Page Format Rules

Introduction

The following rules apply to anyone who is publishing content to Caselaw.Ninja. The purpose of these rules of to ensure to the best of our ability a uniform look and feel for the content within our site. As with everything we do these rules are open for discussion as the needs of our organization changes over time.

The Rules of Content

1. Caselaw snippets can only be added from approved caselaw sources including, (CanLII, Westlaw, Quicklaw, and Caselaw.Pub)
2. When adding caselaw snippets from decisions the content that is copied must be copied verbatim, contents included in the caselaw section of the site cannot include any additional text of any kind.
3. All caselaw snippets must be fully cited using the citation rules below.
4. All case citations within a case must be fully referenced using the citation methods below to the extent that it is possible.
5. The bottom of each new wiki page must include the references section, See: ==References==

Citation Formatting Rules

Citations must follow the following format:

<ref name="tag-name">Case Title, <https://SHORT-LINK-TO-CASE>, reterived 2021-08-10</ref>

A full example for Maclaren v Pregel, 2021 CanLII 57302 (ON SCSM) is:

<nowiki>