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File:Act of Sederunt (Rules of the Court of Session 1994) 1994 (UKSI 1994-1443).pdf. Add languages. Page contents not supported in other languages. ...
The Court of Session—more accurately the College of Justice—was established by the Parliament of Scotland under James V in 1532. The Act of Parliament establishing the Court, later named the College of Justice Act 1532, provided that the Court would have "such... rules and statutes as shall please the king's grace to make and give to them" and "ordain[ed] the same to have effect in all ...
Act of Sederunt (Rules of the Court of Session Amendment No.2) (Shorthand Writers' Fees) 1994 (S.I. 1994/1140) Act of Sederunt (Fees of Shorthand Writers in the Sheriff Court) 1994 (S.I. 1994/1141) Act of Sederunt (Fees of Solicitors in the Sheriff Court) (Amendment) 1994 (S.I. 1994/1142)
However, rules for both the Court of Session and sheriff courts are now decided upon by the Scottish Civil Justice Council. Since the enactment of the Human Rights Act 1998, civil procedure has increasingly been shaped by case law from the European Court of Human Rights. [citation needed]
The Court of Session is also the admiralty court for Scotland, [42] having been given the duties of that court by the provisions of the Court of Session Act 1830. [43] The boundaries of the jurisdiction of the Court of Session in maritime cases were specified in 1999 by an Order in Council: the Scottish Adjacent Waters Boundaries Order 1999. [44]
The Sheriff Personal Injury Court is a Scottish court with exclusive competence over claims relating to personal injury where the case is for a work-related accident claim in excess of £1,000, where the total amount claimed is in excess of £5,000, or where a sheriff in a local sheriff court remits proceedings to the Personal Injury Court.
Whilst the High Court and Court of Session historically maintained separate judiciary, these are now one and the same, and the term, Senator, is almost ordinarily used in referring to the judges of these courts. [28] When a Senator sits as judge in the Outer House of the Court of Session they are referred to as a Lord Ordinary. [29]
File:Act of Sederunt (Rules of the Court of Session Amendment No. 6) 1996 (UKSI 1996-2769).pdf. Add languages. Page contents not supported in other languages.