Court of Session Act 1988
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The Court of Session Act 1988 is a key piece of UK legislation that modernizes and regulates the structure, jurisdiction, and procedures of Scotland’s supreme civil court.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom
ⓘ
UK primary legislation ⓘ |
| appliesTo | Court of Session NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bindingOn |
Court of Session judges
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
litigants in the Court of Session ⓘ |
| citationJurisdiction | United Kingdom Parliament NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| consolidates | earlier Court of Session enactments ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| empowers |
Court of Session to make rules about expenses
ⓘ
Court of Session to regulate forms of process ⓘ Court of Session to regulate its own procedure by act of sederunt ⓘ |
| geographicScope | Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governs |
allocation of business between Inner House and Outer House
ⓘ
certain appeal procedures in civil cases ⓘ civil jurisdiction of the Court of Session ⓘ composition of the Court of Session ⓘ |
| hasEffectIn | supreme civil court of Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Scotland ⓘ |
| languageOfDocument | English ⓘ |
| legalArea |
civil procedure
ⓘ
court organisation ⓘ judicial powers ⓘ |
| legalSystem | Scots law NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | Parliament of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| longTitle | An Act to make further provision in relation to the Court of Session and, in particular, with respect to its jurisdiction, powers and procedure; and for connected purposes ⓘ |
| partOf | Scots civil procedure legislation ⓘ |
| purpose |
to consolidate earlier enactments relating to the Court of Session
ⓘ
to modernise the law relating to the Court of Session ⓘ |
| regulates |
jurisdiction of the Court of Session
ⓘ
procedure of the Court of Session ⓘ structure of the Court of Session ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Court of Session
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Scots civil courts ⓘ Scottish judiciary NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sectionSubject |
Inner House of the Court of Session
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lord Justice Clerk NERFINISHED ⓘ Lord President of the Court of Session NERFINISHED ⓘ Lords Ordinary NERFINISHED ⓘ Outer House of the Court of Session NERFINISHED ⓘ appeals to the Inner House ⓘ rules of court for the Court of Session ⓘ sheriff courts jurisdiction in relation to Court of Session ⓘ |
| status | in force ⓘ |
| subjectHeading |
Appellate courts—Scotland
ⓘ
Civil procedure—Scotland ⓘ Courts—Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfCourtAffected | supreme civil court ⓘ |
| yearEnacted | 1988 ⓘ |
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