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The judges of the Court were the Barons of Exchequer who acted in both a judicial capacity, dealing with revenue cases, debts to the crown, seizure of smuggled goods and prosecutions for illicit brewing and distilling, and in an administrative capacity, mainly auditing accounts. The president of the
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Court is a criminal court which sits locally under summary procedure, where the Justice sits alone or in some areas as a bench of three. Justices are lay magistrates who as advised by a legally qualified clerk, known as the legal adviser. The court handles a variety of minor common law crimes such
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And that there be a Court of Exchequer in Scotland after the Union, for deciding Questions concerning the Revenues of Customs and Excises there, having the same power and authority in such cases, as the Court of Exchequer has in England And that the said Court of Exchequer in Scotland have power of
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to replace District Courts by "Justice of the Peace Courts". The process is concluded and all District Courts are now abolished and replaced with the new Justice of the Peace courts throughout Scotland, which have strengthened powers to allow more cases to be dealt with at this level.
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decisions made by a sheriff or justices of the peace. The court is based at the courthouse at Lawnmarket, Edinburgh, and initially sat on two consecutive days each fortnight. Substantive criminal appeals are now heard on Tuesdays and appeals against sentence on Wednesdays.
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passing Signatures, Gifts Tutories, and in other things as the Court of Exchequer in Scotland hath; And that the Court of Exchequer that now is in Scotland do remain, until a New Court of Exchequer be settled by the Parliament of Great Britain in Scotland after the Union;
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as breach of the peace, theft and assault, as well as statutory offences such as vandalism, road traffic offences and other public order offences. The maximum penalty which can be imposed at this level is 60 days' imprisonment or a fine up to £2,500.
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before the deal with criminal appeals. The bench generally comprises three appeal sheriffs when considering appeals against conviction, and two appeal sheriffs when considering appeals against sentence. A single appeal sheriff hears appeals against
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Appeals may be made to the High Court of Justiciary sitting as the Court of Criminal Appeal from the lower courts in criminal cases. An appeal may also be made to the High Court if the High Court itself heard the case at first instance. Two
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handles the majority of cases involving allegations of criminal conduct involving persons under 16 in Scotland. These tribunals have wide-ranging powers to issue supervision orders for the person referred to them by the
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A separate Exchequer Court was abolished by the Exchequer Court (Scotland) Act 1856, and all of its powers were transferred to the Court of Session. With its abolishment no further Barons of Exchequer were appointed.
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merged the management of the Sheriff and Justice of the Peace Courts (formerly known as District courts), retaining lay Justices. The Criminal Proceedings etc. (Reform) (Scotland) Act 2007 enabled the
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In many cases there is a statutory right of appeal from a tribunal to either an upper tribunal or senior tribunal, or to the Court of Session: for example Employment Tribunal cases are appealed to the
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The Sheriff Appeal Court had its jurisdiction extended on 1 January 2016, when the provisions of the Court Reform (Scotland) Act 2014 to extend civil appeals to the Sheriff Appeal Court were
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provisions: "The Court of Session has for many years had special provisions for dealing with commercial actions to enable specialist judges to handle commercial cases quickly and flexibly."
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This article needs references adding, several sections are very short in nature and need more detail, and the relationship between the courts and tribunals needs a lot of work.
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The Bill Chamber was "under the same roof" as the Court of Session, but was a separate court or jurisdiction. Its history and function were discussed in the report of the
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The Sheriff Appeal Court is a national court with a jurisdiction over civil appeals from the sheriff courts, and replaces appeals previously made to the
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There is no further appeal from the High Court's decision on appeal, in contrast to the Court of Session, from which it is possible to appeal to the
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are in the exclusive jurisdiction of the High Court of Justiciary, and whilst the High Court and sheriff courts have concurrent jurisdiction over
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who make up the Lands Valuation Appeal Court was specified in 2013 by the Act of Sederunt (Lands Valuation Appeal Court) 2013, which has both
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judges, and established under Section 7 of the Valuation of Lands (Scotland) Amendment Act 1879. It hears cases where the decision of a local
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The High Court is both a court of first instance and also a court of appeal. As a court of first instance, the High Court sits mainly in the
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operates across all three separate jurisdictions, hearing some civil - but not criminal - appeals in Scottish cases, and determining certain
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and deputes appointed by the Lord High Constable. Established in the late 13th century the Court was empowered to judge all cases of
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The Sheriff Appeal Court is a national court with a jurisdiction over appeals in summary criminal proceedings, and bail decisions in
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in Glasgow, but also sits from time to time in various other places in Scotland. As a court of appeal, it sits only in Edinburgh.
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are no longer in existence. They were introduced in 1975 and sat in each local council area under summary procedure only. The
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for all cases with a monetary value in excess of £100,000, with the choice of court being given in the first place to the
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Report of the Royal Commission on the Court of Session and the Office of Sheriff Principal with Summary of Evidence
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sitting in the Appellate Committee, rather than the whole House, heard appeals). The Supreme Court took over the
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are the main criminal courts; they sits locally in sheriff courts throughout Scotland organised in the six
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Any final decision of a sheriff may be appealed against. There is a right of appeal in civil cases to the
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The Courts Reform (Scotland) Act 2014 (Commencement No. 5, Transitional and Saving Provisions) Order 2015
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of the Lord High Constable was defined in terms of the "resident place" appointed for the Privy Council.
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over all civil cases with a monetary value up to £100,000, and are able to try criminal cases both on
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sit to hear an appeal against sentence, and three judges sit to hear an appeal against conviction.
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Exchequer Court was known as the Chief Baron of Exchequer, and the initial president was the
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relating to personal injury where the case is for a work-related accident claim in excess of
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is the other civil court; this sits locally. The Court of Session and Sheriff Courts have a
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The Sheriff Appeal Court was established on 22 September 2015 to deal with appeals against
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The practice of the Court of Session: on the basis of the late Mr. Darling's work of 1833
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to allow certain civil cases to be tried by jury. The Jury Court was subordinate to the
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are heard by the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom (previously these were head by the
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has sole jurisdiction over its own spiritual affairs, including matters of discipline.
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has jurisdiction over disputes involving agricultural tenancies and crofting rights.
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5,000. The choice of local sheriff court or the Personal Injury Court is left to the
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A higher sentence in solemn cases may be imposed upon remittance of the case to the
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Law Officers may refer any issue not related to a bill or case to the Supreme Court.
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The Sheriff Appeal Court is a national court with jurisdiction over appeals from
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Hannay, R.K. (1932). "Observations on the Officers of the Scottish Parliament".
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and the All-Scotland Sheriff Court (Sheriff Personal Injury Court) Order 2015.
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The majority of criminal and civil justice in Scotland is handled by the local
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Courts, was absorbed into the Court of Session following the enactment of the
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Any court, if a Law Officer so desires, may refer a case to the Supreme Court.
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Royal Commission on the Court of Session and the Office of Sheriff Principal
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in Scotland they are subject to the oversight and ultimate authority of the
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The All-Scotland Sheriff Court (Sheriff Personal Injury Court) Order 2015
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There are several tribunals that have jurisdiction over either the whole
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Part III of the Criminal Proceedings etc. (Reform) (Scotland) Act 2007
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There are several specialist tribunals in Scotland which often have
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was formerly a court of Scotland, often considered as part of the
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is regulated in Scotland both by the civil and criminal law, with
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Journal of the American Institute of Criminal Law and Criminology
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In Scotland, all monetary claims for amounts not in excess of
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where it deals with civil or criminal procedure respectively.
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The United Kingdom does not have a single judicial system —
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but in fact separate from it. It dealt with petitions for
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and the right to use certain titles. It is headed by the
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Shand, Charles Farquhar; Darling, James Johnston (1848).
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1,000, or where the total amount claimed is in excess of
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having concurrent jurisdiction for amounts of more than
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There are various specialist courts and tribunals with
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virtually all these cases are heard by the High Court.
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Criminal Proceedings etc. (Reform) (Scotland) Act 2007
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Cases involving "devolution issues" arising under the
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etc., and was the approximate equivalent to sittings
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non-ministerial department of the Scottish Government
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Act of Sederunt (Lands Valuation Appeal Court) 2013
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