Tag: Scotland

  • Bailie

    In Scotland the word bailiff has taken the form of bailie, signifying a superior officer or magistrate of a municipal corporation. Bailies, by virtue of their office, are invested with certain judicial and administrative powers within the burgh for which they are appointed. They sit as […]

  • Legitim

    Note: the meaning is different from Legitimation. Legitim, or Bairn’s Part, in Scots law, the legal share of the movable property of a father due on his death to his children. If a father dies leaving a widow and children, the movable property is divided into three equal parts; one-third […]

  • Licence

    Licence Meaning Licence in Scottish Law This sets out conditions for the release of an offender from prison before the end of a sentence.

  • Clerk

    Clerk (of court) Meaning Clerk in Scottish Law The person who keeps the court papers and records.

  • Clerk

    Clerk (of court) Meaning Clerk in Scottish Law The person who keeps the court papers and records.

  • Trial

    Trial Meaning Trial in Scottish Law The legal action in a criminal court case. Trial in Fraud: Criminal Law and Procedure Indictments and Severance There is more information about this section in the entry about Indictments and Severance in this legal Encyclopedia. Hearsay and […]

  • Trial

    Trial Meaning Trial in Scottish Law The legal action in a criminal court case. Trial in Fraud: Criminal Law and Procedure Indictments and Severance There is more information about this section in the entry about Indictments and Severance in this legal Encyclopedia. Hearsay and […]

  • James Boswell

    James Boswell (1740-1795). —Biographer, s. of Alexander B. of Auchinleck, Ayrshire, one of the judges of the Supreme Courts of Scotland, was ed. at the High School and Univ. of Edin., and practised as an advocate. He travelled much on the Continent and visited Corsica, where he became acquainted with the patriot General Paoli. Fortunately…

  • James Boswell

    James Boswell (1740-1795). —Biographer, s. of Alexander B. of Auchinleck, Ayrshire, one of the judges of the Supreme Courts of Scotland, was ed. at the High School and Univ. of Edin., and practised as an advocate. He travelled much on the Continent and visited Corsica, where he became acquainted with the patriot General Paoli. Fortunately…

  • Henry Cockburn

    Henry Cockburn Henry Cockburn (1779-1854). —Scottish judge and biographer, b. (probably) and ed. in Edin., became a distinguished member of the Scottish Bar, and ultimately a judge. He was also one of the leaders of the Whig party in Scotland in its days of darkness prior to the Reform Act of 1832. The life-long friend…

  • Hazardous Substance

    Hazardous Substances in the United Kingdom Hazardous Substances Consent and Land Planning in Scotland Hazardous substances consent is required for the presence of a hazardous substance on, over or under land (which includes presence in buildings and on structures) unless the aggregate quantity of the substance present is less than the controlled quantity for that…

  • Affidavit

    Definition of Affidavit In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Affidavit : A sworn written statement used mainly to support certain applications and, in some circumstances, as evidence in court proceedings. The person who makes the affidavit must swear or […]

  • Affidavit

    Definition of Affidavit In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Affidavit : A sworn written statement used mainly to support certain applications and, in some circumstances, as evidence in court proceedings. The person who makes the affidavit must swear or […]

  • Plea

    Plea Meaning Plea in Scottish Law The answer the accused gives to the court at the beginning of a trial when asked if he or she is guilty or not guilty. Definition of Plea A statement in which the accused says in court that he or she is guilty or not guilty of a crime.…

  • Sheriff

    Sheriff Meaning Sheriff in Scottish Law The name for a judge in the sheriff court. Sheriff and jury Meaning Sheriff in Scottish Law Cases heard in the sheriff court by a sheriff and jury. Meaning of Sheriff The following is an old definition of Sheriff [1]: An officer who represents the […]