Bill Chamber

{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2016}} {{Use British English|date=December 2016}} The '''Bill Chamber''' was formerly a court of Scotland, often considered as part of the Court of Session but in fact separate from it. It dealt with petitions for suspension (appeal), interdict, sequestrations etc., and was the approximate equivalent to sittings in camera (in chambers) in American or English law.

The Bill Chamber was "under the same roof" as the Court of Session, but was a separate court or jurisdiction.<ref>{{cite book|title=Report of the Royal Commission on the Court of Session and the Office of Sheriff Principal with Summary of Evidence|publisher=Royal Commission on Court of Session and Office of Sheriff Principal}}</ref> Its history and function were discussed in the report of the Royal Commission on the Court of Session and the Office of Sheriff Principal (1927) which concluded "the usefulness of the Bill Chamber as a Court separate from the Court of Session no longer exists" and it was thus abolished by the Administration of Justice (Scotland) Act 1933.

Some of its processes are now carried out by the Accountant in Bankruptcy.

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Category:Courts of Scotland Category:Former courts and tribunals in Scotland Category:1933 disestablishments in Scotland Category:Courts and tribunals disestablished in 1933 Category:Court of Session Category:Bankruptcy in Scotland Category:British appellate courts Category:Civil procedure Category:Scots civil law