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Sheriff Appeal Court civil rules restated for 2022
Amendments designed to achieve more rapid and flexible progress

Success fee excluded from agent and client award
Inner House rules fee not part of expenses of process

Court of Session live streams first appeal hearing
Case "of international significance" to be available online today

Scale back proposed remote hearings rules: Faculty
In-person should be default for contentious matters: response

QE Hospital claim competent despite adjudication clause
£72.8m claim sisted as dispute within adjudication provision

Inner House to resume in-person hearings
Court of Session to hear appeals in court from 15 November

Tribunal claimant must seek interim diligence in court
Supreme Court: lack of employment tribunal power not a breach of EU law

Social Security Scotland debt cases could move to FTT
Ministers consult on transferring jurisdiction from sheriff court

Carloway calls for constructive approach to courts future
Address for new legal year seeks to dispel myths over SCTS plans

Land Court and Lands Tribunal to merge
Expanded Land Court expected to offer more streamlined service

Draft rules direct remote civil court hearings for most
SCJC consults on default position after the COVID emergency measures

Civil Online for simple procedure stays until March
Court passes six month extension to compulsory online claims

Courts revise COVID practice as restrictions ease
Masks and restricted access to continue for time being

Questions over court plans for beyond level 0
SCTS plans relaxations from 9 August; Society seeks focus on complex cases

Future of Civil Courts conference papers published
Report and contributed papers available online

Faculty opposes "chilling" ideas to curb judicial review
Government's response to review could undermine rule of law

Civil Online document upload available from Monday
Service available across all sheriff courts for most types of case

Conference tackles digital future of the courts
Full day event considers how to use remote capability after COVID

Crucial hearings should still be in-person: UK bars
Joint statement claims remote court hearings impede effective advocacy

Volkswagen emissions group action allowed to proceed
Judge grants permission for 5,000 owners to claim under new procedure

Commission said to be against UK Lugano membership
Refusal would be setback for ability to enforce judgments

Rape complainer denied late challenge to no-jury refusal
Judge rejects plea for equitable extension of time for judicial review

Survey opens on keeping Civil Online mandatory
Civil Justice Council reviewing whether to keep rule beyond September

Court conference will review post-COVID civil business
Lord President requests event to provide forum for discussion