Correct legal referencing is an essential skill for students, academics and other legal writers. In this indispensable guide, the author explains the ‘hows and whys’ of good legal referencing and writing.

In this fifth edition, the author discusses how to cite legal and non-legal sources. The citation requirements of the fourth edition of the Australian Guide to Legal Citation are clearly explained. Additionally, ‘how to’ examples are provided together with a discussion of citation management systems.

Written to engage students as well as practitioners and other legal writers, this book supports early and ongoing learning on the importance of accurate legal referencing. The author discusses techniques to improve legal writing and referencing, providing many clear examples and exercises, with answers, to assist writers to identify and avoid plagiarism in legal or other writing.

Legal Referencing is an excellent ongoing resource for use throughout law studies and beyond.

Features

• Supports understanding of referencing style


• Extensive coverage of plagiarism – how to identify it, and how to avoid it


• User-friendly, practical and accurate style


• Provides clarity for students new to legal writing


• Facilitates compliance with scholastic requirements


• An invaluable guide for students of law and other disciplines required to engage with the legal writing

Related Titles

Bott & Talbot-Stokes, Nemes and Coss’ Effective Legal Research, 7th ed, 2018

Butt, Legal Usage: A Modern Style Guide, 2018

Corbett-Jarvis & Grigg, Effective Legal Writing: A Practical Guide, 2nd ed, 2017

Creyke et al, Laying Down the Law, 10th ed, 2018

Meehan & Tulloch, Grammar for Lawyers, 3rd ed, 2013