Messengers-at-arms

• Qualification as a messenger-at-arms

A messenger-at-arms is an officer of the Court of Session,1scotcourts.gov.uk/the-courts/supreme-courts/about-the-court-of-session which is the supreme civil court in Scotland. A messenger-at-arms can travel anywhere in Scotland to serve documents and enforce orders of the Court of Session.

 

1     scotcourts.gov.uk/the-courts/supreme-courts/about-the-court-of-session »

Qualification as a messenger-at-arms

A sheriff officer cannot become a messenger-at-arms unless they have been in practice as a sheriff officer for at least two years.1r4 AoS(MASO) Rules Within the five years before applying to the Court of Session for a recommendation for appointment as a messenger-at-arms, they must pass the relevant examinations. In special circumstances, the Court of Session may reduce the required period of practice.

 

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