About the General Department

The General Department deals with actions other than actions to the administrative jurisdiction of the Court which are dealt with by the Petition Department. Actions are started by summons. The purpose of a summons is to set out the basis on which the pursuer seeks to enforce a legal right against another person. 

The main duties of the Section Manager is to check Summons to be signed for procedural accuracy, advise the Court customers e.g. solicitors and party litigants, of Court procedures.  Other duties also include monitoring all processes received back from Court and noting interlocutors, dealing with technical and procedural problems.   

Please ensure that you contact the relevant sections as noted below for additional information.

Ordinary, Family, Commercial and Personal Injury Section

• Personal Injury User Group
• Commercial Actions

Contact the department

Commercial Section

Email: gcs@scotcourts.gov.uk  

Ordinary or Family Section

Email: gcs@scotcourts.gov.uk  

Personal Injury Section

Email: Personalinjuries@scotcourts.gov.uk 

If you require to speak to someone on the phone, please contact 0131 225 2595 and follow the prompts.