This is a query not specifically focussed on obligations. It has to do with court judgments being in some written form and court reporting. 

On page 1216 of the Volume XI of The Oxford History of the Law of England (2010), there is reference to a claim made in in The Times of London to the effect that, in the 1880s or thereabouts, '99 percent of [common law] judgments were still unwritten'. 

On the following page there is mention of the failure of a committee, set up to look into the publication of authorised reports of cases, to pass a motion calling for the introduction of a requirement that all judgments be written, 'so far as practical'.  

This brings me to my question: When, if ever, did the requirement that judgments be in written form come into force?

If anybody can shed any light on this with respect to their own jurisdictions, I would be most grateful.

Many thanks in advance.

Peter Radan 
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Macquarie Law School
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