Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
This is coupled with assisting the Criminal Courts Rules Council and the Scottish Civil Justice Council. [citation needed] The Service is also responsible for the administration of the Office of the Public Guardian, based in Falkirk, and assists the Accountant of Court (sections 62 and 33 of the 2008 Act). [citation needed]
The Office of the Public Guardian (OPG) (Scottish Gaelic: Oifig Neach-dìon a' Phobaill) in Scotland is a public body based in Falkirk as part of the Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service, established in April 2001 following the passing of the Adults with Incapacity (Scotland) Act 2000.
The Judicial Appointments Board was established in June 2002 on a non-statutory, ad hoc, basis by the Scottish Government, [1] and was given statutory authority by the Judiciary and Courts (Scotland) Act 2008. [2]
Office of the Public Guardian (Scotland) Office of the Public Guardian (England and Wales) This page was last edited on 29 December 2019, at 15:35 (UTC). Text is ...
The Office of the Accountant of Court (Scottish Gaelic: Oifis Cunntasair na Cùirte) is a public body which is a constituent part of the Supreme Courts of Scotland. [1] The Accountant of Court is administered by the Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service. The Accountant of Court's Office formerly dealt with guardianship cases in respect of ...
The Principal Clerk of Session and Justiciary is the clerk of court responsible for the administration of the Supreme Courts of Scotland and their associated staff. [1] The Keeper of the Signet grants a commission to the Principal Clerk of Session to allow His Majesty's Signet to be used. Gillian Prentice was the first woman to hold the post.
The Lord Justice Clerk is the second most senior judge in Scotland, after the Lord President of the Court of Session. The current Lord Justice Clerk is Leeona Dorrian, Lady Dorrian, who was appointed to the position on 13 April 2016. [1] in June 2024 Lady Dorrian has announced her intention to retire from judicial office on 3 February 2025. [2]
The Court of Session Act 1988, when enacted, limited the number of senators of the College of Justice (aside from the chairman of the Scottish Land Court, who ranks as a senator) to 24. [2] This was subsequently increased to 25 in 1991, [ 3 ] 27 in 1993, [ 4 ] 32 in 1999, [ 5 ] 34 in 2004, [ 6 ] 35 in 2016, [ 7 ] and most recently 36 by The ...