boy