Documentation

I'm using this page to document the features I find in the aglc biblatex styles and lawessay class file. It's all very raw and unorganised for now.

Any questions, please contact Mark Ferraretto (mferrare)

\case command

\case is used to cite @jurisdiction entries from the bibliography. The format is

\case[prenote][postnote]{entry}

• prenote is a pinpoint reference to appear in the footnote
• postnote is a poinpoint reference to appear inline

\case will cite the full case entry the first time and will include the law report entry as a footnote. An initial citation looks like this:

For inline:

Case Title postnote if it exists ('Short Title')

and footnote:

Law Report Entry, prenote if it exists.

Subsequent citations will display the short title and a postnote inline or the title and a postnote if there is no short title defined. If there is a prenote then the footnote entry is printed again.

The bibliography entry

The bibliography entry should use the title field for the case name and the note field to store the law report entry. If there is a short title it should be stored in shorttitle. An example

@jurisdiction{entryname,
	title		= {Another Plaintiff v Defendant},
	note		= {[2011] CLR 377},
	shorttitle	= {Short Title}
}

#\cite command \cite has been modified so that 'Ibid' is not printed in the inline text for subsequent citations of an entry. Ibid is used in footnote citations only.