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Scottish Land Court

About the court

The Scottish Land Court is a Court of law. The Court’s jurisdiction is set firmly within the context of Scottish farming. It has authority to resolve a range of disputes, including disputes between landlords and tenants, in agriculture and crofting. The Court is based in Edinburgh, but holds hearings throughout Scotland.

Whilst the name of the Court is the Scottish Land Court, the Court does not have universal jurisdiction to deal with all matters relating to land. In particular the Court does not have any jurisdiction to deal with the question of ownership and heritable title to land (which are dealt with by the ordinary courts, i.e. the Sheriff Court and the Court of Session, nor does the Court have any jurisdictions in relation to urban subjects.

Visit the Scottish Land Court website for more information on:

  • the jurisdictions and powers of the Court
  • the process by which the Court resolves disputes
  • what you need to do if you wish to use the Court to resolve a dispute
  • recent decisions made by the Court

There is a close relationship between the Land Court and the Lands Tribunal for Scotland: they share the same offices, and the Chairman of the Land Court is also President of the Lands Tribunal. However, the work they do is quite distinct, and they currently remain separate judicial bodies.

Contact the court

Location and postal address

The Scottish Land Court
George House
126 George Street
Edinburgh
EH2 4HH

Phone

0131 271 4360

DX

ED 259

Email

SLCourtMailbox@scotcourtstribunals.gov.uk

Difficulty using the phone

Phone interpreter

A phone interpreter service is available when you contact a court by phone or attend in person. To access this service ask for phone interpreter and the language required.

The phone interpreter service is not available during actual court proceedings.

Text relay service

If you are deaf, have hearing loss or are speech impaired you can contact us for free with Relay UK.

British Sign Language (BSL)

If you use British Sign Language (BSL) and wish to phone us using a sign language interpreter, you can use the online video relay interpreting service. For more information see the Contact Scotland BSL website.

Opening times

  • Monday from 10:30 to 17:00
  • Tuesday to Thursday from 09:00 to 17:00
  • Friday from 09:00 to 16:45