Template:Infobox court case/doc

Usage

{{Infobox Court Case
| name = 
| court = 
| image = 
| date_filed = 
| date_decided = 
| full_name = 
| citations = 
| judges = 
| prior_actions = 
| subsequent_actions = 
| opinions = 
| transcripts =
}}

The parameters date_filed and transcripts are optional

Parameters

This infobox takes a number of parameters:

name

the name of the case, should preferably be the same as the article title;

court

the name of the court the case was heard in. You should [[link]] to the article on the court;

image

an image to represent the court, such as a coat of arms (for Australian courts, use the Image:Australia coa.png). You can also use Image:No image.png;

date_decided

the date the decision was handed down;

full_name

the full name of the case, including things like "& Anor" or "& Ors", and expanding any other abbreviations;

citations

external links to reports of the case;

judges

list the judges sitting on the case, Chief Justice first (where applicable);

prior_actions

mention any prior trials or appeals, if the case is an appeal decision. You may also want to mention related cases in a sequence, eg Mabo [No 1] and Mabo [No 2]. Use external links to citations if possible;

subsequent_actions

mention any later appeals or retrials, where applicable. You may also want to mention related cases in a sequence, eg Mabo [No 1] and Mabo [No 2]. Use external links to citations if possible;

opinions

a very brief summary of some of the major findings in the case - many case reports will do this for you.

Optional parameters

transcripts

external links to transcripts of the case, where available.