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170Table 16. Mandatory elements in the identification section of Canadian judgments (adaptedfrom Pelletier et al. (2002) and Pelletier et al. (2009))Mandatory elements(mandatory presence and sequence)Element’s name Label ExampleName of court [Label not required] Supreme Court of CanadaNeutral citationCitation:Decision date Date: Date: 20081114Citation: 2008 SCC 62 orCitation: R v. Solowan, [2008] 3 S.C.R. 309Docket number Docket: Docket: 32237Registry [mandatory onlyRegistry: ---if applicable]Full style of causeTranslation Notice[mandatory only ifapplicable]Publication restriction[mandatory only ifapplicable]Correction notice[mandatory only ifapplicable]Name(s) of the judge(s)hearing the matterCase origin [mandatoryonly if applicable]Between: orParties: orIn the matter of: or[Label not required][Official English translation]/ [Label not required]BETWEEN:Kenneth Stephen Terrance SolowanAppellantandHer Majesty The QueenRespondentRestriction on publication: ---Corrected decision: ---Coram: or[Any consistent label]On appeal from orOn judicial review from orSupplementary reasons to---Binnie, LeBel, Deschamps, Fish, Abella,Charron and Rothstein JJ.on appeal from the Court of Appeal ofBritish ColumbiaThe thematic part of Canadian judgments is organized according to the judge‘spreferences, but it is mandatory that they number paragraphs. Judgments contain thefollowing information in one form or another: Introduction, Facts, Issues, Analysis, andConclusion. The last four sections are also called ―Reasons for judgment‖. Judges may useheadings and subheadings in longer judgments.