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Sheriff Appeal Court civil rules restated for 2022
Amendments designed to achieve more rapid and flexible progress
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Success fee excluded from agent and client award
Inner House rules fee not part of expenses of process
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Court of Session live streams first appeal hearing
Case "of international significance" to be available online today
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Scale back proposed remote hearings rules: Faculty
In-person should be default for contentious matters: response
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QE Hospital claim competent despite adjudication clause
£72.8m claim sisted as dispute within adjudication provision
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Inner House to resume in-person hearings
Court of Session to hear appeals in court from 15 November
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Tribunal claimant must seek interim diligence in court
Supreme Court: lack of employment tribunal power not a breach of EU law
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Social Security Scotland debt cases could move to FTT
Ministers consult on transferring jurisdiction from sheriff court
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Carloway calls for constructive approach to courts future
Address for new legal year seeks to dispel myths over SCTS plans
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Land Court and Lands Tribunal to merge
Expanded Land Court expected to offer more streamlined service
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Draft rules direct remote civil court hearings for most
SCJC consults on default position after the COVID emergency measures
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Civil Online for simple procedure stays until March
Court passes six month extension to compulsory online claims
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Courts revise COVID practice as restrictions ease
Masks and restricted access to continue for time being
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Questions over court plans for beyond level 0
SCTS plans relaxations from 9 August; Society seeks focus on complex cases
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Future of Civil Courts conference papers published
Report and contributed papers available online
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Faculty opposes "chilling" ideas to curb judicial review
Government's response to review could undermine rule of law
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Civil Online document upload available from Monday
Service available across all sheriff courts for most types of case
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Conference tackles digital future of the courts
Full day event considers how to use remote capability after COVID
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Crucial hearings should still be in-person: UK bars
Joint statement claims remote court hearings impede effective advocacy
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Volkswagen emissions group action allowed to proceed
Judge grants permission for 5,000 owners to claim under new procedure
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Commission said to be against UK Lugano membership
Refusal would be setback for ability to enforce judgments
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Rape complainer denied late challenge to no-jury refusal
Judge rejects plea for equitable extension of time for judicial review
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Survey opens on keeping Civil Online mandatory
Civil Justice Council reviewing whether to keep rule beyond September
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Court conference will review post-COVID civil business
Lord President requests event to provide forum for discussion