Neutral citation number formatting
Most of the judgments/decisions submitted to Find Case Law should contain a neutral citation number (NCN). This is a unique reference number which aids in identifying a document.
For a detailed breakdown of NCN formats for each court/tribunal featured on Find Case Law, please see the table below:
NCN formats
Court/Tribunal | NCN format |
---|---|
Supreme Court | [20XX] UKSC XX |
Privy Council | [20XX] UKPC XX |
Court of Appeal (Civil Division) | [20XX] EWCA Civ XX |
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) | [20XX] EWCA Crim XX |
High Court: Chancery Division | [20XX] EWHC XX (Ch) |
High Court: Patents Court | [20XX] EWHC XX (Pat) |
High Court: Intellectual Property Enterprise Court | [20XX] EWHC XX (IPEC) |
High Court: King’s Bench Division | [20XX] EWHC XX (KB) |
High Court: Queen’s Bench Division | [20XX] EWHC XX (QB) |
High Court: Administrative Court | [20XX] EWHC XX (Admin) |
High Court: Admiralty Court | [20XX] EWHC XX (Admlty) |
High Court: Commercial Court | [20XX] EWHC XX (Comm) |
High Court: Technology and Construction Court | [20XX] EWHC XX (TCC) |
High Court: Family Division | [20XX] EWHC XX (Fam) |
High Court: Senior Court Costs Office | [20XX] EWHC XX (SCCO) |
High Court: Court of Protection | [20XX] EWCOP XX |
High Court: Court of Protection (Tier 1) | [20XX] EWCOP XX (T1) |
High Court: Court of Protection (Tier 2) | [20XX] EWCOP XX (T2) |
High Court: Court of Protection (Tier 3) | [20XX] EWCOP XX (T3) |
Family Court | [20XX] EWFC XX |
Family Court (without a High Court Judge) | [20XX] EWFC XX (B) |
Crown Court | [20XX] EWCR XX |
County Court | [20XX] EWCC XX |
Investigatory Powers Tribunal | [20XX] UKIPTrib XX |
Employment Appeal Tribunal | [20XX] EAT XX |
Upper Tribunal (Administrative Appeals Chamber) | [20XX] UKUT XX (AAC) |
Upper Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber) | [20XX] UKUT XX (IAC) |
Upper Tribunal (Tax and Chancery Chamber) | [20XX] UKUT XX (TCC) |
Upper Tribunal (Lands Chamber) | [20XX] UKUT XX (LC) |
First Tier Tribunal (General Regulatory Chamber) | [20XX] UKFTT XX (GRC) |
First Tier Tribunal (Tax Chamber) | [20XX] UKFTT XX (TC) |
First Tier Tribunal (Property Chamber) | [20XX] UKFTT XX (PC) |
If you are experiencing any difficulties in obtaining an NCN, please contact the Judgments Helpdesk team: judgmentshelpdesk@judiciary.uk
Documents without an NCN
We currently publish a limited number of decisions which do not contain an NCN. If you believe your judgment/decision does not require an NCN, please contact us: judgments@nationalarchives.gov.uk
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