SCOTTISH COURT SERVICE
- SHERIFF CLERK'S OFFICE, SHERIFF COURT HOUSE, SOMERLED SQUARE
IV51 9EH PORTREE, ISLE OF SKYE
Phone: 01478-612191
Fax: 01478-613203
E-mail: Send messagewww.scotcourts.gov.uk
Short profile:
The Court of Session is the supreme civil court in Scotland and is situated at Parliament House in Edinburgh. It sits in an appeal capacity and also as a civil court dealing with disputes between people or organisations. These might involve cases relating to debt, damages, divorce and children.
Detailed description:
The principal judge is called the Lord President. Administrative functions are mainly dealt with by the General, Petition and Inner House and Extracts Departments. The High Court of Justiciary deals with criminal appeals and serious criminal cases. Trials are held before a judge and jury. In Scotland a jury consists of fifteen people who are selected for each trial by means of a ballot.
Keywords:
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