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Major Legal Abbreviations (UK) Flashcards

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Admin Ct

A

Administrative Court (part of the Queen’s Bench Division)

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ACL

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Association of Costs Lawyers

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ADR

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Alternative Dispute Resolution

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AG

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Advocate General (in European Court of Justice)
OR
Attorney General

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A-G

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Attorney General

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AKA

A

Also known as (alias)

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ASBO

A

Anti-social behaviour order

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ATE

A

After the Event (insurance)

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BAME

A

Black and Minority Ethnic

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BSB

A

Bar Standards Board

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BTE

A

Before the Event

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CA

A

Court of Appeal

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CBA

A

Criminal Bar Association

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CACD

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Court of Appeal, Criminal Division

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CFA

A

Conditional Fee Agreement

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Ch D

A

Chancery Division (of the High Court)

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CIPA

A

Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys

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CLSA

A

Criminal Law Solicitors’ Association

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CJEC

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Court of Justice of the European Communities (in Luxembourg)

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CJEU

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Court of Justice of the European Union (in Luxembourg)

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CLC

A

Council for Licensed Conveyancers

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CLSB

A

Costs Lawyer Standards Board

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Const Ct

A

Consistory Court

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CoP / COP

A

Court of Protection

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COP

A

Code of Practice

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CPR

A

Civil Procedure Rules

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CPS

A

Crown Prosecution Service

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Crim PR

A

Criminal Procedure Rules

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Ct of Sess

A

Court of Session (in Scotland)

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DBA

A

Damages Based Agreement

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31
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DC

A

Divisional Court

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32
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DFJ

A

Designated Family Judge

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33
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DoLS

A

Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards

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DPA

A

Data Protection Act

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DPP

A

Director of Public Prosecutions

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EAT

A

Employment Appeal Tribunal

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37
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EC

A

European Commission

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38
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ECHR

A

European Convention on Human Rights

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39
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EctHR / ECHR

A

European Court of Human Rights (in Strasbourg)

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40
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ECJ

A

European Court of Justice

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41
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ECLI

A

European Case Law Identifier

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42
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EEC

A

European Economic Community

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ET

A

Employment Tribunal

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EU

A

European Union

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EW / E&W

A

England and Wales

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FC / Fam Ct

A

Family Court

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Fam D

A

Family Division

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FLBA

A

Family Law Bar Association

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FPR

A

Family Procedure Rules

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GDPR

A

General Data Protection Regulaton

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HC

A

High Court (of England and Wales)

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HC / HoC

A

House of Commons

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HL

A

House of Lords

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HMSO

A

His Majesty’s Stationery Office

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ICO

A

Information Commissioner’s Office

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ICTA

A

Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1988

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IPReg

A

Intellectual Property Regulation Board

58
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IPS

A

Ilex Professional Standards

59
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IT

A

Industrial Tribunal

60
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IT

A

Information Technology

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ITMA

A

Institute of Trade Mark Attorneys

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JAG

A

Joint Advocacy Group

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JC

A

Judicial Committee (of the Privy Council)

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JJ

A

Justices

65
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JSC

A

Justice of the Supreme Court

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JJSC

A

Justices of the Supreme Court

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KCPO

A

Knife crime prevention order

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LAPSO

A

Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012

69
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LCCSA

A

London Criminal Courts Solicitors’ Association

70
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LIP

A

Litigant in person

71
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LPS

A

Liberty Protection Safeguards

72
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LSA 2007

A

Legal Services Act 2007

73
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LSB

A

Legal Services Board

74
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LSS

A

Litigation and Settlements Strategy

75
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MLA

A

Member of the Legislative Assembly (of Northern Ireland)

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MP

A

Member of Parliament

77
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MSP

A

Member of the Scottish Parliament

78
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MWA

A

Member of the Welsh Assembly

79
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NIRC

A

National Industrial Relations Court

80
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NTA

A

Non Trial Advocate

81
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OCOF

A

One Case One Fee

82
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PACE

A

Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984

83
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PATAS

A

Parking and Traffic Appeals Service

84
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PC

A

Privy Council

85
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PCN

A

Penalty Charge Notice

86
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PCT

A

Price Competitive Tendering

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PDA

A

Probate, Divorce and Admiralty

88
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PI

A

Personal injury

89
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POA

A

Plea Only Advocates

90
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QASA

A

Quality Assurance Scheme for Advocates

91
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QBD

A

Queen’s Bench Division

92
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SC(E)

A

Supreme Court (England and Wales)

93
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SC(NI)

A

Supreme Court (Northern Ireland)

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SC(Sc)

A

Supreme Court (Scotland)

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Sen Cts

A

Senior Courts

96
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SRA

A

Solicitors’ Regulation Authority

97
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Sup Ct

A

Supreme Court

98
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T/A

A

Trading as

99
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TPD

A

Third Party Debt

100
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UCP

A

Universal Customs & Practice

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UKPC

A

United Kingdom Privy Council

102
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UKSC

A

United Kingdom Supreme Court

103
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WCWF

A

Western Circuit Women’s Forum

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Legal Lexicon (England and Wales) (4 decks)

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