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The jury has a choice of three verdicts: guilty (a conviction), not guilty (acquittal) and not proven (also acquittal). In civil trials there is a jury of 12 people, and a hung jury is possible. The pool of potential jurors is chosen purely at random, and Scottish courts have set themselves against any form of jury vetting.
The Court system in its modern form is based on the reforms [3] introduced by Lord Gill as Lord President, and implemented or further modified under the Lord Presidency of Lord Carloway. The foundational legislation for the sheriff courts and many other changes is the Courts Reform (Scotland) Act 2014.
The High Court in its modern form was founded in 1672 by the Courts Act 1672, [7] when five of the Lords of Session (judges of the Court of Session) were added as permanent judges of the Justice Court. Previously the Lord Justice General had appointed deputes to preside in the court.
The court was established in 1532 to take on the judicial functions of the royal council. Its jurisdiction overlapped with other royal, state and church courts but as those were disbanded, the role of the Court of Session ascended. The Acts of Union establishing the United Kingdom provided that the court will "remain in all time coming".
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.
The Upper Tribunal for Scotland (UTfS) is a general appeal tribunal and superior court of record in Scotland.. It was created by the Tribunals (Scotland) Act 2014, which aimed to create a simplified structure for tribunals in Scotland.
Court of Session Act 1810 and Court of Session Act 1988: Appeals to: Supreme Court of the United Kingdom: Judge term length: Compulsory retirement at age of 75: Number of positions: 12, by Court of Session 1988: Website: www.scotcourts.gov.uk: Lord President of the Court of Session; Currently: Colin Sutherland, Lord Carloway: Since: 18 December ...
On 1 April 2015, under the Courts Reform (Scotland) Act 2014, the Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service assumed the responsibilities of the former Scottish Court Service and Scottish Tribunals Service. [3] [4] Security and maintenance of SCTS buildings are provided by Servest who are a company that provides multi functions in building management.