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When providing a reference to a court case, you should give the party names in italics and either the neutral citation or the law report citation.
Neutral citations
A neutral citation is a court assigned reference number that normally consists of:
Case Name(s) [Year] | Jurisdiction and court | Running number assigned by the court
For more information on neutral citations, see the Incorporated Council of Law Reporting for England and Wales website.
Law report citations
A law report citation refers to the printed law report in which the case is reported. A report citation normally consists of:
Case name(s) [Year] or (Year) | Volume number if available | Abbreviation for law report | Page the report starts on
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