Act of Sederunt (Rules of the Court of Session 1994) 1994

Type Statutory-Instrument
Publication 1994-05-31
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At any time before final judgment, the intellectual property judge may, at his own instance or on the motion of any party, have an intellectual property cause put out for hearing for further procedure; and the intellectual property judge may make such order as he thinks fit.

Applications to amend the name of a party in more than one cause

24.6
  • (1) This rule applies where a party—
  • (a) is a party to more than one cause depending before the court; and
  • (b) wishes the pleadings in those causes to be amended to reflect a change in the party’s name.
  • (2) A party mentioned in paragraph(1) may apply to the court for the pleadings in each of the affected causes to be amended by the substitution of the new name for the old name—
  • (a) in the instance or, as the case may be, address;
  • (b) in any averments or, as the case may be, statement of facts which have the sole purpose of identifying or designating that party by name.
  • (3) The application shall be made by motion and include—
  • (a) a list of all of the affected causes;
  • (b) official evidence of the change of name (for example, an extract of an entry in the register of companies or an extract of an entry in a register held by the National Records of Scotland);
  • (c) a statement that the applicant has informed all other parties in the affected causes of the applicant’s intention to make the application and that the other parties have been given a reasonable opportunity to object to the amendment of the pleadings.
  • (4) Subject to paragraph (5), the motion shall be placed before a Lord Ordinary in chambers for determination.
  • (5) Where any of the affected causes is in the Inner House, the application shall be placed before an Inner House judge in chambers for determination.
  • (6) An interlocutor pronounced under this rule shall have effect as an interlocutor in each of the affected causes.
  • (7) A party to any of the affected causes may apply to the court for a determination made under this rule to be reconsidered in respect of that cause.

Evidence overseas

76.37A

An application under section282D(4) of the Act of 2002 (evidence overseas: interim receiver or interim administrator) shall be made by note in process.

CHAPTER 104 — JUSTICE AND SECURITY ACT 2013

Interpretation and application of this Chapter

104.1
  • (1) In this Chapter—
  • “the Act of 2013” means the Justice and Security Act 2013;
  • “Advocate General” means the Advocate General for Scotland;
  • “closed material application” means an application of the kind mentioned in section8(1)(a) of the Act of 2013;
  • “legal representative” is to be construed in accordance with section14(1) of the Act of 2013;
  • “relevant civil proceedings” is to be construed in accordance with section14(1) of the Act of 2013;
  • “relevant person” is to be construed in accordance with section14(1) of the Act of 2013;
  • “section6 proceedings” is to be construed in accordance with section14(1) of the Act of 2013;
  • “sensitive material” is to be construed in accordance with section14(1) of the Act of 2013;
  • “special advocate” means a person appointed under section9(1) of the Act of 2013;
  • “specially represented party” means a party whose interests a special advocate represents.
  • (2) This Chapter applies to closed material proceedings under Part2 of the Act of 2013.

Potential disclosure: notification to Secretary of State

104.2
  • (1) This rule applies where the Secretary of State is not a party to relevant civil proceedings and a declaration under section6 of the Act of 2013 has not been applied for or made.
  • (2) Where it appears to a party that they may be required to disclose material which might be damaging to the interests of national security the party shall notify the court in writing.
  • (3) Where the court has been notified in accordance with paragraph (2), or it appears to the court that a party may be required to disclose material which might be damaging to the interests of national security, the court shall—
  • (a) notify the Secretary of State in writing;
  • (b) order that the material is not to be disclosed.
  • (4) Within 14days of being notified in accordance with paragraph(3) the Secretary of State shall respond in writing to the court—
  • (a) confirming that the Secretary of State intends to apply for a declaration under section6 of the Act;
  • (b) confirming that the Secretary of State does not intend to apply for such a declaration; or
  • (c) requesting further time to consider whether to apply for such a declaration.
  • (5) The court may make such orders as it thinks necessary pending the Secretary of State’s response.

Closed material declaration: applications

104.3
  • (1) An application under the following provisions of the Act of 2013 shall be made by lodging a note in process with the Deputy Principal Clerk—
  • (a) section6(2)(a) (declaration permitting closed material applications in proceedings);
  • (b) section7(4)(a) (review and revocation of declaration under section6).
  • (2) The note shall include, in numbered paragraphs, statements of reasons in support of the application.
  • (3) Where, in relation to an application under section6(2)(a) of the Act of 2013, the applicant is the Secretary of State, the note shall include the Secretary of State’s reasons for not making, or not advising another person to make, a claim for public interest immunity in relation to the material in question.
  • (4) An application mentioned in paragraph(1)(a) shall be intimated to those persons mentioned in paragraph(6) no later than 14days before the application is made.
  • (5) An application mentioned in paragraph(1)(b) shall be intimated to those parties mentioned in paragraph (6) no later than 28 days before the application is made.
  • (6) An application shall be intimated to—
  • (a) the Deputy Principal Clerk;
  • (b) the parties to the proceedings;
  • (c) where the Secretary of State is not a party to the proceedings, the Secretary of State;
  • (d) where a special advocate has been appointed, the special advocate.
  • (7) The court may vary the period of notice mentioned in paragraph(4) or (5) on cause shown.

Initial diets

104.4
  • (1) On receipt of an application under rule104.3(1) (closed material declaration: applications), or where directed to do so by the court acting of its own motion under section6(2)(b) or 7(4)(b) of the Act of 2013, the Deputy Principal Clerk shall allocate an initial diet for the court’s consideration to begin.
  • (2) The Deputy Principal Clerk shall, unless the court otherwise directs, notify the time and date of the initial diet to those parties mentioned in rule104.3(6)(b) to (d).
  • (3) Where the court is acting of its own motion the notification mentioned in paragraph(2) shall be on a period of notice of 28days.
  • (4) Parties shall, no later than the date of the initial diet, lodge with the Deputy Principal Clerk any answers or, as the case may be, written submissions that are to be founded upon at the initial diet.
  • (5) Where the application is unopposed the court may determine the application in chambers.
  • (6) At the initial diet parties shall state their proposals for further procedure and the court shall make such orders for further procedure as it thinks fit.
  • (7) The court may discharge the initial diet and make such orders for further procedure as it thinks fit.

Hearing on applications

104.5
  • (1) Where the court has fixed a hearing on the application under rule104.4(6) or (7), the Deputy Principal Clerk shall, unless the court otherwise directs, notify the time and date to those parties mentioned in rule104.3 (6)(b) to (d).
  • (2) The hearing shall take place in the absence of the specially represented party and the specially represented party’s legal representatives.
  • (3) Within seven days of the application being determined, the applicant shall serve a copy of the interlocutor on the parties to the proceedings.

Evidence

104.6

Subject to the provisions of the Act of 2013—

  • (a) where the court hears any evidence it shall do so in accordance with existing law and practice as to the taking of evidence in civil proceedings in Scotland; and
  • (b) Chapter 35 (recovery of evidence) continues to apply.

Formal review of declaration

104.7
  • (1) For the purposes of section7(3) of the Act of 2013 a formal review shall take place after the court has fixed a hearing to determine the merits of the proceedings.
  • (2) Where paragraph(1) applies the court shall proceed as mentioned in rule104.4 (initial diets).

Closed material procedure: application

104.8
  • (1) This rule applies where there is a declaration under section6 of the Act of 2013.
  • (2) The relevant person may apply to the court for permission not to disclose sensitive material otherwise than to—
  • (a) the court;
  • (b) any person appointed as a special advocate;
  • (c) where the Secretary of State is not the relevant person but is a party to the proceedings, the Secretary of State.
  • (3) The application shall be made by lodging a note in process with the Deputy Principal Clerk.
  • (4) The note shall include, in numbered paragraphs, statements of reasons in support of the application and the sensitive material in question.
  • (5) A copy of the note in process shall be served only on the special advocate and, where the Secretary of State is not the relevant person, the Secretary of State.
  • (6) The relevant person may at any time amend or supplement material lodged under this rule, but only with the agreement of the special advocate or the permission of the court.
  • (7) The relevant person may not rely on sensitive material at a hearing unless a special advocate has been appointed to represent the interests of the specially represented party.
  • (8) Documents lodged in relation to an application shall be kept separately from the process by the Deputy Principal Clerk.
  • (9) Documents lodged in relation to an application shall not be borrowed or inspected by any party other than by a legal representative of the Secretary of State or by any special advocate.
  • (10) The following shall not apply to the application—
  • (a) rule 4.5(1)(b) (copy of inventory of productions to be sent to other parties);
  • (b) rule 4.6 (intimation of steps of process);
  • (c) rule 4.11 (documents not to be borrowed).

Consideration of closed material procedure application or objection to special advocate’s communication

104.9
  • (1) This rule applies where—
  • (a) the relevant person has applied under rule 104.8 (closed material procedure: application); or
  • (b) the Secretary of State has objected under rule 104.13(6) (special advocate: communicating about proceedings) to a proposed communication by the special advocate.
  • (2) The court shall fix a hearing for the relevant party, the Secretary of State and the special advocate to make representations.
  • (3) The court may determine an application or objection in chambers where—
  • (a) the special advocate gives notice that he or she does not challenge the application or objection;
  • (b) the court has previously, in determining the application for a declaration under section6 of the Act of 2013, found that the first condition in that section is met in relation to the same or substantially the same material and is satisfied that it would be just to give permission without a hearing;
  • (c) the court has previously considered—
  • (i) an application under rule104.8 for permission to withhold the same or substantially the same material; or
  • (ii) an objection under rule104.13(6) to the same or substantially the same proposed communication; and

is satisfied that it would be just to give permission or uphold the objection without a hearing; or

  • (d) the relevant person, the Secretary of State and the special advocate consent to the court deciding the case without a hearing.
  • (4) Where the special advocate does not challenge the application or the objection, he or she must give notice of that fact to the court, the relevant person and the Secretary of State no later than—
  • (a) 14 days after being notified in accordance with rule104.8(5), or
  • (b) such other period as the court may direct.
  • (5) Where the court fixes a hearing under this rule, the relevant person, the Secretary of State and the special advocate shall, before the hearing, lodge with the Deputy Principal Clerk a joint minute identifying the issues which cannot be agreed between them.
  • (6) A hearing under this rule shall take place in the absence of the specially represented party and the specially represented party’s legal representatives.
  • (7) Where the court has, in determining an application for a declaration under section 6 of the Act of 2013, found that the first condition in that section is met in relation to any material, it may give permission to withhold that material without a hearing in relation to that material.

Closed material procedure: non-disclosure of sensitive material etc.

104.10
  • (1) Where the court gives permission to the relevant person not to disclose sensitive material, the court must—
  • (a) consider whether to direct the relevant person to serve a summary of that material on the specially represented party and the specially represented party’s legal representative; but
  • (b) ensure that any such summary does not contain information or other material the disclosure of which would be damaging to the interests of national security.
  • (2) If the court is satisfied that the relevant person does not intend to rely on sensitive material, and that that material does not adversely affect the relevant person’s case or support the case of another party to the proceedings, the court may direct that the relevant person must not rely in the proceedings on that material, without first requiring the relevant person to serve a summary of that material on the specially represented party and the specially represented party’s legal representative.
  • (3) Where the court has not given permission to the relevant person not to disclose sensitive material to, or has directed the relevant person to serve a summary of that material on, the specially represented party and the specially represented party’s legal representative—
  • (a) the relevant person shall not be required to serve that material or summary; but
  • (b) if the relevant person does not do so, at a hearing the court may—
  • (i) if it considers that the material or anything that is required to be summarised might be of assistance to the specially represented party in relation to a matter under consideration by the court, direct that the matter is withdrawn from its consideration or that the relevant person makes such concessions or takes such other steps as the court may direct; and
  • (ii) in any other case, direct that the relevant person must not rely in the proceedings on that material or, as the case may be, on what is required to be summarised.
  • (4) The court must give permission to the relevant person not to disclose sensitive material where it considers that disclosure of that material would be damaging to the interests of national security.

Appointment of special advocate

104.11
  • (1) Where the Secretary of State has given or received notification of an application under rule 104.3(1) (closed material declaration: applications) he or she shall give notice of the proceedings to the Advocate General (who, under section9(1) of the Act of 2013, has the power to appoint a special advocate).
  • (2) Paragraph(1) applies unless a special advocate has already been appointed and that special advocate is not prevented from communicating with the specially represented party by virtue of rule 104.13.
  • (3) Where a special advocate has not been appointed any party or, as the case may be, the Secretary of State may request that the Advocate General appoint a special advocate.
  • (4) On the appointment of any special advocate, the Advocate General shall intimate the name of the special advocate to the Deputy Principal Clerk in writing.

Functions of a special advocate

104.12

The functions of a special advocate are to represent the interests of a specially represented party by—

  • (a) making submissions to the court at any hearing or part of a hearing from which the specially represented party and the specially represented party’s legal representatives are excluded;
  • (b) leading evidence and cross-examining witnesses at any such hearing, or part of a hearing;
  • (c) making written submissions to the court.

Special advocate: communicating about proceedings

104.13
  • (1) The special advocate may communicate with the specially represented party or the specially represented party’s legal representative at any time before a relevant person serves sensitive material on the special advocate.
  • (2) After the relevant person serves sensitive material on the special advocate, the special advocate shall not communicate with any person about any matter connected with the proceedings, except in accordance with paragraph(3) or with a direction of the court pursuant to a request under paragraph(4).
  • (3) The special advocate may, without directions from the court, communicate about the proceedings with—
  • (a) the court;
  • (b) the relevant person (where this is not the Secretary of State);
  • (c) the Secretary of State or any person acting for the Secretary of State;
  • (d) the Advocate General or any person acting for the Advocate General; or
  • (e) any other person, except the specially represented party or the specially represented party’s legal representative, with whom it is necessary for administrative purposes for the special advocate to communicate about matters not connected with the substance of the proceedings.
  • (4) The special advocate may request directions from the court authorising the special advocate to communicate with the specially represented party or the specially represented party’s legal representative or with any other person.
  • (5) Where the special advocate makes a request for directions under paragraph(4) the court must notify the relevant person and (where the relevant person is not the Secretary of State) the Secretary of State of the request, and of the content of the proposed communication and the form in which it is proposed to be made.
  • (6) The relevant person or the Secretary of State shall, within a period specified by the court, lodge with the court and serve on the special advocate notice of any objection which the relevant person or the Secretary of State has to the proposed communication or to the form in which it is proposed to be made.
  • (7) Paragraph (2) does not prohibit the specially represented party from communicating with the special advocate after the relevant person has served material on the special advocate but—
  • (a) the specially represented party may only communicate with the special advocate through the specially represented party’s legal representative in writing; and
  • (b) the special advocate must not reply to the communication other than in accordance with directions of the court, except that the special advocate may without such directions send a written acknowledgment of receipt to the specially represented party’s legal representative.

Opinions of the court

104.14
  • (1) Where the court issues an opinion in any proceedings to which this Chapter applies, it may withhold any or part of its reasons if and to the extent that it would not be possible to give those reasons without disclosing information which would be damaging to the interests of national security.
  • (2) Where an opinion of the court does not include the full reasons for its decision—
  • (a) the court shall prepare a separate opinion including those reasons; and
  • (b) the Deputy Principal Clerk shall serve that separate opinion on the relevant person, the Secretary of State (where not the relevant person) and the special advocate.

Participation of Secretary of State

104.15
  • (1) Where the court makes a declaration under section6 of the Act of 2013 and the Secretary of State is not already a party to the relevant civil proceedings, the court shall sist the Secretary of State as a party to the proceedings.
  • (2) Paragraph(1) does not apply where the Secretary of State has informed the court in writing that he or she does not wish to be sisted as a party to the proceedings.

Hearings in private

104.16
  • (1) Unless otherwise provided for in this Chapter, if the court considers it necessary for any party and that party’s legal representative to be excluded from any hearing or part of a hearing in order to secure that information is not disclosed where disclosure would be damaging to the interests of national security, it must—
  • (a) direct accordingly; and
  • (b) conduct the hearing, or that part of it from which that party and that party’s legal representative are excluded, in private but attended by a special advocate to represent the interests of the excluded party.
  • (2) The court may conduct a hearing or part of a hearing in private for any other good reason.
  • (3) In this rule “hearing” includes initial diet.

Required application for urgent disposal of certain reclaiming motions

38.11A

Where a party reclaims against an interlocutor in relation to an order under section 11(1) of the Children (Scotland) Act 1995, the reclaimer shall seek urgent disposal of the reclaiming motion under rule 38.11(1).

Objections to the competency of reclaiming

Timetable in reclaiming motion

Sist or variation of timetable in reclaiming motion

Failure to comply with timetable in reclaiming motion

Procedural hearing in reclaiming motion

Amendment of pleadings in reclaiming motion

Grounds of appeal in reclaiming motion

Lodging of appendices in reclaiming motion

Notes of evidence not extended when agreed

Single Bills

Required application for urgent disposal of appeal against certain interlocutors

40.9A

On lodging an appeal print under rule 40.7(2)(b) in respect of an appeal marked against an interlocutor of an inferior court containing an order made under section 11(1) of the Children (Scotland) Act 1995, the appellant shall seek urgent disposal of the appeal under rule 40.9(1).

Objections to the competency of appeals

Timetable in appeal from inferior court

Sist or variation of timetable in appeal from inferior court

Failure to comply with timetable in appeal from inferior court

Procedural hearing in appeal from inferior court

Appeals deemed abandoned

Reponing against deemed abandonment

Amendment of pleadings in appeals

Grounds of appeal

Lodging of appendices in appeals

Notes of evidence not extended when agreed in appeals

Referral to family mediation in appeals from the Sheriff Appeal Court

Use of Gaelic

Single Bills

Replacement liquidators: block transfer orders

CHAPTER 105 — LAND REGISTRATION ETC.

Interpretation of this Chapter

105.1

In this Chapter—

  • “the 2012 Act” means the Land Registration etc. (Scotland) Act 2012;
  • plot of land” has the meaning given by section 3(4) and (5) of the 2012 Act;
  • proprietor” has the meaning given by section 113(1) of the 2012 Act.

Applications under Part 6 of the 2012 Act

105.2
  • (1) An application under section 67(2) (warrant to place a caveat) of the 2012 Act shall be made by motion.
  • (2) The motion shall—
  • (a) identify, by reference to section 67(1) of the 2012 Act, the type of civil proceedings constituted by the cause;
  • (b) in respect of each plot of land, contain—
  • (i) a description of the registered plot of land;
  • (ii) the title number; and
  • (iii) the name and address of the proprietor;
  • (c) where the caveat is to apply only to part of a plot of land, be accompanied by a plan indicating the part so affected.
  • (3) An application under the following provisions of the 2012 Act shall be made by motion—
  • (a) section 69(1) (renewal of caveat);
  • (b) section 70(1) (restriction of caveat);
  • (c) section 71(1) (recall of caveat).

Form of orders under Part 6 of the 2012 Act

105.3
  • (1) An order under section 67(3) or 69(2) of the 2012 Act shall be in Form 105.3-A.
  • (2) An order under section 70(2) of the 2012 Act shall be in Form 105.3-B.
  • (3) An order under section 71(2) of the 2012 Act shall be in Form 105.3-C.

Effect of warrant to place or renew caveat

105.4

A certified copy of the order in Form 105.3-A may be registered in the Registers of Inhibitions and Adjudications.

Form of decree of reduction

105.5

Where a deed mentioned in section 46A(2) of the Conveyancing (Scotland) Act 1924 is reduced, the decree of reduction shall be in Form 105.5.

Form of order for rectification of a document

105.6

An order for rectification under section 8 of the Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1985 in respect of a document which has been registered in the Land Register of Scotland shall be in Form 105.6.

Averments where divorce sought on ground of issue of interim gender recognition certificate

49.6A
  • (1) This rule applies to an action of divorce in which divorce is sought on the ground that an interim gender recognition certificate has been issued to either party.
  • (2) In an action to which this rule applies, the pursuer shall state in the condescendence of the summons—
  • (a) where the pursuer is the party to whom the interim gender recognition certificate was issued, whether or not the Gender Recognition Panel has issued a full gender recognition certificate to the pursuer, and
  • (b) where the defender is the party to whom the interim gender recognition certificate was issued, whether—
  • (i) since the issue of the interim gender recognition certificate, the pursuer has made a statutory declaration consenting to the marriage continuing, and
  • (ii) the Gender Recognition Panel has given the pursuer notice of the issue of a full gender recognition certificate to the defender.

Warrants for arrestment or inhibition on dependence

Warrants for intimation in family actions

Intimation where relevant association

Productions in action of divorce, dissolution of civil partnership, or where section 11 order may be made

Execution of service on, or intimation to, local authority

Notice of actions by advertisement

Service in cases of mental disorder of defender

Notices in certain actions of divorce or separation

Notices in certain actions of dissolution of civil partnership or separation of civil partners

Orders for intimation by the court

Interested persons entering process

Appointment of curators ad litem to defenders

Applications for sist

Applications for sist in actions involving civil partnerships

Procedure in respect of children

Reports by local authorities under section 49(2) of the Act of 1975

Appointment of local authority or reporter to report on a child

Referral to family mediation ...

Applications for orders to disclose whereabouts of children

Applications in relation to removal of children

Intimation to local authority before supervised contact order

Joint minutes

Expenses of curator ad litem appointed to a child

Corrected gender recognition certificates

Applications for postponement of decree under section 3A of the Act of 1976

Applications to quash decisions

91.3
  • (1) An application under section 8(5B) of the Act of 2004 shall be made by petition.
  • (2) Where, on an application under section 8(5B) of the Act of 2004, the court quashes a decision to issue a gender recognition certificate, the Deputy Principal Clerk shall send a certified copy of the interlocutor to—
  • (a) the Registrar General for Scotland, and
  • (b) the Gender Recognition Panel.

Interpretation and application of this Chapter

CHAPTER 106 — MUTUAL RECOGNITION OF PROTECTION MEASURES IN CIVIL MATTERS

Interpretation

106.1

In this Chapter—

  • “Article 5 certificate” means a certificate issued under Article 5 of the Regulation;
  • “Article 14 certificate” means a certificate issued under Article14 of the Regulation;
  • “incoming protection measure” means a protection measure that has been ordered in a Member State other than the United Kingdom or Denmark;
  • “Member State” means a Member State of the European Union;
  • “person causing the risk” has the meaning given by Article 3(3) of the Regulation;
  • “protected person” has the meaning given by Article 3(2) of the Regulation;
  • “protection measure” has the meaning given by Article 3(1) of the Regulation;
  • “registered post service” has the meaning given by section 125(1) of the Postal Services Act 2000;
  • “the Regulation” means Regulation (EU) No. 606/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 June 2013 on mutual recognition of protection measures in civil matters.

Form of application for Article 5 certificate

106.2

An application for the issue of an Article 5 certificate shall be made by lodging Form 106.2 in process.

Issue of Article 5 certificate

106.3

The court shall issue an Article 5 certificate where—

  • (a) the order in respect of which the certificate is sought is a protection measure;
  • (b) the person applying for the certificate is a protected person in respect of the protection measure;
  • (c) the first condition specified in rule 106.4 is satisfied; and
  • (d) the second condition specified in rule 106.4 is satisfied, if the protection measure is an interim interdict.

Conditions for issue of Article 5 certificate

106.4
  • (1) The first condition is that—
  • (a) at the hearing when the interlocutor granting the protection measure was pronounced, the person causing the risk was—
  • (i) personally present in court; or
  • (ii) represented by counsel or other person having a right of audience; or
  • (b) the interlocutor granting the protection measure has been intimated to the person causing the risk.
  • (2) The second condition is that either paragraph (3) or (4) applies.
  • (3) This paragraph applies where—
  • (a) the writ seeking interdict was intimated to the person causing the risk before interim interdict was granted;
  • (b) interim interdict was granted pursuant to a motion intimated on the person causing the risk; and
  • (c) the person causing the risk had a sufficient opportunity to oppose the motion, whether or not he or she did so.
  • (4) This paragraph applies where the court is satisfied that the person causing the risk has had a sufficient opportunity to apply for recall of the interim interdict.
  • (5) Where the court requires to be satisfied that any writ, motion or interlocutor has been intimated for the purposes of this rule, it is for the person on whose behalf intimation has been given to lodge in process a certificate of intimation if such a certificate is not already in process.

Notice of issue of Article 5 certificate

106.5
  • (1) Where the court issues an Article 5 certificate, the Deputy Principal Clerk shall—
  • (a) send the protected person—
  • (i) the certificate, and
  • (ii) a certified copy of the interlocutor granting the protection measure; and
  • (b) give the person causing the risk notice of the issue of the certificate in accordance with paragraphs (2) to (4).
  • (2) Where the address of the person causing the risk is known, notice shall be given by sending that person—
  • (a) a notice in Form 106.5‒A,
  • (b) a copy of the certificate; and
  • (c) a copy of the interlocutor granting the protection measure.
  • (3) Where the address of the person causing the risk is outwith the United Kingdom, the Deputy Principal Clerk shall send the documents mentioned in paragraph (2) by a registered post service.
  • (4) Where the address of the person causing the risk is not known, notice shall be given by displaying on the walls of court a notice in Form 106.5‒B.
  • (5) In this rule, “Article 5 certificate” includes a rectified Article 5 certificate issued under Article 9(1)(a) of the Regulation.

Effect of variation of order

106.6

Where the order in respect of which an Article 5 certificate is sought has been varied prior to the issue of a certificate—

  • (a) the reference to the order in rule 106.3(a) is to the order as so varied; and
  • (b) the references to the interlocutor in rule 106.5 include a reference to any interlocutor varying the order.

Application for rectification or withdrawal of Article 5 certificate

106.7
  • (1) An application to the court under Article 9 of the Regulation for rectification or withdrawal of an Article 5 certificate shall be made by lodging Form106.7 in process.
  • (2) The court may determine an application without a hearing unless it considers that a hearing is required.

Issue of Article14 certificate

106.8
  • (1) An application for the issue of an Article 14 certificate shall be made by letter addressed to the Deputy Principal Clerk.
  • (2) Where the court issues an Article 14 certificate, the Deputy Principal Clerk shall send the certificate to the party on whose application the certificate was issued.

Form of applications relating to incoming protection measures

106.9
  • (1) The following applications shall be made by petition—
  • (a) an application for the adjustment of the factual elements of an incoming protection measure under Article 11 of the Regulation;
  • (b) an application to refuse the recognition and, where applicable, the enforcement of an incoming protection measure under Article 13 of the Regulation;
  • (c) a submission under Article 14(2) of the Regulation to suspend or withdraw the effects of the recognition and, where applicable, the enforcement of an incoming protection measure;
  • (d) an application under section 1(1) of the Protection from Abuse (Scotland) Act 2001 for a power of arrest to be attached to an incoming protection measure;
  • (e) an application under section 3(1) of the Domestic Abuse (Scotland) Act 2011 for a determination that an incoming protection measure is a domestic abuse interdict.
  • (2) Where a process exists in relation to an incoming protection measure, an application mentioned in paragraph (1) shall be made by note in that process.

Adjustment of incoming protection measure

106.10
  • (1) This rule applies for the purpose of an application under Article 11 of the Regulation to adjust the factual elements of an incoming protection measure.
  • (2) Unless the court considers that a hearing is required, the court may—
  • (a) dispense with intimation of the application; and
  • (b) determine the application without a hearing.
  • (3) Where necessary, the court may grant decree in accordance with Scots law.
  • (4) The Deputy Principal Clerk shall give the person causing the risk notice of the adjustment of the protection measure in accordance with paragraphs (5) to (7).
  • (5) Where the address of the person causing the risk is known, notice shall be given by sending that person—
  • (a) a notice in Form 106.10‒A;
  • (b) a copy of the interlocutor adjusting the factual elements of the protection measure.
  • (6) Where the address of the person causing the risk is outwith the United Kingdom, the Deputy Principal Clerk shall send the documents mentioned in paragraph (5) by a registered post service.
  • (7) Where the address of the person causing the risk is not known, notice shall be given by displaying on the walls of court a notice in Form 106.10‒B.
  • (8) Paragraph (9) applies where—
  • (a) the court has dispensed with intimation to the person causing the risk of an application for the adjustment of the factual elements of an incoming protection measure under Article 11 of the Regulation; and
  • (b) the person causing the risk reclaims against the interlocutor adjusting the incoming protection measure.
  • (9) Rule 38.2(1) (reclaiming days) applies as if there was substituted for the reference to the date on which the interlocutor was pronounced, a reference to the date on which notice was given under paragraph (4).

Attachment of power of arrest to incoming protection measure

106.11
  • (1) In this rule, “the Act of 2001” means the Protection from Abuse (Scotland) Act 2001.
  • (2) Where the court attaches a power of arrest to an incoming protection measure under section 1(2) of the Act of 2001, the following documents shall be served along with the power of arrest in accordance with section 2(1)—
  • (a) a copy of the protection measure;
  • (b) a copy of the Article 5 certificate issued by the issuing authority of the Member State of origin; and
  • (c) a copy of any interlocutor adjusting the factual elements of the protection measure.
  • (3) After the power of arrest has been served, the following documents shall be delivered by the protected person to the chief constable of the Police Service of Scotland in accordance with section 3(1)—
  • (a) a copy of the protection measure;
  • (b) a copy of the Article 5 certificate issued by the issuing authority of the Member State of origin;
  • (c) a copy of any interlocutor adjusting the factual elements of the protection measure;
  • (d) a copy of the application for the power of arrest;
  • (e) a copy of the interlocutor attaching the power of arrest;
  • (f) a copy of the certificate of service of the power of arrest and the documents that required to be served along with it in accordance with section 2(1) of the Act of 2001; and
  • (g) where a determination has previously been made in respect of the protection measure under section 3(1) of the Domestic Abuse (Scotland) Act 2011, a copy of the interlocutor making the determination.
  • (4) An application under the following provisions of the Act of 2001 shall be made by note in the process of the petition in which the power of arrest was attached—
  • (a) section 2(3) (extension of power of arrest);
  • (b) section 2(7) (recall of power of arrest).
  • (5) Where the court extends the duration of, or recalls a power of arrest, the person who obtained the extension, or the recall as the case may be, shall deliver a copy of the interlocutor granting the extension or the recall in accordance with section 3(1) of the Act of 2001.
  • (6) Where the court pronounces an interlocutor granting an application mentioned in rule106.9(1)(a) to (c) in respect of an incoming protection measure to which a power of arrest is attached, the applicant shall deliver a copy of that interlocutor to the chief constable of the Police Service of Scotland in accordance with section 3(1) of the Act of 2001.
  • (7) Where a person is required to comply with section 3(1) of the Act of 2001, that person shall, after complying with that section, lodge in process a certificate of delivery in Form106.11.

Determination that incoming protection measure is a domestic abuse interdict

106.12
  • (1) This rule applies where the court makes a determination that an incoming protection measure is a domestic abuse interdict.
  • (2) A protected person who serves under section 3(4) of the Domestic Abuse (Scotland) Act 2011 a copy of an interlocutor containing a determination under section 3(1) shall lodge in process a certificate of service.
  • (3) Paragraph (4) applies where, in respect of an incoming protection measure—
  • (a) a power of arrest under section 1 of the Protection from Abuse (Scotland) Act 2001 is in effect; and
  • (b) a determination is made.
  • (4) Where such a determination is made, the person who obtained the determination shall send to the chief constable of the Police Service of Scotland a copy of the interlocutor containing the determination and the certificate of service.
  • (5) Where a person is required by virtue of this rule to send documents to the chief constable of the Police Service of Scotland, that person must, after such compliance, lodge in process a certificate of sending in Form 106.12.

Appeals under the Act of 1982 or the Lugano Convention

Application and interpretation of this Part

62
  • (1) This Part applies to the recognition and enforcement of a judgment under the Brussels I (recast) Regulation.
  • (2) In this Part—
  • adaptation order” means an order for the adaptation of a measure or order which is contained in a foreign judgment but is unknown under the law of Scotland, pursuant to Article 54 of the Brussels I (recast) Regulation;
  • authentic settlement” has the meaning given by Article 2(c) of the Brussels I (recast) Regulation;
  • the Brussels I (recast) Regulation” means Regulation (EU) No. 1215/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12th December 2012 on jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters (recast) as amended from time to time and as applied by the Agreement of 19th October 2005 between the European Community and the Kingdom of Denmark on jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters;
  • court settlement” has the meaning given by Article 2(b) of the Brussels I (recast) Regulation;
  • judgment” has the meaning given by Article 2(a) of the Brussels I (recast) Regulation.

Disapplication of certain rules to this Part

62

Rules 4.1(1) (printed form for petition) and 14.4 (form of petitions) do not apply to an application under this Part.

Form of applications

62
  • (1) An application under the following provisions of the Brussels I (recast) Regulation is to be made by petition in Form 62.42C-A—
  • (a) Article 36(2) (decision that there are no grounds for refusal of recognition as referred to in Article 45);
  • (b) Article 45(1) (refusal of recognition of judgment);
  • (c) Article 46 (refusal of enforcement of judgment);
  • (d) Article 58(1) (refusal of enforcement of authentic instrument);
  • (e) Article 59 (refusal of enforcement of court settlement).
  • (2) An application for an adaptation order is to be made by petition in Form 62.42C-B.
  • (3) A challenge under Article 54 (2) of the Brussels I (recast) Regulation to the adaptation of a measure or order without an adaptation order is to be made by petition in Form 62.42C-C.

Application of this Part and modification of this Chapter for the purposes of this Part

Form application and lodging of application in court

Determination of application for permission to proceed

41.60
  • (1) An application for permission shall, without a motion being enrolled—
  • (a) during session, be brought before a procedural judge on the first available day after being made for an order for—
  • (i) service of the application on the respondent and such other person as the procedural judge thinks fit within 7 days of the date of the order or such other period as the procedural judge thinks fit; and
  • (ii) any person on whom the application has been served, to lodge answers restricted to the question of whether permission should be granted, if so advised, within 14 days after the date of service or within such other period as the procedural judge thinks fit; and
  • (b) during vacation, be brought before the vacation judge for such an order.
  • (2) Where an application for permission is served under paragraph(1), evidence of service in accordance with Chapter 16 of these Rules shall be provided to the General Department within 14 days from the date of service.
  • (3) Within 14 days after expiry of the period within which answers may be lodged, the applicant may apply by motion to the procedural judge for the application for permission to be granted.

Further procedure where the court grants permission to proceed

41.61

Where the court has granted permission for an application to proceed—

  • (a) the court shall make an order for any person on whom the application has been served to lodge answers to the application, if so advised, within such period as the court thinks fit;
  • (b) the applicant or a respondent may seek urgent disposal of the application under rule41.4 (urgent disposal of appeal);
  • (c) in rule 41.4(2)(b) (urgent disposal of appeal), rule 41.28(2) (motion for further procedure) and rule 41.29(1) (timetable in appeal under Part III), “answers” means answers lodged following an order under rule 41.61(a).

Determination etc. under section 28A of the Act of 1985: appeals and referrals

Interim orders: notification to interested persons

Interim orders: representations

Notification of reporting restrictions

102.4

Where the court makes an order, the clerk of court shall immediately—

  • (a) send a copy of the order to any interested person;
  • (b) arrange for the publication of the making of the order on the Scottish Court Service website.

Applications for variation or revocation

102.5
  • (1) A person aggrieved by an order may apply to the court for its variation or revocation.
  • (2) An application shall be made by note in process.
  • (3) On an application being made—
  • (a) the court shall appoint the application for a hearing;
  • (b) the clerk of court shall—
  • (i) notify the date and time of the hearing to the parties to the proceedings and the applicant;
  • (ii) send a copy of the application to the parties to the proceedings.
  • (4) The hearing shall, so far as reasonably practicable, be before the judge or judges who made the order.

CHAPTER 14B — DETERMINATION OF THE VALUE OF AN ORDER

Application and interpretation

14B.1
  • (1) This Chapter makes provision about determining, for the purposes of section 39 of the Act of 2014—
  • (a) the value of an order sought in a cause; and
  • (b) the aggregate total value of all the orders sought in a cause.
  • (2) In this Chapter “order” is to be construed in accordance with section39(6) of the Act of 2014.

Value of an order for payment of money

14B.2
  • (1) This rule applies where the order sought is an order for payment of money.
  • (2) The value of the order is the sum of money sought unless the court otherwise determines.
  • (3) Where the order sought is for—
  • (a) payment in instalments; or
  • (b) a periodical payment, that is a payment that recurs at specified intervals or on the occurrence of specified events,

the instalments or periodical payments are added together to determine the sum of money sought.

  • (4) Where an award of interest is sought from the court in addition to the payment of money, that interest is not to be taken into account for the purposes of this rule.
  • (5) Where the party seeking the order considers that its value exceeds the value of the sum of money sought, that party must make averments stating—
  • (a) why it considers that to be the case;
  • (b) its true value, and

its value is the sum stated in those averments, unless the court otherwise determines.

Value of an order determining rights in relation to property

14B.3
  • (1) This rule applies where the order sought is an order determining rights in relation to property.
  • (2) The party seeking the order must make averments stating—
  • (a) the value of that order;
  • (b) why it considers that to be the value, and

its value is the sum stated in those averments, unless the court otherwise determines.

Provision where the value of an order is unascertainable

14B.4
  • (1) This rule applies where a party seeking an order considers that its value is unascertainable at the time when the order is sought.
  • (2) That party must make averments stating why it considers the value to be unascertainable.
  • (3) The court is to put the cause out on the By Order Roll—
  • (a) where the cause has been commenced by summons, on the first suitable court day after the expiry of the period for lodging defences under rule 18.1(2); or
  • (b) where the cause has been commenced by petition, on the first suitable court day after the expiry of the period of notice for lodging answers under rule 14.6(1).
  • (4) At the hearing under paragraph (3), the parties may make submissions in relation to the value of the order and whether it is unascertainable.
  • (5) Where the court determines that the value is unascertainable, its value is to be taken as exceeding £100,000.

Determining the aggregate total value of orders in a cause

14B.5
  • (1) This rule applies where more than one order is sought in a cause, including where—
  • (a) a party seeks orders against more than one other party in the same cause;
  • (b) more than one party seeks an order in the same cause, whether against one or more other parties.
  • (2) The aggregate total value is determined by adding together the value of each order as determined in accordance with this Chapter.
  • (3) An order that is alternative to any other order sought by the same party is to be disregarded in determining the aggregate total value.
  • (4) An order sought in a counterclaim is to be disregarded in determining the aggregate total value.

Determination by the court

14B.6
  • (1) This rule applies where the court requires to determine the value of an order or the aggregate total value of all the orders sought.
  • (2) The court is to have regard to the pleadings in the cause, including any defences or answers that have been lodged.
  • (3) The court may put the cause out on the By Order Roll in order that parties may make submissions where the court considers that doing so would assist it to determine the value of an order or the aggregate total value of all the orders sought.
  • (4) The court must put the cause out on the By Order Roll in order that parties may make submissions if it is considering making a determination that the aggregate total value of all the orders sought is less than £100,000.

Form of remit request

32.2A
  • (1) A request under section 92(4) of the Act of 2014 (request for remit to the Court of Session) is made by interlocutor.
  • (2) Within 14 days of the issuing of that interlocutor, the party seeking the remit must lodge—
  • (a) a remit request, consisting of—
  • (i) the whole pleadings and interlocutors in the cause;
  • (ii) the note of the sheriff mentioned in rule 26.2A(2) of the Ordinary Cause Rules 1993 in Schedule 1 to the Sheriff Courts (Scotland) Act 1907;
  • (b) a process in accordance with rule 4.4 (steps of process).

Determination of remit request

32.2B
  • (1) Where a remit request is lodged, the court is to put the request out on the By Order roll in order that the party seeking the remit and any other party to the sheriff court proceedings may make submissions about whether the proceedings should be remitted.
  • (2) The Lord Ordinary, having heard parties, may—
  • (a) refuse the request; or
  • (b) make an order under section 92(5) of the Act of 2014 allowing the proceedings to be remitted.
  • (3) The Deputy Principal Clerk must, within 4 days after the interlocutor has been pronounced under paragraph (2), send a copy of the interlocutor to the sheriff clerk of the sheriff court specified in the interlocutor.

Intimation of receipt of process transmitted from sheriff court

Lodging of process and motion for further procedure

Reponing against failure to comply with rule 32.4

Insistence in remit by another party

Re-transmission to sheriff clerk

Applications for new trial: sheriff court cases

39.1A
  • (1) An application under section 69(1) of the Act of 2014 (application for new trial) must be made to a procedural judge, by motion, within 7 days after the date on which the jury have returned their verdict.
  • (2) A motion under paragraph (1) must specify the grounds on which the application is made.
  • (3) An application under section 69(1) of the Act of 2014 may not be made unless in the case of an application specifying the ground in—
  • (a) section 69(2)(a) of the Act of 2014 (misdirection by sheriff), the procedure in rule36B.8 of the Ordinary Cause Rules (exceptions to sheriff’s charge) has been complied with;
  • (b) section 69(2)(b) of the Act of 2014 (undue admission or rejection of evidence), objection was taken to the admission or rejection of evidence at the trial and recorded in the notes of evidence under the direction of the sheriff presiding at the trial; or
  • (c) section 69(2)(c) of the Act of 2014 (verdict contrary to evidence), it sets out in brief specific numbered propositions the reasons the verdict is said to be contrary to the evidence.
  • (4) On enrolling a motion for a new trial, the party enrolling it must lodge—
  • (a) a print of the whole pleadings and interlocutors in the cause incorporating the issues and counter-issues;
  • (b) the verdict of the jury; and
  • (c) any exception and the determination on it of the sheriff presiding at the trial.
  • (5) In this rule—
  • “the Ordinary Cause Rules” means the Ordinary Cause Rules in Schedule 1 to the Sheriff Courts (Scotland) Act 1907.

Applications out of time

Objections to the competency of application

Timetable in application for a new trial

Sist or variation of timetable in application for a new trial

Failure to comply with timetable in application for a new trial

Procedural hearing in application for a new trial

Lodging of appendix

Applications to enter jury verdict

Application to enter jury verdict: sheriff court cases

39.9A
  • (1) An application under section 71(2) of the Act of 2014 (verdict subject to opinion of the Court) must be made by motion to a procedural judge.
  • (2) On enrolling a motion under paragraph (1), the party enrolling it must lodge in process four copies of—
  • (a) a print of the whole pleadings and interlocutors in the cause incorporating the issues and counter–issues;
  • (b) any exception taken during the trial and the determination on it of the sheriff presiding at the trial; and
  • (c) the verdict of the jury,

and send one copy of it to every other party.

  • (3) Unless the procedural judge otherwise directs, it will not be necessary for the purposes of such a motion to print the notes of evidence, but the notes of the sheriff presiding at the trial may be produced at any time if required.
  • (4) In the case of complexity or difficulty, the procedural judge may appoint an application referred to in paragraph (1) to the Summar Roll for hearing.

Single Bills

CHAPTER 41A — APPEALS TO THE SUPREME COURT

Application of this Chapter

41A.1

This Chapter applies to an application for permission to appeal to the Supreme Court under section40(1)(a) or (3) of the Act of 1988.

Applications for permission to appeal

41A.2
  • (1) An application is made in Form 41A.2.
  • (2) The application must set out the proposed grounds of appeal and the basis on which permission to appeal is sought.

Determination of applications for permission to appeal

41A.3
  • (1) An application must, without a motion being enrolled, be brought before the Inner House on the first available day after being made for an order for—
  • (a) service of the application on the respondent and such other person as the Inner House thinks fit within 7 days of the date of the order or such other period as is thought fit;
  • (b) any person on whom the application has been served to lodge answers, if so advised, within 14 days after the date of service or within such other period as is thought fit.
  • (2) Where an application is served under paragraph (1), evidence of service in accordance with Chapter 16 of these Rules is to be provided to the General Department within 14 days from the date of service.
  • (3) Within 14 days after expiry of the period within which answers may be lodged, the applicant may apply by motion to the Inner House for the application to be granted.

Power to make orders

42A.6
  • (1) Where an application for debate has been made in terms of rule 42A.3(1)(b), this rule is subject to rule 42A.3(6) or (7), as the case may be.
  • (2) No later than 14 weeks after the date on which the closed record is lodged in process—
  • (a) the parties must lodge in process and, at the same time, send to every other party a written statement containing proposals for further procedure, which must include—
  • (i) the issues for proof;
  • (ii) a list of the witnesses (including their addresses and, where known, their occupations) who are intended to be called to give evidence, including the matters to which each witness is expected to speak and the time estimated for each witness;
  • (iii) information as to whether any such witness is considered to be a vulnerable witness within the meaning of section 11(1) of the Vulnerable Witnesses (Scotland) Act 2004 (interpretation of Part 2 of the Act) and whether any child witness notice under section 12(2) of that Act (orders authorising the use of special measures for vulnerable witnesses) or any vulnerable witness application under section 12(6) of that Act has been, or is to be, lodged in respect of that witness;
  • (iv) a list of the reports of any skilled persons which have been exchanged;
  • (v) a list of all relevant documents, including medical records, which have been exchanged;
  • (vi) a list of the witness statements which have been exchanged, and a note of any further witness statements which have not yet been exchanged but are anticipated;
  • (vii) the time estimated for proof and how that estimate was arrived at;
  • (viii) information as to whether any other progress that has been made, is to be made, or could be made in advance of the proof;
  • (ix) information as to whether an application has been or is to be made under rule 37.1 (applications for jury trial);
  • (b) the pursuer must, after liaising with the defender, lodge in process and, at the same time, send to every other party a signed joint minute setting out the matters which have been agreed between the parties;
  • (c) where there are matters relevant to the issues in dispute which are not included in the joint minute lodged under sub-paragraph (b), then the parties must lodge in process and, at the same time, send to every other party a written statement explaining why such matters have not been agreed by the parties.

Application of this Chapter

Interpretation

The petition

The petition: intimation and service

The petition: transfers to the Upper Tribunal

The petition: participation in the permission stage and intention to contest

The permission stage

The permission stage: requesting an oral hearing

The permission stage: oral hearing

The permission stage: appeal to the Inner House

The permission stage: where permission is granted

The procedural hearing

The substantive hearing

58.13
  • (1) At the substantive hearing the Lord Ordinary must hear the parties.
  • (2) In exercising the supervisory jurisdiction on a petition for judicial review, the Lord Ordinary may—
  • (a) grant or refuse any part of the petition, with or without conditions;
  • (b) make any order that could be made if sought in any action or petition including, in particular, an interim order or any order listed in paragraph (3) (whether or not such an order was sought in the petition).
  • (3) Those orders are—
  • (a) reduction;
  • (b) declarator;
  • (c) suspension;
  • (d) interdict;
  • (e) implement;
  • (f) restitution; and
  • (g) payment (whether of damages or otherwise).

Additional parties

58.14
  • (1) This rule applies to a person who—
  • (a) was not specified in an order made under rules 58.4(1), 58.11(2) or 58.12(2) as a person who should be served with the petition; and
  • (b) is directly affected by an issue raised in the petition.
  • (2) That person may apply by motion for leave to enter the process.
  • (3) If the motion is granted, the Lord Ordinary or Inner House (as the case may be) must make such orders as are considered appropriate to enable that person to participate in the proceedings.

Transfers to judicial review procedure

58.15
  • (1) The Lord Ordinary may order that a cause raised as an action should proceed as a petition for judicial review, if satisfied that—
  • (a) it should proceed in that way; and
  • (b) the requirements of section 27B(2) or (3) (as the case may be) of the Act of 1988 are met.
  • (2) If the Lord Ordinary orders that an action should proceed as a petition for judicial review, it must proceed under rule 58.11 (as if permission had been granted) and the Lord Ordinary must also order—
  • (a) the petitioner to prepare a minute stating—
  • (i) the act, decision or omission to be reviewed;
  • (ii) the remedies which the petitioner seeks; and
  • (iii) the legal grounds of challenge;

and to intimate the minute and lodge it in process within 7 days;

  • (b) the respondent to lodge and intimate answers to that minute within 14 days thereafter.
  • (3) That minute and answers, together with the earlier pleadings, thereafter comprise the pleadings in the proceedings, subject to such further adjustment or amendment as the Lord Ordinary may authorise.

Transfers from judicial review procedure

58.16
  • (1) The Lord Ordinary may order that a cause raised as a petition for judicial review should proceed as an ordinary action, if satisfied that it should proceed in that way.
  • (2) If the Lord Ordinary orders that a petition for judicial review should proceed as an ordinary action, it is withdrawn from the procedure under this Chapter and the Lord Ordinary must order—
  • (a) the pursuer to prepare a minute containing conclusions and pleas in law;
  • (b) the defender to prepare a minute containing pleas in law;

and that those minutes must be lodged in process within 7 days.

  • (3) Those minutes, together with the earlier pleadings, thereafter comprise the pleadings in the proceedings, subject to such further adjustment or amendment as the Lord Ordinary may authorise.

Public interest intervention

58.17
  • (1) This rule applies to a person who—
  • (a) was not specified in an order made under rules 58.4(1), 58.11(2) or 58.12(2) as a person who should be served with the petition; and
  • (b) is not directly affected by any issue raised in the petition.
  • (2) That person may apply by application for leave to intervene—
  • (a) in the decision whether to grant permission;
  • (b) in a petition which has been granted permission; or
  • (c) in an appeal in connection with a petition for judicial review.
  • (3) In rules 58.18 to 58.20, “court” means the Lord Ordinary or the Inner House, as the case may be.

Public interest intervention: the minute of intervention

58.18
  • (1) An application for leave to intervene is made by minute of intervention in Form 58.18.
  • (2) The minute of intervention must set out—
  • (a) the name and description of the applicant;
  • (b) a brief statement of the issue in the proceedings which the applicant wishes to address and the applicant’s reasons for believing that this issue raises a matter of public interest; and
  • (c) a brief statement of the propositions to be advanced by the applicant and the applicant’s reasons for believing that they are relevant to the proceedings and that they will assist the court.
  • (3) The applicant must—
  • (a) send a copy of the minute to all parties; and
  • (b) lodge the minute, certifying on it that it has been sent to all parties.

Public interest intervention: the decision of the court

58.19
  • (1) The court may, in an application for leave to intervene—
  • (a) refuse leave without a hearing;
  • (b) grant leave without a hearing (unless a hearing is requested); or
  • (c) refuse or grant leave after a hearing.
  • (2) A hearing may be held if one of the parties lodges a request for a hearing—
  • (a) in an application to intervene where the court has not yet granted permission, within 2 days from the date that the minute of intervention was lodged; or
  • (b) in any other case, within 14 days from the date that the minute of intervention was lodged.
  • (3) At a hearing, the parties may address the court on whether the intervention will unduly delay or otherwise prejudice the rights of the parties, including their potential liability for expenses.
  • (4) The court may grant leave only if it is satisfied that—
  • (a) the proceedings raise a matter of public interest;
  • (b) the issue in the proceedings which the applicant wishes to address raises a matter of public interest;
  • (c) the propositions to be advanced by the applicant are relevant to the proceedings and are likely to assist the court; and
  • (d) the intervention will not unduly delay or otherwise prejudice the rights of the parties, including their potential liability for expenses.
  • (5) The court may, when granting leave, impose such terms and conditions as it considers desirable in the interests of justice, including making provision in respect of additional expenses incurred by the parties as a result of the intervention.
  • (6) The clerk of court must give written intimation of a grant or refusal of leave to the applicant and all parties.

Public interest intervention: form of intervention

58.20
  • (1) An intervention is by written submission.
  • (2) The written submission (including appendices) must not exceed 5000 words.
  • (3) The applicant must lodge the written submission and send a copy of it to all parties by such time as the court may direct.
  • (4) The court may, in exceptional circumstances—
  • (a) allow a longer written submission;
  • (b) allow an oral submission.

Child welfare reporters

Appointment of local authority to report on a child

49.22A
  • (1) This rule applies where the court appoints a local authority to investigate and report to the court on the circumstances of a child and on the proposed arrangements for the care and upbringing of the child.
  • (2) The following provisions of rule 49.22 apply as if the reference to the child welfare reporter was a reference to the local authority appointed by the court—
  • (a) paragraph (3)(a) and (b);
  • (b) paragraph (6)(a) and (b);
  • (c) paragraph (7); and
  • (d) paragraph (8).
  • (3) On completion of the report referred to in paragraph (1), the local authority must—
  • (a) send the report to the Deputy Principal Clerk; and
  • (b) unless otherwise directed by the court, send a copy of the report to each party to the proceedings.

Referral to family mediation ...

Applications for orders to disclose whereabouts of children

Applications in relation to removal of children

Intimation to local authority before supervised contact order

Joint minutes

Expenses of curator ad litem appointed to a child

Corrected gender recognition certificates

Applications for postponement of decree under section 3A of the Act of 1976

Appeals relating to requests for environmental information

Public participation in decisions on specific environmental activities

58A.2A
  • (1) This rule applies to an application for a protective expenses order in proceedings mentioned in rule 58A.1(1)(b).
  • (2) The petitioner or the appellant may make an application for a protective expenses order.
  • (3) Such an application must be made, except on cause shown, no later than is reasonably practicable after the applicant becomes aware that the petition or appeal is defended.
  • (4) The court must make a protective expenses order where it is satisfied that—
  • (a) the applicant is a member of the public concerned;
  • (b) the applicant has a sufficient interest in the subject matter of the proceedings; and
  • (c) the proceedings are prohibitively expensive for the applicant.
  • (5) The court may refuse to make a protective expenses order if it considers that the applicant has no real prospect of success.

Contravention of the law relating to the environment

58A.2B
  • (1) This rule applies to an application for a protective expenses order in proceedings mentioned in rule 58A.1(1)(c).
  • (2) The petitioner or the appellant may make an application for a protective expenses order.
  • (3) Such an application must be made, except on cause shown, no later than is reasonably practicable after the applicant becomes aware that the petition or appeal is defended.
  • (4) The court must make a protective expenses order where it is satisfied that—
  • (a) the applicant is a member of the public; and
  • (b) the proceedings are prohibitively expensive for the applicant.
  • (5) The court may refuse to make a protective expenses order if it considers that the applicant has no real prospect of success.

Applications for protective expenses orders

Terms of protective expenses orders

Determination of terms of a protective expenses orders

Recognition and Enforcement in another Member State of Court of Session judgments etc.

Applications during an administration, energy administration or postal administration

Determination etc. under section 66: appeals and referrals

Remit of application under section 211(1)

Interpretation of this Chapter

76.A1
  • (1) In this Chapter—
  • “the 2014 Regulations” means the Criminal Justice and Data Protection (Protocol No.36) Regulations 2014 and
  • “domestic restraint order” and “specified information” have the meanings given by paragraph 1 of schedule 1 to the 2014 Regulations.

Interpretation of this Part

Disapplication of certain rules to this Part

Applications for restraint orders

Applications in relation to protective measures

Applications for ... compensation

Applications for disclosure of information by government departments

Applications for appointment of administrators

Incidental applications in an administration

Requirements where order to facilitate realisation of property considered

Documents for Accountant of Court

Procedure for finding caution

Administrator’s title to act

Duties of administrator

State of funds and scheme of division

Objections to scheme of division

Application for discharge of administrator

Appeals against determination of outlays and remuneration

Remits from High Court of Justiciary

Interpretation and application of this Part

Restraint and administration orders

CHAPTER 76A — SERIOUS CRIME PREVENTION ORDERS

Interpretation of this Chapter

Serious Crime Prevention Orders: petitions

Third party representations

Variation or discharge of a serious crime prevention order

CHAPTER 74A — ORDERS AGAINST INSOLVENCY PRACTITIONERS AND RECOGNISED PROFESSIONAL BODIES

Application and interpretation of this Chapter

74A.1
  • (1) This Chapter applies to applications under the Insolvency Act 1986 for orders against persons who act as insolvency practitioners and against recognised professional bodies.
  • (2) In this Chapter—
  • “the Act of 1986” means the Insolvency Act 1986;
  • “act as insolvency practitioner” has the same meaning as in section 388 of the Act of 1986;
  • “recognised professional body” has the same meaning as in section 391 of the Act of 1986.

Applications

74A.2
  • (1) An application—
  • (a) under section 391P of the Act of 1986 (application for, and power to make, direct sanctions order against a person acting as an insolvency practitioner); or
  • (b) under section 391T of the Act of 1986 (compliance order against a recognised professional body),

is made by petition.

CHAPTER 107 — COUNTER-TERRORISM AND SECURITY ACT 2015 – TEMPORARY EXCLUSION ORDERS

Interpretation and application of this Chapter

107.1
  • (1) In this Chapter—
  • “the 2015 Act” means the Counter-Terrorism and Security Act 2015;
  • “Advocate General” means the Advocate General for Scotland;
  • “affected person” means an individual on whom the Secretary of State has imposed, or is proposing to impose, a TEO;
  • “appeal proceedings” means proceedings in the Inner House on an appeal relating to TEO proceedings;
  • “legal representative” is to be construed in accordance with paragraph 4(4)(b) of schedule 3 of the 2015 Act;
  • “relevant party” means any party to the TEO proceedings or appeal proceedings other than the Secretary of State;
  • “special advocate” means a person appointed under paragraph 10(1) of schedule 3 of the 2015 Act;
  • “TEO” means a temporary exclusion order as defined by section 2(1) of the 2015 Act; and
  • “TEO proceedings” has the same meaning as in paragraph 1 of schedule 3 of the 2015 Act.
  • (2) This Chapter applies in relation to TEO proceedings and appeal proceedings.

TEO petitions

107.2
  • (1) The following must be made by lodging a petition with the Deputy Principal Clerk—
  • (a) an application made under section 3(1)(b) of the 2015 Act for permission to impose a TEO on an individual;
  • (b) a reference made under paragraph 3(1) of schedule 2 of the 2015 Act;
  • (c) a review made under section 11(2) of the 2015 Act.
  • (2) The following rules do not apply to the petition—
  • (a) rule 4.3 (lodging of processes);
  • (b) rule 4.4 (steps of process);
  • (c) rule 4.5(1)(b) (copy inventory of productions to be sent to other parties);
  • (d) rule 4.6 (intimation of steps of process);
  • (e) rule 4.11 (documents not to be borrowed);
  • (f) rule 4.12 (borrowing and returning documents);
  • (g) rule 14.5 (first order in petitions);
  • (h) rule 14.6 (period of notice for lodging answers);
  • (i) rule 14.7 (intimation and service of petitions);
  • (j) rule 14.8 (procedure where answers lodged); and
  • (k) rule 14.9 (unopposed petitions).
  • (3) Subject to rule 107.6 (permission not to disclose relevant material etc.)—
  • (a) a petition referred to in paragraph (1)(a) must include, in numbered paragraphs, statements of reasons to support the application;
  • (b) a petition referred to in paragraph (1)(b) must include, in numbered paragraphs, statements of reasons for imposing the TEO; and
  • (c) a petition referred to in paragraph (1)(c) must include, in numbered paragraphs, statements of reasons setting out—
  • (i) the details of each decision which it is sought to review;
  • (ii) details of how the affected person is affected by the decision; and
  • (iii) the grounds on which the affected person seeks to review the decision.
  • (4) Subject to rule 107.6, the following documents must be lodged with the petition—

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