"in such a case" vs "in such case"

0 Hi, MSK. 02br
02br
00If the noun that follows 'such' is singular and countable, you need 'a' or 'an.' 02br
00If the noun is plural or uncountable, neither is required. 02br
02br
00in such a case ... (case: singular and countable) 02br
00in such cases ... (cases: plural) 02br
00with such care that ... (care: uncountable

0 If you google for "in such case" site:uk OR site:ca you will get 31,100 googles, almost all of it is legalese and a lot of it from GOVERNMENT sites. Are they wrong? Or "in such case" or "in such a case" have different meanings? After all, it is possible to say "in case of" - no article. 0-

0 Hi, again. 02br
02br
00Based on my grammar knowledge, limited though it is, I don't feel that 'in such case' is right, unless there is a new linguistic development going on. If it is indeed right, I dare say either that the word 'case' is considered both a countable and uncountable noun, or that 'such' is the misuse of 'that' or 'which.' 02br
00I may be wrong.

0I have answered this on another thread. Please avoid double-posting. 0-

0WOuld you please provide with examples for each of the statements?02br
00Thank you very much02br
00Nft 0-

0 well, then, you should post the link to the previously answered thread! since this site has a  terrible searching capability0-

I encountered "in such case" in a legal document and it made me wonder why there was no "a" i.e. in such a case.
then i consulted my Longman dictionary and found out that "such" can be a determiner, predeterminer and a pronoun...
so possibly, in "in such case" - it functions as a determiner...
i think it is common in legal parlance

Hi

Thank you so much :-)

Regards
Mohammad