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Home > Rules and Practice > Practice Notes > Court of Session - Directions

Court of Session - Directions

Directions are made by the Lord President or the relevant Sheriff Principal under a particular rule of court and relate, primarily, to administrative matters such as court holidays.

2013

No. 1 - Personal Injury relating to alleged ground contamination at the Watling Street Development


2012

Direction No 1 of 2013- Watling Street Development Cases

No 2 Pleural Plaques
No 1 Rota for trial of Parliamentary election petitions

2011

No 3 Sittings of the Court of Session for the Legal Years 2012/2013, 2013/2014 and 2014/2015
No 2 Public Holidays in respect of The Queen's Diamond Jubilee
No 1 Public Holiday in respect of Royal Wedding

2010

No 2 Personal Injury Actions relating to the drugs Vioxx and Celebrex
No 1 Public holidays in respect of St Andrew's Day

2009

No 3 Direction - motions - 16 Dec 09 signed 
No 2 Legal years 2010-11 and 2011-12

2006

No 2  The Court has made the following direction regarding the sittings of the Court of Session for the legal years 2007/08, 2008/09 and 2009/10. This replaces Direction No. I which contained a minor error in relation to the date of commencement of the Spring Term 2008.
No 1 Sittings of the Court of Session for the Legal Years 2007/2008; 2008/2009; and 2009/2010

2005

No 3 Motions in certain insolvency and companies actions
No 2 Rota for trial of parliamentary election petitions

2004

No 2 Sittings of the Court of Session for the Legal Years 2004/2005; 2005/2006; and 2006/2007

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