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Caldwell would have its shorttitle set to Caldwell.
Use this field for abbreviated case names which are
those that any lawyer would naturally understand
without explanation.
shorthand Optional. A shorter title of the case which will be
introduced the first time the case is cited in any reference
section, and thereafter used in place of the full
title, and will be listed in any table of abbreviations.
Use this field sparingly.
date Mandatory. The date which it is appropriate to use
in the citation of the report you will be using, which
may or may not be the actual date of the decision.
Only the year is required (except for some unreported
cases, where oscola requires a full date). See page 11
for information about how to enter dates.
origdate Optional. The date of the decision itself if it is different
from the date being given in the date field, and
sufficiently important to matter.
number Optional, but sometimes required for correct citation.
This field is used for any number which forms an essential
part of the case’s citation. Its exact use varies
depending on the type of case. For English, Scottish,
Australian and Canadian cases it is the full neutral
citation, if there is one. For eu cases it is the case
number; for US cases the docket number (Note that
neutralcite may also be used: it functions as a synonym
for number.)
keywords Multiple keywords can be given; but the keywords
field
should always include at least one ‘country’ indication.
For detail see page 25.
court Optional. This gives the court which decided the case.
It is normally printed only if required. 22 For instance,
in an English case which has a neutral citation the
information will not be printed, since the neutral citation
provides it anyway. Similarly with an eu case.
(Note that internally court is a synonyn for the ‘institution’
field, which you may use if you prefer.)
reporter Mandatory, except for unreported cases. The title of
the series of reports to which you are citing. (The
reporter field is a synonym for journaltitle, which
you may use if you prefer.)
22 Not quite true. The package is pretty good at working out whether it is required for English
and European citations; but it ‘knows less’ about non-English citations, and will generally use
any information it is given when printing them.
Cases 22