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A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
A
Administrative Appeals Reports |
AAR |
| Administrative Appeals Tribunal Reports (Victoria) AustLII - external site v.1 (1988) - v.22 (1998) |
AATR |
Administrative Law Decisions |
ALD |
Admiralty and Ecclesiastical Cases |
LR A&E |
All England Law Reports |
All ER |
All England Law Reports (Commercial Cases) |
All ER (Comm) |
All England Law Reports (European Cases) |
All ER (EC) |
All England Law Reports Reprint |
All ER Rep |
All England Law Reports Reprint Extension |
All ER Rep Ext |
All England Reporter |
All ER (D) |
| All India Reporter AsianLII - external site Allahabad 1910-1931 AsianLII - external site Burma (lower) 1907-1922 AsianLII - external site Burma (upper) 1913-1922 AsianLII - external site Calcutta 1869-1950 AsianLII - external site Madras 1900-1950 AsianLII - external site Nagpur 1910-1950 AsianLII - external site Oudh 1907-1948 AsianLII - external site Sind 1913-1948 |
AIRALL AIR LB AIR UB AIRCAL AIRMAD AIRN AIROUDH AIRSIND |
Appeal Cases |
AC |
| Argus Law Reports AustLII - external site 1893-1950 v.1-57 |
ALR |
| Argus Law Reports, Current Notes AustLII - external site 1896-1950 v.1-57 |
ALR (CN) |
| Atlantic Reporter Westlaw - external site v.1+ |
A |
Australian & New Zealand Conveyancing Cases |
ANZ Conv R |
Australian & New Zealand Insurance Cases |
ANZ Insurance Cases |
Australian Bankruptcy Cases (New Series) |
ABC (NS) |
Australian Capital Territory Law Reports |
ACTLR |
Australian Capital Territory Reports |
ACTR |
Australian Child Support Cases |
FLC |
Australian Company Law Cases |
ACLC |
Australian Company Law Reports |
ACLR |
Australian Competition & Consumer Law Reports |
ATPR |
Australian Consumer Credit Law Cases |
ASC |
Australian Consumer Credit Reports |
ACCR |
Australian Consumer Sales & Credit Law Cases |
ASC |
Australian Contract Law Cases |
Aust Contract Reports |
Australian Corporation & Securities Reports |
ACSR |
Australian Criminal Reports |
A Crim R |
Australian De Facto Relationship Cases |
DFC |
Australian Equal Opportunity Cases |
EOC |
Australian Family Law Cases |
FLC |
Australian GST (& relevant tax cases) |
ATC |
Australian Industrial Law Reports |
AILR |
Australian Intellectual Property Cases |
AIPC |
Australian Law Journal Reports |
ALJR |
Australian Law Reports |
ALR |
Australian Medical Liability Leading Cases |
AMLC |
Australian Personal Property Securities Reports |
APPSR |
Australian Resources Law Reports |
ARLR |
Australian Sales & Fair Trading Law Cases |
ASAL |
Australian Social Security Cases |
ASSC |
Australian Succession & Trusts Law Reports |
ASTLR |
Australian Superannuation Cases |
ESL |
Australian Tax Cases |
ATC |
Australian Tax Reports |
ATR |
Australian Torts Reports |
Aust Torts Reports |
Australian Trade Practices Reports |
ATPR |
Australian Work Health & Safety Cases |
ASH |
B
Banking & Finance Reports of Australia |
BFRA |
British Columbia Reports |
BCR |
British Company Cases |
BCC |
| Building & Construction Law (journal, with case notes) Westlaw AU - external site v.1 (1985)- |
BCL |
Butterworths Company Law Cases |
BCLC |
Butterworths Human Rights Cases |
BHRC |
Butterworths Intellectual Property and Technology Cases |
IP & T |
Butterworths Local Government Reports |
LGR |
Butterworths Property Reports |
BPR |
C
| California Reporter Westlaw - external site |
Cal Rptr Cal Rptr 2nd Cal Rptr 3rd |
Canada: Federal Court Reports |
FC or CF |
Canada: Supreme Court Reports |
SCR or RCS |
Canadian Criminal Cases |
CCC |
Chancery Appeals |
Ch App |
Chancery Division |
Ch Ch D |
Civil Procedure Reports |
CP Rep |
Commercial Law Cases |
CLC |
Common Market Law Reports |
CMLR |
| Commonwealth Arbitration Reports AustLII - external site 1905-1993 |
CAR |
Commonwealth Law Reports |
CLR |
Common Pleas |
CP CPD LR CP |
| Commonwealth Arbitration Reports AustLII - external site 1905-1993 |
CAR |
Construction Law Reports (UK) |
Con LR |
Consumer Credit Law Cases |
ASC |
Consumer Sales & Credit Law Cases |
ASC |
Consumer, Trader & Tenancy Tribunal Reports (NSW) |
CTTTR (NSW) |
Consumer & Trading Law Cases |
CTLC |
Costs Law Reports |
Costs L.R. |
| Court of Protection Reports Lexis Advance - external site 2008+ |
COPLR |
Cox's Criminal Cases |
Cox CC |
Criminal Appeal Reports |
Cr App R |
Criminal Appeal Reports (Sentencing) |
Cr App R (S) |
| Criminal Law Review (journal, with case notes) Westlaw UK - external site 1986+ |
Crim LR |
Crown Cases Reserved |
CCR |
| Cyprus Law Reports (In English to 1989 and Cypriot) Cylaw - external site 1883 - |
Cyprus LR CLR |
D
District Court Law Reports (NSW) |
DCLR (NSW) |
District Court Reports (New Zealand) |
DCR |
Dominion Law Reports |
DLR |
Dust Diseases & Compensation Reports |
DDCR |
E
English Reports |
ER |
English & Irish Appeals |
HL LR HL |
Entertainment & Media Law Reports |
EMLR |
| Environmental Law Reporter EPLA website - external site Sep 1998+ (contact library for login assistance) |
ELR |
Environmental Law Reports |
Env LR |
Equal Opportunity Cases |
EOC |
Equity Cases |
Eq |
Estates Gazette |
EG |
Estates Gazette Law Reports |
EGLR |
Estates Gazette Planning Law Reports |
PLR |
European Commercial Cases |
ECC |
European Copyright & Design Reports |
ECDR |
European Human Rights Reports |
EHRR |
European National Patent Reports |
ENPR |
European Patent Office Reports |
EPOR |
European Trade Mark Reports |
ETMR |
Exchequer |
Ex |
F
Family Division Reports |
Fam |
Family Law Reports |
Fam LR |
| Family Law Reports (UK) Lexis Advance - external site 1980+ and selected historical cases |
FLR |
Family Law Reports (Scotland) |
Fam LR |
Federal Court Reports |
FCR |
Federal Court Reports (Canada) |
FC CF |
Federal Law Reports |
FLR |
Federal Appendix (US) |
|
Federal Reporter |
F |
Federal Supplement |
F Supp |
| Fenton's Important Judgments NZLII - external site 1866-1878 incomplete |
Fenton |
Fleet Street Reports |
FSR |
G
Gaming & Liquor Decisions |
GLD |
| Gazette Law Reports NZLII - external site 1876-1953 v.1-55 |
GLR |
| Greaves' Barbados Law Reports CommonLII - external site 1694 - 1903 incomplete |
BARB LR |
H
| Hong Kong Cases Lexis Advance - external site 1842+ |
HKC |
| Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal Reports Westlaw - external site v.1 (1997)+ |
HKCFAR |
Hong Kong Family Law Reports |
HKFLR |
Hong Kong Law Reports |
HKLR |
House of Lords |
HL LR HL |
Housing Law Reports |
HLR |
Housing Law Reports (Scottish) |
Hous LR |
Human Rights Law Reports (UK) |
HRLR |
I
Industrial Relations Law Reports |
IRLR |
Industrial Reports |
IR |
Industrial Tribunal Reports |
ITR |
Intellectual Property Reports |
IPR |
International Litigation Procedure |
IL Pr |
International Tax Law Reports |
ITLR |
International Trusts & Estates Law Reports |
ITELR |
| Irish Jurist Reports As part of journal title the Irish Jurist HeinOnline - external site 1935-1965 v.1-31 |
Ir Jur |
Irish Reports |
IR |
Irish Tax Reports |
ITR |
J
Justice of the Peace Law Reports |
JP |
Justiciary Cases (Scotland) |
JC |
K
King's Bench |
KB |
Knight's Industrial Reports |
KIR |
| Knox's New South Wales Supreme Court Reports AustLII - external site 1873 - 1877 |
Knox (NSW) |
| Kyshe's Reports (Straits Settlements) CommonLII - external site 1808 - 1890 |
Kyshe |
L
Land & Environment Notes |
LEN |
Land Titles (Australia) Reports |
LT(A)R |
Landlord & Tenant Reports |
L & TR |
| Law Journal Reports HeinOnline - external site Old Series 1822-1831 HeinOnline - external site New Series 1832-1949 |
LJ Adm LJ Bcy LJ Ch LJ Ch (OS) LJ Eccl LJ Ex LJ Ex Eq LJ Rep NS LJ Rep OS |
Law Reports: Admiralty and Ecclesiastical Cases |
LR A&E |
Law Reports: Appeal Cases |
AC App Cas |
Law Reports: Chancery Appeals |
Ch App LR Ch App |
Law Reports: Chancery Division |
Ch Ch D |
Law Reports: Common Pleas |
CP CPD LR CP |
Law Reports: Crown Cases Reserved |
CCR LR CCR |
Law Reports: Equity Cases |
Eq LR Eq |
Law Reports: Exchequer |
Ex Ex D LR Exch |
Law Reports: Family |
Fam |
Law Reports: House of Lords |
HL LR HL |
Law Reports: King's Bench |
KB |
Law Reports: Privy Council |
LR PC PC |
Law Reports: Probate & Divorce |
LR P&D P P&D PD |
Law Reports: Queen's Bench |
QB QBD LR QB |
Law Reports: Scotch & Divorce Appeals |
LR Sc&Div LR Sc |
Law Reports (New South Wales) |
LR (NSW) |
Law Reports of the Commonwealth |
LRC |
| Law Times LCL: BAYS 69-87, J-LAWT-1 v.1 (1853) - v.236 (1965) Incomplete HeinOnline - external site v.1 (1843) - v.208 (1949) full text, v.209 (1950) onwards indexing only |
LT Jour LT |
| Law Times Reports HeinOnline - external site v.1 (1859) - v.177 (1947) |
LT LTNS LTR |
Legge’s Supreme Court Cases (NSW) |
Legge |
Lloyd's Law Reports |
Lloyd's Rep Ll R |
| Lloyd's Law Reports: Insurance & Reinsurance i-law - external site 1992+ |
Lloyd's Rep IR |
Local Government & Environmental Reports of Australia |
LGERA |
M
| Macassey's Reports NZLII - external site 1859-1872 |
Mac Macas |
Motor Vehicle Reports |
MVR |
N
New South Wales Conveyancing Cases |
NSW Conv R |
| New South Wales Industrial Gazettes AustLII - external site 1915-1945 (selected cases) |
NSWIG |
New South Wales Law Reports |
NSWLR |
New South Wales Law Reports (old series) |
LR(NSW) |
| New South Wales Reports Council Of Law Reporting NSW - external site 1960-1970 |
NSWR |
New South Wales State Reports |
SR(NSW) |
New South Wales Strata & Community Titles Cases |
|
New York Supplement |
NYS |
| New Zealand Accident Compensation Reports AustLII - external site 1976 - 1984. |
NZACR |
New Zealand Administrative Reports |
NZAR |
New Zealand Company and Commercial Law Reports |
NZCCLR |
New Zealand Conveyancing and Property Reports |
NZCPR |
| New Zealand Court of Appeal Reports NZLII - external site 1861-1877 incomplete |
NZ Ap C |
New Zealand Criminal Cases |
NZCrimC |
New Zealand Employment Law Reports |
NZELR |
New Zealand Family Law Reports |
NZFLR |
New Zealand Jurist Reports (New Series) |
NZ Jur (NS) |
New Zealand Law Reports |
NZLR |
| New Zealand Magistrates' Court Reports NZLII - external site 1898-1952 v.2-48 |
MCR |
| New Zealand Police Law Reports NZLII - external site 1910-1968 incomplete |
|
New Zealand Procedural Cases |
NZPC |
New Zealand Resource Management Appeals |
NZRMA |
North Eastern Reporter |
NE |
North Western Reporter |
NW |
Northern Ireland Law Reports |
NI |
| Northern Territory Judgments Territory Stories - external site 1918-1950 |
NTJ |
Northern Territory Law Reports |
NTLR |
Northern Territory Reports |
NTR |
O
Occupational Pensions Law Reports |
OPLR |
| Offshore Financial Law Reports Lexis Advance - external site 1996-1998 v.1-2 |
|
OH&S Cases |
OSH |
| Ollivier, Bell & Fitzgerald's Reports NZLII - external site 1878-1880 |
OB & F |
P
Pacific Reporter |
P |
| Pelhams South Australian Reports AustLII - external site 1865-1866 |
Pelham |
Pensions Law Reports |
PLR |
Personal Injuries & Quantum Reports |
PIQR |
Planning Appeal Decisions |
PAD |
Planning and Development Queensland Reports |
PDQR |
| Planning Appeals Board Reports (Victoria) AustLII - external site 1983-1987 |
PABR |
Planning Law Case Reports |
PLCR |
Privy Council |
LR PC |
Probate & Divorce |
LR P&D |
Professional Negligence & Liability Reports |
PNLR |
Property, Planning & Compensation Reports |
P&CR |
Q
Queen's Bench |
QB |
Queensland Crown Lands Law Reports |
QCLLR |
| Queensland Industrial Gazettes AustLII - external site 1915-1945 (selected cases) |
Q Gov Indus Gaz |
Queensland Land Court Reports |
QLCR |
| Queensland Law Journal Reports Queensland Judgments - external site 1878-1901 v.1-11 (contact Library for login details) |
QLJ |
| Queensland Law Reports (Beor) Queensland Judgments - external site 1876-1879 v.1-3 (contact Library for login details) |
QLR (Beor) |
Queensland Lawyer Reports |
Qld Lawyer Reps |
Queensland Planning & Environment Law Reports |
QPELR |
Queensland Reports |
Qd R |
| Queensland Supreme Court Reports Queensland Judgments - external site 1859-1878 v.1-5 (contact Library for login details) |
QSCR |
| Queensland Weekly Notes Queensland Judgments - external site 1902-1972 (contact Library for login details) Lexis Advance - external site 1912+ |
QWN |
R
Reparation Law Reports (Scottish) |
Rep LR |
Reports of Patent Cases |
RPC |
| Retties Session Cases 4th Series (House of Lords cases, Scotland) Westlaw UK - external site 1870-1898 v.1-25 |
R (HL) |
| Retties Session Cases 4th Series (Justiciary cases, Scotland) Westlaw UK - external site 1874-1898 v.1-25 |
R (J) |
| Retties Session Cases 4th Series (Scotland) Westlaw UK - external site 1873-1898 v.1-25 |
R |
Revised Reports |
RR |
Road Traffic Reports |
RTR |
S
Sales & Fair Trading Law Cases |
ASAL |
Scotch & Divorce Appeals |
LR Sc&Div LR Sc |
Scots Law Times |
SLT |
Scottish Civil Law Reports |
SCLR |
Scottish Criminal Case Reports |
SCCR |
Scottish Criminal Law |
SCL |
Session Cases |
SC |
| Session Cases (House of Lords) Westlaw UK - external site 1907-2009 |
SC (HL) |
| Session Cases (Justiciary) Westlaw UK - external site 1907-1916 |
SC (J) |
| Session Cases (Privy Council Cases) Westlaw UK - external site 2009-2016 |
PC (Sc) |
| Session Cases (Sheriff Appeal Court) Westlaw UK - external site 2016+ |
SC (SAC) |
| Session Cases (Supreme Court) Westlaw UK - external site 2010+ |
SC (UKSC) |
Simon's First-tier Tax Decisions |
SFTD |
Simon's Tax Cases |
STC |
Simon's Tax Cases, Special Commissioners' Decisions |
STC (SCD) |
Singapore Law Reports |
SLR |
| South Australian Industrial Reports AustLII - external site 1916-1945 |
SAIR |
| South Australian Law Reports AustLII - external site 1863-1920 |
SALR |
South Australian State Reports |
SASR |
South Eastern Reporter |
SE |
South Western Reporter |
SW |
Southern Reporter |
So So 2d |
State Reports (New South Wales) |
SR (NSW) |
State Reports (South Australia) |
SR (SA) |
State Reports (Western Australia) |
SR (WA) |
| State Reports of Queensland Queensland Judgments - external site 1902-1957 (contact Library for login details) Westlaw AU - external site 1902-1957 |
St R Qd |
Strata Titles Reports (NSW) |
STR (NSW) |
Supreme Court Reporter (US) |
S Ct |
Supreme Court Reports (Canada) |
SCR |
T
Tasmanian Law Reports |
TasLR |
Tasmanian Reports |
Tas R |
Tasmanian State Reports |
Tas SR |
Tax Cases |
TC |
Tax Reports (New Zealand) |
TRNZ |
| Times Law Reports (also known as Times Law Reports and Commercial cases) HeinOnline - external site v.1-66 1884-1950 |
TLR |
| Trinidad and Tobago Law Reports CommonLII - external site 1893-1910 |
T & T Sup |
U
US Reports |
US |
V
Value Added Tax Tribunal Reports |
VATTR |
Victorian Administrative Reports |
VAR |
Victorian Law Reports |
VLR |
| Victorian Law Times and Legal Observer AustLII - external site 1853-1857 |
Vic LT VLT |
Victorian Reports |
VR |
W
| Webb, A'Beckett and Williams' Reports AustLII - external site 1866-1873 |
W A'B & W |
Weekly Law Reports |
WLR |
| Weekly Notes (New South Wales) Only available in hard copy: Bays 63-64 |
WN(NSW) |
West Indian Reports |
WIR |
Western Australian Law Reports |
WALR |
Western Australian Reports |
WAR |
Wyatt and Webb's Reports |
Wyatt & W |
Wyatt, Webb and A'Beckett's Reports |
WW & A'B |
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