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The High Court of Justiciary can refer a point of law to the Supreme Court. The Law Officers of the Crown (namely the Lord Advocate, Attorney General for England and Wales, and Advocate General for Scotland) may refer a bill from the Scottish Parliament to the Supreme Court. Any court, if a Law Officer so desires, may refer a case to the ...
The College of Justice (Scottish Gaelic: Colaiste a' Cheartais) includes the Supreme Courts of Scotland, and its associated bodies. The constituent bodies of the national supreme courts are the Court of Session , the High Court of Justiciary , the Office of the Accountant of Court , and the Auditor of the Court of Session.
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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. Scots law is developed and interpreted by the courts of Scotland, particularly the supreme courts.
The United Kingdom, judicially, consists of three jurisdictions: England and Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland. [4] There are important differences among Scots law, English law and Northern Irish law in areas such as property law, criminal law, trust law, [8] inheritance law, evidence law and family law while there are greater similarities in areas of UK-wide interest such as commercial ...
The UK Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected an argument that the Scottish government can pass legislation allowing it to hold a second independence referendum next year, leaving nationalists ...
The head of the judiciary in Scotland is the Lord President of the Court of Session [2] whose office dates back to 1532 with the creation of the College of Justice. [3] Scotland's judiciary was historically a mixture of feudal, local, and national judicial offices.
The High Court of Justiciary remains the court of last resort in Scotland for criminal cases. [8] The Supreme Court is headed by the President and Deputy President of the Supreme Court and is composed of a further ten Justices of the Supreme Court. [citation needed] The Justices do not wear any gowns or wigs in court, but on ceremonial ...