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M

Abbreviation Title
M Macpherson's Session Cases,3rd Series (Scotland) 1862-1873
Menzies' Reports of the Supreme Court of the Cape of Good Hope (S Afr) 1828-50
Morison's Dictionary of Decisions (Scotland) 1540-1808
M & S Manning & Scott's Common Bench Reports 1845-1856
Maule and Selwyn's King's Bench Reports 1813-1817
Moore & Scott's Common Pleas Reports 1831-1834
M & W Meeson and Welsby's Exchequer Reports 1836-1847
Mac Macassey's Reports (NZ) 1861-1872
Maori Appellate Court (NZ)
Maritime Arbitration Commission
Motor Accidents Cases (CCH) 1981-
Mac LR Macarthur Law Review
MaCA Malaysian Court of Appeal
MacAr MacArthur's District of Columbia Reports (DC USA) 1873-1879 (8-10 DC)
MacArthur's Reports (District of Columbia USA) 1873-79 ((8-10 DC)
MacAr & M MarArthur and Mackey's Reports (District of Columbia USA) 1879-80 (11 DC)
MacAr Pat Cas MacArthur's Patent Cases (USA) 1841-1859
Macas Macassey's Reports (New Zealand) 1861-1872
MACAT Motor Accidents (Compensation) Appeal Tribunal
MacCarthy MacCarthy's Irish Land Cases (Ireland) 1887-1892
MacDev MacDevitt's Irish Land Cases (Ireland) 1882-1884
MacG CC  MacGillivray Copyright Cases 1901-1949
Mackenzie Mackenzie's Pleadings in some Remarkable Cases Court of Session (Scotland) 1661-1672
Mackey Mackey's Reports (District of Columbia USA) 1863-72, (6-7 DC);1880-92 (12-21 DC)
Macl & Rob Maclean and Robinson's Scotch Appeal Cases 1839
Macn & G Macnaghten and Gordon's Chancery Reports 1848-1851
Macph  Macpherson, Court of Session Cases, 3rd Series (Scotland) 1862-1873
Macq Macqueen's Scotch Appeal Cases 1851-1865
Macr Macrory's Patent Cases 1847-1860
Macr & H Macrae and Hertslet's Insolvency Cases 1847-1852
Mad Maddock's Chancery Reports 1815-1822
Maddock's Reports (Montana USA) (9-18 Mont)
Madras High Court Reports (India) 1862-1875
Mad & Gel Maddock & Geldert's Chancery Reports 1821-1822
Mad LJ Madras Law Journal
Madd Maddock's Chancery Reports 1815-1822
Madd & G Maddock and Geldart's Chancery Reports 1821-1822
Madox Madox's Formulare Anglicanum
Madox Exch Madox's History and Antiquities of the Exchequer
MAF Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries (NZ)
Mag Magistrate and Municipal and Parochial Lawyer 1848-1853
The Magistrate
Magruder Magruder's Reports (Maryland USA) (1, 2 Md)
MAID Profound Market Analysis & Information Database Profound
Maine LR Maine Law Review
Mal LJ Malayan Law Journal
Mal LR Malawi Law Reports
Malaya Law Review
MALQR Model Arbitration Law Quarterly Reports
MALR Media and Arts Law Review
Man Manitoba (Canada)
Manning's Reports (Michigan USA) (1 Mich)
Man & G Manning and Granger's Common Pleas Reports 1840-1844
Man & Ry KB Manning and Ryland's Reports, King's Bench 1827-1830
Man & Ry MC Manning and Ryland's Magistrates' Cases 1827-1830
Man G & S Manning Granger & Scott's Common Bench Reports 1845-1856
Man L Managerial Law
Man LJ Manitoba Law Journal
Man LR Manitoba Law Reports (Can) 1883-1962 (to vol29)
Man R Manitoba  Reports (Can) 1963- 1979 (from vol30-)
Man R (2d) Manitoba Reports (Second Series), 1979-
Man R t Wood Manitoba Reports tempore Wood 1875-1885
Mans Mansfield's Reports (Arkansas USA) (49-52 Ark)
Manson's Bankrutpcy and Companies' Winding-Up Cases 1894-1914
Maori LR Maori Law Review
MAR Municipal Association Reports (or Record), New South Wales 1886-1911
Mar LC Crockford's Maritime Law Cases 1860-1871
Mar LCNS Aspinall's Maritime Law Cases, New Series 1870-1940
Marine IR Marine Insurance Reports
Marks & Sayre Marks & Sayre's Reports (Alabama (USA) (108 Ala)
MARPOL Convention for the Prevention of Pollution of Ships
Marine Pollution Conventions
Marq Intell Prop L Rev Marquette Intellectual Property Law Review
Marq LR Marquette Law Review
Marq Sports LJ Marquette Sports Law Journal: Journal of the National Sports Law Institute
Marr Marriott's Admiralty Reports 1776-1779
Marsh Marshall & Sevestre's Appeals (Bengal, India) 1862-1864
Marshall's Ceylon Reports (Sri L) 1833-1836
Marsh Marshall's Common Pleas Reports 1813-1816
Marsh AK A K Marshall's Reports (Kentucky USA) 1817-1821 (8-10 Ky)
Marsh JJ J J Marshall's Reports (Kentucky USA) 1829-1832 (24-30 Ky)
Mart & Yer Martin & Yerger's Tennessee Reports (Tennessee USA) 1825-1828 (8 Tenn)
Mart Ga Martin's Reports (Georgia USA) (21-30 Ga)
Mart Ind Martin's Reports (Indiana USA) (51-70 Ind)
Mart NC Martin's North Carolina Reports (North Carolina USA) 1778-1797 (1 NC)
Mart NS Martin's Louisiana Term Reports, New Series (Louisiana USA) 1823-1830
Mart OS Martin's Louisiana Term Reports Old Series (Louisiana (USA) 1809-1823
Marv Marvel's Reports (Delaware USA) 1893-1897 (15-16 Del)
Mary LR Maryland Law Review
Mas Mason's US 1st Circuit Court Reports (USA) 1816-1830
Mass Massachusetts (USA)
Massachusetts Reports (USA) 1804-1822 (1-17 Mass); 1867- (1897- Mass)
Mass GI Massimario della Giurisprudenza Italiana 
Mats  Matsons Reports (Connecticut (USA) (22-24 Conn)
Matthews Matthews' Reports (Virginia USA) (75 Va)
Matthews' Reports (West Virginia USA) (6-9 W Va)
Mau & Sel Maule & Selwyn's King's Bench Reports 1813-1817
Maur Dec Mauritius Decisions 1861-
Maur Law Mauritius Laws
Mayn Maynard's Reports 1273-1326
MB Minute  Book (Maori Land Court NZ)
MBCA Manitoba Court of Appeal
MBQB Manitoba Queen's Bench
MC Magistrates' Court
Malaya Cases 1908-1958
Municipal Council
MCA Media Council of Australia
Minerals Council of Australia (formerly AMIC)
McAll McAllister's US 9th Circuit Court Reports (USA) 1855-1859
McArth & M MacArthur & Mackey's District of Columbia Reports (DC USA) 1879-1880 (11 DC)
McBride McBride's Reports (Missouri USA) (1 Mo)
MCC Mining Commissioner's Cases (Can) 1906-1910
Macgillivray's Copyright Cases
McCahan McCahan's Reports (Kansas USA) 1858-1868
McCar McCarter's New Jersey Equity Reports (New Jersey USA) 1861-1863 (14,15 NJ Eq)
McCle McClelland's Exchequer Reports 1824
McCle & Yo McClelland and Younge's Exchequer Reports 1824-1825
McCook McCook's Reports (Ohio USA) (1 Ohio St)
McCord McCord's South Carolina Law Reports (South Carolina USA) 1821-8 (12-15 SCL)
McCord Eq McCord's South Carolina Equity Reports (South Carolina USA) 1825-27 (6-7 SC Eq)
McCorkle McCorkle's Reports (North Carolina USA) (65 NC)
McCr McCrary's US 8th Circuit Court Reports (USA) 1877-1883
MCD Magistrates' Court Decisions (NZ) 1939-1979
McG LJ McGill Law Journal
McGloin McGloin's Louisiana Court of Appeal Reports (Louisiana USA) 1881-1884
McK Env LB McKenna Environmental Law Bulletin
McK Euro R McKenna European Review
McK Law Let McKenna Law Letter
McL McLean's 7th Circuit Court Reports (USA) 1829-1855
MCLR Morison's Company Law Reports (NZ) 1991-1994
McMul McMullen's South Carolina Law Reports (South Carolina USA) 1840-2 (26-27 SCL)
McMul Eq McMullen's South Carolina Equity Reports (South Carolina USA) 1840-2 (16 SC Eq)
MCR Magistrates' Court Reports (NZ) 1906-1953
Montreal Condensed Reports (Quebec, Can) 1853-1854
Md Maryland (USA)
Maryland Reports (Maryland USA) 1851-
Md Ch Maryland Chancery Reports (Maryland USA) 1847-1854
Md JILT Maryland Journal of International Law and Trade
Md L Rev Maryland Law Review
MDU Medical Defence Union Ltd (UK and Australia)
Me Maine (USA)
Maine Reports (USA) 1820-1965
Med J of Aust Medical Journal of Australia
Med L Rev Medical Law Review
Med Law Medicine & Law
Med Leg J Medico-Legal Journal
Med LI Medical Law International
Med LJ Medico Legal Journal
Med LR Medical Law Reports 1989-
Med Q Mediation Quarterly
Med Sci & L Medicine Science and the Law
Medd Meddaugh's Reports (Michigan USA) (13 Mich)
Mediation Q Mediation Quarterly: Journal of the Academy of Family Mediators
Medico-Legal Soc NSW Proc Medico-Legal Society of New South Wales, Proceedings of
Medico-Legal Soc Vic Proc Medico-Legal Society of Victoria, Proceedings of
Mees & W Meeson & Welsby's Exchequer Reports 1836-1847
Meg Megone's Companies Acts Cases 1888-1891
Meigs Meigs' Reports (Tennessee USA) 1838-9 (19 Tenn)
Mel LJ Melanesian Law Journal
Melb Univ L Rev Melbourne University Law Review
Men Menzies' Reports of the Supreme Court of the Cape of Good Hope (S Afr) 1828-1850
Menzies Menzies' Reports of the Supreme Court of the Cape of Good Hope (S Afr) 1828-1850
Mer Merivale's Chancery Reports 1815-1817
Mer LR Mercer Law Review
Merc (Newsp Tas) Mercury Reports (Newspaper) (Tasmania)
Merchand Rep Merchandising Reporter 
Met Metcalf's Reports (Kentucky USA) 1858-1863 (58-61 Ky)
Metcalf's Reports (Massachusetts USA) 1840-1847 (42-54 Mass)
Metcalf's Reports (Rhode Island USA) (3 RI)
MFAT Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (NZ)
MHA Member of the House of Assembly South Australia, Tasmania and ACT)
MHCR Madras High Court Reports (India) 1862-1875
MHL Mental Health and the Law (NZ)
MHR Member of the House of Representatives
MIA Media Information Australia (Australian Film, Television and Radio School)
Moore's Indian Appeal Cases 1836-1872
MIC Metropolitan Industrial Court (Vic)
Mich Michigan (USA) 
Michigan Reports (USA) 1847-
Mich J Gender & L Michigan Journal of Gender and Law
Mich J Int'l L Michigan Journal International Law
Mich J Race & L Michigan Journal of Race and Law
Mich LR Michigan Law Review
Mich NP Michigan Nisi Prius Reports (Michigan USA) 1868-1884
Mich St U-DCL J Int'l L Michigan State University-DCL Journal of International Law
Mich Telecomm  & Tech L Rev Michigan Telecommunications and Technology Law Review
Mid BR Midland Bank Review
Mil LR Military Law Review
Milit LR Military Law Review
Mill  Miller's Reports (Louisiana USA) 1830-1833 (1-5 La)
Miller's Reports (Maryland USA) 1850-1851 (3-18 Md)
Mill Ch Miller's Chancery Reports (Maryland USA) (3, 4 Md Ch)
Mill Const SC Mill's South Carolina Constitutional Court Reports (South Carolina USA) 1817-18 (8-9 SCL)
Millin Millin's Petty Session Cases (Ireland) 1875-1898
MILR Marshall Islands Law Reports 1982-
Milw Milward's Irish Ecclesiastical Reports 1819-1843
Min Bd (Tas) Mining Board (Tas)
Minn Minnesota (USA)
Minnesota Reports (Minnesota USA) 1851-1977
Minn J Global Trade Minnesota Journal of Global Trade
Minn JGT Minnesota Journal of Global Trade
Minn LR Minnesota Law Review
Minor Minor's Reports (Alabama USA) 1820-1826
MIP Managing Intellectual Property (Euromoney, NZ)
Misc 2d Miscellaneous Reports, Second Series (New York)
Misc Miscellaneous Reports (New York)1892-
Miss Mississippi (USA)
Mississippi Reports (Mississippi USA) 1851-1966
Miss CL Rev Mississippi College Law Review
Miss L Rev Mississippi Law Review
Miss LJ Mississippi Law Journal
MJ Maastricht Journal of European and Comparative Law
MJIL Melbourne Journal of International Law
MJLS Mountbatten Journal of Legal Studies
Mktng & L Marketing and the Law: National Information Bulletin (Commercial, Economic, Advisory Service of Australia - St Leonards, NSW)
MLAANZ Maritime Law Association of Australia and New Zealand
MLAANZ Journal MLAANZ Journal (Maritime Law Association of Australia and New Zealand)
MLAANZ Newsl Maritime Law Association of Australia and New Zealand Newsletter
MLAANZ Papers Maritime Law Association of Australia and New Zealand Papers
MLB Manx Law Bulletin
MLC Member of the Legislative Council (New South Wales, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia)
MLI Medical Law International
MLJ Madras Law Journal
Malayan Law Journal
Manitoba Law Journal
Mississippi Law Journal
Malaysian Law Journal
MLLR Malaysian Labour Law Reports
MLN Media Lawyer Newsletter
Malaysian Law News
MLR Australian Media Law Reporter
Malayan Law Reports 1950-1954
Manx Law Reports (Isle of Man) 1972-
Maori Law Review
Mauritius Law Reports 1861-
Modern Law Review
Montreal Law Reports 1885-1891
MLR  SC Montreal Law Reports, Superior Court (Quebec, Can) 1885-1891
MLR QB Montreal Law Reports Queen's Bench (Quebec, Can) 1884-1891
MLRC Manitoba Law Reform Commission
MLS Modern Law & Society
MLSJ Macquarie Law Students' Journal
MM Cas Martin's Reports of Mining Cases (British Columbia, Can) 1853-1902
Mo Missouri (USA)
Missouri Reports (Missouri USA) 1821-1956
Mo App Missouri Appeal Reports (Missouri USA) 1876-1952
Mo Envtl L & Pol'y Rev Missouri Environmental Law and Policy Review
Mo L Rev Missouri Law Review
Mo LR Missouri Law Review
Mod LR Modern Law Review
Mod Rep Modern Reports 1669-1755
Mol Molloy's Chancery Reports (Ireland) 1827-1831
Mon B B Monroe's Reports (Kentucky USA) 1840-1857 (40-57 Ky)
Mon LR Monash University Law Review
Mon T TB Monroe's Reports (Kentucky USA) 1824-1828 (17-23 Ky)
Mon TB T B Monroe's Reports (Kentucky USA) 1824-8 (17-23 Ky)
Mon ULR Monash University Law Review
Monaghan Monaghan's Reports (Pennsylvania USA) 1888-1890 (147-165 Pa St)
Monash LR Monash University Law Review
Monro A C Monro's Acta Cancellariae (Chancery Court) 1545-1625
  Montagu's Bankruptcy Reports 1829-1832
Montana  Reports (Montana USA) 1868-
Montana (USA)
Montriou's Cases of Hindu Law (Bengal, India) 1779-1840
Montriou's Reports, Supreme Court (Bengal, India) 1846
Mont & A Montague and Ayrton's Bankruptcy Reports 1833-1838
Mont & B Montague and Bligh's Bankruptcy Reports 1832-1833
Mont & Ch Montague and Chitty's Bankruptcy Reports 1838-1840
Mont & M Montague and Macarthur's Bankruptcy Reports 1828-9
Mont D & DeG Montague, Deacon and De Gex's Bankruptcy Reports 1840-1844
Mont LR Montana Law Review
Moo & P Moore and Payne's Common Pleas Reports 1827-1831
Moo & S Moore and Scott's Common Pleas Reports 1831-1834
Moo Ind App Moore's Indian Appeal Cases, Privy Council 1836-1872
Moo PCC Moore's Privy Council Cases 1836-1862
Moo PCC NS Moore's Privy Council Cases, New Series 1862-1873
Mood & M Moody and Malkin's Nisi Prius Reports 1826 -1830
Mood & R Moody and Robinson's Nisi Prius Reports 1831-1844
Mood CC  Moody's Crown Cases Reserved 1824-1844
Moon Moon's Indiana Appeals (Indiana USA) (6-14 Ind App)
Moon's Reports (Indiana USA) (133-144 Ind)
Moore Moore's Reports (Alabama USA) (67 Ala)
Moore's Reports (Arkansas USA) (28-34 Ark)
Moore's Reports (Texas USA) (22-24 Tex)
Moore & W Moore & Walker's Reports (Texas USA) (22-24 Tex)
Moore CP J B Moore's Common Pleas Reports 1817-1827
Moore KB Sir F Moore's King's Bench Reports 1512-1621
Mor Dict Morison's Dictionary of Decisions (Scotland) 1540-1808
Mor Supp Morison's Dictionary of Court of Session Decisions, Supplement (Scotland) 1620-1768
Mor Syn Morison's Synopsis, Session Cases (Scotland) 1808-1816
Morr Morrell's Bankruptcy Reports 1884-1893
Morris Reports (California USA) (5 Cal)
Morris Reports (Iowa USA) 1839-1846
Morris Reports (Oregon USA) (23-26 Ore)
Morris Reports (Mississippi USA) (43-48 Miss)
Morr BC Morrell's Bankruptcy Reports 1884-1893
Morr St Cas Morris State Cases (Mississippi USA) 1818-1872
Morris Morrissett's Reports (Alabama USA) (80,98 Ala)
Mos Moseley's Chancery Reports 1726-1731
MOT Ministry of Transport (NZ)
MOW Ministry of Works (NZ)
MP Member of Parliament
MPC Matrimonial Property Cases (NZ) 1978-1982
MPLR Municipal & Planning Law Reports
MPR Maritime Provinces Reports (Nova Scotia, Can) 1931-68
MPYUNL Max Planck Yearbook of UN Law
Mq LR Marquette Law Review
MqJICEL Macquarie Journal of International and Comparative Environmental Law
MR Master of the Rolls
Mauritius Reports 1861-
Media Review
MSCLC Malaysian and Singapore Company Law Cases
MSCR Federated States of Micronesia Supreme Court Interim Reporter
MSIs Migration Services Instructions (Dept of Immigration and Ethnic Affairs-formerly PAM/s)
MSTC Malaya and Singapore Tax Cases
MT Rulings Miscellaneous Tax Rulings
MTC Malaysian Tax Cases
MTGU Australian Master Tax Guide Update (CCH)
MTTLR Michigan Telecommunications and Technology Law Review
MTV Motor and Traffic Law Victoria
MULR Melbourne University Law Review
Mun Rep Municipal Reports (Can) 1845-1851
Munf Munford's Reports (Virginia USA) 1810-1820 (15-20 Va)
Mur Murphy's North Carolina Reports (North Carolina USA) 1804-1819 (5-7 NC)
Murd Epit Murdock's Epitome (Can)
Murp & H Murphy and Hurlstone's Exchequer Reports 1836-1837
Murr Murray's Jury Court Cases (Scotland) 1815-1830
MVR Motor Vehicle Reports 1984-
MW Money Week
MWD Ministry of Works and Development (NZ)
My & Cr Mylne and Craig's Chancery Reports 1835-1841
My & K Mylne and Keen's Chancery Reports 1832-5

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