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Survey seeks views on citing human rights treaties
Research aims to understand how treaties used in Scots courts and tribunals
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Delivery of simple procedure claim must be evidenced
Sheriff Appeal Court rules track and trace receipt must be produced
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Supreme Court to sit in Manchester
March 2023 visit will be first outside a UK capital city
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Lodge all documents electronically: sheriffs principal
Further guidance issued covering non-commissary civil actions
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Maltese road authority held immune from Scottish action
State immunity applied as authority was carrying out state's obligation
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Survey running on remote civil court hearings
Research seeks to support future development of digital programme
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SLAB tightens practice on representative applications
Sponsor applications in immigration and asylum cases no longer accepted
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Lord President reviews Covid recovery in annual address
Address for new legal year surveys progress with recovery programme
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Edinburgh court business affected by mourning events
High Court trials relocated; Court of Session to sit virtually
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Login warning issued with SCTS caveat portal update
Users will need to clear cookies in order to login again
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Kenyan interim order stalls tea pickers' Scottish case
Company attempts to have class action barred because not in Kenya
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Update on rules rewrite project reveals emerging scheme
Scottish Civil Justice Council sets out likely shape of civil actions
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SLAB consults on "unusual work" civil approvals
Board seeking to develop definition and revised guidance
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Mediation planned for county court claims up to £10,000
UK Government believes 20,000 cases a year could be kept out of court
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Civil courts caveat portal now live
SCTS confirms launch of new online service
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Sheriffs principal issue guidance on court hearings
New statement on holding hearings in person or remotely
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POCA restraint order can be varied for civil fees: UKSC
Court dismisses Crown appeal against variation order for civil suit
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SCTS caveat portal goes live on Monday
New service requires separate registration from Civil Online
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Practice note directs in-person child welfare hearings
Second all-Scotland directive applies to actions raised from 13 July
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Supreme Court "thriving" despite COVID: annual report
Cases heard and decided in 2021-22 slightly up on previous year
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Heritable court practice note is first for all Scotland
Joint guidance from sheriffs principal aims for greater consistency
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Attempt to speed up child case was flawed: Appeal Court
Case to be reheard as sheriff's decision failed to address issues
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Extra funding announced for legal aid lawyers
Ministers claim offer final, but Society says it fails to meet need
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SCTS advises over Civil Online change of agency
Written request to sheriff clerk needed