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PRACTICE NOTES
This Practice Note sets out procedural and practical points specific to appeals taken to the UK Supreme Court from rulings of the Inner House of the Court of Session in Scotland. Where steps are identical to those for England and Wales, it signposts our civil appeals guidance for the Supreme Court, covering the parts of the process that likewise govern Scottish appeals.
For guidance on:
appeals to and in the Sheriff Appeal Court, refer to Practice Notes: Introduction to the Scottish Sheriff Appeal Court, Special incidental procedures in the Scottish Sheriff Appeal Court, Starting an appeal in the Scottish Sheriff Appeal Court and Chapter 7 procedure in the Scottish Sheriff Appeal Court
appeals to and in the Inner House of the Court of Session, refer to Practice Notes: Appeals to the Inner House of the Court of Session in Scotland,
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PRACTICE NOTES
This Practice Note is concerned with the preparation of written pleadings in civil actions in Scotland.
In Scotland, as in other legal systems, a party seeking to advance or oppose a civil claim must first reduce that claim or defence to writing. Such written statements make up the pleadings, and are often referred to as ‘writs’. There is no single, standardised form of pleadings used in every Scottish court. For historical reasons, the titles and formats of writs vary according to the court seized and the remedy pursued. Typical examples are:
summons in the Court of Session—RCS, Ch 13
defences in the Court of Session—RCS, Ch 18
petitions in the Court of Session—RCS, Ch 14
initial writ under the Ordinary Cause Rules in the sheriff court—OCR, Rule 3.1
defences in the sheriff court—OCR, Rule 9.6
initial writs under the
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