Legislation  

a law or a set of laws that have been passed by Parliament. 
Acts  an instrument that records a fact or something that has been said, done, or agreed
Statute a written law passed by a legislative body
Bills is a legislative proposal before Congress; a proposal for a new law, or a proposal to change an ex
Primary legislation acts of parliament
secondary legislation Powers given to the Executive by Parliament to make changes to the law within certain specific r
Statutory instruments rules and regulations made by government ministers
Bye-laws Made by local authorities to deal with local issues
pass a law to make or enact a rule
Update legislation change legislation
Amend legislation to change for the better
Legislate for to make or enact laws
Enforce to apply a rule or law
ensure compliance with to make certain or sure; guarantee
Consolidate laws a body of laws collected together in a single codifying statute.
Codify rules to bring together all the case law and statues on a particular subject.
Case law aw established by following judicial decisions given in earlier cases
Enact law to pass a law
Repeal obsolete laws the rescission of an existing law by subsequent legislation or constitutional amendment. 
Statutory instruments rules and regulations made by government ministers
Consultative process time to give ​advice about something:
Proposals the presiding officer's recommended findings of fact, conclusions of law, decision, and order in a
Set out To recite or narrate facts or circumstances; to allege or aver; to describe or to incorporate; as, to
Pressure groups a group that tries to influence public policy in the interest of a particular cause.
Professional bodies represent groups of professionally qualified people in specific types of work
Voluntary organisation formal organizations that draw together people who give time, talent, or treasure to support mu
Public scrutiny close examination of a company's behaviour to see whether it is ethical or legal
Submitted to To finish presenting evidence or an argument in a hearing or trial and give the matter over to the
readings The act of making known the contents of a writing or of a printed document.
debate a proposal There'll be time enough to debate the proposal in the months ahead.
scrutinize to examine in detail with careful or critical attention
enshrines the principles to cherish as precious or sacred
approved officially agreed or accepted as satisfactory.
represented be entitled or appointed to act or speak for (someone), especially in an official capacity; constitu
drafting of the legislationBringing fully developed written laws
undertaken enter into an activity
becomes law officially be made a law
Government Bills legislative proposals presented to the House by a minister
introduce to bring into a group; to meet
Private Members Bills Private Members' bills are public bills introduced by MPs and Lords who are not government min
proposed to form or put forward a plan or intention; to form or put forward a plan or intention
Private Acts acts that affect particular individuals or institutions
practise qualified to work professionally
 common law the part of English law that is derived from custom and judicial precedent rather than statutes.
subject to interpretation something is open to interpretation, its intended meaning is not clear and people may have diffe
override to make (something) no longer valid; to have more importance or influence than (something)
 judicial decision  the determination by a court of competent jurisdiction on matters submitted to it.
the hierarchy of the courtsthe arrangement of courts in the method through which appeal flows
principle of binding precedent
a legal rule or principle, articulated by an appellate court, that must be followed by lower courts
higher court a supreme court of justice.
binding on promise, agreement, or decision must be obeyed or carried out
be applied  put to practical use as opposed to being theoretical.
to the point   relevant to the subject that you are discussing, or expressed neatly without wasting words or tim
counsel Legal advice; a term also used to refer to the lawyers in a case.
distinguish the case a court decides the holding or legal reasoning of a precedent case will not apply due to materiall
the rule at law reasoned means that an agreement’s legality is judged by balancing the agreement’s economic and busine
applicable affecting or relating to a person or thing
set the precedent to decide something that will be used as an example or rule to be followed in the future. 
relied depend on with full trust or confidence.
statements of law an account of a suspect's knowledge of a crime, taken by the police during the investigation of th
persuasive cause somebody to adopt a certain position or belief
series of law reports number of law reports
revised checked, approved, revised, certified
case citation case reference number.
stare decisis principles of binding precedent
ratio decidendi -  the rule at law reasoned
obiter dictum  persuasive authority
Delegated legislation Laws made by authorities other than parliament, who are delegated the power to do this by an a
talent, or treasure to support mutual interests, meet important human needs, or achieve a not-for-profit goal