SQE Abbreviations

The following abbreviations are used in our SQE study manuals. For ease of reference, you will also find a list of abbreviations at the beginning of the study guides.

ABS – Alternative Business Structure
ACSA – Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Act 2001
ADR – Alternative Dispute Resolution
AEA 1925 – Administration of Estates Act 1925
AGA – Authorised Guarantee Agreement
AGM – Annual General Meeting
AIA – Annual Investment Allowance
AJA 1969 – Administration of Justice Act 1969
AJA 1982 – Administration of Justice Act 1982
AJA 1999 – Access to Justice Act 1999
AML – Anti-Money Laundering
AP – Act of Parliament
APR – Agricultural Property Relief
ARP – Accounting Reference Period
ASC – Authorised Share Capital
ATE – After-the-Event Insurance
ATED – Annual Tax on Enveloped Dwellings
BA – Bail Act 1976
BPR – Business Property Relief
BSA – Building Societies Association
BSB – Bard Standards Board
BTE – Before-the-event Insurance
BTO – Bankers Trust Order
CA06 – Companies Act 2006
CA85 – Companies Act 1985
CA89 – Companies Act 1989
CAA – Criminal Appeal Act 1968
CBA – Contentious Business Agreement
CCF – SRA Code of Conduct for Firms
CCMC – Costs and Case Management Conference
CCS – SRA Code of Conduct for Solicitors, RELs and RELs
CDA – Crime and Disorder Act 1998
CDDA – Company Directors Disqualification Act 1986
CDS – Criminal Defence Service
CEA – Civil Evidence Act 1995
CFC – Controlled Foreign Companies
CFA – Conditional Fee Agreements
CGT – Capital Gains Tax
CIC – Community Interest Company
CILEX – Chartered Institute of Legal Executives
CJA – Criminal Justice Act 2003
CJCA – Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015
CJJA – Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments Act 1982
CJPO – Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994
CLC – Council for Licensed Conveyancers
CLLS – City of London Law Society
CLT – Chargeable Lifetime Transfer
CMC – Case Management Conference
CMO – Costs Management Order
COB Rules – SRA Financial Services (Conduct of Business) Rules
COFA – Compliance Officer for Finance and Administration
COGS – Cost of Goods Sold
COLP – Compliance Officer for Legal Practice
CPR – Civil Procedure Rules
CPIA – Criminal Procedure and Investigations Act 1996
CPS – Crown Prosecution Service
CRA 2005 – Constitutional Reform Act
CRA 2015 – Consumer Rights Act
CRAR – Commercial Rent Arrears Recovery
CrimPD – Criminal Practice Directions
CrimPR – Criminal Procedure Rules
CVA – Company Voluntary Arrangement
DBA – Damages-Based Agreement
DOTAS – Disclosure of Tax Avoidance Schemes
DPB – Designated Professional Body
DPP – Director of Public Prosecutions
DPA 2018 – Data Protection Act 2018
DPA 1998 – Data Protection Act 1998
DPT – Diverted Profits Tax
DRO – Debt Relief Order
DTR – Double Tax Relief
DTO – Detention and Training Order
DX – Document Exchange
EA – Equality Act 2010
EBIT – Earnings Before Interest and Taxes
EBITDA – Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortisation
ECtHR – European Court of Human Rights
ED – Electronic Discharge
ECHR / Convention rights – European Convention on Human Rights
EIS – Enterprise Investment Scheme
EPC – Energy Performance Certificate
FCA – Financial Conduct Authority
FPC – Financial Policy Committee
FPO – Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2005
FRC – Fixed Recoverable Costs
FSMA – Financial Services and Markets Act 2000
GAAP – General Anti-Avoidance Rule
GDPR – General Data Protection Regulation
GP – General Partnership
GPDO – Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015
HC – House of Commons
HL – House of Lords
HM – His Majesty
HMRC – HM Revenue and Customs
HOFA – Head of Finance and Administration
HOLP – Head of Legal Practice
HRA – Human Rights Act 1998
IA 1975 – Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975
IA00 – Insolvency Act 2000
IA86 – Insolvency Act 1986
IEA 1952 – Intestates’ Estates Act 1952
IHT – Inheritance Tax
IHTA 1984 – Inheritance Tax Act 1984
IDPC – Initial Details of the Prosecution Case
IPO – Initial Public Offering
ISA – Individual Savings Account
ITPA 2014 – Inheritance and Trustees’ Powers Act 2014
IVA – Individual Voluntary Arrangement
JAC – Judicial Appointments Commission
LA – Limitation Act 1980
LAA – Legal Aid Agency
LASPO – Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012
LCA – Land Charges Act 1972
LO – Legal Ombudsman
LOPA – Law of Property Act 1925
LP – Limited Partnership
LPA – Local Planning Authority
LPA 1925 – Law of Property Act 1925
LPMPA 1994 – Law of Property (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1994
LPMPA 1989 – Law of Property (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1989
LPRA – Leasehold Property (Repairs) Act 1938
LRA – Land Registration Act 2002
LS Protocol – Law Society Conveyancing Protocol
LSA – Legal Services Act 2007
LSB – Legal Service Board
LSE – London Stock Exchange
LTA 1927 – Landlord and Tenant Act 1927
LTA 1954 – Landlord and Tenant Act 1954
LTA 1985 – Landlord and Tenant Act 1985
LTA 1988 – Landlord and Tenant Act 1988
LTCA – Landlord and Tenant (Covenants) Act 1995
LLP – Limited Liability Partnership
LLPA – Limited Liability Partnerships Act 2000
MA – Model Articles (Private Companies)
MA 1967 – Misrepresentation Act 1967
MCA 1980 – Magistrates’ Courts Act 1980
MCA 2005 – Mental Capacity Act 2005
MIB – Motor Insurers’ Bureau
ML Handbook – UK Finance Mortgage Lenders’ Handbook
MLCO – Money Laundering Compliance Officer
MLR – Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Transfer of Funds (Information on the Payer) Regulations 2017
MLRO – Money Laundering Reporting Officer
MP – Member of Parliament
MTC – Minimum Terms and Conditions
NCA – National Crime Agency
NCPR – Non-Contentious Probate Rules 1987
NHBC – National House Building Council
NI – National Insurance
NIC – National Insurance Contributions
NPO – Norwich Pharmacal Order
NRB – Nil Rate Band
NVP – Net Present Value
OAPA – Offences Against the Person Act 1861
OEIC – Open-Ended Investment Company
OMRV – Open Market Rental Value
PACE – Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984
PA – Partnership Act 1890
PAP – Pre-Action Protocol
PAYE – Pay As You Earn
PBT – Profit before Tax
PD – Practice Directions
PECR – Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations
PEP – Personal Equity Plan / Politically Exposed Person
PET – Potentially Exempt Transfer
PII – Professional Indemnity Insurance / Public Interest Immunity
PLC – Public Limited Company
PNAO – Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Professions) (Non-Exempt Activities) Order 2001
POA 1986 – Public Order Act 1986
POA 1985 – Prosecution of Offences Act 1985
PR – Personal Representative
PRA – Prudential Regulation Authority
PRAO – Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Prudential Regulation Authority-regulated Activities) Order 2013
PRR – Private Residence Relief
PSC – People with Significant Control
PTA – Prevention of Terrorism Act 2005
PTPH – Plea and Trial Preparation Hearing
PYO – Persistent Young Offenders
QFC – Qualifying Floating Charge
QOCS – Qualified One-Way Costs Shifting
QSR – Quick Succession Relief
RAO – Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Regulated Activities) Order 2001
REL – Registered European Lawyer
RFL – Registered Foreign Lawyer
RNRB – Residence Nil Rate Band
ROA – Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974
SA – Sentencing Act 2020
SAIL – Single Alternative Inspection Location
SAR – Suspicious Activity Report
SCA – Senior Courts Act 1981
SCPC – Standard Commercial Property Conditions
SCS – Standard Conditions of Sale
SDLT – Stamp Duty Land Tax
SDT – Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal
SJE – Single Joint Expert
Scope Rules – SRA Financial Services (Scope) Rules
SRA – Solicitors Regulation Authority
TA 1925 – Trustee Act 1925
TA 2000 – Trustee Act 2000
TCPA – Town and Country Planning Act 1990
TOLATA 1996 – Trusts of Land and Appointment of Trustees Act 1996
TOGC – Transfer of a business as a going concern
TPIM – Terrorism Prevention and Investigation Measures Act 2011
UK Code – UK Code of Non-broadcast Advertising and Direct and Promotional Marketing
UKSC – Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
VAT – Value Added Tax
WA 1837 – Wills Act 1837
WA 1968 – Wills Act 1968
WDA – Writing Down Allowance
YJCE – Youth Justice and Criminal Evidence Act 1999
YOT – Youth Offending Team
YRO – Youth Rehabilitation Orders