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letter of advocation

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A quick definition of letter of advocation:

A letter of advocation was a legal document used in Scottish law. It was issued by a higher court, such as the Court of Session or the High Court of Justiciary, to transfer a case from a lower court to the issuing court. This was done to ensure that the case was heard by a more appropriate court. In criminal cases, the High Court of Justiciary could use a letter of advocation to review a case from a lower court. However, this practice was abolished in 1868 and replaced by the appeal process.

A more thorough explanation:

A letter of advocation was a legal document used in Scots law. It was issued by the Court of Session and allowed a case to be transferred from an inferior court to a superior court. This meant that the inferior court was discharged from further proceedings in the matter.

For example, in a criminal case, the High Court of Justiciary could issue a letter of advocation to call up a case for review from an inferior court. This allowed the case to be heard by a higher court with more authority and expertise.

The letter of advocation was abolished in 1868 and replaced by appeal. This means that instead of issuing a letter of advocation, a party can now appeal a decision directly to a higher court.

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triplethread
11:12
is it bad i lied about getting into case western bc my parents are bugging me about my first a
@BookLover125: they are so impressed with your application they are renaming the library after you before admitting you
Do you know not everyone says they were ED?
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No they shouldn’t be bugging you this is stressful enough without them adding More. Do what u gotta do
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triplethread
11:13
its sooo stressful and im not even done applying
Just apply and get the A lol
triplethread
11:13
got like 3 more apps
there should be a law school draft akin to the NFL Draft where law schools can recruit us
or a MaxPreps esque high light video where Deans can rank us
1a2b3c4d26z
11:15
In this analogy is the LSAT the NFL combine
JumpySubsequentDolphin
11:16
I told my family I won’t get any decisions until 2025 so they wouldn’t bombard me hahah
no i think there should be a Law School combine with all new drills except there is still the 40 yard dash
and a sub 4.5 gets you into any t14
LSAT can be one of the drills
letsseehowitgoesnow
11:17
so washu only called one person
So all the D1 athletes will get into a T-14. What else is new?
@TheAdoptedOne: that is called "Dean Poker Night" lol
@ClockworkBlue: I feel like most people could train for the 40 for the same amount of time as they do the LSAT and get close to sub 5 which would be equivalent to a 167+
this is like the schizophrenic posts JJK tik tok be putting out
powerscaling Law School deans up next
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Election Day election day
Write in Dean Z vote
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Saw a guy that wrote in Biden and he said no retirement for you buddy
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@ClockworkBlue: god I hope that's true
if the country was run the same as Mich Law it would be a better place
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imagine if it was like Berkley applications
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