Template:Infobox court case/doc

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Usage

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

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;
full_name
the full name of the case, including things like "& Anor" or "& Ors", and expanding any other abbreviations;
date_decided
the date the decision was handed down;
citations
external links to reports of the case;
transcripts (optional)
external links to transcripts of the case, where available.
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.