OSCOLA guidance for referencing a paragraph in a looseleaf states “you should also give the release number and/or date of issue at the foot of the relevant page”. Unfortunately many online looseleafs do not include this information. 

Repurposing OSCOLA guidance for other resources seems the best (the only?) option:

• OSCOLA FAQs: Ebooks (https://www.law.ox.ac.uk/oscola-faqs)

          If the ebook provides the same page numbers as in the printed publication, cite the ebook as if it was the printed book. If the ebook has no page numbers, follow the normal book (or edited book) citation form, including the ebook type/edition before the           publisher. 

          For pinpoints where there are no page numbers, provide chapter or section number (or section name, if a number isn't provided) and subsection or paragraph number if provided. For example: 

•           Williams on Wills (9th edn, Lexis Library edn, Lexis Nexis 2007) vol 1, part F, para 23.1.
•           Jill E Martin, Hanbury & Martin Modern Equity (19th edn, Kindle edn, Sweet & Maxwell 2012) ch 1, part 2E, 1-008, text above n 24.
•           William Lucy, Philosophy of Private Law (Kindle edn, OUP 2007) ch 1, text above n 16.

• OSCOLA 3.2.6: Encyclopedias

          If citing an online encyclopedia, give the web address and date of access

•           Leslie Green, ‘Legal Positivism’, The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (Fall edn, 2009) <http://plato.stanford.edu/archives/fall2009/entries/legal-positivism> accessed 20 November 2009

• OSCOLA 3.4.8: Websites and blogs

          If there is no author identified, and it is appropriate to cite an anonymous source, begin the citation with the title in the usual way. If there is no date of publication on the website, give only the date of access.

•      Sarah Cole, ‘Virtual Friend Fires Employee’ (Naked Law, 1 May 2009) <http://www.nakedlaw.com/2009/05/index.html> accessed 19 November 2009

Other ideas gratefully received!

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