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Court of Session

American  

noun

  1. (in Scotland) the highest civil court.


Court of Session British  

noun

  1. the supreme civil court in Scotland

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Three days of legal argument are due to begin at the Court of Session in Edinburgh.

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The captain's wife has raised an action at the Court of Session in Edinburgh, seeking an immediate halt to the removal of the captain and the ship from the UK to America.

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The commissioner also warned he would "not hesitate to refer the matter to the Court of Session" if ministers failed to comply by Thursday - a week on from the original deadline.

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Ministers then challenged this decision in the Court of Session but their appeal was refused.

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In his ruling at the Court of Session, Lord Sandison said a "reasonable person" could not have believed the letter gave "any assurance as to the legislative sufficiency of the scheme".

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