Case references used by the Royal Courts of Justice and Rolls Building
Commonly used references to identify cases used by the offices of the Royal Courts of Justice and Rolls Building.
The offices and courts within the Royal Courts of Justice and Rolls Building hear a wide variety of different cases. A number of different case references are used to identify these.
This guide will help identify which court is hearing your case.
Contact telephone numbers for our courts and offices can be found in our Court and Tribunal Finder Service.
Common Reference Numbers
Please be aware that this list is not exhaustive and is for guidance only.
Court of Appeal Criminal Division
Example reference number:
2011 01234 (A, B, C or D)1
Court of Appeal Civil Division
Example reference number:
(A, B, C or D)1/2011/1234
Administrative Court
Example prefixes:
CO
DTA
CJA
PTA
Chancery Judges / Chancery Appeals
Example reference numbers:
HC11C01234
1234 of 2011
CH/2010/0123
Admiralty & Commercial Court
Example reference number:
2011 Folio 1234
King’s Bench Judges / King’s Bench Appeals
Example reference numbers:
TLQ 11/0123
TLJ 11/0123
IHQ 11/0123
QB/2011/0123
Family Division
Example prefixes:
FD
COP
Technology & Construction Court
Example reference number:
HT-11-01
Intellectual Property & Enterprise Court - Rolls Building Patents
Example reference number:
IP14MO1234
Intellectual Property & Enterprise Court - Thomas Moore Small Claims Track
Example reference number:
IP14SO1234
Central London County Court
Example reference numbers:
CL1399AA999
CLA99AA999
Business and Property Courts
Chancery
Example reference numbers:
BL-2020- 000000
FS-2020- 000000
PE-2020- 000000
CP-2020- 000000
IL-2020- 000000
IP-2020- 000000
HP-2020- 000000
PT-2020- 000000
RL-2020- 000000
Commercial Court
Example reference numbers:
CL-2020- 000000
LM-2020- 000000
FL-2020- 000000
Admiralty
Example reference number:
AD-2020- 000000
Technology and Construction Court
Example reference number:
HT-2020- 000000
Insolvency & Companies List
Example reference numbers:
BR-2020- 000000
CR-2020- 000000
Updates to this page
Published 14 February 2020Last updated 30 September 2022 + show all updates
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Changed Queen's Bench to King's Bench
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First published.