| 1985 Act | The Companies Act 1985 |
| AGM | Annual General Meeting |
| BCLCL | Butterworths Company Law Cases |
| C(AICE) Act 2004 | Companies (Audit, Investigations and Community Enterprise) Act 2004 |
| CFD | Contract for Difference |
| c.i.c. | Community Interest Company |
| CLR | Company Law Review |
| DTI | Department of Trade and Industry |
| EC | European Community |
| ECU | European Currency Unit |
| EEA | European Economic Area |
| EEC | European Economic Community |
| ESCB | European System of Central Banks |
| EU | European Union |
| FRC | Financial Reporting Council |
| FRRP | Financial Reporting Review Panel |
| FSA | Financial Services Authority |
| FSMA | Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 |
| GB | Great Britain |
| IAS | International Accounting Standards |
| NI | Northern Ireland |
| PPERA | Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 |
| PSM | Professional Securities Market |
| QC | Queen’s Counsel |
| RTE | Right to Enfranchise |
| RTM | Right to Manage |
| SE | Societas Europaea (European Public Limited-Liability Company) |
| SI | Statutory Instrument |
| UK | United Kingdom |
| UKHL | UK House of Lords |
