Dlamini v Jacobs (NPD) unreported case no 98/05 (3 August 2006). Books When a book is referred to for the first time, authors’ names must be given as they appear on the title page of the book or on the title page of the chapter / relevant page of the article. For instance, John D Smith must appear as John D Smith and not as J D Smith or J Smith. References: co-authors of any work (book, article, chapter, whatever) take an ampersand: Smith & Dlamini. We cite up to three authors: Smith, Dlamini & Pillay. Thereafter use al’. ‘et Egs. John D Smith & Sipho Dlamini Hand’s Law of 5 ed (2006) 115. Arbitration M Bear & D Bear hot, too cold, just right?’ in ‘Too Mary Goldilocks (ed) The Politics of Cookery 3 ed (2004) 23–7. Journals: eg. Jane Dube new Consumer ‘The Protection Act: An introduction’ (2002) 119 700 SALJ at 725. Footnotes Authors are welcome to use footnotes to elaborate on points that would otherwise clutter the main text of the article. The other important purpose of footnotes is to provide the relevant references without cluttering the text. In footnotes a reference to any authoritative source is given once in full. Thereafter a book, chapter, journal article, newspaper article, law commission report, thesis will be cited by author and a cross-reference (using cit’)to the FIRST footnote where the full ‘op reference appeared. An abbreviated reference to the work may be used to provide further guidance where appropriate (e g several of an author’s works are cited sporadically in an article). Examples: Smith & Dlamini op cit note 5 at 67. Cases are also cited using the cross-referencing method, but is used: Fedsure supra note ‘supra’ 12 para 34. For consecutive references to the same work, ibid is used with or without a page number/paragraph reference as appropriate. Examples: Ibid. Ibid at 45. Ibid para 45 (no with para refs). ‘at’
Dlamini v Jacobs (NPD) unreported case no 98/05 (3 August 2006). Books When a book is referred to for the first time, authors’ names must be given as they appear on the title page of the book or on the title page of the chapter / relevant page of the article. For instance, John D Smith must appear as John D Smith and not as J D Smith or J Smith. References: co-authors of any work (book, article, chapter, whatever) take an ampersand: Smith & Dlamini. We cite up to three authors: Smith, Dlamini & Pillay. Thereafter use ‘et al’. Egs. John D Smith & Sipho Dlamini Hand’s Law of Arbitration 5 ed (2006) 115. M Bear & D Bear ‘Too hot, too cold, just right?’ in Mary Goldilocks (ed) The Politics of Cookery 3 ed (2004) 23–7. Journals: eg. Jane Dube ‘The new Consumer Protection Act: An introduction’ (2002) 119 SALJ 700 at 725. Footnotes Authors are welcome to use footnotes to elaborate on points that would otherwise clutter the main text of the article. The other important purpose of footnotes is to provide the relevant references without cluttering the text. In footnotes a reference to any authoritative source is given once in full. Thereafter a book, chapter, journal article, newspaper article, law commission report, thesis will be cited by author and a cross-reference (using ‘op cit’)to the FIRST footnote where the full reference appeared. An abbreviated reference to the work may be used to provide further guidance where appropriate (e g several of an author’s works are cited sporadically in an article). Examples: Smith & Dlamini op cit note 5 at 67. Cases are also cited using the cross-referencing method, but ‘supra’ is used: Fedsure supra note 12 para 34. For consecutive references to the same work, ibid is used with or without a page number/paragraph reference as appropriate. Examples: Ibid. Ibid at 45. Ibid para 45 (no ‘at’ with para refs).