OSCOLA Ireland Citation Guide Quiz

What is the primary purpose of OSCOLA Ireland?

• To replace OSCOLA in the UK

• To provide a comprehensive style guide for legal writing

• To offer legal advice to students

• To develop a standard citation style for Ireland

What is the correct way to indicate a footnote in OSCOLA Ireland?

• With a number in parentheses after the relevant punctuation

• With a superscript number before the relevant punctuation

• With a superscript number after the relevant punctuation

• With a number in brackets before the relevant punctuation

How should case names be formatted in OSCOLA Ireland?

• In italics with an unpunctuated 'v' separating the parties

• In italics with a comma separating the parties

• In bold with an unpunctuated 'v' separating the parties

• In bold with a comma separating the parties

What should be done if a case is reported under different names in different reports?

• Use the name from the most recent report

• Use the name from the first report

• Use the name given in the heading of the report being cited

• Use the name that is most popular

What is the correct abbreviation for 'Ex parte' in OSCOLA Ireland?

• Ex p.

• Ex.

• Ex pt.

• Ex p

How should foreign words be formatted in the text according to OSCOLA Ireland?

• In bold with a translation in brackets

• In italics without a translation

• In bold without a translation

• In italics with a translation in brackets

What is the correct way to cite a book in a bibliography according to OSCOLA Ireland?

• Author's surname, forename, title, edition, publisher, year

• Author's forename, surname, title, edition, publisher, year

• Author's surname, initials, title, edition, publisher, year

• Author's initials, surname, title, edition, publisher, year

What is the correct order of tables in a longer legal work according to OSCOLA Ireland?

• List of abbreviations, table of legislation, table of cases

• Table of cases, table of legislation, list of abbreviations

• Table of legislation, table of cases, list of abbreviations

• List of abbreviations, table of cases, table of legislation

What is the correct way to cite a case with multiple judgments?

• List the neutral citations in chronological order, starting with the oldest.

• List the neutral citations in reverse chronological order.

• List the neutral citations in alphabetical order.

• List the neutral citations in order of importance.

Which reports are considered the most authoritative in Ireland?

• The Irish Law Times Reports

• The Employment Law Reports

• The Criminal Appeal Reports

• The Irish Reports and the Irish Law Reports Monthly