Law report, the Glossary
label or label are series of books that contain judicial opinions from a selection of case law decided by courts.[1]
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126 relations: Admiralty law, Advertising, All England Law Reports, Allan Hancox, American English, Appellate court, Atlantic Reporter, Australia, Australian Law Reports, Bar (law), Bar association, Bob Berring, Bookbinding, California, Canada, Case citation, Case law, Casemaker, Chinese language, Common law, Commonwealth Law Reports, Competitive advantage, Consortium, Constitution of the United States, Council of Law Reporting for New South Wales, Court, Court of Appeal of Kenya, Court of Appeal of New Zealand, Court of Final Appeal (Hong Kong), Database, Dominion Law Reports, East African Court of Appeal, East African Publishing House, Edward II of England, England, English in the Commonwealth of Nations, English Reports, Eugene Wambaugh, European Patent Office Reports, Federal Cases, Federal Court (Canada), Federal Court of Appeal, Federal Court of Australia, Federal government of the United States, Federal judiciary of the United States, Federal Reporter, Federal Supplement, Free Access to Law Movement, Full-text search, Gold leaf, ... Expand index (76 more) »
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Admiralty law
Admiralty law or maritime law is a body of law that governs nautical issues and private maritime disputes.
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Advertising
Advertising is the practice and techniques employed to bring attention to a product or service.
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All England Law Reports
The All England Law Reports (abbreviated in citations to All ER) are a long-running series of law reports covering cases from the court system in England and Wales.
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Allan Hancox
Allan Robin Winston Hancox (1932 – 1 January 2013) was a Chief Justice of Kenya.
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American English
American English (AmE), sometimes called United States English or U.S. English, is the set of varieties of the English language native to the United States.
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Appellate court
An appellate court, commonly called a court of appeal(s), appeal court, court of second instance or second instance court, is any court of law that is empowered to hear an appeal of a trial court or other lower tribunal.
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Atlantic Reporter
The Atlantic Reporter is a United States regional case law reporter.
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Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands.
Australian Law Reports
The Australian Law Reports are a series of law reports which report cases from the High Court of Australia, Federal Court of Australia and the Supreme Courts of the states and territories exercising federal jurisdiction.
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Bar (law)
In law, the bar is the legal profession as an institution.
Bar association
A bar association is a professional association of lawyers as generally organized in countries following the Anglo-American types of jurisprudence.
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Bob Berring
Robert Charles "Bob" Berring Jr. (born November 20, 1949) is a noted figure in law, as a professor, librarian, scholar and researcher.
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Bookbinding
Bookbinding is the process of building a book, usually in codex format, from an ordered stack of paper sheets with one's hands and tools, or in modern publishing, by a series of automated processes.
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California
California is a state in the Western United States, lying on the American Pacific Coast.
Canada
Canada is a country in North America.
Case citation
Case citation is a system used by legal professionals to identify past court case decisions, either in series of books called reporters or law reports, or in a neutral style that identifies a decision regardless of where it is reported. Law report and case citation are case law reporters and legal research.
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Case law
Case law, also used interchangeably with common law, is a law that is based on precedents, that is the judicial decisions from previous cases, rather than law based on constitutions, statutes, or regulations.
Casemaker
Casemaker is a Web-based legal research system that is part of Fastcase following a 2021 merger.
Chinese language
Chinese is a group of languages spoken natively by the ethnic Han Chinese majority and many minority ethnic groups in China.
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Common law
Common law (also known as judicial precedent, judge-made law, or case law) is the body of law created by judges and similar quasi-judicial tribunals by virtue of being stated in written opinions.
Commonwealth Law Reports
The Commonwealth Law Reports (CLR) are the authorised reports of decisions of the High Court of Australia.
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Competitive advantage
In business, a competitive advantage is an attribute that allows an organization to outperform its competitors.
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Consortium
A consortium is an association of two or more individuals, companies, organizations, or governments (or any combination of these entities) with the objective of participating in a common activity or pooling their resources for achieving a common goal.
Constitution of the United States
The Constitution of the United States is the supreme law of the United States.
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Council of Law Reporting for New South Wales
The Council of Law Reporting for New South Wales publishes the NSW Law Reports, the official reports of the courts of New South Wales.
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Court
A court is any person or institution, often as a government institution, with the authority to adjudicate legal disputes between parties and carry out the administration of justice in civil, criminal, and administrative matters in accordance with the rule of law.
Court of Appeal of Kenya
The Court of Appeal of Kenya is established under Article 164 of the constitution of Kenya and consists of a number of judges, being not fewer than twelve.
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Court of Appeal of New Zealand
The Court of Appeal of New Zealand (Te Kōti Pīra o Aotearoa) is the principal intermediate appellate court of New Zealand.
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Court of Final Appeal (Hong Kong)
The Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal (HKCFA or CFA) is the final appellate court of Hong Kong.
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Database
In computing, a database is an organized collection of data or a type of data store based on the use of a database management system (DBMS), the software that interacts with end users, applications, and the database itself to capture and analyze the data.
Dominion Law Reports
The Dominion Law Reports (DLR) is Canadian law report, first published in 1912.
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East African Court of Appeal
The East African Court of Appeal (EACA) was a court which served as the appellate court for the British colonies in eastern Africa and west Asia.
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East African Publishing House
The East African Publishing House (EAPH) was a publishing company established in Nairobi in 1965.
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Edward II of England
Edward II (25 April 1284 – 21 September 1327), also known as Edward of Caernarfon or Caernarvon, was King of England from 1307 until he was deposed in January 1327.
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England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom.
English in the Commonwealth of Nations
The use of the English language in current and former member countries of the Commonwealth of Nations was largely inherited from British colonisation, with some exceptions.
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English Reports
The English Reports is a collection of judgments of the higher English courts between 1220 and 1866.
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Eugene Wambaugh
Eugene Wambaugh (February 29, 1856 – August 6, 1940) was an American legal scholar.
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European Patent Office Reports
The European Patent Office Reports (EPOR) are a series of law reports, including decisions of the Boards of Appeal of the European Patent Office. Law report and European Patent Office Reports are case law reporters.
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Federal Cases
Federal Cases, circuit and district courts, 1789–1880 (in case citations, abbreviated F. Cas.) was a reporter of cases decided by the United States district and circuit courts between 1789 and 1880.
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Federal Court (Canada)
The Federal Court (Cour fédérale) is a Canadian trial court that hears cases arising under certain areas of federal law.
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Federal Court of Appeal
The Federal Court of Appeal (Cour d'appel fédérale) is a Canadian appellate court that hears cases concerning federal matters.
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Federal Court of Australia
The Federal Court of Australia is an Australian superior court which has jurisdiction to deal with most civil disputes governed by federal law (with the exception of family law matters), along with some summary (less serious) and indictable (more serious) criminal matters.
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Federal government of the United States
The federal government of the United States (U.S. federal government or U.S. government) is the national government of the United States, a federal republic located primarily in North America, composed of 50 states, five major self-governing territories, several island possessions, and the federal district/national capital of Washington, D.C., where most of the federal government is based.
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Federal judiciary of the United States
The federal judiciary of the United States is one of the three branches of the federal government of the United States organized under the United States Constitution and laws of the federal government.
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Federal Reporter
The Federal Reporter is a case law reporter in the United States that is published by West Publishing and a part of the National Reporter System.
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Federal Supplement
The Federal Supplement is a case law reporter published by West Publishing in the United States that includes select opinions of the United States district courts since 1932, and is part of the National Reporter System.
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Free Access to Law Movement
The Free Access to Law Movement (FALM) is the international organization devoted to providing free online access to legal information such as case law, legislation, treaties, law reform proposals and legal scholarship. Law report and free Access to Law Movement are legal research.
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Full-text search
In text retrieval, full-text search refers to techniques for searching a single computer-stored document or a collection in a full-text database.
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Gold leaf
A gold nugget of 5 mm (0.2 in) in diameter (bottom) can be expanded through hammering into a gold foil of about 0.5 m2 (5.4 sq ft). Toi gold mine museum, Japan. Gold leaf is gold that has been hammered into thin sheets (usually around 0.1 μm thick) by a process known as goldbeating, for use in gilding.
Headnote
A headnote is a brief summary of a particular point of law that is added to the text of a court decision to aid readers in locating discussion of a legal issue in an opinion.
Henry VIII
Henry VIII (28 June 149128 January 1547) was King of England from 22 April 1509 until his death in 1547.
High Court (Kenya)
The High Court of Kenya is a court of unlimited original jurisdiction in criminal and civil matters established under article 165 of the constitution of Kenya as part of the Kenya Judiciary.
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High Court of Australia
The High Court of Australia is the apex court of the Australian legal system.
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High Court of Justiciary
The High Court of Justiciary (Àrd-chùirt a' Cheartais) is the supreme criminal court in Scotland.
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High Court of New Zealand
The High Court of New Zealand (Te Kōti Matua o Aotearoa) is the superior court of New Zealand.
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House of Lords
The House of Lords is the upper house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
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Igor Judge, Baron Judge
Igor Judge, Baron Judge, (19 May 1941 – 7 November 2023), was an English judge who served as Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales, the head of the judiciary, from 2008 to 2013.
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Incorporated Council of Law Reporting
The Incorporated Council of Law Reporting for England and Wales (ICLR) is a registered charity based in London, England, that publishes law reports of English law.
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Information market
Although information has been bought and sold since ancient times, the idea of an information marketplace is relatively recent.
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International trade law
International trade law includes the appropriate rules and customs for handling trade between countries.
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Internet
The Internet (or internet) is the global system of interconnected computer networks that uses the Internet protocol suite (TCP/IP) to communicate between networks and devices.
Judge
A judge is a person who presides over court proceedings, either alone or as a part of a panel of judges.
Judiciary of Hong Kong
The Judiciary of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region is the judicial branch of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.
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Kenya Law Reports
The Kenya Law Reports are the official law reports of the Republic of Kenya which may be cited in proceedings in all courts of Kenya (section 21 of the Act).
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Knowledge policy
Knowledge policies provide institutional foundations for creating, managing, and using organizational knowledge as well as social foundations for balancing global competitiveness with social order and cultural values.
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Law
Law is a set of rules that are created and are enforceable by social or governmental institutions to regulate behavior, with its precise definition a matter of longstanding debate.
Law library
A law library is a special library used by law students, lawyers, judges and their law clerks, historians, and other scholars of legal history in order to research the law. Law report and law library are legal research.
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Law Reports
The Law Reports is the name of a series of law reports published by the Incorporated Council of Law Reporting.
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Law review
A law review or law journal is a scholarly journal or publication that focuses on legal issues.
Lawyer
A lawyer is a person who practices law.
Legal opinion
In law, a legal opinion is in certain jurisdictions a written explanation by a judge or group of judges that accompanies an order or ruling in a case, laying out the rationale and legal principles for the ruling.
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Legal research
Legal research is "the process of identifying and retrieving information necessary to support legal decision-making.
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LexisNexis
LexisNexis is an American data analytics company headquartered in New York, New York. Law report and LexisNexis are legal research.
List of Law Reports in Australia
Law reports covering the decisions of Australian Courts are collections of decisions by particulars courts, subjects or jurisdictions.
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List of search engines
Search engines, including web search engines, selection-based search engines, metasearch engines, desktop search tools, and web portals and vertical market websites have a search facility for online databases.
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Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales
The Lady Chief Justice of England and Wales (alternatively Lord Chief Justice when the holder is male) is the head of the judiciary of England and Wales and the president of the courts of England and Wales.
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National Reporter System
West's National Reporter System (NRS) is a set of case law reporters for federal courts and appellate state courts in the United States.
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New Zealand
New Zealand (Aotearoa) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean.
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North Eastern Reporter
The North Eastern Reporter, North Eastern Reporter Second and North Eastern Reporter Third are United States regional case law reporters.
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North Western Reporter
The North Western Reporter and North Western Reporter, Second Series are United States regional case law reporters.
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NSW Law Reports
The New South Wales Law Reports (NSWLR) are the authorised reports of the superior courts of New South Wales, Australia.
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Online database
An online database is a database accessible from a local network or the Internet, as opposed to one that is stored locally on an individual computer or its attached storage (such as a CD).
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Pacific Reporter
The Pacific Reporter, Pacific Reporter Second, and Pacific Reporter Third are United States regional case law reporters.
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Portrait
A portrait is a painting, photograph, sculpture, or other artistic representation of a person, in which the face is always predominant.
Precedent
Precedent is a principle or rule established in a legal case that becomes authoritative to a court or other tribunal when deciding subsequent cases with similar legal issues or facts.
In legal research, a primary authority is a term referring to statements of law that are binding upon the courts, government, and individuals. Law report and primary authority are legal research.
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Quasi-judicial body
A quasi-judicial body is a non-judicial body which can interpret law.
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Reporter of Decisions of the Supreme Court of the United States
The reporter of decisions of the Supreme Court of the United States is the official charged with editing and publishing the opinions of the Supreme Court of the United States, both when announced and when they are published in permanent bound volumes of the United States Reports. The reporter is responsible for only the contents of the United States Reports issued by the Government Publishing Office, first in preliminary prints and later in the final bound volumes.
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Richard Bethell, 1st Baron Westbury
Richard Bethell, 1st Baron Westbury, (30 June 1800 – 20 July 1873) was a British lawyer, judge and Liberal politician.
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Scotland
Scotland (Scots: Scotland; Scottish Gaelic: Alba) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom.
Scots Law Times
The Scots Law Times is a commercially published law reports service and law magazine for Scotland, publishing over 1400 pages of reports each year.
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Session Cases
Session Cases are the authoritative law reports of cases heard in the Scottish courts.
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Sheriff court
A sheriff court (Cùirt an t-Siorraim) is the principal local civil and criminal court in Scotland, with exclusive jurisdiction over all civil cases with a monetary value up to, and with the jurisdiction to hear any criminal case except treason, murder, and rape, which are in the exclusive jurisdiction of the High Court of Justiciary.
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Sources of law
Sources of law are the origins of laws, the binding rules that enable any state to govern its territory.
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South Eastern Reporter
The South Eastern Reporter and South Eastern Reporter Second are United States regional case law reporters.
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South Western Reporter
The South Western Reporter, South Western Reporter Second, and South Western Reporter Third are United States regional case law reporters.
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Southern Reporter
The Southern Reporter, the Southern Reporter Second, and the Southern Reporter Third are United States regional case law reporters.
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State supreme court
In the United States, a state supreme court (known by other names in some states) is the highest court in the state judiciary of a U.S. state.
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States and territories of Australia
The states and territories are the second level of government of Australia.
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Statute
A statute is a formal written enactment of a legislative body, a stage in the process of legislation. Law report and statute are legal research.
Supreme Court of Canada
The Supreme Court of Canada (SCC; Cour suprême du Canada, CSC) is the highest court in the judicial system of Canada.
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Supreme Court of New South Wales
The Supreme Court of New South Wales is the highest state court of the Australian State of New South Wales.
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Supreme Court of New Zealand
The Supreme Court of New Zealand (Mana) is the highest court and the court of last resort of New Zealand.
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Supreme Court of Pakistan
The Supreme Court of Pakistan (عدالتِ عظمیٰ پاکستان; Adālat-e-Uzma Pākistān) is the apex court in the judicial hierarchy of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan.
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Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
The Supreme Court of the United Kingdom (initialism: UKSC) is the final court of appeal in the United Kingdom for all civil cases, and for criminal cases originating in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
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Supreme Court of the United States
The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) is the highest court in the federal judiciary of the United States.
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Supreme Court of Victoria
The Supreme Court of Victoria is the highest court in the Australian state of Victoria.
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Supreme Court Reports (Canada)
The Supreme Court Reports (S.C.R.) is the official reporter of the Supreme Court of Canada.
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Tax Court of Canada
The Tax Court of Canada (TCC; Cour canadienne de l'impôt), established in 1983 by the Tax Court of Canada Act, is a federal superior court which deals with matters involving companies or individuals and tax issues with the Government of Canada.
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The New York Times
The New York Times (NYT) is an American daily newspaper based in New York City.
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Tort law in Australia
The system of tort law in Australia is broadly similar to that in other common law countries.
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U.S. state
In the United States, a state is a constituent political entity, of which there are 50.
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Northwestern Europe, off the coast of the continental mainland.
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United States
The United States of America (USA or U.S.A.), commonly known as the United States (US or U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America.
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United States Patent and Trademark Office
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is an agency in the U.S. Department of Commerce that serves as the national patent office and trademark registration authority for the United States.
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United States Patents Quarterly
The United States Patents Quarterly (U.S.P.Q.) is a United States legal reporter published by the Bloomberg Industry Group in Washington, D.C. The U.S.P.Q. covers intellectual property cases including patents, copyrights, trademarks, and trade secrets, from 1913 to the present.
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United States Reports
The United States Reports are the official record (law reports) of the Supreme Court of the United States.
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Victorian Reports
The Victorian Reports (VR) are a series of law reports which report significant cases from the Supreme Court of Victoria in its first decisions and appeal decisions jurisdictions.
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Wales
Wales (Cymru) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom.
Website
A website (also written as a web site) is a collection of web pages and related content that is identified by a common domain name and published on at least one web server.
West (publisher)
West (also known by its original name, West Publishing) is a business owned by Thomson Reuters that publishes legal, business, and regulatory information in print, and on electronic services such as Westlaw.
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West American Digest System
The West American Digest System is a system of identifying points of law from reported cases and organizing them by topic and key number. Law report and West American Digest System are legal research.
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Westlaw
Westlaw is an online legal research service and proprietary database for lawyers and legal professionals available in over 60 countries. Law report and Westlaw are legal research.
World Wide Web
The World Wide Web (WWW or simply the Web) is an information system that enables content sharing over the Internet through user-friendly ways meant to appeal to users beyond IT specialists and hobbyists.
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Year Books
The Year Books are the earliest law reports of England.
See also
Case law reporters
- Case citation
- European Patent Office Reports
- Law Reports of the Commonwealth
- Law report
- New Zealand Law Reports
- West Indian Reports
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Law_report
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