Date: Tue, 25 Jul 2006 10:08:39 +0100

From: Ken Oliphant

Subject: Long Judgments

Allen v Flood: report runs to 181 pages, 86,000 words, very few footnotes (not conseq. numbered).

But there were of course 17 separate judicial opinions.

Ken Oliphant, Cardiff Law School, Law Building, Museum Avenue, Cardiff CF10 3AX

Tel: 029 2087 5365. Web page: http://www.cf.ac.uk/claws/staff/oliphant.html

>>> Jason Neyers 25/07/06 3:04 AM >>>

Dear Colleagues,

Thanks for the help. So far my best/worst examples are:

Cattanach = 69,517 words; 606 footnotes.

Perre = 68,900 words; 539 footnotes!

Norsk =51,295 words

London Drugs =52,887 words

Fairchild = 46,402 words

 

Sincerely,

Jane Stapleton

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