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The first Macfadyen Lecture organised by the Council was delivered on 4 March 2010 by Sir David Edward on the subject 'What are Judges for?' The full text of the lecture has now been published on this website and may be found at the Macfadyen Lectures page.

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“For the avoidance of doubt, the Court of Session requires that where a case has been reported in Session Cases it must be cited from that source. Other series of reports may only be used when a case is not reported in Session Cases.”

Court of Session Practice Note No. 5 of 2004

High Court of Justiciary Practice Note No. 2 of 2004 gives a similar direction in respect of cases cited before the High Court of Justiciary and Court of Criminal Appeal.

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