Case references used by the Royal Courts of Justice and Rolls Building
Find the common case reference numbers used by the the offices of the Royal Courts of Justice and Rolls Building to find out which court is hearing your case.
The offices and courts within the Royal Courts of Justice and Rolls Building hear different types of cases. Different case reference numbers are used for different types of cases.
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Common reference numbers
This list only includes the common case reference numbers, it does not include all of them. You should only use this list as a guide.
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 reference number:
AC-2025-LON-010279
Chancery judges and chancery appeals
Example reference numbers:
HC11C01234
1234 of 2011
CH/2010/0123
Admiralty and Commercial Court
Example reference number:
2011 Folio 1234
King鈥檚 Bench judges and King鈥檚 Bench appeals
Example reference numbers:
KB-2024-017278
KA-2023-002013
Family Division
Example prefixes:
FD
COP
Technology and Construction Court
Example reference number:
HT-11-01
Intellectual Property and Enterprise Court 鈥 Rolls Building patents
Example reference number:
IP14MO1234
Intellectual Property and Enterprise Court 鈥 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 and Companies List
Example reference numbers:
BR-2020- 000000
CR-2020- 000000