Plain-English UK Legal Glossary.

Every term you’ll meet — from ACAS to wrongful dismissal. Written in plain English from a claimant’s perspective. 126 entries across Employment Tribunal, Small Claims, Scam Refund and Renters’ Rights.

Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992

ACAS — Early Conciliation

Employment Tribunals Act 1996 s.18A

ACAS Code of Practice 1

Employment Rights Act 1996 s.47B

Equality Act 2010 s.124

Commissioner of Police v Shaw [2012] ICR 464

Miller v Minister of Pensions [1947] 2 All ER 372

Employment Rights Act 1996 s.119

Civil Procedure Rules — Glossary

Civil Procedure Rules, Part 1

Civil Procedure Rules, Part 26

gov.uk — make a court claim

Payment Systems Regulator

Payment Services Regs 2017

Renters' Rights Act 2025

gov.uk — enforce a judgment

Attachment of Earnings Act 1971

Payment Services Regs 2017, reg 67

Social Housing (Regulation) Act 2023

gov.uk — Awaab's Law

Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007

Limitation Act 1980 s.5

British Home Stores v Burchell [1980] ICR 303

Equality Act 2010 s.136

gov.uk — CCJs for debt

Register of Judgments, Orders and Fines

Charging Orders Act 1979

justice.gov.uk — Civil Procedure Rules

Civil Procedure Rules, Part 7

Employment Rights Act 1996 s.124

Western Excavating v Sharp [1978] ICR 221

Employment Rights Act 2025

Civil Procedure Rules, Part 27

Employment Tribunal Rules 2024

Employment Tribunals Act 1996 s.18

Civil Procedure Rules, Part 20

Lending Standards Board — CRM Code

Homes (Fitness for Human Habitation) Act 2018

Civil Procedure Rules, Part 12

gov.uk — respond to a claim

Civil Procedure Rules, Part 15

gov.uk — respond to a money claim

Housing Act 2004 s.213

gov.uk — tenancy deposit protection

Equality Act 2010 s.13

Civil Procedure Rules, Part 29

Equality Act 2010 s.6

Civil Procedure Rules, Part 31

gov.uk — appeal to the EAT

gov.uk — make a tribunal claim

Protection from Eviction Act 1977

Equality Act 2010 ss.20-21

FCA — ScamSmart warning list

gov.uk — help with court fees

FCA Handbook — DISP 1.6

gov.uk — First-tier Tribunal (Property Chamber)

financial-ombudsman.org.uk

FCA Handbook — DISP 3.7

PSR — reimbursement protections

Financial Ombudsman Service guidance

Housing Act 1988, Sch 2

Equality Act 2010 s.26

Employment Tribunal Presidential Guidance

Civil Procedure Rules, Part 32

Housing Act 2004, Part 1

Housing Act 2004, Part 2

Protection from Eviction Act 1977 s.1

Housing Act 1988 ss.27-28

Equality Act 2010 s.19

Vento v West Yorkshire Police [2002] EWCA Civ 1871

Presidential Guidance

County Courts Act 1984 s.69

FCA — avoid investment scams

Civil Procedure Rules, Part 40

Civil Procedure Rules, Part 70

Equality Act 2010 s.123

CPR — Pre-Action Conduct

CPR Part 1 — overriding objective

Practice Direction 51ZE

Housing Act 1988, s.13

Housing Act 1988, s.13(4)

gov.uk — make a money claim

Practice Guidance (McKenzie Friends) 2010

Debtors Act 1914 s.6

Civil Procedure Rules, Part 71

Housing and Planning Act 2016

Civil Procedure Rules, Part 3

Civil Procedure Rules, Part 73

Civil Procedure Rules, Part 16

Polkey v A E Dayton Services Ltd [1987] UKHL 8

Civil Procedure Rules, Part 55

Renters’ Rights Act 2025

gov.uk — implementing the Renters’ Rights Act 2025

gov.uk — implementing the Renters' Rights Act 2025

Equality Act 2010 s.4

Implied covenant of quiet enjoyment

gov.uk — Renters' Rights

Action Fraud — romance fraud

Housing Act 1988 s.8

Housing Act 1988 s.21 (repealed)

Housing Act 2004, Part 3

Civil Procedure Rules, Part 13

Civil Procedure Rules — Practice Directions

Established case law

Civil Procedure Rules, Part 72

Payment Services Regs 2017, reg 76

Consumer Rights Act 2015, Part 2

gov.uk — housing and Universal Credit

Presidential Guidance 2026

Civil Procedure Rules, Part 83

Civil Procedure Rules, Part 34

Rush & Tompkins Ltd v Greater London Council [1989] AC 1280

Employment Rights Act 1996

Plain-English UK Legal Glossary

Plain-English definitions of UK legal terms across employment tribunal, small claims, scam refund and renters' rights.

Most recently updated: 16 July 2026

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Each term links to its own page, which carries its own last-reviewed date. This index was most recently updated 16 July 2026 · Statutory figures verified against current SIs and Presidential Guidance.