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The Court of Session is the supreme civil court in Scotland. It is both a court of first instance and a court of appeal and sits exclusively in Parliament House in Edinburgh. The court of first instance is known as the Outer House, the court of appeal is known as the Inner House.
Fashioned on the Parliament of Paris when it was first founded by King James V in 1532, the Court of Session is notionally a unitary collegiate court, with all judges other than the Lord President and the Lord Justice Clerk holding the same rank and title - Senator of the College of Justice and also Lord/Lady of Council and Session.
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They are usually the first to hear cases on a wide range of civil matters, including cases based on:
- Delict (tort)
- Contract
- Commercial cases
- Judicial review
The number of judges is now thirty-four (four of whom are women); there are also a number of temporary judges, who are typically either sheriffs or Advocates in private practice. The judges sit also in the High Court of Justiciary, and the Lord President is also, as president of that court, the Lord Justice General.
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