Monday 17^th June 2024

Issue No. 186

C O N T E N T S

N O T I C E

With immediate effect the administration office will adopt an appointment system for issuing photo passes at its public counter.  Should any customer wish to arrange for a photo pass to be issued, an in-person appointment should be made in advance.  This will ensure that a staff member is available to meet with the customer at a time that is mutually suitable.  It may not be possible to guarantee that a member of staff will be available to meet in-person if an appointment is not made in advance.

The administration team can be contacted at administrationunit@scotcourts.gov.uk

N O T I C E

Parties should liaise with the Keeper’s office prior to enrolling a motion seeking to assign or re-assign a date for a hearing in the Outer House (this excludes commercial and family actions).

Please can parties communicate with the Keeper’s office inbox:  keepers@scotcourts.gov.uk

This change is being implemented to avoid overloading of the court rolls, and to avoid hearings in actions which are not being case managed, being assigned for unsuitable dates and times.

UPDATED N O T I C E

OPPOSED AND STARRED MOTIONS

The procedure for the allocation of opposed and starred motions will now be 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 Keeper’s Office should be made to:

keepers@scotcourts.gov.uk

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FIXING N O T I C E

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

Personal Injury 4 day Proofs – 4^th February 2025

Personal Injury Proofs requiring more than 4 days - 15^th July 2025

Ordinary Action Proofs requiring more than 4 days - 24^th September 2024

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N O T I C E

INNER HOUSE

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.

OUTER HOUSE

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.

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OUTER HOUSE ROLLS

LORD BRAID – N Marchant, Clerk

Court 6 - Parliament House

Wednesday 19^th June

Continued By Order

between 9.00am and 9.30am

LORD LAKE – D Bowie, Clerk

Court 10 - Parliament House

Wednesday 19^th June

Judicial Review – Oral Hearing

at 9.30am

LORD STUART – C Munn, Clerk

Court 4 - Parliament House

Wednesday 19^th June

Pre-Proof By Order

at 9.30am

Pre-Proof By Order

TO BE ALLOCATED

Wednesday 19^th June

Case Management Hearing

By Order

By Order

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