A sheriff court (cùirt an t-siorraim in Scottish Gaelic) provides local court service in Scotland, with each court serving a sheriff court district within a sheriffdom. Sheriff courts deal with a myriad of legal procedures which include: == History == The office of sheriff dates from the early days of the Scottish monarchy. Generally, one of the ...
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(from the article `Scottish law`) The lower civil court is the sheriff court, which is an ancient court dating back to the 12th century. Scotland is divided into several sheriffdoms, ... ...and Borders; North Strathclyde; South Strathclyde, Dumfries, and Galloway; and Tayside, Central, and Fife), each with a sheriff principal (chief ......
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