| ULEMA | The body of mullahs who have jurisdiction over legal and social matters for the Islamic community (5 |
| ULAMA | Body of Mullahs who are the interpreters of Islam's sciences and doctrines. (5) |
| PRESIDE | Have jurisdiction (over) |
| CALIPH | Head of state in an Islamic community. |
| IMAM | Islamic community leader |
| PREACH | Advocate coppers should have jurisdiction |
| NORROY | ____ and Ulster, the King of Arms who has jurisdiction over Northern Ireland and England north of the Trent |
| BERGEN | Candice ___, actress who plays the role of Shirley Schmidt in the television series Boston Legal, and whose movies include Bride Wars, Miss Congeniality and Sex And The City (6) |
| DIRECTIVE | At the door of the high court, the DW&S released two stern documents sent to BCM about the legal and operational state of the plant. These instructions are known officially as? Be direct. (9) |
| DIRIGISTE | Control by the state of economic and social matters (9) |
| COLLEGEOFARMS | Which English organisation has jurisdiction over armorial bearings and pedigree for England, Wales, Northern Ireland and much of the Commonwealth? (7,2,4) |
| POINTOFORDER | The reason for the command is matter for the chairman (5,2,5) |
| DAESH | Arabic acronym for the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant |
| RAMADAN | The month of fasting; the holiest period for the Islamic faith. (7) |
| ADMIRALTY | ___ Court is the court of law that has jurisdiction over maritime legal issues (9) |
| MATTRESS | Though meant to give comfort, it confuses matters for the head of state (8) |
| PROTON | It's the heart of the matter for the fashionable set (6) |
| ABOVEBOARD | Legal and on the table (5-5) |
| CRIME | Caught on border with Spain and it's a matter for the guards (5) |
| UAE | Country where jobseekers working without legal employment visas face legal and financial vulnerability, leading to potential legal troubles.(abbrv) (3) |
