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Law Reports of the Commonwealth

January 01, 1970

This article is about the law reports for members of the Commonwealth of Nations. For the law reports for Australia, see Commonwealth Law Reports.

The Law Reports of the Commonwealth, abbreviated LRC, are a series of law reports of landmark cases decided in the high and appellate courts of members of the Commonwealth of Nations. The LRC were first published in 1985 and, as of 2022, are published in five volumes each year, in both digital and hard copy formats.

Law Reports of the Commonwealth
Editorial consultantMichael Kirby
CategoriesLaw reports
FrequencyFive volumes per annum
PublisherButterworths (originally)
Professional Books (later)
LexisNexis (now)
First issue1985 (1985)
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
Websitelexisweb.co.uk

History edit

The LRC were first published in 1985 by Professional Books of Oxford, with the 'active encouragement' and editorial advice of the Commonwealth Secretariat.[1][2][3][4][note 1] Early volumes covering 1980–1984 included cases on commercial law only, with volumes covering 1985 and later years further encompassing cases on constitutional and criminal law.[5][6][7] In 1993, the LRC 's three sub-series, each covering commercial, constitutional, and criminal law, respectively, were discontinued in favour of a single consolidated series.[5][8] By 1994, the Secretariat described the LRC as 'an authoritative and frequently cited source of precedents and judgments from around the Commonwealth.'[9][note 2] The series celebrated the publication of their one-hundredth volume in 2009.[10]

Contents edit

The LRC 'report key cases of international significance from all Commonwealth countries,' including 'judgments not reported elsewhere.'[8] The series now encompass, in addition to commercial, constitutional, and criminal law, a broader remit of case law, including that regarding 'arbitration, conflict of laws, environment, human rights, immigration, property and tort.'[8] Moreover, the series publish an annual index of cases, an annual 'analysis of legal trends in the Commonwealth,' and an occasional cumulative index of cases.[8][11][note 3]

Citation edit

Citations to the LRC are the fourth-ranked preference for proceedings before the Caribbean Court of Justice.[12][note 4] Cases reported in the LRC are cited as in the accompanying table.[note 5] For instance, the first record of said table indicates that the decision of the Trinidad and Tobago Supreme Court, entitled Juman v Attorney General of Trinidad and Tobago, was reported in 2017 in volume 2 of the Law Reports of the Commonwealth, with its text starting on page 610.

Style of cause (year of decision) [year of report] volume report (series) page
Juman v Attorney General of Trinidad and Tobago [2017] 2 LRC 610
He Kaw Teh v R [1986] LRC (Crim) 553
Clarke v Karika [1985] LRC (Const) 732

Notes and references edit

Explanatory footnotes edit

  1. ^ Butterworths of London, now LexisNexis, took over publication of the LRC by 1986 (anon 1990b, p. 957, para. 26, anon 1986, p. 1064, para. 13, Kirby 2009, p. 373). The Secretariat's work towards the series's publication is thought to have been prompted by a speech by the then Secretary General, Shridath S. Ramphal, to the seventh Commonwealth-organised law conference in 1983 in Hong Kong (Kirby 2009, p. 372). They envisioned the series as complementary to the Commonwealth Law Bulletin (anon 1996, p. 513, Kirby 2009, p. 373). The series's founding editors included P. N. Bhagwati (of India), Kutlu Fuad (of Hong Kong), James S. Read (of England), Peter E. Slinn (of England), and P. St. John Smart (of England) (Kirby 2009, pp. 372–373).
  2. ^ For instance, by 1988, a poll of 'legal officers, the judiciary and private practitioners of the Commonwealth Caribbean' had identified the LRC as 'needed' for routine practice and research (Newton 1988, pp. 9–10).
  3. ^ The earliest cumulative index, published 1987, covered commercial law cases from 19 Commonwealth jurisdictions during 1980–1984 (Constance 1988, p. 454). The latest cumulative index covers cases during 1980–2020 (Davies & Tyson 2022, sec. Cases second subsec). The earliest analysis of legal trends, termed Editorial Review, was published 1993 (Kirby 2009, p. 375).
  4. ^ The order of preference is, respectively, the West Indian Reports, the Law Reports, 'recognised law reports of the jurisdiction in which the [relevant] case was decided,' and the LRC (Bastide 2007, pp. 400–401, sec. II).
  5. ^ Examples in proceeding table were taken from, from top to bottom, UKPC 2022, para. 91, UKPC 2019, para. 34, UKPC 2016, para. 34.

Short citations edit

  1. ^ Kirby 2009, pp. 369, 372–373.
  2. ^ anon 1990b, pp. 957–958, para. 26.
  3. ^ anon 1994, p. 1020, paras. 17-18.
  4. ^ anon 1996, p. 513.
  5. ^ a b Kirby 2009, p. 374.
  6. ^ anon 1990b, p. 957, para. 26.
  7. ^ anon 1986, p. 1064, para. 13.
  8. ^ a b c d Davies & Tyson 2022, sec. Cases second subsec.
  9. ^ anon 1994, p. 1020, para. 17.
  10. ^ Kirby 2009, p. 369, abstract.
  11. ^ Kirby 2009, pp. 375–376.
  12. ^ Bastide 2007, p. 400, para. f.

Full citations edit

  1. "Arorangi Timberland Ltd & Ors v Minister of the Cook Islands National Superannuation Fund (Cook Islands)". The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council Decisions (Court judgment). London: British and Irish Legal Information Institute. 17 November 2016. Neutral citation [2016] UKPC 32.
  2. "Nurse and Canserve Ltd v Republic of Trinidad and Tobago (Trinidad and Tobago)". The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council Decisions (Court judgment). London: British and Irish Legal Information Institute. 28 November 2019. Neutral citation [2019] UKPC 43.
  3. "Gulf View Medical Centre Ltd v Tesheira (Trinidad and Tobago)". The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council Decisions (Court judgment). London: British and Irish Legal Information Institute. 25 October 2022. Neutral citation [2022] UKPC 38.
  4. anon (1986). "Review of the activities of the Commonwealth Secretariat in the legal field". Commonwealth Law Bulletin. 12 (4): 1062–1081. doi:10.1080/03050718.1986.9985884.
  5. anon (April 1990a). "Reviews and Notices". Commonwealth Law Bulletin. 16 (2): 672–691.
  6. anon (July 1990b). "Review of the activities of the Commonwealth Secretariat in the legal field". Commonwealth Law Bulletin. 16 (3): 952–979. doi:10.1080/03050718.1990.9986091.
  7. anon (1994). "Review of the activities of the Commonwealth Secretariat in the legal field". Commonwealth Law Bulletin. 20 (3): 1017–1092. doi:10.1080/03050718.1994.9986382.
  8. anon (1996). "Review of the activities of the Commonwealth Secretariat in the legal field". Commonwealth Law Bulletin. 22 (1–2): 509–576. doi:10.1080/03050718.1996.9986450.
  9. Bastide, M. A. de la (14 March 2007). "Practice Direction (Caribbean Court of Justice: Citation of Judgments and Reported Cases)". West Indian Reports. pp. 399–401.
  10. Constance, Spheeris (1988). "Law Reports of the Commonwealth, Commercial Law Reports 1980–1984". International and Comparative Law Quarterly. 37 (2): 454–455. doi:10.1093/iclqaj/37.2.337.
  11. Davies, Lisa; Tyson, Alice (February 2022). "Commonwealth countries: Commonwealth". IALS Library (Library guide). London: School of Advanced Study of the University of London.
  12. Kirby, Michael (3 June 2009). "The hundredth volume of the Law Reports of the Commonwealth". Commonwealth Law Bulletin. 35 (2): 369–377. doi:10.1080/03050710902924619.
  13. Lanigan, Jane (29 March 2012). "Law Reports of the Commonwealth: Editorial Review 2010". Commonwealth Law Bulletin. 38 (1): 129. doi:10.1080/03050718.2012.668779.
  14. Newton, Velma (September 1988). "Standards for Court Libraries". Caribbean Journal of Legal Information. 5 (2): 6–13. ISSN 0255-7118.
  15. Read, James S.; Slinn, Peter E. (6 January 2011). "The Commonwealth through the case law". Commonwealth Law Bulletin. 36 (4): 729–772. doi:10.1080/03050718.2010.524356.
  16. Read, James S.; Slinn, Peter E. (29 March 2012). "The Commonwealth through the case law". Commonwealth Law Bulletin. 38 (1): 131–172. doi:10.1080/03050718.2012.646739.
  17. Zammit Borda, Aldo (6 January 2011). "Law Reports of the Commonwealth: Editorial Review 2009". Commonwealth Law Bulletin. 36 (4): 727. doi:10.1080/03050718.2010.524354.


January 01, 1970
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This article is about the law reports for members of the Commonwealth of Nations For the law reports for Australia see Commonwealth Law Reports The Law Reports of the Commonwealth abbreviated LRC are a series of law reports of landmark cases decided in the high and appellate courts of members of the Commonwealth of Nations The LRC were first published in 1985 and as of 2022 are published in five volumes each year in both digital and hard copy formats Law Reports of the CommonwealthEditorial consultantMichael KirbyCategoriesLaw reportsFrequencyFive volumes per annumPublisherButterworths originally Professional Books later LexisNexis now First issue1985 1985 CountryUnited KingdomLanguageEnglishWebsitelexisweb co uk Contents 1 History 2 Contents 3 Citation 4 Notes and references 4 1 Explanatory footnotes 4 2 Short citations 4 3 Full citationsHistory editThe LRC were first published in 1985 by Professional Books of Oxford with the active encouragement and editorial advice of the Commonwealth Secretariat 1 2 3 4 note 1 Early volumes covering 1980 1984 included cases on commercial law only with volumes covering 1985 and later years further encompassing cases on constitutional and criminal law 5 6 7 In 1993 the LRC s three sub series each covering commercial constitutional and criminal law respectively were discontinued in favour of a single consolidated series 5 8 By 1994 the Secretariat described the LRC as an authoritative and frequently cited source of precedents and judgments from around the Commonwealth 9 note 2 The series celebrated the publication of their one hundredth volume in 2009 10 Contents editThe LRC report key cases of international significance from all Commonwealth countries including judgments not reported elsewhere 8 The series now encompass in addition to commercial constitutional and criminal law a broader remit of case law including that regarding arbitration conflict of laws environment human rights immigration property and tort 8 Moreover the series publish an annual index of cases an annual analysis of legal trends in the Commonwealth and an occasional cumulative index of cases 8 11 note 3 Citation editCitations to the LRC are the fourth ranked preference for proceedings before the Caribbean Court of Justice 12 note 4 Cases reported in the LRC are cited as in the accompanying table note 5 For instance the first record of said table indicates that the decision of the Trinidad and Tobago Supreme Court entitled Juman v Attorney General of Trinidad and Tobago was reported in 2017 in volume 2 of the Law Reports of the Commonwealth with its text starting on page 610 Style of cause year of decision year of report volume report series page Juman v Attorney General of Trinidad and Tobago 2017 2 LRC 610 He Kaw Teh v R 1986 LRC Crim 553 Clarke v Karika 1985 LRC Const 732Notes and references editExplanatory footnotes edit Butterworths of London now LexisNexis took over publication of the LRC by 1986 anon 1990b p 957 para 26 anon 1986 p 1064 para 13 Kirby 2009 p 373 The Secretariat s work towards the series s publication is thought to have been prompted by a speech by the then Secretary General Shridath S Ramphal to the seventh Commonwealth organised law conference in 1983 in Hong Kong Kirby 2009 p 372 They envisioned the series as complementary to the Commonwealth Law Bulletin anon 1996 p 513 Kirby 2009 p 373 The series s founding editors included P N Bhagwati of India Kutlu Fuad of Hong Kong James S Read of England Peter E Slinn of England and P St John Smart of England Kirby 2009 pp 372 373 For instance by 1988 a poll of legal officers the judiciary and private practitioners of the Commonwealth Caribbean had identified the LRC as needed for routine practice and research Newton 1988 pp 9 10 The earliest cumulative index published 1987 covered commercial law cases from 19 Commonwealth jurisdictions during 1980 1984 Constance 1988 p 454 The latest cumulative index covers cases during 1980 2020 Davies amp Tyson 2022 sec Cases second subsec The earliest analysis of legal trends termed Editorial Review was published 1993 Kirby 2009 p 375 The order of preference is respectively the West Indian Reports the Law Reports recognised law reports of the jurisdiction in which the relevant case was decided and the LRC Bastide 2007 pp 400 401 sec II Examples in proceeding table were taken from from top to bottom UKPC 2022 para 91 UKPC 2019 para 34 UKPC 2016 para 34 Short citations edit Kirby 2009 pp 369 372 373 anon 1990b pp 957 958 para 26 anon 1994 p 1020 paras 17 18 anon 1996 p 513 a b Kirby 2009 p 374 anon 1990b p 957 para 26 anon 1986 p 1064 para 13 a b c d Davies amp Tyson 2022 sec Cases second subsec anon 1994 p 1020 para 17 Kirby 2009 p 369 abstract Kirby 2009 pp 375 376 Bastide 2007 p 400 para f Full citations edit Arorangi Timberland Ltd amp Ors v Minister of the Cook Islands National Superannuation Fund Cook Islands The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council Decisions Court judgment London British and Irish Legal Information Institute 17 November 2016 Neutral citation 2016 UKPC 32 Nurse and Canserve Ltd v Republic of Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council Decisions Court judgment London British and Irish Legal Information Institute 28 November 2019 Neutral citation 2019 UKPC 43 Gulf View Medical Centre Ltd v Tesheira Trinidad and Tobago The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council Decisions Court judgment London British and Irish Legal Information Institute 25 October 2022 Neutral citation 2022 UKPC 38 anon 1986 Review of the activities of the Commonwealth Secretariat in the legal field Commonwealth Law Bulletin 12 4 1062 1081 doi 10 1080 03050718 1986 9985884 anon April 1990a Reviews and Notices Commonwealth Law Bulletin 16 2 672 691 anon July 1990b Review of the activities of the Commonwealth Secretariat in the legal field Commonwealth Law Bulletin 16 3 952 979 doi 10 1080 03050718 1990 9986091 anon 1994 Review of the activities of the Commonwealth Secretariat in the legal field Commonwealth Law Bulletin 20 3 1017 1092 doi 10 1080 03050718 1994 9986382 anon 1996 Review of the activities of the Commonwealth Secretariat in the legal field Commonwealth Law Bulletin 22 1 2 509 576 doi 10 1080 03050718 1996 9986450 Bastide M A de la 14 March 2007 Practice Direction Caribbean Court of Justice Citation of Judgments and Reported Cases West Indian Reports pp 399 401 Constance Spheeris 1988 Law Reports of the Commonwealth Commercial Law Reports 1980 1984 International and Comparative Law Quarterly 37 2 454 455 doi 10 1093 iclqaj 37 2 337 Davies Lisa Tyson Alice February 2022 Commonwealth countries Commonwealth IALS Library Library guide London School of Advanced Study of the University of London Kirby Michael 3 June 2009 The hundredth volume of the Law Reports of the Commonwealth Commonwealth Law Bulletin 35 2 369 377 doi 10 1080 03050710902924619 Lanigan Jane 29 March 2012 Law Reports of the Commonwealth Editorial Review 2010 Commonwealth Law Bulletin 38 1 129 doi 10 1080 03050718 2012 668779 Newton Velma September 1988 Standards for Court Libraries Caribbean Journal of Legal Information 5 2 6 13 ISSN 0255 7118 Read James S Slinn Peter E 6 January 2011 The Commonwealth through the case law Commonwealth Law Bulletin 36 4 729 772 doi 10 1080 03050718 2010 524356 Read James S Slinn Peter E 29 March 2012 The Commonwealth through the case law Commonwealth Law Bulletin 38 1 131 172 doi 10 1080 03050718 2012 646739 Zammit Borda Aldo 6 January 2011 Law Reports of the Commonwealth Editorial Review 2009 Commonwealth Law Bulletin 36 4 727 doi 10 1080 03050718 2010 524354 This article needs additional or more specific categories Please help out by adding categories to it so that it can be listed with similar articles March 2023 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Law Reports of the Commonwealth amp oldid 1216422038, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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