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Chief Baron Of The Scottish Exchequer
The Court of Exchequer was formerly a distinct part of the Scottish court system, court system of Scotland, with responsibility for administration of government revenue and Subject-matter jurisdiction, jurisdiction of Adjudication, adjudicate on cases relating to customs (tax), customs and excise, revenue, stamp duty and probate. In 1856 the Court of Session was designated as the Exchequer Court, which now carries out its judicial functions. Following the merger of the two courts a Lord Ordinary, one of the Senator of the College of Justice, Senators of the College of Justice, is designated as the ''Lord Ordinary in Exchequer cases''. History The date of establishment of an Exchequer Court is unknown because of the loss of ancient records. Originally, Monarchs of Scotland, Crown revenues were managed by overseers who came to be known as the ''Lords Auditors of the Checker'', later ''King's Compositors'', then ''Lords of Exchequer''. There is evidence that the Lords Auditors of E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scottish Court System
The courts of Scotland () are responsible for administration of justice in Scotland, under Primary and secondary legislation, statutory, common law and Equity (law), equitable provisions within Scots law. The courts are presided over by the judiciary of Scotland, who are the various Judge, judicial office holders responsible for issuing Judgment (law), judgments, ensuring Right to a fair trial, fair trials, and deciding on Sentence (law), sentencing. The Court of Session is the Supreme court, supreme Civil law (common law), civil court of Scotland, subject to appeals to the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom, and the High Court of Justiciary is the Supreme court, supreme Criminal justice, criminal court, which is only subject to the authority of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom on Devolution in the United Kingdom, devolution issues and human rights European Convention on Human Rights, compatibility issues. The judiciary of Scotland, except the Lord Lyon King of Arms, are ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |