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Lists of case law cover instances of case law, legal decisions in which the law was analyzed to resolve ambiguities for deciding current cases. They are organized alphabetically, by topic or by country.


Alphabetical lists

These lists are pan-jurisdictional. * R v Lawrence *
R. v. Smith There are a number of court cases by the name of ''R. v. Smith'': United Kingdom * ''R v Smith (George Joseph)'' (1915) 11 Cr App R 229, (1915) 25 Cox 271, (1915) 31 TLR 617, CCA (the "brides in the bath" case) * ''R v Smith (Thomas Joseph)'', 95 ...


By topic

* List of cases involving Lord Denning *
List of class-action lawsuits This page has a list of lawsuits brought as class actions. Class action lawsuits Lawsuits related to class action {, class="wikitable sortable" ! Lawsuit !! Subject of lawsuit !! Court of decision !! Year of decision , - , '' AT&T Mobility v. ...
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List of copyright case law The following is a list of cases that deal with issues of concern to copyright in various jurisdictions. Some of these cases are leading English cases as the law of copyright in various Commonwealth jurisdictions developed out of English law whil ...
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List of environmental lawsuits On this page, ''environmental lawsuit'' means "a lawsuit where the well-being of an environmental asset or the well-being of a set of environmental assets is in dispute". Also on this page, ''lawsuit with environmental relevance'' means "a laws ...
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List of gender equality lawsuits This page has a list of lawsuits related to equality of the sexes. See also * Ladies' night § Legality in the United States References External links Walmart Class(class action sex discrimination lawsuit against Wal-Mart) Judge certifies ...
* List of patent case law * List of trademark case law


By country


Australia

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List of Federal Court of Australia cases The following is a list of notable cases that have been considered by the Federal Court of Australia. {, class="wikitable sortable" ! Year ! Case ! Area of law ! class=unsortable, Comment , - , , , Drake v Minister for Immigration & Ethnic ...
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List of High Court of Australia cases This article contains a list of notable cases decided by the High Court of Australia. Citation numbers for the decisions are as tracked bLawCite a citation tracker managed by the Free Access to Law Movement. Note: LawCite citation statistics ...
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List of Tasmanian Supreme Court cases This is a select list of cases decided by the Supreme Court of Tasmania. *: advisory opinion on the use of intoxication as a defence to criminal matters. *: voluntariness and intent in regards to crimes. Special leave to appeal was refused: ...
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List of Victorian Supreme Court cases This is a select list of cases decided by the Supreme Court of Victoria. * Killing of Rekiah O'Donnell *'' R v Cogdon'' - Supreme Court, 1950 - successful defense of defence (non-insane) automatism against homicide charge *'' R v Davidson'' ...


Bosnia and Herzegovina

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List of decisions of the Constitutional Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina A select number of decisions from the Constitutional Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina have proven to have a profound effect on legal and political situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The notable decisions of the Court are listed in chronological o ...


Canada

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List of Supreme Court of Canada cases The Supreme Court of Canada is the court of last resort and final appeal in Canada. Cases that are successfully appealed to the Court are generally of national importance. Once a case is decided the Court will publish written reasons for the dec ...


Commonwealth

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List of Judicial Committee of the Privy Council cases This is a list of major cases decided by the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council. These include appeals from the following countries:List of International Court of Justice cases The list of International Court of Justice cases includes contentious cases and advisory opinions brought to the International Court of Justice since its creation in 1946. Forming a key part of international law, 181 cases have been entered onto ...


United Kingdom

* List of Early Landmark Court Cases *
List of landmark United Kingdom House of Lords cases This page lists legal decisions of the House of Lords. Until 30 September 2009, the House of Lords was the highest appellate court for the United Kingdom. Cases were determined not by the House of Lords itself, but by its Judicial Committee, cons ...
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List of United Kingdom House of Lords cases This article lists by year the cases heard before the Judicial Committee of the House of Lords until it was replaced by the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom in October 2009. The House of Lords was the only body capable of hearing appeals fro ...
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List of Scottish legal cases Leading Scottish legal cases include: Constitutional and Public Law * Burmah Oil Co. v Lord Advocate 965AC 75 * MacCormick v Lord Advocate 1953 SC 396 * Bannatyne v Overtoun 904AC 515 * West v Secretary of State for Scotland 1992 SC 385 *C ...
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List of Supreme Court of Judicature cases This is a chronological list of notable cases decided by the Senior Courts of England and Wales – that is, cases from the High Court of Justice of England and Wales, Court of Appeal of England and Wales, and Crown Court. pre-1800 * '' Haxe ...


United States

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Lists of United States Supreme Court cases This page serves as an index of lists of United States Supreme Court cases. The United States Supreme Court is the highest federal court of the United States. By Chief Justice Court historians and other legal scholars consider each Chief J ...
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List of United States state supreme court cases Every year, each of the 50 United States state supreme courts decides hundreds of cases. Of those cases dealing with state law, a few significantly shape or re-shape the law of their state or are so influential that they later become models for de ...
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List of United States courts of appeals cases Every year, each of the thirteen United States courts of appeals decides hundreds of cases. Of those, a few are so important that they later become models for decisions of other circuits, and of the United States Supreme Court, while others are no ...
* United States case law topical index


See also

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Lists of landmark court decisions Landmark court decisions, in present-day common law legal systems, establish precedents that determine a significant new legal principle or concept, or otherwise substantially affect the interpretation of existing law. "Leading case" is commonly u ...
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