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How to locate Singapore cases
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Case Law
Quick Introduction
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Reading the case name
Civil CasesIndo Commercial Society (Pte) Ltd v Ebrahim & Anor (S’pore)
Fisher v Bell (UK)
Criminal Cases
Public Prosecutor v Too Yong Wei(S’pore)
R v Smith (UK)
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Reading the case citation
Year Vol Report Pg
[1992] 2 SLR(R) 667
The citation tells us that the case is reported in vol 2 of the Singapore Law Reports (Reissue) for 1992, starting on page 667.
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Singapore Law Reports
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English case citation
Year Vol Report Pg
[1893] 1 QB 491
The citation tells us that the case is reported in vol 1 of the Queens Bench Law Report for 1893, starting on page 491.
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Reading citations
Neutral citation
Year of decision Court Sequential Number
[2007] SGHC 24
This is a system of citation where each written judgment from a particular level of court is assigned a sequential number, starting from 1 at the beginning of each calendar year.
Singapore Neutral Citations:
SGCA – Court of appeal
SGDC – District Court
SGFC – Family Court
SGHC – High Court
SGJC – Juvenile Court
SGMC – Magistrates Court
SGSC – Supreme Court
SGSCT – Small Claims Tribunal
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Checking abbreviations
What do the abbreviations mean?
How do you know whether it is a Singapore case or an English case?
Cardiff Index to Legal Abbreviations
http://www.legalabbrevs.cardiff.ac.uk/
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WLR citation
[2002] 2 WLR 1315
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Checking abbreviations
What do the abbreviations mean?
How do you know whether it is a Singapore case or an English case?
Cardiff Index to Legal Abbreviations
http://www.legalabbrevs.cardiff.ac.uk/
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Which database do you use?
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Which Database?
Singapore Cases UK Cases
[Available via LawNet]
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Locating a Singapore case
Planmarine AG v Maritime and Part Authority of Singapore
[1999] 1 SLR(R) 669
Which database do I use?
Use LawNet
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[2007] SGCA 56
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This mind map is useful for identifying case law databases for other jurisdictions. It is not a comprehensive list. It is merely a guide to the legal resources available to SMU.
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For more information
http://researchguides.smu.edu.sg/caselaw