Courts Reform (Scotland) Act 2014 Explanatory Notes

The Act

Part 5 – Civil Appeals

Appeals to the Court of Session

Section 114 – Appeal from the sheriff principal to the Court of Session

204.There are some enactments which provide for applications direct to the sheriff principal rather than the sheriff (as explained with reference to section 109 these are unaffected that section). Section 114 deals with such first instance judicial decisions made by sheriffs principal and makes it clear that appeals from such judgments are to the Inner House of the Court of Session rather than the Sheriff Appeal Court.

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