Practice Direction (Judgments: Form and Citation)
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Practice Direction (Judgments: Form and Citation) is a procedural guideline in the English civil justice system that sets out the required format and citation rules for court judgments, particularly in the Court of Appeal.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Practice Direction (Judgments: Form and Citation) canonical | 1 |
| Practice Directions | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9136794 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Practice Direction (Judgments: Form and Citation) Context triple: [EWCA, regulatedBy, Practice Direction (Judgments: Form and Citation)]
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A.
The Elements of Legal Style
The Elements of Legal Style is a widely used legal-writing guide that applies principles of clarity, precision, and effective style to legal documents and advocacy.
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B.
The Redbook: A Manual on Legal Style
The Redbook: A Manual on Legal Style is a widely used reference guide that provides detailed rules and guidance for clear, precise, and consistent legal writing and citation.
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C.
The Nature of the Judicial Process
The Nature of the Judicial Process is a classic 1921 legal treatise in which Justice Benjamin N. Cardozo analyzes how judges actually decide cases, exploring the interplay of precedent, logic, and social policy in judicial decision-making.
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D.
Restatements of the Law
Restatements of the Law are highly influential scholarly syntheses that clarify and organize common law principles in the United States for use by courts, lawyers, and scholars.
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E.
Working Procedures for Appellate Review
Working Procedures for Appellate Review are the detailed procedural rules that govern how the World Trade Organization’s Appellate Body conducts and manages appeals in dispute settlement cases.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Practice Direction (Judgments: Form and Citation) Target entity description: Practice Direction (Judgments: Form and Citation) is a procedural guideline in the English civil justice system that sets out the required format and citation rules for court judgments, particularly in the Court of Appeal.
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A.
The Elements of Legal Style
The Elements of Legal Style is a widely used legal-writing guide that applies principles of clarity, precision, and effective style to legal documents and advocacy.
-
B.
The Redbook: A Manual on Legal Style
The Redbook: A Manual on Legal Style is a widely used reference guide that provides detailed rules and guidance for clear, precise, and consistent legal writing and citation.
-
C.
The Nature of the Judicial Process
The Nature of the Judicial Process is a classic 1921 legal treatise in which Justice Benjamin N. Cardozo analyzes how judges actually decide cases, exploring the interplay of precedent, logic, and social policy in judicial decision-making.
-
D.
Restatements of the Law
Restatements of the Law are highly influential scholarly syntheses that clarify and organize common law principles in the United States for use by courts, lawyers, and scholars.
-
E.
Working Procedures for Appellate Review
Working Procedures for Appellate Review are the detailed procedural rules that govern how the World Trade Organization’s Appellate Body conducts and manages appeals in dispute settlement cases.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
practice direction
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procedural guideline ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
improve accessibility of case law
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reduce ambiguity in legal citations ⓘ |
| appliesIn | civil proceedings ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
handed-down judgments
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reported judgments ⓘ unreported judgments ⓘ written judgments ⓘ |
| appliesToCourt |
County Court of England and Wales
NERFINISHED
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Court of Appeal of England and Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ High Court of Justice of England and Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bindingStatus | procedurally binding on courts to which it applies ⓘ |
| citationStyle | specifies neutral citation including court identifier and year ⓘ |
| concerns |
neutral citation system in England and Wales
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standardisation of judgment headings ⓘ standardisation of paragraph numbering in judgments ⓘ standardisation of party names in judgments ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| issuedBy | senior judiciary of England and Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | England and Wales ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalDomain | civil procedure ⓘ |
| legalNature | subordinate legislation-type guidance ⓘ |
| legalSystem | English civil justice system ⓘ |
| purpose |
to facilitate accurate legal citation
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to secure consistency in the citation of judgments ⓘ to secure consistency in the form of judgments ⓘ |
| regulates |
case citation format
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citation of earlier authorities in judgments ⓘ heading and title of judgments ⓘ identification of parties in judgments ⓘ neutral citation of judgments ⓘ numbering of paragraphs in judgments ⓘ structure of written judgments ⓘ |
| relatedInstrument | Practice Directions supplementing the Civil Procedure Rules NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Civil Procedure Rules of England and Wales
NERFINISHED
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Court of Appeal practice NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
citation of judgments
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form of judgments ⓘ |
| supports | electronic publication of judgments ⓘ |
| typeOfLawSource | practice direction under the authority of the courts ⓘ |
| usedBy |
court staff
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judges ⓘ law reporters ⓘ legal practitioners ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Practice Direction (Judgments: Form and Citation) Description of subject: Practice Direction (Judgments: Form and Citation) is a procedural guideline in the English civil justice system that sets out the required format and citation rules for court judgments, particularly in the Court of Appeal.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Civil Procedure Rules (for some matters)
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contains
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Practice Direction (Judgments: Form and Citation)
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subject surface form:
Civil Procedure Rules
this entity surface form:
Practice Directions