https://www.slab.org.uk/solicitors/other-resources/category-code-cards/
Code | Description | Standard or diagnostic | Initial limit | ABWOR without our permission |
ADO | Adoption | Standard | £135/£180 | No |
AISA | Adults with Incapacity (Scotland) Act | Standard | £135/£180 | No |
AJA | Administration of Justice Act | Standard | £135/£180 | No |
ALI | Aliment | Standard | £135/£180 | No |
ASBO | Antisocial behaviour orders (ASBO) | Standard | £135/£180 | No |
ASNT | Additional Support Needs Tribunal | Standard | £135 | ABWOR requires prior SLAB approval |
ASY | Asylum application / appeal | Standard | £135/£180 | Yes |
BENA | Benefit appeals or reviews | Standard | £135 | No |
BEND | Benefits | Diagnostic | £50 | No |
BOC | Breach of contract | Standard | £135/£180 | No |
BOI | Breach of interdict | Standard | £135/£180 | No |
CA | Civil appeal | Standard | £135/£180 | No |
CCA | Community care – assessment of need, eligibility / charging for services and direct payments | Standard | £135/£180 | No |
CDAC | Crime and Disorder Act | Standard | £135/£180 | No |
CEXC | Exclusion orders under sections 76 to 80 of the Children (Scotland) Act 1995 | Standard | £180 | No |
CHSC | Child Support Commissioners | Standard | £135/£180 | No |
CICA | Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority | Standard | £135 | No |
CNT | Contact | Standard | £135/£180 | No |
COHA | Co-habitee rights under family law | Standard | £135/£180 | No |
COM | Complaints | Diagnostic | £50 | No |
CONV | Conveyancing | Standard | £135 | No |
CROF | Crofting | Standard | £135/£180 | No |
CSA | Child Support Agency | Standard | £135 | No |
CSTD | Counter-Terrorism seizure of travel documents | Standard | £135 | No |
CTEO | Counter-Terrorism Temporary Exclusion Order | Standard | £135 | No |
CURA | Curator ad litem | Standard | £135/£180 | No |
CVGA | Civic Government (Scotland) Act | Standard | £135/£180 | No |
CVPT | Civil partnerships | Standard | £135/£180 | No |
DBTD | Debt – value less than £500 | Diagnostic | £50 | No |
DBTS | Debt – value £500 and above | Standard | £135/£180 | No |
DEC | Declarator | Standard | £135/£180 | No |
DEL | Delivery | Standard | £135/£180 | No |
DGOV | Disciplinary proceedings before governor in relation to a prisoner | Diagnostic | £50 | No |
DISA | Disclosure Scotland Act | Diagnostic | £50 | No |
DISC | Discrimination | Standard | £135/£180 | No |
DIV | Divorce | Standard | £135/£180 | No |
DPA | Data Protection Act | Diagnostic | £50 | No |
DSAL | Division and sale | Standard | £135/£180 | No |
DVLA | Driving licence summary application | Standard | £135/£180 | No |
ECHR | European Court of Human Rights | Diagnostic | £50 | No |
EDUC | Education (Scotland) Act – civil | Standard | £135/£180 | No |
EJC | European Judgement Convention | Standard | £135/£180 | No |
EMP | Employment | Standard | £135/£180 | No |
ET | Employment Tribunals | Standard | £135/£180 | ABWOR requires prior SLAB approval |
EURO | European agreement | Standard | £135/£180 | No |
EVIC | Eviction | Standard | £135/£180 | No |
EXE | Executry | Standard | £135/£180 | No |
EXEA | Executry – petition for executor dative | Standard | £135/£180 | Yes |
FAI | Fatal accident inquiry | Standard | £135/£180 | No |
FAM | Family / matrimonial | Standard | £135/£180 | No |
FEO | Fines enforcement and collection | Diagnostic | £50 | No |
FLA | Full civil legal aid | Standard | £135/£180 | No |
FOI | Freedom of information | Diagnostic | £50 | No |
FTO | Failure to obtemper | Standard | £135/£180 | N/A |
HAG | Hague Convention applications (child abduction) | Standard | £135/£180 | No |
HBEN | Housing benefit | Standard | £135/£180 | No |
HLES | Homelessness | Standard | £135/£180 | No |
HODP | Home owners and debtor protection | Standard | £135/£180 | No |
HOU | Housing | Diagnostic | £50 | No |
HRCI | Human Rights Act | Diagnostic | £50 | No |
HRTS | Heritable rights | Standard | £135/£180 | No |
HSO | Historical Sexual Offences (Pardons & Disregards) | Standard | £135 | Yes |
IMN | Immigration / nationality | Standard | £135/£180 | Yes |
IMPL | Implement | Standard | £135/£180 | No |
INT | Interdict | Standard | £135/£180 | No |
JR | Judicial review | Standard | £135/£180 | No |
LDTN | Landlord and tenant | Standard | £135/£180 | No |
LIC | Licensing Act | Diagnostic | £50 | No |
MEDN | Medical negligence | Standard | £135/£180 | No |
MENO | Mental Health Act – Care and Treatment Act | Standard | £135 | Yes |
MHAA | Matrimonial Homes Act ABWOR | Standard | £135 | Yes |
MHAC | Matrimonial Homes Act non-ABWOR | Standard | £135/£180 | No |
MRA | Mortgage Rights (Scotland) Act | Standard | £135/£180 | No |
NHO | Non-harassment order | Standard | £135/£180 | No |
OCON | Other conventions | Standard | £135/£180 | No |
OTH | Other civil | Diagnostic | £50 | No |
PASB | Protection from Abuse (Scotland) Act non-ABWOR | Standard | £135/£180 | No |
PAY | Payment | Standard | £135/£180 | No |
PERO | Permanency order | Standard | £135/£180 | No |
PFAC | Advice on dispute resolution using the Homeowner Housing Panel (HHP) | Standard | £135 | No |
POAT | Power of attorney | Standard | £135 | No |
POCC | Proceeds of Crime (Scotland) Act – civil | Standard | £135/£180 | No |
PRIS | Prison rules | Diagnostic | £50 | No |
PRT | Pensions Regulator Tribunal | Standard | £135 | ABWOR requires prior SLAB approval |
REDU | Reduction | Standard | £135/£180 | No |
RENF | Reciprocal enforcement | Standard | £135/£180 | No |
REP | Reparation – personal injury | Standard | £135/£180 | No |
REPO | Reparation other / damages | Standard | £135/£180 | No |
RES | Residence | Standard | £135/£180 | No |
RHP | Recovery of heritable property | Standard | £135/£180 | No |
SCCI | Scotland Act 1998 – civil only | Diagnostic | £50 | No |
SEP | Separation | Standard | £135/£180 | No |
SEQ | Sequestration | Standard | £135/£180 | No |
SIM | Simplified divorce | Standard | £135 | No |
SOA | Sex Offenders Act | Standard | £135/£180 | No |
SSC | Social security commissioners – appeal | Standard | £135£180 | No |
SUMA | Summary application | Standard | £135/£180 | No |
TOA | Transfer of agency – civil cases | Diagnostic | £50 | No |
UKSC | Application to the UK Supreme Court | Standard | £135/£180 | No |
VAR | Variation | Standard | £135/£180 | No |
VDT | VAT and Duties Tribunal | Standard | £135 | ABWOR requires prior SLAB approval |
WIL | Wills | Standard | £135 | No |
WITC | Witness citation – civil | Diagnostic | £50 | No |
Code | Description | Advice and assistance initial limit | ABWOR initial limit | ABWOR merits test applied by solicitor | PF / police reference number, where not available, date of offence required? |
ABD | Abduction | £50/£115/£195 | £500/£750 | Yes | Yes |
AMU | Attempted murder | £215 | N/A | N/A – no ABWOR | Yes |
ANI | Animals (dangerous dogs etc.) | £50/£115/£195 | £500/£750 | Yes | Yes |
APL | Criminal appeal | £115/£215 | N/A | N/A – no ABWOR | No |
ASS | Assault | £50/£115/£195 | £500/£750 | Yes | Yes |
ATTP | Attempting to pervert the course of justice | £50/£115/£195 | £500/£750 | Yes | Yes |
BBC | Breach of bail conditions – 27(1)(b) | £50/£115/£195 | £500/£750 | Yes | Yes |
BCPO | Breach of community payback order | £115 | £215/£290 | No | No |
BCRO | Breach of community reparation order | £115 | £215/£290 | Yes | Yes |
BCS | Breach of a community service order | £115 | £215/£290 | No | No |
BENF | Social Security Administration Act | £50/£115/£195 | £500/£750 | Yes | Yes |
BIA | Breach of interdict and power of arrest Note – no ABWOR financial eligibility test required | £115 | £215/£290 | No | No |
BNHO | Revocation / variation of a non-harassment order | £115 | £215/£290 | No | No |
BOAS | Breach of ASBO | £50/£115/£195 | £500/£750 | Yes | Yes |
BOP | Breach of the peace | £50/£115/£195 | £500/£750 | Yes | Yes |
BOU | Breach of Undertaking S22(ZA)(1b) & 22ZA | £50/£115/£195 | £500/£750 | Yes | Yes |
BPRB | Breach of a probation order | £215 | £215/£290 | No | No |
BRLO | Variation / revocation / breach of a restriction of liberty order | £115 | £215/£290 | No | No |
BSA | Breach of a supervised attendance order | £115 | £215/£290 | No | No |
BSEX | Breach of Sex Offenders Act 1997 – Certain sexual acts outside UK | £50/£115/£195 | £500/£750 | Yes | Yes |
BYL | Byelaws | £50 | N/A | N/A – No ABWOR | No |
CGAI | Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982 – indecent photographs: possession, making, distribution | £50/£115/£195 | £500/£750 | Yes | Yes |
CGAO | Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982 – other. | £50/£115/£195 | £500/£750 | Yes | Yes |
CGAT | Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982 (Section 57 – theft with intent etc.) | £50/£115/£195 | £500/£750 | Yes | Yes |
CJLA | Sections 28 to 50 of the Criminal Justice & Licensing (Scotland) Act 2010 | £50/£115/£195 | £500/£750 | Yes | Yes |
CJPO | Return of sound equipment | £50 | £215/£290 | No | No |
CLA | Criminal Law (Consolidation) (Scotland) Act | £50/£115/£195 | £500/£750 | Yes | Yes |
COMM | Communications Act | £50/£115/£195 | £500/£750 | Yes | Yes |
CPPO | Conviction of probationer following offence during probation period | £115 | £215/£290 | No | No |
CSO | Amendment / revocation of a community service order | £115 | £215/£290 | No | No |
CULP | Culpable and reckless conduct | £50/£115/£195 | £500/£750 | Yes | Yes |
CYPA | Children and Young Persons (Scotland) Act 1937 | £50/£115/£195 | £500/£750 | Yes | Yes |
DG | Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 | £50/£115/£195 | £500/£750 | Yes | Yes |
DJEP | Double Jeopardy (Scotland) Act 2011 Note – no ABWOR financial eligibility test required | £50 | £215/£290 | No | No |
DOMA | Domestic Abuse (Scotland) Act 2018 | £50/£115/£195 | £330/£705 | Yes | Yes |
DTTO | Variation / revocation / review / breach of a drug treatment and testing order | £115 | £215/£290 | No | No |
EDU | Education (Scotland) Act 1996 | £50/£115/£195 | £500/£750 | Yes | Yes |
EMB | Embezzlement | £50/£115/£195 | £500/£750 | Yes | Yes |
EWA | Emergency Workers Act | £50/£115/£195 | £500/£750 | Yes | Yes |
EXTR | Extradition | £115 | N/A | No – summary legal aid only | No |
FIR | Firearms Act | £50/£115/£195 | £500/£750 | Yes | Yes |
FRA | Fraud | £50/£115/£195 | £500/£750 | Yes | Yes |
FTAO | Breach of bail conditions – other | £50/£115/£195 | £500/£750 | Yes | Yes |
FTAP | Breach of bail conditions – 27(1)(a) | £50/£115/£195 | £500/£750 | Yes. ABWOR not available if summary | Yes |
HB | Theft by housebreaking | £50/£115/£195 | £500/£750 | Yes | Yes |
HOM | Culpable homicide | £215 | N/A | N/A – no ABWOR | Yes |
LICO | Licensing (Scotland) Act 2005 | £50/£115/£195 | £500/£750 | Yes | Yes |
MCC | Means enquiry / fines | £50 | N/A | N/A – no ABWOR | No |
MUR | Murder | £215 | N/A | N/A – no ABWOR | Yes |
OBF | Offensive Behaviour at Football & Threatening Communications (Scotland) Act 2012 | £50/£115/£195 | £500/£750 | Yes | Yes |
OBWI | Obstructive witness order Note – No ABWOR financial eligibility test required |
£50 | £215/£290 | No – but ABWOR can only be provided to witnesses in solemn procedure cases | No |
OFW | Offensive weapon – includes Criminal Law (Consolidation) (Scotland) Act 1995 | £50/£115/£195 | £500/£750 | Yes | Yes |
ORD | Specification of Documents Note – no ABWOR financial eligibility test required |
£50 | £215/£290 | ABWOR requires prior SLAB approval | No |
OSC | Checking outstanding cases / warrants / charges | £50 | N/A | N/A – no ABWOR | No |
OTC | Other criminal | £50/£115/£195 | £500/£750 | Yes | Yes |
PAR | Proceedings in Parole Board cases | £115 | £215 | No | No |
PERJ | Perjury | £50/£115/£195 | £500/£750 | Yes | Yes |
POC | Proceeds of Crime (Scotland) Act 1995 and Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 | £50 | £215/£290 | ABWOR requires prior SLAB approval | No |
POL | Police and Fire Reform (Scotland) Act 2012 | £50/£115/£195 | £500/£750 | Yes | Yes |
PRS | Prisons (Scotland) Act 1989 | £50/£115/£195 | £500/£750 | Yes | Yes |
RCPO | Review of a community payback order | £115 | £215/£290 | No | No |
RDLC | Removal of disqualification from driving Road Traffic Offenders Act 1988 Section 42 | £50 | £215/£290 | ABWOR requires prior SLAB approval | No |
ROB | Robbery | £50/£115/£195 | £500/£750 | Yes | Yes |
RPRB | Progress review of a probation order | £115 | £215/£290 | No | No |
RST | Reset | £50/£115/£195 | £500/£750 | Yes | Yes |
RTA | Road Traffic Act | £50/£115/£195 | £500/£750 | Yes | Yes |
SAO | Amendment / revocation of a supervised attendance order | £115 | £215/£290 | No | No |
SCRC | Scottish Criminal Cases Review Commission | £115 | N/A | N/A – no ABWOR | No |
SEX | Sexual offences – includes Criminal Law (Consolidation) (Scotland) Act 1995 | £50/£115/£195 | £500/£750 | Yes | Yes |
TERC | Counter-Terrorism & Security Act 2015 | £50/£115/£195 | £500/£750 | Yes | Yes |
TERF | Warrant for further detention (or extension) under Terrorism Act 2000 Note – No ABWOR financial eligibility test required | £50 | £215/£290 | No | No |
TERR | Terrorism | £215 | N/A | N/A – no ABWOR | Yes |
THF | Theft | £50/£115/£195 | £500/£750 | Yes | Yes |
TMV | Theft of motor vehicle | £50/£115/£195 | £500/£750 | Yes | Yes |
TOAC | Transfer of agency | £50 | N/A | N/A – no ABWOR | No |
UTT | Uttering | £50/£115/£195 | £500/£750 | Yes | Yes |
VAN | Vandalism – includes culpable, common law and statutory | £50/£115/£195 | £500/£750 | Yes | Yes |
VCPO | Variation / revocation / discharge of a community payback order | £115 | £215/£290 | No | No |
VERA | Vehicle Excise and Registration Act 1994 | £50/£115/£195 | £500/£750 | Yes | Yes |
VFBO | Variation or termination of a football banning order | £50 | £215/£290 | No | No |
WFR | Wilful fire raising and culpable and reckless fire raising | £50/£115/£195 | £500/£750 | Yes | Yes |
WIR | Wireless Telegraphy Act 2006 and Telecommunications Act 1984 | £50/£115/£195 | £500/£750 | Yes | Yes |
WITR | Witness citation – criminal | £50 | N/A | N/A – no ABWOR | No |
WPT | Wasting police time | £50/£115/£195 | £500/£750 | Yes | Yes |
Code | Description | Initial limit | ABWOR – without Board permission |
ACR | Age of Criminal Responsibility (Scotland) Act 2019 – Part 4 Orders inc. appeals to SAC | £135 | £500 |
CHC | Children (Scotland) Act – Part II, Chapters 2 and 3 | £135 | N/A |
CHSA | Children’s Hearings (Scotland) Act 2011 | £135 | SLAB approval is required in certain cases. Please refer to Appendix 2, Part VII of the 2011 Act Children’s Handbook. |
TACC | Transfer of agency – children’s cases | £135 | N/A |
WTCC | Witness citation – children’s cases | £135 | N/A |
CHSA | For court hearings under the Children’s Hearings (Scotland) Act 2011 |
ACRI | Child Interview Orders – Sheriff Court & SAC Appeals – Part 4 ACRA Act 2019 |
ACRDS | Physical Data and Samples Orders – Sheriff Court and SAC Appeals-Part 4 ACRA Act 2019 |
ACRSO | Search Orders- Sheriff Court and SAC Appeals – Part 4 ACR 2019 Act |
Code | Description | Standard or diagnostic | Advice and assistance initial limit | Where PF / police reference number not available, date of offence required? |
CCTC | Contempt of court – civil matter | Standard | £120 | N/A |
CCT | Contempt of court – criminal matter | N/A | £90 | Yes |
CTCH | Contempt of court – children’s matter | N/A | £120 | N/A |
A | Such steps as may be appropriate to intimate an intention to oppose proceedings. |
B | Such steps as may be appropriate to state the basis upon which proceedings are opposed. |
C | Such steps as may be appropriate to repone or otherwise recall a decree in absence. |
D | Moving to sist further procedure or opposing the recall of a sist. |
E | Moving to prorogate the time for compliance with any order or rule. |
F | Moving or opposing a motion for discharge of any diet. |
G | Moving for or opposing decree by default. |
H | Moving for or opposing a motion for summary decree. |
I | Initiating proceedings to avoid time-bar. |
K | Opposing interim orders of any kind. |
L | Moving for or opposing an exclusion order. |
M | Moving for or opposing a power of arrest. |
O | Opposing an application by a local authority for a permanence order under section 80 of the Adoption and Children (Scotland) Act 2007. |
Q | Appearing at a Child Welfare Hearing which has been fixed under rule 33.22A of the Ordinary Cause Rules 1993. |
R | Obtaining warrant for inhibition on the dependence or arrestment on the dependence, including (where not already done) initiating proceedings containing an application for such warrant, and taking steps to have the warrant executed. |
S | Initiating proceedings for suspension or suspension and interdict. |
T | Initiating or opposing appellate proceedings other than such proceedings in the Supreme Court. |
U | Initiating such proceedings as are necessary to enable an application to be made for interim liberation in an immigration matter. |
V | Initiating an application to the Court of Session which is certified by the Scottish Ministers to be a Convention application as defined in regulation 45. |
W | Initiating an application to the Court of Session for review of a decision of the Asylum and Immigration Tribunal under section 103A of the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002. |
ADO | Adoption |
ALI | Aliment |
APSPF | Appeal Sheriff Principal – family |
BOIF | Breach of interdict – family |
CAPSM | Capital sum |
CHAG | Hague Convention application (child abduction) |
CONV | Other Convention application |
CONT | Contact |
CSEO | Child Support Agency enforcement orders |
DECMA | Declarator of marriage |
DECNP | Declarator of non-parentage |
DECNU | Declarator of nullity (marriage) |
DECPR | Declarator of parentage/paternity |
DEL | Delivery |
DISCP | Dissolution of civil partnership |
DIVAD | Divorce – adultery |
DIVON | Divorce – one year separation |
DIVTW | Divorce – two year separation |
DIVUN | Divorce – unreasonable behaviour |
DIVGR | Divorce – interim gender recognition certificate |
DPPAR | Deprivation of parental rights and responsibilities |
DSAL | Division and sale |
EJEC | Summary ejection |
EXCL | Exclusion order |
FAOB | Minute for failure to obtemper |
FLA | Orders under Family Law (Scotland) Act |
INTAL | Interim aliment |
INTAR | Interdict against removal of child/children |
INTDA | Interdict against disposal of assets |
INTNM | Interdict non-molestation |
INTRF | Interdict against removal of furnishings and plenishings |
INTF | Interdict – family other |
MHA | Orders under Matrimonial Homes (Scotland) Act |
NHOF | Non-harassment order family |
PARRR | Parental rights and responsibilities order – section 11 Children (Scotland) Act 1995 |
PASA | Protection from Abuse (Scotland) Act 2001 |
PENSS | Pension splitting order |
PERAL | Periodical allowance |
PERO | Permanency Order |
POA | Power of arrest |
RENF | Reciprocal enforcement |
RES | Residence |
SEP | Separation |
SETMA | Setting aside minute of agreement |
SPEIO | Specific issue order |
TRAPM | Transfer of property – matrimonial home |
TRAPO | Transfer of property – other |
TRATN | Transfer of tenancy |
VAR | Variation |
BOC | Breach of contract |
MEDNE | Reparation – medical negligence |
REP | Reparation – personal injury |
REPD | Reparation – Equality Act 2010 |
REPH | Reparation – housing disrepair |
REPO | Reparation – other/damages |
REPPN | Reparation – professional negligence (non-medical) |
ADJUC | Adjudication |
CIVIM | Civil imprisonment |
CREPA | Count/reckoning/payment |
DBT | Debt |
DELGD | Delivery of goods |
FORTH | Furthcoming |
MULPG | Multiple poinding |
PAY | Payment |
RECOM | Recompense |
RESTT | Restitution |
SEQ | Sequestration |
UNEN | Unjustified enrichment |
HDREP | Housing disrepair – non-reparation |
MRAM | Mortgage Rights (Scotland) Act 2001 – minute |
HODPD | Home owners and debtor protection – defence |
MRAR | Mortgage Rights (Scotland) – repossession |
RHPRA | Recovery of heritable property – rent arrears |
RHP | Recovery of heritable property – other |
HODPM | Home owners and debtor protection – minute |
APPL | Appeal | CGA | Civic Government (Scotland) Act |
APPSP | Appeal to Sheriff Principal | COMAP | Appeals to Social Security Commissioner |
APPIH | Appeal to the Inner House | COMCS | Appeals to the Child Support Commissioner |
UKSC | United Kingdom Supreme Court (non family) | EMAP | Employment Appeal Tribunal |
UKSCF | United Kingdom Supreme Court (family) | POAC | Proscribed Organisations Appeal Commission |
AISA | Adults with Incapacity (Scotland) Act 2000 |
AISAW | Adults with Incapacity with a welfare or welfare and financial component |
AJA | Administration of Justice Act |
ASBO | Anti-social behaviour orders – defence |
BOI | Breach of interdict |
DDA | Disability Discrimination Act – relation action non-reparation |
DEC | Declarator |
DEFAM | Defamation |
DISCM | Discrimination – other |
EDUC | Education (Scotland) Act |
EXE | Executry |
FAI | Fatal Accident Inquiry |
FORF | Forfeiture |
INTND | Interdict – neighbour disputes |
INTNF | Interdict – other non-family |
JR | Judicial review |
JRASB | Judicial review against the Scottish Legal
Aid Board |
JRH | Judicial review – housing/homelessness |
JRIM | Judicial review – immigration proceedings |
JRSM | Judicial review – against Scottish Ministers |
LIC | Licensing Act |
MEN | Mental Health Act |
PCRIM | Proceeds of crime – civil recovery |
PETOT | Petitions (other than for judicial review) |
REDUC | Reduction |
SPEIM | Specific implement |
SOPO | Sexual offences prevention orders under the Sexual Offences Act 2003 |
SUSIT | Suspension & Interdict |
OTH | Other Civil |