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Court and tribunal identifiers
49- CACourt of Appeal (court identifier — used where there is no neutral citation) · Court identifier
- CATCompetition Appeal Tribunal — Tribunal (neutral citation) · Court identifierCommittee against Torture · Bodies
- Ch DHigh Court, Chancery Division (court identifier — used where there is no neutral citation) · Court identifier
- CSIHCourt of Session, Inner House — Scotland (neutral citation) · Court identifier
- CSOHCourt of Session, Outer House — Scotland (neutral citation) · Court identifier
- EWCA CivCourt of Appeal (Civil Division) — England and Wales (neutral citation) · Court identifier
- EWCA CrimCourt of Appeal (Criminal Division) — England and Wales (neutral citation) · Court identifier
- EWCOPCourt of Protection — England and Wales (neutral citation) · Court identifier
- EWFCFamily Court — England and Wales (neutral citation) · Court identifier
- EWHC (Admin)High Court, Administrative Court — England and Wales (neutral citation) · Court identifier
- EWHC (Admlty)High Court, Admiralty Court — England and Wales (neutral citation) · Court identifier
- EWHC (Ch)High Court, Chancery Division — England and Wales (neutral citation) · Court identifier
- EWHC (Comm)High Court, Commercial Court — England and Wales (neutral citation) · Court identifier
- EWHC (Fam)High Court, Family Division — England and Wales (neutral citation) · Court identifier
- EWHC (KB)High Court, King’s Bench Division — England and Wales (neutral citation) · Court identifier
- EWHC (Pat)High Court, Patents Court — England and Wales (neutral citation) · Court identifier
- EWHC (QB)High Court, Queen’s Bench Division — England and Wales (neutral citation) · Court identifier
- EWHC (TCC)High Court, Technology and Construction Court — England and Wales (neutral citation) · Court identifier
- FamHigh Court, Family Division (court identifier — used where there is no neutral citation) · Court identifierLaw Reports · UKauthorised
- HCJACCourt of Criminal Appeal — Scotland (neutral citation) · Court identifier
- HCJTHigh Court of Justiciary (sitting as a trial court) — Scotland (neutral citation) · Court identifier
- HLHouse of Lords (court identifier — used where there is no neutral citation) · Court identifier
- IHCourt of Session, Inner House — Scotland (after the citation) · Court identifier
- KBDHigh Court, King's Bench Division (court identifier — used where there is no neutral citation) · Court identifier
- NICACourt of Appeal — Northern Ireland (neutral citation) · Court identifier
- NICCCrown Court — Northern Ireland (neutral citation) · Court identifier
- NIChHigh Court of Justice, Chancery Division — Northern Ireland (neutral citation) · Court identifier
- NIFamHigh Court of Justice, Family Division — Northern Ireland (neutral citation) · Court identifier
- NIKBHigh Court of Justice, King’s Bench Division — Northern Ireland (neutral citation) · Court identifier
- NIMasterMasters’ Decisions — Northern Ireland (neutral citation) · Court identifier
- NIQBHigh Court of Justice, Queen’s Bench Division — Northern Ireland (neutral citation) · Court identifier
- OHCourt of Session, Outer House — Scotland (after the citation) · Court identifier
- PCPrivy Council (court identifier — used where there is no neutral citation) · Court identifier
- QBDHigh Court, Queen's Bench Division (court identifier — used where there is no neutral citation) · Court identifier
- SAC CivSheriff Appeal Court (Civil) — Scotland (neutral citation) · Court identifier
- SAC CrimSheriff Appeal Court (Criminal) — Scotland (neutral citation) · Court identifier
- SC, followed by a court identifier and judgmentSheriff Court — Scotland (neutral citation) · Court identifier
- UKEATEmployment Appeal Tribunal — Tribunal (neutral citation) · Court identifier
- UKFTT (HESC)First-tier Tribunal (Health, Education and Social Care Chamber) — Tribunal (neutral citation) · Court identifier
- UKFTT (SEC)First-tier Tribunal (Social Entitlement Chamber) — Tribunal (neutral citation) · Court identifier
- UKFTT (WPAFCC)First-tier Tribunal (War Pensions and Armed Forces Compensation Chamber) — Tribunal (neutral citation) · Court identifier
- UKHLHouse of Lords — United Kingdom (neutral citation) · Court identifier
- UKPCPrivy Council — United Kingdom (neutral citation) · Court identifier
- UKSCSupreme Court — United Kingdom (neutral citation) · Court identifier
- UKSIACSpecial Immigration Appeals Commission — Tribunal (neutral citation) · Court identifier
- UKUT (AAC)Upper Tribunal (Administrative Appeals Chamber) — Tribunal (neutral citation) · Court identifier
- UKUT (IAC)Upper Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber) — Tribunal (neutral citation) · Court identifier
- UKUT (LC)Upper Tribunal (Lands Chamber) — Tribunal (neutral citation) · Court identifier
- UKUT (TCC)Upper Tribunal (Tax and Chancery Chamber) — Tribunal (neutral citation) · Court identifier
United Kingdom
50- ACLaw Reports · UKauthorised
- All ERAll England Law Reports · UK
- All ER (Comm)All England Law Reports (Commercial Cases) · UK
- BCCBritish Company Law Cases · UK
- Bus LRBusiness Law Reports · UK
- ChLaw Reports · UKauthorised
- CLYCurrent Law Yearbook · UK
- CMLRCommon Market Law Reports · UK
- CP RepCivil Procedure Reports · UK
- Cr App RCriminal Appeal Reports · UK
- Cr App R (S)Criminal Appeal Reports (Sentencing) · UK
- CTLCConsumer and Trading Law Cases · UK
- EGEstates Gazette · UKEstates Gazette · Journals
- Env LREnvironmental Law Reports · UK
- EREnglish Reports · UK
- FLRFamily Law Reports · UK
- FSRFleet Street Reports · UK
- FTLRFinancial Times Law Reports · UK
- ICRIndustrial Cases Reports · UK
- Imm ARImmigration Appeal Reports · UK
- Info TLRInformation Technology Law Reports · UK
- IRLRIndustrial Relations Law Reports · UK
- JCJusticiary Cases · UKSession Cases — High Court of Justiciary sequence · Scotlandauthorised
- JPJustice of the Peace Reports · UK
- JPLJournal of Planning and Environment Law · UK
- KBLaw Reports · UKauthorised
- LGRLocal Government Reports · UK
- Lloyd’s RepLloyd’s Law Reports · UK
- Lloyd’s Rep BankLloyd’s Law Reports Banking · UK
- Lloyd’s Rep FCLloyd’s Law Reports Financial Crime · UK
- Lloyd’s Rep IRLloyd’s Law Reports Insurance and Reinsurance · UK
- Lloyd’s Rep MedLloyd’s Law Reports Medical · UK
- Lloyd’s Rep PNLloyd’s Law Reports Professional Negligence · UK
- LS GazLaw Society Gazette · UKLaw Society Gazette · Journals
- NINorthern Ireland Law Reports · UK
- PLaw Reports · UKauthorised
- P & CRProperty and Compensation Reports · UK
- PIQRPersonal Injuries and Quantum Reports · UK
- PTSLRPublic and Third Sector Law Reports · UK
- QBLaw Reports · UKauthorised
- RPCReports of Patent Cases · UK
- RTRRoad Traffic Reports · UK
- SCSession Cases (Scotland) · UKSession Cases — Court of Session sequence · Scotlandauthorised
- SCCRScottish Criminal Case Reports · UKScottish Criminal Case Reports · Scotland
- SCLRScottish Civil Law Reports · UKScottish Civil Law Reports · Scotland
- SLTScots Law Times · UKScots Law Times · Scotland
- STCSimon’s Tax Cases · UK
- TCTax Cases · UK
- WLRWeekly Law Reports · UK
- WLR (D)Weekly Law Reports (Daily Case Summaries) · UK
Scotland
7- DSession Cases, cited by editor — Dunlop · Scotland · before 1906
- FSession Cases, cited by editor — Fraser · Scotland · before 1906
- MSession Cases, cited by editor — Macpherson · Scotland · before 1906
- RSession Cases, cited by editor — Rettie · Scotland · before 1906
- SSession Cases, cited by editor — Shaw · Scotland · before 1906
- SC (HL)Session Cases — House of Lords sequence · Scotlandauthorised
- SC (UKSC)Session Cases — Supreme Court sequence · Scotlandauthorised
Journals
35- AJILAmerican Journal of International Law · Journals
- BTRBritish Tax Review · Journals
- BYILBritish Yearbook of International Law · Journals
- CLJCambridge Law Journal · Journals
- CLPCurrent Legal Problems · Journals
- CML RevCommon Market Law Review · Journals
- ConvConveyancer · Journals
- Crim LRCriminal Law Review · Journals
- EC BullEC Bulletin · Journals
- ECLREuropean Competition Law Review · Journals
- EIPREuropean Intellectual Property Review · Journals
- EIRREuropean Industrial Relations Review · Journals
- EJILEuropean Journal of International Law · Journals
- EL RevEuropean Law Review · Journals
- ICLQInternational and Comparative Law Quarterly · Journals
- ILJIndustrial Law Journal · Journals
- ILQInternational Law Quarterly · Journals
- Int JLCInternational Journal of Law in Context · Journals
- J Intl Econ LJournal of International Economic Law · Journals
- JBLJournal of Business Law · Journals
- JCL & EJournal of Competition Law and Economics · Journals
- JCLSJournal of Corporate Law Studies · Journals
- JELJournal of Environmental Law · Journals
- JPELJournal of Planning and Environmental Law · Journals
- LMCLQLloyd’s Maritime & Commercial Law Quarterly · Journals
- LQRLaw Quarterly Review · Journals
- LSLegal Studies · Journals
- MLRModern Law Review · Journals
- NLJNew Law Journal · Journals
- OJOfficial Journal of the Union · Journals
- OJLSOxford Journal of Legal Studies · Journals
- OUCLJOxford University Commonwealth Law Journal · Journals
- PLPublic Law · Journalsplea number · Legal history
- Rd CRecueil des Cours de l’Académie de Droit International · Journals
- SJSolicitors’ Journal · Journals
International reports
16- BISDBasic Documents and Selected Documents · International
- CDCollection of Decisions of the Commission · International
- DRDecisions and Reports of the Commission · International
- DSRDispute Settlement Reports · International
- ECHRReports of Judgments and Decisions · International
- ECREuropean Court Reports · International
- EHRREuropean Human Rights Reports · International
- ICJ PleadingsInternational Court of Justice Pleadings Series · International
- ICJ RepInternational Court of Justice Reports · International
- IHRRInternational Human Rights Reports · International
- ILMInternational Legal Materials · InternationalInternational Legal Materials · Treaty series
- ILRInternational Law Reports · International
- Iran-US CTRIran-US Claims Tribunal Reports · International
- ITLOS RepInternational Tribunal for the Law of the Sea Reports · International
- PCIJ RepPermanent Court of International Justice Reports · International
- RIAAReports of International Arbitral Awards · International
Treaty series
9- ATSAustralian Treaty Series · Treaty series
- BFSPBritish and Foreign State Papers · Treaty series
- CTSConsolidated Treaty Series · Treaty series
- ETSEuropean Treaty Series · Treaty series
- LNTSLeague of Nations Treaty Series · Treaty series
- OAS Treaty SeriesOrganization of American States Treaty Series · Treaty series
- PITSPacific Islands Treaty Series · Treaty series
- UKTSUK Treaty Series · Treaty series
- UNTSUnited Nations Treaty Series · Treaty series
Legal history
21- AFAmes Foundation · Legal history
- Bl CommBlackstone, Commentaries on the Law of England (book of authority) · Legal history
- BNBBracton’s Note Book · Legal history
- BractonBracton, On the Laws and Customs of England (book of authority) · Legal history
- Brooke AbrBrooke, La Graunde Abridgement (book of authority) · Legal history
- Co InstCoke, Institutes of the Laws of England (book of authority) · Legal history
- Co LittCoke, Commentary upon Littleton (book of authority) · Legal history
- CRRCuria Regis Rolls · Legal history
- Fitz AbrFitzherbert, La Graunde Abridgement (book of authority) · Legal history
- Fitz NBFitzherbert, La Novel Natura Brevium (book of authority) · Legal history
- GlanvillGlanvill, Treatise on the Laws and Customs of England (book of authority) · Legal history
- Hale PCHale, The History of the Pleas of the Crown (book of authority) · Legal history
- Hawk PCHawkins, A Treatise on the Pleas of the Crown (book of authority) · Legal history
- HilHilary term · Legal history
- MichMichaelmas term · Legal history
- PasEaster term · Legal history
- RCRRotuli Curiae Regis · Legal history
- RSRolls Series · Legal history
- SSPublications of the Selden Society · Legal history
- TrinTrinity term · Legal history
- YBYearbook · Legal history
International bodies
31- ACHPRAfrican Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights · Bodies
- CEDAWCommittee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women · Bodies
- CERDCommittee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination · Bodies
- CESCRCommittee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights · Bodies
- CJEUCourt of Justice of the European Union · Bodies
- CRCCommittee on the Rights of the Child · Bodies
- ECtHREuropean Court of Human Rights · Bodies
- EUEuropean Union · Bodies
- HCCHHague Conference on Private International Law · Bodies
- HRCHuman Rights Committee · Bodies
- IACtHRInter-American Court of Human Rights · Bodies
- ICCInternational Commercial Court · BodiesInternational Criminal Court · Bodies
- ICJInternational Court of Justice · Bodies
- ICRCInternational Committee of the Red Cross · Bodies
- ICSIDInternational Centre for the Settlement of Investment Disputes · Bodies
- ICTYInternational Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia · Bodies
- ILAInternational Law Association · Bodies
- ILCInternational Law Commission · Bodies
- ILOInternational Labour Organization · Bodies
- ITLOSInternational Tribunal for the Law of the Sea · Bodies
- OASOrganization of American States · Bodies
- OAUOrganization for African Unity · Bodies
- PCAPermanent Court of Arbitration · Bodies
- PCIJPermanent Court of International Justice · Bodies
- UNUnited Nations · Bodies
- UNGAUnited Nations General Assembly · Bodies
- UNHCRUnited Nations High Commissioner for Refugees · Bodies
- UNHRCUnited Nations Human Rights Council · Bodies
- UNSCUnited Nations Security Council · Bodies
- WHOWorld Health Organization · Bodies
- WTOWorld Trade Organization · Bodies