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Court of Session Act 1810

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Court of Session Act 1810
Act of Parliament
Long titleAn Act for abridging the form of extracting Decrees of the Court of Session in Scotland, and for the Regulation of certain Parts of the Proceedings of that Court.
Citation50 Geo. 3. c. 112
Territorial extent Scotland
Other legislation
Repealed byCourt of Session Act 1988
Status: Repealed

The Court of Session Act 1810[1] was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom (50 Geo. 3. c. 112) reforming Scotland's highest court, the Court of Session. This Act was a follow-up Act to the Court of Session Act 1808 in reforming the Court of Session, creating the two divisions known as the Inner House and the Outer House.

Reform continued with the Court of Session Act 1813 which created the final form of the Outer House, and the Jury Trials (Scotland) Act 1815 which introduced trial by jury.

It was repealed by the Court of Session Act 1988.[2]

References

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  • Kenneth Reid (2000), A History of Private Law in Scotland, Oxford University Press
  1. ^ The citation of this Act by this short title was authorised by the Short Titles Act 1896, section 1 and the first schedule. Due to the repeal of those provisions it is now authorised by section 19(2) of the Interpretation Act 1978.
  2. ^ Court of Session Act 1988, Schedule 2 Part I