CIMAC05LECTUREONE.ppt

* In 1865, the Incorporated Council of Law Reporting began an effort to organize the reporting system in England by publishing decisions of the English superior courts. As a result of this effort, the series known as the Law Reports (KD275-277 in law library) developed as a semi-official publication and is known as the preferred source for case citations. Originally published in eleven series, the Law Reports are now divided into four divisions, based on a restructuring of the court system: (1) Appeal Cases (App.Cas.); (2) Chancery Division (Ch.); (3) Queen’s [or King’s] Bench Division (abb