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Case Law

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UK Case Law

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Case name. Publication year. Code for the court. Case number.

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(Pinto v Brixton Prison Governor 2004)

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Pinto v. Brixton Prison Governor. 2004. E.W.H.C. 2986.

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Case name. Publication year. Title of the newspaper. Day and month of publication, Page reference.

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(Webley v Department for Work and Pensions 2005)

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Webley v Department for Work and Pensions. 2005. The Independent. 13 January, p. 43.

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Case name. Publication year. Abbreviation for the series of case reports. First page of the report.

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(Carlill v Carbolic Smoke Ball Company 1893)

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Carlill v Carbolic Smoke Ball Company. 1893. 1 Q.B. 256.

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Case name. Court. Date of judgement. (Unreported).

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(Hawley v Luminar Pleasure plc)

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Hawley v Luminar Pleasure plc. Court of Appeal Queen's Bench Division. 10 January 2005. (Unreported).

EU Case Law

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Case number. Case name. Publication year. Report series abbreviation. First page of the case.

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(Case 43/75)

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Case 43/75. Defrenne v SABENA. 1976. E.C.R. 455.

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Case number inclusive of initial designating the court series. Case name. Publication year. Report series abbreviation. First page of the case.

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(Case C-97/98)

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Case C-97/98. Peter Jagerskiold v Torolf Gustafsson. 1999. E.C.R. I-7319.