Civil Evidence (Scotland) Acts
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The Civil Evidence (Scotland) Acts are a series of Scottish statutes that modernise and govern the rules on what evidence is admissible and how it may be used in civil court proceedings.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Civil Evidence (Scotland) Act 1988 | 1 |
| Civil Evidence (Scotland) Act 2014 | 1 |
| Civil Evidence (Scotland) Acts canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1144983 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Civil Evidence (Scotland) Acts Context triple: [Scots civil law, regulatedBy, Civil Evidence (Scotland) Acts]
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A.
Scots civil law
Scots civil law is the branch of Scotland’s mixed legal system that governs private law matters such as contracts, property, family, and obligations between individuals and organizations.
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B.
Judicature Acts
The Judicature Acts were a series of 19th-century reforms that reorganized the English court system by merging common law and equity courts into a unified Supreme Court of Judicature.
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C.
Scots law (to a limited extent)
Scots law (to a limited extent) is the distinctive mixed legal system of Scotland, combining elements of civil law and common law traditions.
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D.
Administration of Justice Act
The Administration of Justice Act was one of the British "Intolerable Acts" of 1774 that altered legal procedures in the American colonies, contributing to rising colonial resentment before the American Revolution.
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E.
Scotland Act 1998
The Scotland Act 1998 is a key piece of UK legislation that established devolved government in Scotland by creating the Scottish Parliament and defining its powers.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Civil Evidence (Scotland) Acts Target entity description: The Civil Evidence (Scotland) Acts are a series of Scottish statutes that modernise and govern the rules on what evidence is admissible and how it may be used in civil court proceedings.
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A.
Scots civil law
Scots civil law is the branch of Scotland’s mixed legal system that governs private law matters such as contracts, property, family, and obligations between individuals and organizations.
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B.
Judicature Acts
The Judicature Acts were a series of 19th-century reforms that reorganized the English court system by merging common law and equity courts into a unified Supreme Court of Judicature.
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C.
Scots law (to a limited extent)
Scots law (to a limited extent) is the distinctive mixed legal system of Scotland, combining elements of civil law and common law traditions.
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D.
Administration of Justice Act
The Administration of Justice Act was one of the British "Intolerable Acts" of 1774 that altered legal procedures in the American colonies, contributing to rising colonial resentment before the American Revolution.
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E.
Scotland Act 1998
The Scotland Act 1998 is a key piece of UK legislation that established devolved government in Scotland by creating the Scottish Parliament and defining its powers.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Scottish statutes
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series of Acts of the Scottish Parliament ⓘ |
| appliesTo | civil proceedings ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| distinguishedFrom | Criminal evidence statutes in Scotland ⓘ |
| enactedBy |
British Parliament
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surface form:
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Scottish Parliament ⓘ |
| governs |
admissibility of business records as evidence
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admissibility of hearsay evidence in civil proceedings ⓘ admissibility of prior statements of witnesses ⓘ competence and compellability of witnesses in civil proceedings ⓘ proof of foreign law in civil proceedings ⓘ requirements for corroboration in certain civil cases ⓘ use of affidavits and written evidence in civil proceedings ⓘ use of documentary evidence in civil proceedings ⓘ |
| includes |
Civil Evidence (Scotland) Acts
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Civil Evidence (Scotland) Act 1988
Civil Evidence (Scotland) Acts self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Civil Evidence (Scotland) Act 2014
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| jurisdiction | Scotland ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalArea | civil evidence law ⓘ |
| legalSystem |
Scots law (to a limited extent)
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surface form:
Scots law
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| partOf | Scots civil justice system ⓘ |
| purpose |
to govern admissibility of evidence in Scottish civil courts
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to modernise the law of evidence in civil proceedings in Scotland ⓘ to regulate how evidence may be used in civil court proceedings ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Court of Session rules
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Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Scotland) Acts ⓘ Sheriff Court rules ⓘ |
| scope | rules of evidence in non-criminal proceedings ⓘ |
| subjectOf | Scottish civil procedure ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Civil Evidence (Scotland) Acts Description of subject: The Civil Evidence (Scotland) Acts are a series of Scottish statutes that modernise and govern the rules on what evidence is admissible and how it may be used in civil court proceedings.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Civil Evidence (Scotland) Acts
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includes
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Civil Evidence (Scotland) Acts
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
Civil Evidence (Scotland) Act 1988
Civil Evidence (Scotland) Acts
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includes
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Civil Evidence (Scotland) Acts
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
Civil Evidence (Scotland) Act 2014