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    The Scottish Land Court (Scottish Gaelic: Cùirt an Fhearainn na h-Alba) is a Scottish court of law based in Edinburgh with subject-matter jurisdiction...
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    The courts of Scotland (Scottish Gaelic: Cùirtean na h-Alba) are responsible for administration of justice in Scotland, under statutory, common law and...
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    The judiciary of Scotland (Scottish Gaelic: Breitheamh na h-Alba) are the judicial office holders who sit in the courts of Scotland and make decisions...
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    Scottish Land Commission (Scottish Gaelic: Coimisean Fearainn na h-Alba) was established by the Scottish Government following the passage of the Land...
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    Scots law (redirect from Scottish law)
    in Scotland. Edinburgh: Edinburgh UP, 2022. "Scottish Court Service". "Law Society of Scotland". "Faculty of Advocates: Scottish Bar". "Scottish Law...
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    The Court of Session (Scottish Gaelic: Cùirt an t-Seisein) is the supreme civil court of Scotland and constitutes part of the College of Justice; the...
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  • Land court or land claims court is a type of court which is charged with dealings over cases involving land titles and for disputes between landlords...
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    is a list of courts in Scotland. Scottish courts operate within Scots law, Scotland's legal system, which is legislated for by the Scottish Government,...
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  • Euan Duthie, Lord Duthie (category 21st-century Scottish judges)
    Scottish judge who has served as a senator of the College of Justice since 9 January 2023. Lord Duthie is also the Chair of the Scottish Land Court and...
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    Scotland (Scots: Scotland; Scottish Gaelic: Alba) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It contains nearly one-third of the United Kingdom's...
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    High Court of Justiciary (Scottish Gaelic: Àrd-chùirt a' Cheartais) is the supreme criminal court in Scotland. The High Court is both a trial court and...
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    of the Court of Session); Lords Commissioners of Justiciary (judges of the High Court of Justiciary); and the Chairman of the Scottish Land Court. Whilst...
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    regulatory law. Scotland's land issues are rooted in two processes that happened in the 18th and 19th centuries, especially in the Scottish Highlands: Enclosures:...
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    responsibility of the courts and judiciary of Scotland were transferred under devolution. In common with the Scottish Prison Service in the Scottish justice system...
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    Crofting (category Land tenure)
    (Scottish Gaelic: croitearachd) is a form of land tenure and small-scale food production peculiar to the Scottish Highlands, the islands of Scotland,...
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    Highlands of Scotland until the second half of the eighteenth century.: 157  It replaced the earlier Scottish Dun-face or Old Scottish Shortwool, a Northern...
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    President of the Court of Session and Lord Justice General (Scottish Gaelic: Àrd-mhorair Cùirt an t-Seisein) is the most senior judge in Scotland, the head of...
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    Show Scottish Agricultural Science Agency Scottish Crofting Federation Scottish Executive Environment and Rural Affairs Department Scottish Land Court R...
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  • The Scottish Land Fund (SLF) was founded in 2000, as a part of land reform in Scotland. Its goal is to help communities buy their land from their landlords...
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    peace court Court of the Lord Lyon Scottish Land Court Lands Tribunal for Scotland Children's hearing Courts of Scotland List of courts in Scotland Crown...
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    The Scottish court in the Netherlands was a special sitting of the High Court of Justiciary set up under Scots law in a former United States Air Force...
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    The Highland (Scottish Gaelic: Bò Ghàidhealach; Scots: Heilan coo) is a Scottish breed of rustic cattle. It originated in the Scottish Highlands and the...
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    acts as a court of appeal for cases from the Outer House and from appeals in civil cases from the Court of the Lord Lyon, Scottish Land Court, and the...
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    Lyon Court, like all Scottish courts has a public prosecutor; styled 'Procurator Fiscal to Lyon Court', who is independently appointed by the Scottish Ministers...
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    Roderick John MacLeod, Lord Minginish (category Chairs of the Scottish Land Court)
    as Roddy John, is a Scottish advocate. From 2014 until his retirement in December 2022, he was Chairman of the Scottish Land Court and President of the...
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    to Scotland's feudal system. Under Scots law, a Scottish Prescriptive Barony by Tenure is now "incorporeal feudal heritage", not attached to the land and...
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    The College of Justice (Scottish Gaelic: Colaiste a' Cheartais) includes the Supreme Courts of Scotland, and its associated bodies. The constituent bodies...
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    A Scottish clan (from Scottish Gaelic clann, literally 'children', more broadly 'kindred') is a kinship group among the Scottish people. Clans give a sense...
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  • of Scottish Viscountcies. It is not often present in peerage Baronies and Lordships of Parliament, though always present in Dukedoms and Scottish feudal...
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  • Fairyland (redirect from Fairy land)
    Faerie; Scots: Elfame (Scottish mythology; cf. Old Norse: Álfheimr (Norse mythology)) in English and Scottish folklore is the fabulous land or abode of fairies...
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