Outer House courtrooms

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Outer House courtrooms are the primary first-instance civil courts of the Court of Session in Edinburgh, where most civil cases in Scotland are initially heard.

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Outer House courtrooms canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf courtroom
first-instance civil court
associatedWith Court of Session Rules
Inner House of the Court of Session
buildingType court building interior
country United Kingdom
employs clerks of court
court officers
ushers
function conduct civil trials
determine civil liability and remedies
hear civil cases at first instance
governedBy Court of Session Act 1988
handles commercial procedure
ordinary civil procedure
personal injury procedure
hasFeature clerk’s desk
counsel benches
judicial bench
public gallery
recording equipment
witness box
hasLevelOfAppealTo Inner House of the Court of Session
hears administrative law challenges
appeals from certain tribunals
commercial disputes
contract disputes
delict cases
family law cases
intellectual property disputes
judicial review petitions
personal injury actions
language English
Scots
legalSystem Scots law
locatedIn Edinburgh
locatedInJurisdiction Scotland
overseenBy Lord Justice Clerk
Lord President of the Court of Session
partOf Court of Session
seatOf Lord Ordinary
subjectTo Scottish Civil Justice Council rules
usedBy advocates
judges of the Outer House
litigants in civil cases
solicitor advocates

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Inner House courtrooms adjacentTo Outer House courtrooms