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Simple Procedure Rules revised following review
Amended rules will apply to claims lodged from 28 November 2022
SCTS offers demo of new caveats portal
Two introductory sessions on Thursday 23 June
Ministers confirm court fee rises but extend exemptions
No fees for PIP recipients or Aarhus Convention cases
Trustees can seek directions on questions of pure fact
Court finds woman married at death to man who used various names
Civil Online now accepting larger documents
File sizes up to 50MB now accepted for ordinary and simple procedure
SCTS invites takeup of new caveats portal
Solicitors invited to register for service covering both civil courts
No "right" to civil legal aid, Inner House rules
Board entitled to apply reasonableness test regarding proposed FOI appeal
EU Court of Justice begins streaming service
Delivery of CJEU judgments, Advocate General opinions to be broadcast live
Courts revise COVID measures in line with law changes
Public access to court buildings allowed from next week
Faculty adds voice to court fees opposition
Consultation response calls for rethink of present approach
Single action rule applies to simple procedure claims
Party litigant's separate claims totalling more than limit held incompetent
Mandatory online simple procedure to be permanent
Act of Sederunt confirms online requirement after 31 March
Consultation responses oppose hearings presumptions
Majority of professional submissions favour case by case approach
Courts lift Omicron COVID restrictions
Less physical distancing and more in-person hearings from 31 January
SCJC approves medical and disease pre-action protocols
Group set up to propose associated fees structures
Scottish court fees proposed to rise in April
Consultation running on 2% increase along with other changes
Legal aid spending falls £31.8m in first COVID year
SLAB accounts for 2020-21 show unprecedented fall in payments
Scottish courts tackle Omicron with new COVID measures
Increased physical distancing and reduced attendance planned
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
Commission sets up fund to support discrimination cases
Funding and advice available to help bring litigation
Court of Session live streams first appeal hearing
Case "of international significance" to be available online today
Restore former legal aid values, Society tells minister
Joint letter with SSBA sets out specifics to secure future of system
Scale back proposed remote hearings rules: Faculty
In-person should be default for contentious matters: response