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ACT OF SEDERUNT (SHERIFF COURT ORDINARY CAUSE RULES) 1993 No.1956 (S.223)
The following documents contain the Ordinary Cause Rules made in 1993, as amended inter alia by Statutory Instruments 1996/2167 and 1996/2445, and Scottish Statutory Instruments 2000/239, 2000/408, 2001/8, 2001/144, 2002/7, 2002/128, 2002/560, 2003/25, 2003/26, 2004/197, 2004/350, 2005/20, 2005/189, 2005/638, 2005/648, 2006/198, 2006/207, 2006/293, 2006/410, 2006/509, 2007/6, 2007/339, 2007/440, 2007/463, 2008/121, 2008/223, 2008/365, 2009/107 and 2009/164
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SCHEDULE 1
ARRANGEMENT OF ORDINARY CAUSE RULES
Initiation and progress of causes
Chapter 1 Citation, Interpretation, Representation and Forms - ( PDF Version )
Chapter 2 Relief from compliance with rules - ( PDF Version )
Chapter 3 Commencement of causes (for arrestments on the dependence made prior to 1 April 2008) - ( PDF Version )
Chapter 3 Commencement of causes - ( PDF Version )
Chapter 5 Citation, SERVICE and INTIMATION - ( PDF Version )
Chapter 6 Arrestment (for arrestments on the dependence made prior to 1 April 2008 - ( PDF Version )
Chapter 6 Interim Diligence
Chapter 7 Undefended Causes - ( PDF Version )
Chapter 8 Reponing - ( PDF Version )
Chapter 9 Standard procedure in defended causes - ( PDF Version )
Chapter 9a Documents and Witnesses - ( PDF Version )
Chapter 10 Additional procedure - ( PDF Version )
Chapter 11 The Process - ( PDF Version )
Chapter 12 Interlocutors - ( PDF Version )
Chapter 13 Party Minuter Procedure - ( PDF Version )
Chapter 13 A Interventions by the Commission for Equality and Human Rights - ( PDF Version )
Chapter 13B Interventions by the Scottish Commission for Human Rights - ( PDF Version )
Chapter 14 Applications by Minute - ( PDF Version )
Chapter 15 Motions - ( PDF Version )
Chapter 16 Decrees by Default - ( PDF Version )
Chapter 17 Summary Decrees - ( PDF Version )
Chapter 18 Amendment of pleadings - ( PDF Version )
Chapter 19 Counterclaims - ( PDF Version )
Chapter 20 Third party procedure - ( PDF Version )
Chapter 21 Documents founded on or adopted in pleadings - ( PDF Version )
Chapter 22 Preliminary Pleas - ( PDF Version )
Chapter 23 Abandonment - ( PDF Version )
Chapter 24 Withdrawal of solicitors - ( PDF Version )
Chapter 25 Minutes of Sist and Transference - ( PDF Version )
Chapter 26 Transfer and Remit of causes - ( PDF Version )
Chapter 27 Caution and Security - ( PDF Version )
Chapter 28 Recovery of evidence - ( PDF Version )
Chapter 28A Pre-Proof Hearing - ( PDF Version )
Chapter 29 Proof - ( PDF Version )
Chapter 30 Decrees, Extracts and Execution - ( PDF Version )
Chapter 31 Appeals - ( PDF Version )
Chapter 32 Taxation of expenses - ( PDF Version )
Chapter 32A Live links - ( PDF Version )
Special provisions in relation to particular causes
Chapter 33 Family actions - ( PDF Version )
Chapter 33a Civil Partnership actions - ( PDF Version )
Chapter 33b Financial provision for former cohabitants - ( PDF Version )
Chapter 34 Actions relating to heritable property(for actions commenced prior to 1 April 2008) - ( PDF Version )
Chapter 34 Actions relating to heritable property - ( PDF Version )
Chapter 35 Actions of multiplepoinding - ( PDF Version )
Chapter 36 Actions of damages - ( PDF Version )
Chapter 37 Causes under the Presumption of Death (Scotland) act 1977 - ( PDF Version )
Chapter 38 European Court - ( PDF Version )
Chapter 39 Provisions in relation to curators ad litem - (PDF Version)
Chapter 40 Commercial actions - ( PDF Version )
Chapter 41 Protection from Abuse (Scotland) Act 2001 - ( PDF Version )
Chapter 42 Competition appeal tribunal - ( PDF Version )
Chapter 43 Causes relating to Articles 81 and 82 of the treaty establishing the european community - ( PDF Version )
Chapter 44 Equality Enactments - (PDF Version)
Chapter 45 Vulnerable Witnesses (Scotland) Act 2004 - ( PDF Version )
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