Court of Session Act 1988
E1020805
The Court of Session Act 1988 is a key piece of UK legislation that modernizes and regulates the structure, jurisdiction, and procedures of Scotland’s supreme civil court.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Court of Session Act 1988 canonical | 8 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13068461 — 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: Court of Session Act 1988 Context triple: [Inner House courtrooms, governedBy, Court of Session Act 1988]
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A.
Courts Act 1971
The Courts Act 1971 is a key piece of UK legislation that reorganized the court system in England and Wales, notably establishing the modern Crown Court structure.
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B.
Senior Courts Act 1981
The Senior Courts Act 1981 is a key piece of UK legislation that organizes and defines the structure, jurisdiction, and procedures of the senior courts of England and Wales.
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C.
County Courts Act 1984
The County Courts Act 1984 is a key piece of UK legislation that consolidates and sets out the structure, jurisdiction, and procedures of the county courts in England and Wales.
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D.
Courts Act 2003
The Courts Act 2003 is a key piece of UK legislation that modernised and reorganised the court system in England and Wales, defining the structure, administration, and operation of the judiciary.
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E.
Courts of Justice Act 1924
The Courts of Justice Act 1924 was a key Irish statute that reorganized the country's judicial system after independence, establishing a new hierarchy of courts and modernizing the administration of justice in the Irish Free State.
- 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: Court of Session Act 1988 Target entity description: The Court of Session Act 1988 is a key piece of UK legislation that modernizes and regulates the structure, jurisdiction, and procedures of Scotland’s supreme civil court.
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A.
Courts Act 1971
The Courts Act 1971 is a key piece of UK legislation that reorganized the court system in England and Wales, notably establishing the modern Crown Court structure.
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B.
Senior Courts Act 1981
The Senior Courts Act 1981 is a key piece of UK legislation that organizes and defines the structure, jurisdiction, and procedures of the senior courts of England and Wales.
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C.
County Courts Act 1984
The County Courts Act 1984 is a key piece of UK legislation that consolidates and sets out the structure, jurisdiction, and procedures of the county courts in England and Wales.
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D.
Courts Act 2003
The Courts Act 2003 is a key piece of UK legislation that modernised and reorganised the court system in England and Wales, defining the structure, administration, and operation of the judiciary.
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E.
Courts of Justice Act 1924
The Courts of Justice Act 1924 was a key Irish statute that reorganized the country's judicial system after independence, establishing a new hierarchy of courts and modernizing the administration of justice in the Irish Free State.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom
ⓘ
UK primary legislation ⓘ |
| appliesTo | Court of Session ⓘ |
| bindingOn |
Court of Session judges
ⓘ
linked to:
Court of Session
litigants in the Court of Session ⓘ |
| citationJurisdiction |
United Kingdom Parliament
ⓘ
linked to:
British Parliament
|
| consolidates | earlier Court of Session enactments ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| empowers |
Court of Session to make rules about expenses
ⓘ
Court of Session to regulate forms of process ⓘ Court of Session to regulate its own procedure by act of sederunt ⓘ |
| geographicScope | Scotland ⓘ |
| governs |
allocation of business between Inner House and Outer House
ⓘ
certain appeal procedures in civil cases ⓘ civil jurisdiction of the Court of Session ⓘ composition of the Court of Session ⓘ |
| hasEffectIn |
supreme civil court of Scotland
ⓘ
linked to:
Court of Session Outer House
|
| jurisdiction | Scotland ⓘ |
| languageOfDocument | English ⓘ |
| legalArea |
civil procedure
ⓘ
court organisation ⓘ judicial powers ⓘ |
| legalSystem |
Scots law
ⓘ
linked to:
Scots law (to a limited extent)
|
| legislativeBody |
Parliament of the United Kingdom
ⓘ
linked to:
British Parliament
|
| longTitle | An Act to make further provision in relation to the Court of Session and, in particular, with respect to its jurisdiction, powers and procedure; and for connected purposes ⓘ |
| partOf | Scots civil procedure legislation ⓘ |
| purpose |
to consolidate earlier enactments relating to the Court of Session
ⓘ
to modernise the law relating to the Court of Session ⓘ |
| regulates |
jurisdiction of the Court of Session
ⓘ
procedure of the Court of Session ⓘ structure of the Court of Session ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Court of Session
ⓘ
Scots civil courts ⓘ Scottish judiciary ⓘ
linked to:
Judiciary of Scotland
|
| sectionSubject |
Inner House of the Court of Session
ⓘ
linked to:
Court of Session Outer House
Lord Justice Clerk ⓘ Lord President of the Court of Session ⓘ Lords Ordinary ⓘ
linked to:
Lord Ordinary
Outer House of the Court of Session ⓘ
linked to:
Court of Session Outer House
appeals to the Inner House ⓘ rules of court for the Court of Session ⓘ sheriff courts jurisdiction in relation to Court of Session ⓘ |
| status | in force ⓘ |
| subjectHeading |
Appellate courts—Scotland
ⓘ
Civil procedure—Scotland ⓘ Courts—Scotland ⓘ
linked to:
Supreme Courts of Scotland
|
| typeOfCourtAffected | supreme civil court ⓘ |
| yearEnacted | 1988 ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Court of Session Act 1988 Description of subject: The Court of Session Act 1988 is a key piece of UK legislation that modernizes and regulates the structure, jurisdiction, and procedures of Scotland’s supreme civil court.
Referenced by (8)
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