This is a list of abbreviations and corresponding titles for law reports and journals published in Singapore, Malaysia and Brunei. It is based on the holdings of the C J Koh Law Library but is not comprehensive.
Sources for the abbreviations include Mallal's Digest, the Canadian Guide to Uniform Legal Citation, LawNet as well as publishers' modes of citation for individual law journals and reports.
Note: Where multiple abbreviations exist, * indicates the abbreviation prescribed in the journal.
| ABBREVIATION | NAME OF JOURNAL/LAW REPORT/COURT | LOCATION |
|---|---|---|
|
*AsiaBLR |
Asia Business Law Review [1993 - 2003] |
Ref: KA1 ASL Online: LawNet |
|
*AsianJM (2011 - ) |
Asian Journal on Mediation [2005 - ] |
Ref: KA1 AJM Online: LawNet |
|
AsianJIL |
Asian Journal of International Law [2011 - ] (succeeded Singapore Year Book of International Law; Singapore Journal of International & Comparative Law) |
Ref: KA1 AJI Online: Cambridge University Press |
|
AsJCL |
Asian Journal of Comparative Law [2006 - ] |
Ref: KA1 ASJC (2006-2012; 2016 - ) Online: Cambridge University Press (2013 - ) |
| ABLR see also AsiaBLR |
Asia Business Law Review [1993 - 2003] |
Ref: KA1 ASL Online: LawNet |
| AIPR | Asia Intellectual Property Reports [1993-96] | Ref: K7624 Int. AIP |
| AJM see also Asian J. Mediation; AsianJM |
Asian Journal on Mediation [2005 - ] |
Ref: KA1 AJM Online: LawNet |
| AMR | All Malaysia Reports [1993 - ] | Ref: K7605 AMR |
| APAR | Asia-Pacific Arbitration Reporter [2015, 2017] | Ref: KA1 APAR |
| BCGH | Common Gaming Houses: a Commentary on Ordinance no.45 (by Roland Braddell) | Ref: KE5079 Gam.B |
| BLJ | Business Law Journal [1993-96] |
Ref: K7630 Com.B Online: CLJ Law |
| BLR | Brunei Law Reports [1965-86] | Ref: K7620 BLR |
| BLSS | The Law of the Straits Settlements: a Commentary (by Roland Braddell) | Ref: KE5020 Bra |
| CLASNEWS (1987 - 1991) CLAS News (1992 - 2003) |
CLAS News: a publication of the Criminal Legal Aid Scheme of the Law Society of Singapore [1987 - 2003] | Ref: KA1 CN |
|
CLJ |
Current Law Journal [1988 - ] |
Ref: K7605 MCLJ Ref: K7605 MCLJ |
| CLJ Supp | Current Law Journal. Supplementary Series [1997 - 2009] |
Ref: K7605 MCLJS |
| CSLR | Malaysian and Singapore Company and Securities Law Reports [1994-97] | Ref: K7630 Cor.MS |
| De Mello | A Manual of the Law of the Extradition and Fugitive Offenders Applicable to the Eastern Dependencies of the British Empire (the Straits Settlements, Hong-Kong, India, Ceylon and the Protected States of Malaya and Borneo) (by Aloysius de Mello) |
Ref: JX4353 Str.M |
| FMSLR | The Law Reports of the Federated Malay States [1922-41] (also known as Federated Malay States Law Reports) |
Ref: K7600 FMSLR |
| Innes | A Short Treatise on Registration of Title in the Federated Malay States: with Reports of Cases Decided in the Supreme Court under the Land and Mining Laws from 1907 to 1913 (also known as Innes Reports) (by J. R. Innes) |
Ref: K7625 Lan.I |
| ILR | Industrial Law Reports [1983 - ] | Ref: K7630 Lab.I |
| INSAF |
INSAF: the Journal of the Malaysian Bar [1968? - 2008] |
Ref: KA1 I (1981 - 2006) Online: Malaysian Bar (2022 - ) |
| Jour Straits Branch R A Soc |
Journal of the Straits Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society [1878 - 1922] |
Ref: DS591 RASMJ (Central Library) Online: JSTOR |
| JH | Jernal Hukum [1980 - ] | Ref: KA1 JH |
| JLR | The Law Reports of the State of Johor [1915-40] (also known as Johor Law Reports) |
Ref: K7613 JLR |
| JMBRAS |
Journal of the Malayan Branch Royal Asiatic Society [1923-63]
|
Ref: DS591 RASMJ (Central Library)
|
| JMCL | Jurnal Undang-Undang = Journal of Malaysian and Comparative Law [1974 - ] (formerly Jernal Undang-Undang) |
Ref: KA1 JMCL Online: HeinOnline |
| JUUM |
Jurnal Undang-Undang dan Masyarakat: Malaysian Journal of Law and Society [1997 - ] |
Ref: KA1 JUM (1997 - 2000) Online: JUUM (1998; 2000 - ) |
| Kanun | Kanun: Jurnal Undang-Undang Malaysia [1989 - ] |
Ref: KA1 KJU (1989-97; 2003-04) Online: Kanun (2012 -) |
| Ky | Cases Heard and Determined in Her Majesty's Supreme Court of the Straits Settlements, 1808-1884 (also known as Kyshe's Reports) (by James William Norton Kyshe) |
Online: i. Book SG ii. Internet Archive iii. LawNet NUS Law; Other NUS staff & students |
| Law Times | Law Times [1965-82] | Ref: KA1 SLT |
| Mal LR |
Malaya Law Review [1962-90]
|
Ref: KAI MALR Online: ii. LawNet NUS Law; Other NUS staff & students |
| Me Judice |
Me Judice [1958-68] |
Ref: KA1 MJ Online: Digital Gems - Law |
| MAC | Malaysian Appeal Cases [1995-96] |
Ref: K7596 MNAC |
| MC | Malayan Cases v1 & 2 [1939, 1958] v3 [1964] v4 [1980] |
Ref: K7596 MC Ref: K7596 MC Ref: K7596 MC |
| MLJ |
The Malayan Law Journal [1932 - ] |
Ref: K7699 MLJ Online: |
| MLJ | The Malayan Law Journal: Supplementary Series [1996 - ] | Ref: K7599 MLJS |
| [1948-49] MLJ Supp |
The Malayan Law Journal, 1948-49 Supplement |
Ref: K7599 MLJ |
| MLLR | Malaysian Labour Law Reports [1965-82] | Ref: K7630 Lab.M |
| MLN | Malaysian Law News [1990-96] | Ref: KA1 MLN |
| MLR | Malayan Law Reports [1950-54] | Ref: K7599 MLR |
| MSCLC | Malaysian and Singapore Company Law Cases: 1950-1985 | Ref: K7630 Cor. MSCLC |
| MSCLC | Malaysian and Singapore Company and Securities Law Cases [1986-97] | Ref: K7630 Cor.MSCS |
| MSTC |
|
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| MTC |
Malaysian Tax Cases: a Quarterly Journal [1985-92] |
Ref: K7630 Tax.M Online: CLJ Law |
| MULR | The Law Reports of the Malayan Union [1946-47] | Ref: K7603 LR |
| PCC | The Privy Council Cases: Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei, 1875-1990 | Ref: K7605 Pcc |
| PDP Digest | Personal Data Protection Digest [2017 - ] | Ref: K7624 Dat.PDP |
| QN | Quarterly Notes of Cases Decided in the Supreme Court of the Straits Settlements : nos. 1-5, Jan. 1926-Sept. 1927 | Ref: K7596 QN |
| ABBREVIATION | NAME OF JOURNAL/LAW REPORT/COURT | LOCATION |
|---|---|---|
| Sing Ac LJ see also SAcLJ |
Singapore Academy of Law Journal [1989 - ] |
Ref: KA1 SACLJ Online: ii. HeinOnline iii. LawNet NUS Law; Other NUS staff & students |
| Sing JICL see also SJICL |
Singapore Journal of International & Comparative Law [1997 - 2003] |
Ref: JX1 SJI Online: |
| *Sing JLS (2002 - ) see also SJLS |
Singapore Journal of Legal Studies [1991 - ] |
Ref: KA1 SJLS Online: ii. HeinOnline iii. LawNet NUS Law; Other NUS staff & students |
| Sing Law Gaz |
The Singapore Law Gazette/Law Gazette [1992 - ] |
Ref: KA1 SLG (1992 - 2017) Online: Law Gazette (2000 - ) |
| *Sing L Rev (2004 - ) see also Sing LR |
Singapore Law Review [1969 - ] |
Ref: KA1 SLRE Online: ii. LawNet NUS Law; Other NUS staff & students |
| *Sing LR (1969 - 2003) see also Sing L Rev |
Singapore Law Review [1969 - ] |
Ref: KA1 SLRE Online: ii. LawNet NUS Law; Other NUS staff & student |
| SingJCL | Singapore Journal Construction of Law [2016-17 ] | Ref: KA1 SJCL |
| SAA | Singapore Arbitral Awards [2012] | Ref: K7624 Arb.SAA |
| *SAcLJ see also Sing Ac LJ |
Singapore Academy of Law Journal [1989 - ]; |
Ref: KA1 SACLJ Online: ii. HeinOnline iii. LawNet NUS Law; Other NUS staff & student |
| SAL Ann Rev |
Singapore Academy of Law Annual Review of Singapore Cases ... [2000 - ] |
Ref: KE5003 SALAR Online: ii. HeinOnline iii. LawNet NUS Law; Other NUS staff & student |
| SAL Prac | SAL Practitioner [2018 -] | Online: Academy Publishing |
| SAWL News | SAWL News [1980-84] | Ref: KA1 SAWL |
| SB |
Notes of Appeal Heard by the Board / Singapore Income Tax Department Board of Review [1951-82] |
Ref: K7649 IBR |
| SCAdjR |
Singapore Construction Adjudication Review [2005 - ] |
Ref: KE5134 Bui.Si [year] Search by Title in LINC |
| SCJ | Supreme Court Journal [1988-92] | Ref: KA1 SCJ |
| SCR | Reports of cases before the Supreme Court, Malaysia; the Court of Appeal, Brunei Darussalam and the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (on appeal from the Republic of Singapore and Brunei Darussalam) [1988-96] (also known as Supreme Court Reports) |
Ref: K7605 SCR |
| SDRP |
Singapore Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy Service |
Online: ii. LawNet NUS Law; Other NUS staff & students |
| SGAB | Appeals Board (Land Acquisitions) |
Online: LawNet |
| SGCA | Singapore Court of Appeal | Online: LawNet NUS Law; Other NUS staff & students |
| SGCAB | Competition Appeal Board | Online: LawNet NUS Law; Other NUS staff & students |
| SGCCS | Competition Commission of Singapore / Competition and Consumer Commission of Singapore | Online: LawNet NUS Law; Other NUS staff & students |
| SGCRT | Copyright Tribunal | Online: LawNet NUS Law; Other NUS staff & students |
| SGDC | Singapore District Court | Online: LawNet NUS Law; Other NUS staff & students |
| SGDSC | Disciplinary Committee (Law Society of Singapore) | Online: LawNet NUS Law; Other NUS staff & students |
| SGDT | Disciplinary Tribunal (Law Society of Singapore) | Online: LawNet NUS Law; Other NUS staff & students |
| SGFC | Singapore Family Court | Online: LawNet NUS Law; Other NUS staff & students |
| SGGST | Goods & Services Tax Board of Review | Online: LawNet NUS Law; Other NUS staff & students |
| SGHC | Singapore High Court | Online: LawNet NUS Law; Other NUS staff & students |
| SGHCF | Singapore High Court (Family Division) | Online: LawNet NUS Law; Other NUS staff & students |
| SGHC(I) | Singapore International Commercial Court | Online: LawNet NUS Law; Other NUS staff & students |
| SGHCR | Singapore High Court Registrar | Online: LawNet NUS Law; Other NUS staff & students |
| SGIAC | Industrial Arbitration Court | Online: LawNet NUS Law; Other NUS staff & students |
| SGIPOS | Intellectual Property Office of Singapore | Online: LawNet NUS Law; Other NUS staff & students |
|
SGITBR |
Income Tax Board of Review | Online: LawNet NUS Law; Other NUS staff & students |
| SGJC |
Singapore Juvenile Court | Online: LawNet NUS Law; Other NUS staff & students |
| SGMC | Singapore Magistrate's Court | Online: LawNet NUS Law; Other NUS staff & students |
| SGMCA | Military Court of Appeal | Online: LawNet NUS Law; Other NUS staff & students |
| SGMML | Syariah Appeal Board | Online: LawNet NUS Law; Other NUS staff & students |
| SGPDPC | Personal Data Protection Commission [2017 -] |
Ref: K7624 Dat.PDP Online: ii. LawNet NUS Law; Other NUS staff & students |
| SGPC | Privy Council | Online: LawNet NUS Law; Other NUS staff & students |
| SGSAB | Syariah Appeal Board | Online: LawNet NUS Law; Other NUS staff & students |
|
SGSOP |
Security of Payment Act Determinations | Online: LawNet NUS Law; Other NUS staff & students |
| SGSTB | Strata Titles Boards | Online: LawNet NUS Law; Other NUS staff & students |
| SGTMP | Tribunal for the Maintenance of Parents | Online: LawNet NUS Law; Other NUS staff & students |
| SGVRB | Valuation Review Board | Online: LawNet NUS Law; Other NUS staff & students |
| SGYC | Singapore Youth Court | Online: LawNet NUS Law; Other NUS staff & students |
| SIArb J | Singapore Arbitration Journal |
Ref: KAI SARJ Online: LawNet |
| SINARB |
Singapore Arbitrator [1992 - 2012] |
Ref: KA1 SA (1992-98) Online: SIAC (2004-12) |
| *SJICL see also Sing JICL |
Singapore Journal of International & Comparative Law [1997 - 2003] |
Ref: JX1 SJI Online: ii. LawNet NUS Law; Other NUS staff & students |
| *SJLS (1991 - 2001) see also Sing JLS |
Singapore Journal of Legal Studies [1991 - ] |
Ref: KA1 SJLS i. NUS Law (selected full texts) ii. HeinOnline iii. LawNet NUS Law; Other NUS staff & students |
| SLJ | Singapore Law Journal [2021 - ] |
Ref: KA1 SLJL Online: Lexicon (SMU) |
| SLJ |
Straits Law Journal [1888-92] |
Ref: K7596 SLJ Online: ii. LawNet NUS Law; Other NUS staff & students |
| SLR |
The Singapore Law Reports [1946-49] Colony of Singapore Law Reports [1953-56] |
Ref: K7599 SLR Ref: K7599 SLR |
| SLR |
The Singapore Law Reports |
Online: LawNet |
| SLR Leic | Straits Law Reports: Being a Report of Cases Decided in the Supreme Court of the Straits Settlements, Penang, Singapore and Malacca : also a Few Judgments of the Indian and English cases [1877] (by Stephen Leicester) |
Ref: K7596 SLR |
| SLR NS | Straits Law Reports, New Series (incorporated into Volume V of the Straits Law Journal) |
Ref: K7596 SLJ Online: ii. LawNet NUS Law; Other NUS staff & students |
| SLR(R) | Singapore Law Reports (Reissue) [1965 - 2009] |
Ref: K7599 SLR Online: LawNet |
| SLR(StC) | Singapore Law Reports (State Courts) | Online: LawNet NUS Law; Other NUS staff & students |
| SMCDC | Singapore Medical Council Disciplinary Committee | Online: LawNet NUS Law; Other NUS staff & students |
| SMCDT | Singapore Medical Council Disciplinary Tribunal | Online: LawNet NUS Law; Other NUS staff & students |
| SSAR | Singapore Syariah Appeals Reports [1980 - 2019] |
Ref: K7599 SSC (1980 - 2015) Online: LawNet |
| SSLR | Straits Settlements Law Reports [1893 - 1931] [1927-42] |
Online: LawNet |
| SSLR Supp |
Supplement no.1 to the Straits Settlements Law Reports [1893 - 1931] |
Ref: K7596 SSLR Online: LawNet |
| SYBIL |
Singapore Yearbook of International Law [2004-08] |
Ref: KA1 SYB Online: ii. LawNet NUS Law; Other NUS staff & students |
| UMLR |
University of Malaya Law Review [1959-61] |
Ref: KA1 MALR Online: ii. LawNet NUS Law; Other NUS staff & students |
| WOC | A Selection of Oriental Cases Decided in the Supreme Court of the Straits Settlements [1869] (also known as Wood's Oriental Cases) (by Robert Carr Woods) |
Ref: K7586 WOC Online: ii. Internet Archive |