I like to read semicolon as OR, comma as AND, full stop as END. So
foo(X) when X > 0; X < 7 ->
Y = X * 2,
case Y of
12 -> bar;
_ -> ook
end;
foo(0) -> zero.
reads as
foo(X) when X > 0 *OR* X < 7 ->
Y = X * 2 *AND*
case Y of
12 -> bar *OR*
_ -> ok
end *OR*
foo(0) -> zero *END*
This should make it clear why there is no ; after the last clause of a case.