With effect from Monday 27 January 2025, the Daily Rolls of Court will be replaced with web pages for the Outer House and Inner House Daily Business. 

Weekdays from 16:00, the pages will display the following day’s business and will be updated regularly throughout the day to show hearings being allocated and discharged.   

The weekly rolls of court will continue to be published every Thursday.  These weekly rolls will now only be displayed on the Court of Session page for one week and will be replaced weekly, every Thursday.

The Keeper’s office will retain 12 weeks in the past of archived weekly rolls of court. Anyone requiring a copy, should email the Keeper’s inbox.

Should you have any questions or feedback regarding this change, please email the Keeper’s office keepers@scotcourts.gov.uk

The Court with the approval of the Lord President is to hold a Staff Engagement Day on Monday 24 February 2025.  Accordingly the Court, with the exception as stated below, including the Offices of Court, will be closed on this date.

Justiciary Office in Saltmarket will be open for urgent business only

The Sheriff Bail Court will operate as usual

Papers due to be lodged in the Offices of Court and Justiciary Office on the aforementioned day will be accepted on Tuesday 25 February 2025.

Motions etc intimated and enrolled by email in accordance with Parts 2 and 4 of Chapter 23 of the Rules of the Court of Session 1994

Please find below details of intimation, opposition and enrolment dates to accommodate this closure.

Intimation, opposition and enrolment dates return to normal thereafter.

Motions intimated by other means in accordance with Parts 3 and 4 of Chapter 23 of the Rules of the Court of Session 1994

Motions for Tuesday 25 February must be enrolled no later than 4.00pm on Thursday 20 February and may be opposed until 12.30pm on Friday 21 February.

Motions for Wednesday 26 February must be enrolled no later than 4.00pm on Friday 21 February and may be opposed until 12.30pm on Tuesday 25 February.

Intimation, opposition and enrolment dates return to normal thereafter.

Callings

Cases lodged for calling up to 12.30pm on Friday 21 February will call on Tuesday 25 February 2025

Cases lodged for calling after 12.30pm on Friday 21 February and until 4.00pm that day will call on Wednesday 26 February 2025.

For any urgent Business please phone out of hours on 0131 225 2595.

All substantive business in the Inner House i.e. hearings not dealing with procedural business as defined by Rule 37A.1(2) of the Court of Session Rules will be conducted in person, however the court may allow parties to be heard remotely on cause shown.  A party seeking a remote, or hybrid, hearing should apply to do so by motion.

Procedural hearings in the Inner House, such as leave/permission to proceed hearings, will be conducted virtually or dealt with on the basis of written submissions, however the court may allow the hearing or part thereof to be conducted in person “on cause shown”.  A party seeking an in person or hybrid procedural hearing should apply to do so by motion.

All first instance hearings in the Outer House including proofs, debates and judicial review hearings will be conducted in-person, however the court may allow parties or their witnesses to be heard remotely on cause shown.  A party seeking a remote, or hybrid, hearing should apply to do so by motion.

Procedural hearings in the Outer House, including applications for permission to proceed in judicial review petitions, and preliminary and procedural hearings in the Commercial court, will be conducted using Webex or dealt with on the basis of written submissions, however the court may allow the hearing or part thereof to be conducted in person “on cause shown”.  A party seeking an in person or hybrid procedural hearing should apply to do so by motion.

The procedure for the allocation of opposed and starred motions is as follows:

When an opposition to a motion or an automatic starred motion is lodged during term time, the Keeper’s Office will allocate the motion to call 2 days ahead from the enrolment of the opposed or starred motion.

Can all parties please ensure their respective counsel are available prior to the enrolment of any opposed or starred motion.

Parties should liaise with the Keeper’s Office in relation to the allocation of these motions. Following the allocation of the motion, the clerk will liaise with parties to agree the time the motion will call. This is to ensure an opportunity is provided for representations to be made about the format of the hearing.

All communications with the Keepers Office should be made to: keepers@scotcourts.gov.uk 

The Keeper’s office is currently fixing the following for Personal Injury Proofs and Ordinary Action Proofs:

Personal Injury 4 day Proofs

Tuesday 21 October 2025

4 day Proofs

Tuesday 29 July 2025

Personal Injury Proofs requiring more than 4 days

Tuesday 23 June 2026

Ordinary Action Proofs requiring more than 4 days

Tuesday 30 June 2025

Fixing Form

Guidance for completing Court Of Session Fixing Form

Court Of Session Fixing Form