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McGill Style Guide

Cases

Type

Title (Italics)

Year

Volume

Reporter (Abbr.)

Series # (if needed)

Pinpoint

Examples

Neutral

R v. Neil,

2002

70

SCC

 

361.

R v. Neil, 2002 70 SCC 361.

Official/Semi-Official

R v. Neil,

[2002]

2

SCR

 

361.

R v. Neil, [2002] 2 SCR 361.

Other

R v. Neil

(2002)

218

DLR

(4th)

361.

R v. Neil, (2002) 218 DLR (4th) 361.

See section 3.1 of the Canadian Guide to Uniform Legal Citation (7th ed.) for complete rules on Cases (Jurisprudence)

 

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