Info Skills Citing References: Citing a pre-1865 case using OSCOLA

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Info SkillsCiting References Citing a pre-1865
case using OSCOLA
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What is OSCOLA?
What is OSCOLA?

• OSCOLA stands for The Oxford Standard for
  Citation of Legal Authorities.
• OSCOLA is a document that was devised to provide
  a clear set of guidelines on how to cite legal
  materials.
• This tutorial will help you cite a case which was
  reported before 1865 using OSCOLA.

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Citing References gt Citing a pre-1865 case using
OSCOLA
To the right is the first page of a case which
was reported before 1865. Most of the information
you need to build a citation is on this page.
Firstly, you need to identify the parties (people
or organisations) involved in this case. In this
instance, they are Boulton plus Jones and
Another.
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Citing References gt Citing a pre-1865 case using
OSCOLA
To the right is the first page of a case which
was reported before 1865. Most of the information
you need to build a citation is on this page.
Firstly, you need to identify the parties (people
or organisations) involved in this case. In this
instance, they are Boulton plus Jones and
Another. In your reference, this would be
written as Bolton v Jones
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Citing References gt Citing a pre-1865 case using
OSCOLA
To the right is the first page of a case which
was reported before 1865. Most of the information
you need to build a citation is on this page.
Firstly, you need to identify the parties (people
or organisations) involved in this case. In this
instance, they are Boulton plus Jones and
Another. In your reference, this would be
written as Bolton v Jones You should give the
party names in italics, separated by an italic
v. Omit details such as and another from
your citation.
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Citing References gt Citing a pre-1865 case using
OSCOLA
Next, you need to identify the year in which the
case was originally reported.
In this instance, the year is 1857.
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Citing References gt Citing a pre-1865 case using
OSCOLA
Next, you need to identify the year in which the
case was originally reported.
In this instance, the year is 1857. So the
reference now reads Bolton v Jones (1857)
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Citing References gt Citing a pre-1865 case using
OSCOLA
Next, you need to identify the year in which the
case was originally reported.
In this instance, the year is 1857. So the
reference now reads Bolton v Jones (1857) Notice
that the year is given in round brackets.
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Citing References gt Citing a pre-1865 case using
OSCOLA
Pre-1865, cases were reported by individual law
reporters, whose names were used to identify
their law report series (known collectively as
nominate reports). These have subsequently been
reprinted in a series called the English Reports.
We have found this case in the English Reports.
Next, you need to give a citation for the
nominate report, starting with the volume number.
In this instance, the case was located in volume
2 of the nominate report series.
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Citing References gt Citing a pre-1865 case using
OSCOLA
Pre-1865, cases were reported by individual law
reporters, whose names were used to identify
their law report series (known collectively as
nominate reports). These have subsequently been
reprinted in a series called the English Reports.
We have found this case in the English Reports.
Next, you need to give a citation for the
nominate report, starting with the volume number.
In this instance, the case was located in volume
2 of the nominate report series. So the
reference now reads Bolton v Jones (1857) 2
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Citing References gt Citing a pre-1865 case using
OSCOLA
Next, you need to indicate in which series of
nominate reports the case was originally
published.
In this instance, the case was reported in a
series called H. N. (Hurlstone Norman).
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Citing References gt Citing a pre-1865 case using
OSCOLA
Next, you need to indicate in which series of
nominate reports the case was originally
published.
In this instance, the case was reported in a
series called H. N. (Hurlstone Norman).
So, the reference now reads Bolton v Jones
(1857) 2 HN
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Citing References gt Citing a pre-1865 case using
OSCOLA
Next, you need to indicate in which series of
nominate reports the case was originally
published.
In this instance, the case was reported in a
series called H. N. (Hurlstone Norman).
So, the reference now reads Bolton v Jones
(1857) 2 HN You should use a standard
abbreviation for the title of the nominate report
series. You can find this at the top of the page
or check here. Notice that no full stops are
used in this abbreviation, even though the
abbreviation in the original document contains
full stops.
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Citing References gt Citing a pre-1865 case using
OSCOLA
Next, you need to indicate on which page the
report of the case began in the volume of the
nominate report series.
In this instance, the report of the case began on
page 564 in the nominate report series.
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Citing References gt Citing a pre-1865 case using
OSCOLA
Next, you need to indicate on which page the
report of the case began in the volume of the
nominate report series.
In this instance, the report of the case began on
page 564 in the nominate report series. So the
reference now reads Bolton v Jones (1857) 2 HN
564,
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Citing References gt Citing a pre-1865 case using
OSCOLA
Next, you need to indicate on which page the
report of the case began in the volume of the
nominate report series.
In this instance, the report of the case began on
page 564 in the nominate report series. So the
reference now reads Bolton v Jones (1857) 2 HN
564, You should add a comma after the page number
of the nominate report series.
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Citing References gt Citing a pre-1865 case using
OSCOLA
Now you need to give the citation for the English
Reports, the law report series in which the
original nominate report of the case has been
reprinted. Next, you need to give the volume
number of the English Reports.
In this instance, you will find the volume number
on the spine of the English Reports volume. It is
157.
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Citing References gt Citing a pre-1865 case using
OSCOLA
Now you need to give the citation for the English
Reports, the law report series in which the
original nominate report of the case has been
reprinted. Next, you need to give the volume
number of the English Reports.
In this instance, you will find the volume number
on the spine of the English Reports volume. It is
157. So the reference now reads Bolton v Jones
(1857) 2 HN 564, 157
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Citing References gt Citing a pre-1865 case using
OSCOLA
Next, you need to indicate the title of the law
report series in which the case has been
reprinted.
The case was reprinted in the English Reports.
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Citing References gt Citing a pre-1865 case using
OSCOLA
Next, you need to indicate the title of the law
report series in which the case has been
reprinted.
The case was reprinted in the English Reports.
So the reference now reads Bolton v Jones
(1857) 2 HN 564, 157 ER
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Citing References gt Citing a pre-1865 case using
OSCOLA
Next, you need to indicate the title of the law
report series in which the case has been
reprinted.
The case was reprinted in the English Reports.
So the reference now reads Bolton v Jones
(1857) 2 HN 564, 157 ER You should use a
standard abbreviation to indicate the title of
the law report series English Reports is
abbreviated as ER. Notice that no full stops
are used in this abbreviation.
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Citing References gt Citing a pre-1865 case using
OSCOLA
Finally, you need to indicate on which page the
report of the case begins in the volume of the
English Reports.
In this instance, the report of the case begins
on page 232 in the volume of the English Reports.

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Citing References gt Citing a pre-1865 case using
OSCOLA
Finally, you need to indicate on which page the
report of the case begins in the volume of the
English Reports.
In this instance, the report of the case begins
on page 232 in the volume of the English Reports.
So the complete reference now reads Bolton v
Jones (1857) 2 HN 564, 157 ER 232