Wikipedia:WikiProject Australian law/Case law

Naming conventions
The naming of case articles should follow the principles laid out in the Australian Guide to Legal Citation (pdf, 759kb). Here are a few basic pointers: Of course, the basic principles of naming articles apply, and of course, the simpler the better. Don't forget to add your case to List of High Court of Australia cases if it's a High court case.
 * Full case names should only be used inside the article. For example, only surnames of parties need to be given. Also, '& Anor' and '& Ors' should not be included in the article name.
 * Where a party is a government, say "Commonwealth" or (eg.) "Victoria", not "State of Victoria".
 * In criminal cases, use "R" to represent the Crown, unless the Crown is the respondent, in which case use "The Queen" or "The King" as appropriate. Eg "R v Ryan", "Dietrich v The Queen".
 * Don't use periods in the name following the "v".

Example article
Dietrich v The Queen - is a good example to follow for writing/expanding case law articles --Never29 14:03, 1 December 2005 (UTC)