PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Fletcher, V A
TI  - Attempting to demystify law reports for the non-lawyer.
AID  - 10.1136/jme.14.1.35
DP  - 1988 Mar 01
TA  - Journal of Medical Ethics
PG  - 35--37
VI  - 14
IP  - 1
4099  - http://jme.bmj.com/content/14/1/35.short
4100  - http://jme.bmj.com/content/14/1/35.full
SO  - J Med Ethics1988 Mar 01; 14
AB  - To a non-lawyer, references to law reports can appear confusing and complicated. This brief article attempts to explain how to decode such references and thus get to the reports. Those wishing to pursue the matter further are referred to more detailed explanations. This article deals primarily with English case law and is up to date as of December 1987.