The Scottish Civil Courts Review

The Report of the Scottish Civil Courts Review was launched by the  then Lord Justice Clerk, now Lord Justice General, the Rt Hon Lord Gill, on Wednesday, 30 September 2009. The Report, which is in two volumes, is now available to download below. A full summary of the recommendations made in the Report is included in both volumes. A synopsis of the Report is also available to download. 

Volume 1 Chapter 1 - 9 (2.99Mb)
Volume 2 Chapter 10 - 15 (2.16Mb)
Synopsis (215Kb)
Courts Reform (Scotland) Bill - Consultation


A Single Rules Council for Civil Proceedings


The establishment of a single rules council was one of the recommendations of The Scottish Civil Courts Review. Many of The Review recommendations will need new rules of court.  To prepare those, the review recommended a new, single body should be established with oversight of the entire civil justice system.

For the latest information please visit the Scottish Civil Justice Council  webpages

Proposed Scottish Civil Justice Council


"The Council will take over the functions of the existing civil rules councils together with the broader responsibility for keeping the civil justice system under constant review. In this way, civil justice will be kept up to date by systematic reform rather than by the spasmodic ad hoc reforms that have been typical in the past."


Right Honourable Lord Gill, Lord President, 2012