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Legal Abbreviations Flashcards

This deck consists of a non-exhaustive list of legal abbreviations taken from the ELS Study Notes from BPP.

1
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What does the abbreviation ‘AC’ stand for? (Law Report)

A

Appeal Cases

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What does the abbreviation ‘All ER’ stand for? (Law Report)

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All England Law Reports

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What does the abbreviation ‘BCC’ stand for? (Law Report)

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British Company Law Cases

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What does the abbreviation ‘BCLC’ stand for? (Law Report)

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Butterworths Company Law Cases

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What does the abbreviation ‘CA’ stand for? (Governmental/Judicial Body)

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Court of Appeal

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What does the abbreviation ‘CE’ stand for? (Governmental/Judicial Body)

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Council of Europe

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What does the abbreviation ‘Ch’ stand for? (Law Report)

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Chancery Division Cases

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What does the abbreviation ‘Ch App’ stand for? (Law Report)

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Chancery Appeal Cases

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What does the abbreviation ‘Ch D’ stand for? ( Law Report)

A

Chancery Division Cases

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What does the abbreviation ‘CL’ stand for? (Journal)

A

Current Law

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What does the abbreviation ‘CLI’ stand for? (Journal)

A

Current Legal Information

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What does the abbreviation ‘CLJ’ stand for? (Journal)

A

Cambridge Law Journal

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What does the abbreviation ‘CLP’ stand for? (Journal)

A

Current Legal Problems

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What does the abbreviation ‘CLR’ stand for? (Law Report)

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Commonwealth Law Reports

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What does the abbreviation ‘CMLR’ stand for? (Law Report)

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Common Market Law Reports

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What does the abbreviation ‘CMLRev’ stand for? (Journal)

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Common Market Law Review

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What does the abbreviation ‘Conv’ stand for? (Journal)

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Conveyancer and Property Lawyer

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What does the abbreviation ‘Cr App Rep’ stand for? (Law Report)

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Criminal Appeal Reports

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What does the abbreviation ‘Crim L Rev’ stand for? (Journal)

A

Criminal Law Review

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What does the abbreviation ‘Crim LQ’ stand for? (Journal)

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Criminal Law Quarterly

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What does the abbreviation ‘EAT’ stand for? ( Governmental/Judicial Body)

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Employment Appeal Tribunal

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What does the abbreviation ‘ECHR’ stand for? (Per the Governmental/Judicial Body)

A

European Court of Human Rights

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What does the abbreviation ‘ECJ’ stand for? (Per the Governmental/Judicial Body)

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European Court of Justice

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What does the abbreviation ‘EG’ stand for? (Journal)

A

Estates Gazette

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What does the abbreviation ‘EHRR’ stand for? (Law Report)

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European Human Rights Reports

26
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What does the abbreviation ‘EHRLR’ stand for? (Journal)

A

European Human Rights Law Review

27
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What does the abbreviation ‘ELJ’ stand for? (Journal)

A

European Law Journal

28
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What does the abbreviation ‘ELRev’ stand for? (Journal)

A

European Law Review

29
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What does the abbreviation ‘Env LR’ stand for? (Law Report)

A

Environmental Law Reports

30
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What does the abbreviation ‘ER’ stand for? (Law Report)

A

English Reports

31
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What does the abbreviation ‘EWHC’ stand for? (Governmental/Judicial Body)

A

High Court (England and Wales)

32
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What does the abbreviation ‘EWCA Civ’ stand for? (Governmental/Judicial Body)

A

Court of Appeal Civil Division (England and Wales)

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What does the abbreviation ‘EWCA Crim’ stand for? (Governmental/Judicial Body)

A

Court of Appeal Criminal Division (England and Wales)

34
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What does the abbreviation ‘FLR’ stand for? (Law Report)

A

Family Law Reports

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What does the abbreviation ‘FSR’ stand for? (Law Report)

A

Fleet Street Reports

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What does the abbreviation ‘HL’ stand for? (Governmental/Judicial Body)

A

House of Lords

37
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What does the abbreviation ‘IRLR’ stand for? (Law Report)

A

Industrial Relations Law Reports

38
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What does the abbreviation ‘JBL’ stand for? (Journal)

A

Journal of Business Law

39
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What does the abbreviation ‘J Crim L’ stand for? (Journal)

A

Journal of Criminal Law

40
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What does the abbreviation ‘KB’ stand for? (Law Report)

A

King’s Bench

41
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What does the abbreviation ‘Lloyd’s Rep ‘ stand for? (Law Report)

A

Lloyd’s Law Reports

42
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What does the abbreviation ‘LQR’ stand for? (Journal)

A

Law Quarterly Review

43
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What does the abbreviation ‘LSG’ stand for? (Journal)

A

Law Society Gazette

44
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What does the abbreviation ‘MLR’ stand for? (Journal)

A

Modern Law Report

45
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What does the abbreviation ‘NLJ’ stand for? (Journal)

A

New Law Journal

46
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What does the abbreviation ‘OJ’ stand for? (Journal)

A

Official Journal of the European Union

47
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What does the abbreviation ‘OJLS’ stand for? (Journal)

A

Oxford Journal of Legal Studies

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What does the abbreviation ‘PC’ stand for? (Governmental/Judicial Body)

A

Judicial Committee of the Privy Council

49
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What does the abbreviation ‘PL’ stand for? (Journal)

A

Public Law

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What does the abbreviation ‘QB’ stand for? (Law Report)

A

Queen’s Bench

51
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What does the abbreviation ‘SJ’ stand for? (Journal)

A

Solicitors’ Journal

52
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What does the abbreviation ‘SLT’ stand for? (Journal)

A

Scots’ Law Times

53
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What does the abbreviation ‘SLR’ stand for? (Journal)

A

Student Law Review

54
Q

What does the abbreviation ‘Soc L’ stand for? (Journal)

A

Socialist Lawyer

55
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What does the abbreviation ‘TLR’ stand for? (Law Report)

A

Times Law Reports

56
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What does the abbreviation ‘UKHL’ stand for? (Governmental/Judicial Body)

A

House of Lords (UK)

57
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What does the abbreviation ‘WLR’ stand for? (Law Report)

A

Weekly Law Reports

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What does the abbreviation ‘YB Eur L’ stand for? (Journal)

A

Yearbook of European Law

GDL - English Legal System (7 decks)

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