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Abbreviations - Selected Law Reports

These are abbreviations of the MOST FREQUENTLY USED LAW REPORTS ONLY.  For a complete list of this library's law reports, check the red LAW REPORTS HOLDINGS binders at the Reference and Circulation Desks.   For other abbreviations, check the Abbreviations Catalogue beside the Index Tables, the Canadian Abridgment abbreviations at the front of every volume and the Consolidated Table of Cases, Raistrick Index to Legal Citations and Abbreviations (Ref KF246 R24 Reference Desk), or Biber's Dictionary of Legal Abbreviations (Ref KF246 B46 2001 Reference Desk).

CANADA             GREAT BRITAIN              UNITED STATES

CANADA

ABBREVIATION

TITLE

CALL NO.

Rep.-Can.

A.C.W.S. All Canada Weekly Summaries (Dig B553)
Admin.L.R. Administrative Law Reports D21 A563
Alta.L.R. Alberta Law Reports H226
A.P.R. Atlantic Provinces Reports B2 M42
A.R. Alberta Reports H227
B.C.L.R. British Columbia Law Reports H245 B76
B.L.R. Business Law Reports D25 B83
B.R. Rapports judiciares de Quebec, Cour du Banc de la Reine H445 T413
C.A. Recueils de jurisprudence du Quebec, Cour d'appel H445 T414
C.B.R. Canadian Bankruptcy Reports D25 C1614
C.C.C. Canadian Criminal Cases D32 C182
C.C.E.L. Canadian Cases on Employment Law D53 C1583
C.C.L.I. Canadian Cases on the Law of Insurance D25 C1623
C.C.L.T. Canadian Cases on the Law of Torts D75 C353
C.C.P.B. Canadian Cases on Pensions and Benefits D58 C50
C.E.L.R. Canadian Environmental Law Reports D34 C352
C.H.R.R. Canadian Human Rights Reporter D22 C37
C.I.P.R. Canadian Intellectual Property Reports D48 C9
C.L.L.C. Canadian Labour Law Cases D53 C16
C.L.R. Construction Law Reports D25 C383
C.L.R.B.R. Canadian Labour Relations Board Reports D53 C16162
C.N.L.R. Canadian Native Law Reporter D572
C.P.C. Carswell's Practice Cases D59 C394
C.P.R. Canadian Patent Reporter D48 C162
C.R., C.R.N.S. Criminal Reports D32 C875
C.R.R. Canadian Rights Reporter D22 C3842
C.S. Recueils de jurisprudence du Quebec, Cour superieure H445 T423
C.T.C. Canada Tax Cases D72 C1621
D.L.R. Dominion Law Reports B2 D717
D.T.C. Dominion Tax Cases D72 D713
E.T.R. Estates and Trusts Reports D69 E87
Ex.C.R. Canada Law Reports - Exchequer Court A6 F46
F.C. Canada Federal Court Reports A6 F461
F.T.R. Federal Trial Reports A6 F4635
I.L.R. Canadian Insurance Law Reporter D25 C166
Imm.L.R. Immigration Law Reporter D46 Im323
Immigration Law Reporter, First Series (Dig C755)
L.A.C. Labour Arbitration Cases D53 L117
L.C.R. Land Compensation Reports D55 L35
Man.R. Manitoba Reports H266
M.P.L.R. Municipal and Planning Law Reports D55 M8782
M.V.R. Motor Vehicle Reports D84 M674
N.B.R. New Brunswick Reports H286
Nfld. & P.E.I.R. Newfoundland and Prince Edward Island Reports H327
N.R. National Reporter A6 F48
N.S.R. Nova Scotia Reports H366
N.W.T.R. Northwest Territories Reports H346
O.A.C. Ontario Appeal Cases H385 B35
O.L.R. Ontario Law Reports H385 B22
O.L.R.B. Rep. Ontario Labour Relations Board Reports H389 On31
O.M.B.R. Ontario Municipal Board Reports H391 On92
O.R. Ontario Reports H385 B25
O.W.N. Ontario Weekly Notes H385 B161
P.P.S.A.C. Personal Property Security Act Cases D25 P473
Q.A.C. Quebec Appeal Cases H445 T592
R.F.L. Reports of Family Law D38 R495
R.J.Q. Recueils de Jurisprudence du Quebec H445 T583
R.P.R. Real Property Reports D595 R433
Sask.R. Saskatchewan Reports H465 S34
S.C.R. Supreme Court Reports A6 F382
W.C.B. Weekly Criminal Bulletin (Dig C681)
W.W.R. Western Weekly Reports B2 W615
Y.R. Yukon Reports H525 Y47

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GREAT BRITAIN

ABBREVIATION TITLE CALL NO.
Rep.-G.B.
A.C. Appeal Cases B6 A9
All E.R. All England Reports B8 A3
Ch. Chancery B6 C8
Cr.App.R. Criminal Appeal Reports D32 C86
E.R. English Reports A4 C64
Ex.D. Exchequer Division B6 E6
Fam. Family Division B6 P9
H.L. English and Irish Appeals (House of Lords) B6 A4
K.B. King's Bench (Queen's Bench) B6 E9
L.R. ... A.C. Law Reports, Appeal Cases B6 A9
L.R. ... Ch Law Reports, Chancery B6 C8
L.R. ... HL Law Reports, House of Lords B6 A4
L.R. ... PC Law Reports, Privy Council B6 A7
L.T. Law Times Reports B2 L78
P. Probate Division B6 P8
Q.B. Queen's Bench (King's Bench) B6 E9
R.R. Revised Reports A4 D22
T.L.R. Times Law Reports B2 T65
W.L.R. Weekly Law Reports B6 W4

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UNITED STATES

ABBREVIATIONS TITLE CALL NO.
Rep.-U.S.
A., A2d. Atlantic Reporter B6 A22
A.L.R. American Law Reports B3 C67
A.L.R., Fed. American Law Reports, Federal B3 C86
Cal.Rptr., Cal.Rptr.2d. California Reporter H264 B33
F., F2d., F3d. Federal Reporter A2 B3 C42
F.Supp., F. Supp. 2d Federal Supplement A2 B3 C62
L.Ed. United States Supreme Court Reports (Lawyers' Edition) A B42
N.E., N.E.2d. North Eastern Reporter B6 N22
N.W., N.W.2d. North Western Reporter B6 N42
N.Y.Supp. New York Supplement Reports H654 D55
P., P2d. Pacific Reporter B6 P23
So., So.2d. Sourthern Reporter B6 S62
S.Ct. Supreme Court Reporter A B6
S.E., S.E.2d. South Eastern Reporter B6 S22
S.W., S.W. 2d South Western Reporter B6 S43
U.S. See S.Ct.

 

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