High Court of Justiciary
Videos
The High Court of Justiciary is the supreme criminal court in Scotland. The High Court is both a trial court and a court of appeal. As a trial court, the High Court sits on circuit at Parliament House
Parliament House, Edinburgh which houses the High Court of Justiciary for trial cases
Alan Turnbull, Lord Turnbull, one of the lead prosecutors in the Pan Am Flight 103 bombing trial
High Court cases are prosecuted in the public interest by the Lord Advocate, who is usually represented in such cases by Advocates Depute
Justiciary Building, Edinburgh
Court of Session
Videos
The Court of Session is the highest national court of Scotland in relation to civil cases. The court was established in 1532 to take on the judicial functions of the royal council. Its jurisdiction ov
Parliament House, Edinburgh which houses the Court of Session
Sitting of five judges of the Court of Session (dressed in red on the right, two out of picture), not hearing a case but rather administering the oath of allegiance to a new First Minister for Scotland.
Parliament House, Edinburgh, in Parliament Square, houses the Court of Session
First Minister Humza Yousaf takes the Oath of Allegiance in the presence of the Lord Advocate, the chief legal officer of the Scottish Government and the Crown in Scotland