Office of the Accountant of Court

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The Office of the Accountant of Court is a Scottish judicial office responsible for supervising and administering funds and property under the control of the civil courts, particularly in cases involving vulnerable parties or disputed estates.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Accountant of Court 1
Office of the Accountant of Court canonical 1

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Statements (35)

Predicate Object
instanceOf judicial office
public body
appliesTo civil courts of Scotland
associatedWith Court of Session
Sheriff courts of Scotland
surface form: Sheriff Courts of Scotland
country Scotland
governs court‑controlled funds
court‑controlled property
hasHead Office of the Accountant of Court self-linksurface differs
surface form: Accountant of Court
hasWebsite https://www.scotcourts.gov.uk
jurisdiction Scotland
language English
legalBasis Acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom relating to Scotland
Acts of the Scottish Parliament
legalSystem Scottish civil law
locatedIn Edinburgh
oversees court‑appointed administrators of estates
judicial factors
partOf Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service
purpose ensuring proper administration of estates under court control
protection of financial interests of vulnerable parties in civil proceedings
responsibleFor administration of funds under control of the civil courts
administration of property under control of the civil courts
funds held for vulnerable parties
funds in disputed estates
property held for vulnerable parties
property in disputed estates
supervision of funds under control of the civil courts
supervision of property under control of the civil courts
sector public sector
supervises management of property of minors
management of property of missing persons
management of property of persons lacking legal capacity
management of property of persons with mental incapacity
typeOfJurisdiction civil

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Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

College of Justice hasComponent Office of the Accountant of Court
Office of the Accountant of Court hasHead Office of the Accountant of Court self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Accountant of Court