authorised reports of judgments of the courts of NSW

As the record of legal precedent for the State since 1970, the NSWLR series has set high standards of reliability and quality. The publisher of the series, the Council of Law Reporting for NSW ensures that all reports published in the series maintain these standards consistently:

Judgments that contribute significantly to the interpretation, development or application of the law in NSW are selected for publication in the NSWLR by the Editor, Bret Walker SC, who is highly regarded for the breadth and depth of his knowledge and experience of the law in this State.

All NSWLR reports include concise but accurate headnotes and catchwords that are drafted by Reporters with specialist expertise. They identify the findings of enduring importance to the Courts and the legal profession, rather than the parties involved in the case.All references and citations are verified and all text is styled consistently for efficient use in legal research and argument.

For information about

• the difference between reports and judgments, go to Reports and judgments
• authorised reports in other parts of Australia, go to Authorised reports in Australia
• where to find copies of judgments that are not published in the NSWLR, go to Finding judgments.