6.5.1 Hardcopy edition

The general format for citing legal encyclopaedias (except Laws of New Zealand) is as follows:
Element Title Edition Reissue (if available) Year of publication Volume/binder no (if needed) Topic name Pinpoint
Examples Halsbury’s Laws of England (4th ed, reissue, 1998) vol 9(1) Contract at
[859]
Halsbury’s Laws of England (5th ed,   2017) vol 9 Children and Young Persons at
[651]
Eg Halsbury’s Laws of England (4th ed, reissue, 1998) vol 9(1) Contract at [859].
Eg Halsbury’s Laws of England (5th ed, 2017) vol 9 Children and Young Persons at [651].

Where a reissue is being cited it is necessary to indicate that because reissues often have different ordering from the original volume. However, for the fifth edition onwards of Halsbury’s Laws of England it is unnecessary to provide any reissue information due to the way the publication is organised.

6.5.2 Online edition

Cite online editions of legal encyclopaedias in the same way as hardcopy editions but add “online ed” after the year of publication:
Element Title Edition Year of publication Online ed Volume/binder no (if needed) Topic name Pinpoint
Example Halsbury's Laws of England (5th ed, 2012, online ed) vol 22 Contract at [231]
Eg Halsbury’s Laws of England (5th ed, 2012, online ed) vol 22 Contract at [231].

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