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Case reported in a newspaper

What it is

A case whose only report is a heavily edited newspaper note.

How to cite using OSCOLA

Cite it only if there is no neutral citation and no fuller report: the paper, the date, and the court.

Example citation

Powick v Malvern Wells Water Co The Times, 28 September 1993 (QBD).

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