Sheriff Court Practice Notes (Civil)

Listed below are some of the Practice Notes previously issued, which for ease of use are displayed by Sheriffdom within year

Practice Notes for 2013

Glasgow & Strathkelvin

• Practice Note No. 1, 2013, Children's Referrals

Practice Notes for 2012

Glasgow & Strathkelvin

•  Family and Civil Partnership Actions: Guidance for Sheriffs and Practitioners

Grampian, Highland & Islands

• Simplified Dissolution of Civil Partnership Applications: Guidance For Sheriffs and Practitioners

Lothian & Borders

• Practice Notes 2012 Lothian and Borders:- practice Note No 1, 2012 - Civil Partnership Applications

Practice Notes for 2011

Lothian and Borders

• Practice Note No.1 of 2011- Lothian and Borders - Commercial Actions

Practice notes 2009

Lothian and Borders

• Practice Note no 1, 2009: Adoption and Children (Scotland) Act 2007: Guidance for Sheriffs and Practitioners.

Glasgow and Strathkelvin

• Practice Note 1 2009: Diet Roll 
• Practice Note 2, 2009: Adoption and Children (Scotland) Act 2007

Grampian, Highlands and Islands

• Practice Note 1 2009: Adoption and Children (Scotland) Act 2007 

Tayside, Central and Fife

• Practice Note No 1 2009: Adoption and Children (Scotland) Act 2007

South Strathclyde, Dumfries and Galloway

• Practice Note No 1 2009: Adoption and Children (Scotland) Act 2007 

North Strathclyde

• Practice Note no 1, 2009: Adoption and Children (Scotland) Act 2007

 

Practice notes 2008

Lothian and Borders

• Practice Note no 1, 2008: Specification for Recovery of Medical Records 

Glasgow and Strathkelvin

• Act of Court 2008, No 1: JP Courts 
• Practice Note no 1, 2008: Specification for Recovery of Medical Records 

Tayside, Central and Fife

• Practice Note no 1, 2008: Specification for Recovery of Medical Records 

Practice notes 2006

Glasgow and Strathkelvin

• Practice note no 1, 2006: Communication with Court
• Practice note no 2, 2006: Specification for Recovery of Medical Records 

Grampian, Highland and Islands

• Practice note no 1, 2005: Adults with Incapacity (Scotland) Act 2000: Guidance for Sheriffs and Practitioners
• Practice note no 2, 2006: Specification for Recovery of Medical Records 

Lothian and Borders

• Practice note no 1, 2006: Specification for Recovery of Medical Records

North Strathclyde

• Practice note no 1, 2006: Adoption of Children, etc: Guidance for Sheriffs and Practitioners 

Tayside Central and Fife

• Practice note no 1, 2006: Specifications for Recovery of Medical Records 

Practice notes 2005

Glasgow and Strathkelvin

• Practice note no 1, 2005: Act of Court (Consolidation) 

Grampian, Highlands and Islands

• Practice note no 1, 2005: Adults with Incapacity (Scotland) Act 2000: Guidance for Sheriffs and Practitioners 

Lothian and Borders

• Act of Court No 1 1990 Act of Court (Consolidation etc) 1990 as Amended by Practice Note No 2 of 2005
• Practice note no 1, 2005: Appeals to the Sheriff Principal
• Act of Court No 2, 2005 Amendment to The Act of Court (Consolidation etc) 1990 No 1

Tayside Cental and Fife

• Practice note no 1, 2005: Adoption of Children, etc: Guidance for Sheriffs and Practitioners 

South Strathclyde, Dumfries and Galloway

• Practice note no 1, 2005: Applications under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 

Practice notes 2004

Grampian, Highlands and Islands

• Practice note no 1, 2004: Adoption of Children, etc: Guidance for Sheriffs and Practitioners 

Lothian and Borders

• Practice note no 1, 2004: Fatal Accident Inquiries: Preliminary Hearings 
• Practice note no 2, 2004: Adoption of Children, etc: Guidance for Sheriffs and Practitioners 
• Practice note no 3, 2004: Dative Petitions: Persons with Parental Responsibilities and Rights 

South Strathclyde, Dumfries and Galloway

• Practice note no 1, 2004: Adoption of Children, etc: Guidance for Sheriffs and Practitioners 

Practice notes 2003

South Strathclyde, Dumfries and Galloway

• Practice note no 1, 2003: Affidavits in family actions 

Lothian and Borders

• Act of Court No 1 2003 - Affidavits in Family Actions

Practice notes 2002

Lothian and Borders

• Act of Court No 9 2002 - Commercial Actions.

Practice notes 2000

Lothian and Borders

• Practice Note - 2000 Summary Trials Sittings in Edinburgh Sheriff Court 
• Practice Note 2000 - Jury Trials Sittings in Edinburgh Sheriff Court.

Practice notes 1999

Lothian and Borders

Practice Note 1999 - Non Availability of Temporary Sheriffs