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OSCOLA referencing guide (Online)

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Law Commission Report

To create a reference to a Law Commission report, you should include Law Commission, followed by the title in italics and the Law Commission report number and year in brackets. You can use paragraph numbers to pinpoint information.

Format: Law Commission, Report Title (Law Commission report number, year) paragraph number.

Example: Law Commission, Evidence of Bad Character in Criminal Proceedings (Law Com No 273, 2011) para 2.89.

There is no change in format between a footnote reference and a bibliography entry.

To create a reference to a Scottish Law Commission report, you should include Law Commission, followed by the title in italics and the  Scottish Law Commission report number and year in brackets. You can use paragraph numbers to pinpoint information.

Format: Scottish Law Commission, Report Title ( Scottish Law Commission report number, year) paragraph number.

Example: Scottish Law Commission, Damages for Psychiatric Injury ( Scot Law Com No 196, 2004).

There is no change in format between a footnote reference and a bibliography entry.