Abbreviations used on courts.ie

redron74

Hi,

Can anyone tell me what the various abbreviations used in case details on courts.ie mean?
I can't find a glossary for them!

Some examples: TRA; JDL; JDT; FMO; ADR.
The above all appear either under Result or Note in the Listings tab of cases.

I've worked out PL (Plaintiff), SO (Struck Out), RES (Reserved), NOM (Notice of Motion).

I'd appreciate any explanations or if someone could point me to a glossary.


Thanks,
R.

hullaballoo

There's no glossary because these shorthand notes are written in by the registrar who was present and each registrar has their own shorthand.

You just have to try and figure them out.

Sometimes, the rest of the note gives context. In your examples, I'd say:

TRA - transferred (to another list/judge); JDL - ?; JDT - judgment; FMO - for mention only; ADR - ?

Could be typos but others might be able to work out JDL and ADR.

NoQuarter

ADR could be adjourned.

234

Adjourned so that the parties can engage in ADR?

FreudianSlippers

234 wrote: »

Adjourned so that the parties can engage in ADR?

I'd say so yep.

I'd say JDL is Judges' List

robindch

234 wrote: »

Adjourned so that the parties can engage in ADR?

Dispute resolution?

NoQuarter

robindch wrote: »

Dispute resolution?

Alternative?

234

ADR= Alternative Dispute Resolution.

Umbrella term for arbitration, mediation, conciliation, expert adjudication, etc.

Commercial court is keen on encouraging parties to engage in it. Other big area would be family law.