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  2. Sheriff court - Wikipedia

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    A sheriff court (Scottish Gaelic: Cùirt an t-Siorraim) is the principal local civil and criminal court in Scotland, with exclusive jurisdiction over all civil cases with a monetary value up to £100,000, and with the jurisdiction to hear any criminal case except treason, murder, and rape, which are in the exclusive jurisdiction of the High Court of Justiciary.

  3. List of courts in Scotland - Wikipedia

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    Scotland's supreme criminal court is the High Court of Justiciary. [ 2 ] The Court of Session is the supreme Scottish civil court [ 3 ] but UK-wide courts can review decisions of great public or constitutional importance.

  4. Sheriffdom - Wikipedia

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    The sheriff deputes, who were paid a salary by the Crown, were qualified advocates and took charge of sheriff courts. [2] By the nineteenth century, the office of sheriff principal was an additional title held by the lord lieutenant of the county, and the Circuit Courts (Scotland) Act 1828 (9 Geo. 4. c.

  5. Courts of Scotland - Wikipedia

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    The Court of Session and sheriff courts have a co-extensive jurisdiction 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 pursuer (the claimant), the majority of difficult or high-value cases in Scotland are brought in the Court of Session. Any final decision of a sheriff ...

  6. Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service - Wikipedia

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    The Service was first established as the Scottish Courts Administration in 1995, as an executive agency of the Scottish Office. It was later renamed Scottish Court Service. In 1999, the Service became an agency of the Scottish Government after responsibility of the courts and judiciary of Scotland were transferred under devolution.

  7. Sheriff Appeal Court - Wikipedia

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    The Sheriff Appeal Court (Scottish Gaelic: Cùirt Ath-thagraidh an t-Siorraim) is a court in Scotland that hears appeals from summary criminal proceedings in the sheriff courts and justice of the peace courts, and hears appeals on bail decisions made in solemn proceedings in the sheriff court.

  8. High Court of Justiciary - Wikipedia

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    The High Court of Justiciary as a Court, or the Lord Justice General, Lord Justice Clerk and Lords Commissioners of Justiciary as a body, have the power to regulate criminal procedure in the criminal courts in Scotland: regulations can be made for the High Court, sheriff courts (summary and solemn procedures), and the justice of the peace courts.

  9. Scottish courts have no jurisdiction over Ponsati extradition ...

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    Edinburgh Sheriff Court heard that the MEP, wanted in Spain over a charge of sedition, was no longer resident in Scotland. Scottish courts have no jurisdiction over Ponsati extradition, sheriff ...