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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 courts of Scotland (Scottish Gaelic: Cùirtean na h-Alba) are responsible for administration of justice in Scotland, under statutory, common law and equitable provisions within Scots law. The courts are presided over by the judiciary of Scotland , who are the various judicial office holders responsible for issuing judgments , ensuring fair ...
A curator ad litem is a legal representative in Scots law [1] and Roman-Dutch law [2] appointed by a court to represent, during legal proceedings, the best interests of a person who lacks the mental capacity to make decisions for themselves.
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]
With the introduction of the Children (Scotland) Act 1995 [4] the Accountant of Court became responsible for the administration and supervision of property that is due to a minor in Scotland (the age of legal capacity under Scots law is 16). In terms of sections 9 & 13 of sections of the Children (Scotland) Act 1995 act, the Accountant of Court ...
The High Court sometimes sits in various smaller towns in Scotland, where it uses the local sheriff court building. As an appeal court, the High Court sits only in Edinburgh. On one occasion the High Court of Justiciary sat outside Scotland, at Zeist in the Netherlands during the Pan Am Flight 103 bombing trial, as the Scottish Court in the ...
Scots administrative law governs the rules of administrative law in Scotland, the body of case law, statutes, secondary legislation and articles which provide the framework of procedures for judicial control over government agencies and private bodies.
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.