The standard of referencing used for Law is the Oxford Standard for Citation of Legal Authorities (OSCOLA, 4th edn, 2010).
Check with your lecturer if you are expected to use OSCOLA when writing assignment for your Law module, or if you are expected to use the referencing system used for your other modules (i.e. Harvard, APA or MHRA).
These pages are a very brief summary of the OSCOLA system for the types of references which you will be most frequently using. If you are using other materials then please check the full OSCOLA document, downloaded from the link below.
There are a number of useful websites to help you understand and manage citing and referencing. You may want to explore some of these.
This link opens in a new windowOSCOLA is the official referencing system for Law.
This link opens in a new windowCite Them Right Online will help you to reference just about any source using either HARVARD, APA, MLA, MHRA, OSCOLA, or the Vancouver referencing system and it will also help you to understand how to avoid plagiarism.
