All England Law Reports
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The All England Law Reports (abbreviated in citations to All ER) are a long-running series of law reports
covering cases from the court system in England
and Wales
.
Established in 1936, the All England Law Reports are a commercially-produced alternative to the "official" reports produced by the Incorporated Council of Law Reporting
(under the title The Law Reports). The reports encompass judgments with headnotes and catchwords from the House of Lords
, both divisions of the Court of Appeal and all divisions of the
High Court
. The series contains cross-references and hypertext links
to both other All England cases and legislation cited in the Report.
The All England reports are published by LexisNexis Butterworths. Recently, a second set of reports, titled The All England Law Reports Reprint (All ER Reprints), has been published to cover around six thousand key cases from between 1558 to when the publication of the All England series began in 1936. A further three thousand important cases from the period 1861-1935 is available in a complementary series The All England Reprints Extension. The latter series is published by LexisNexis Australia, while the former two are published by the company's UK division.
In a British or Australian court, it is only ever permissible for lawyers to cite a case as reported in the All England reports if no report of the same case is available in the official reports; otherwise, the official report must always take precedence.
Law Reports
The Law Reports is the name of a series of law reports published by the Incorporated Council of Law Reporting.The Council maintains that they are "'the most authoritative reports' and should always be 'cited in preference where there is a choice'." This series is now divided into four main...
covering cases from the court system in England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
and Wales
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
.
Established in 1936, the All England Law Reports are a commercially-produced alternative to the "official" reports produced by the Incorporated Council of Law Reporting
Incorporated Council of Law Reporting
The Incorporated Council of Law Reporting for England & Wales, more commonly known as the Incorporated Council of Law Reporting is a registered charity based in London, England that publishes law reports of English law...
(under the title The Law Reports). The reports encompass judgments with headnotes and catchwords from the House of Lords
House of Lords
The House of Lords is the upper house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Like the House of Commons, it meets in the Palace of Westminster....
, both divisions of the Court of Appeal and all divisions of the
High Court
High Court of Justice
The High Court of Justice is, together with the Court of Appeal and the Crown Court, one of the Senior Courts of England and Wales...
. The series contains cross-references and hypertext links
Hyperlink
In computing, a hyperlink is a reference to data that the reader can directly follow, or that is followed automatically. A hyperlink points to a whole document or to a specific element within a document. Hypertext is text with hyperlinks...
to both other All England cases and legislation cited in the Report.
The All England reports are published by LexisNexis Butterworths. Recently, a second set of reports, titled The All England Law Reports Reprint (All ER Reprints), has been published to cover around six thousand key cases from between 1558 to when the publication of the All England series began in 1936. A further three thousand important cases from the period 1861-1935 is available in a complementary series The All England Reprints Extension. The latter series is published by LexisNexis Australia, while the former two are published by the company's UK division.
In a British or Australian court, it is only ever permissible for lawyers to cite a case as reported in the All England reports if no report of the same case is available in the official reports; otherwise, the official report must always take precedence.