Thursday 21^st March 2024

Issue No. 125

C O N T E N T S

N O T I C E

Please find below details of intimation, opposition and enrolment dates to accommodate the public holidays of the 29^th March 2024, 1^st and 15^th of April 2024.

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.

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

Please Note:

The vacation courts on 27^th March 2024 and 3^rd April 2024 should be for urgent business only.

*  If the motion is opposed you will be contacted by the Vacation Clerk during the period of vacation.  If the motion is not opposed it will be processed within the standard timescales.

**  If the motion is opposed you will be contacted by the Keeper’s Office to arrange the opposed motion hearing date as per current practice.

Cases lodged for Calling

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 - 22^nd October 2024

Personal Injury Proofs requiring more than 4 days - 27^th May 2025

Ordinary Action Proofs requiring more than 4 days - 25^th June 2024

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COURT OF SESSION

CALLING LIST

Thursday 21^st March

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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 ERICHT – C Wright, Clerk

Parliament House

Thursday 28^th March

By Order

at 9.30am

LADY CARMICHAEL – E Hunter, Clerk

Court 8 - Parliament House

Wednesday 27^th March

Case Management Hearing

at 9.30am

Thursday 28^th March

Pre-Proof Hearing

at 9.30am

In terms of Rule of Court 49, a Proof has been allowed in the following action:

LORD BRAID – A McNeill/G Hamilton, Clerk

Court 7 - Parliament House

Wednesday 27^th March

Continued Preliminary Hearing

between 9.00am and 9.30am

By Order

between 9.30am and 10.00am

Case Management Hearing

Case Management Hearing

Starred Motion

Thursday 28^th March

By Order

between 9.00am and 9.30am

Pre-Proof Hearing

between 9.30am and 10.00am

LORD SANDISON – R Hamilton, Clerk

Court 12 - Parliament House

Tuesday 26^th March

Case Management Hearing

between 9.00am and 9.30am

Wednesday 27^th March

Continued Preliminary Hearing

between 9.00am and 9.30am

Thursday 28^th March

By Order

between 9.30am and 10.00am

Starred Motion

between 10.00am and 12.00pm

LORD RICHARDSON – D Allen, Clerk

Court 6 - Parliament House

Tuesday 26^th March

Continued Proof Before Answer

LORD STUART – C Munn, Clerk

Court 4 - Parliament House

Tuesday 26^th March

Case Management Hearing

at 9.30am

Proof (6 days)

Thursday 28^th March

Pre-Proof Hearing

at 9.30am

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