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Chapter 56 - Judgments of the House of Lords
Applications to apply judgments of the House of Lords
56.1 .-(1) An application to apply a judgment of the House of Lords in a cause shall be made by motion in the Single Bills.
(2) On enrolling a motion under paragraph (1), the party enrolling it shall lodge four copies of the House of Lords judgment in process.
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Chapter 7 - Extracts and official certified copy interlocutors
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Chapter 37 - Transfer of causes to and from the competition appeal tribunal
Chapter 39 - Applications for new trial or to enter jury verdicts
Chapter 40 - Appeals from inferior Courts
Chapter 41 - Service, intimation and diligencePart ii Appeals by stated case etc.
Part iii Appeals in form 41.19
Part iv Exchequer Appeals
Part v Appeals under the Pensions Appeal Tribunal Act 1943
Part vi Appeals under Section 51 of the Children (Scotland) Act 1995
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Part ix Appeals under Social Security Acts
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Part xi Applications under Section 103A of the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002
Part xii Appeals under the proceeds of Crime Act 2002
Part xiii References and Appeals under an ACAS Arbitration Scheme
Chapter 42 - Taxation of accounts and fees of solicitors Part ii Chapter i Undefended causes (other than consistorial actions)
Chapter ii Witnesses' fees
Chapter iiiPart ii Undefended consistorial actions (other than by affidavit procedure in part iii of this chapter)
Part iii Undefended consistorial actions (affidavit procedure)
Part iv Outer house petitions
Part v Defended actions
Part va Defended personal injuries actions commenced on or after 1 April 2003
Part vi Inner house business
Part vii Admirality and commercial causes, mercantile sequestions and applications ofr summary trial under section 26 of the Act of 1988 and causes remitted from the Sherrif Court
Part viii Solicitors exercising rights of audience under section 25 of the solicitors (Scotland) Act 1980
Part ix General
Special provisions in relation to particular proceedings
Chapter 43 Actions of damages for, or arising from, personal injuries
Chapter 43a Actions of harassment
Chapter 44 Time to pay directions
Chapter 45 Actions of division and sale
Chapter 45a Actions of removing
Chapter 49 - Family actionsPart ii Undefended family actions
Part iii Defended family actions
Part iv Applications and orders relating to children in certain actions
Part v Orders relating to financial provision etc.
Part vi Applications relating to avoidance transactions
Part vii Financial provision after overseas divorce or annulment
Part viia - Financial provision after overseas dissolution or annulment of a civil partnership
Part viii Actions of aliment
Part ix Applications for orders under section 11 of the children (Scotland) Act 1995
Part x Causes under the matrimonial homes (family protection) (Scotland) 1981
Part xa - Causes under chapters 3 and 4 of part 3 of the Civil Partnership Act 2004
Part xi Simplified divorce applications
Part xia Simplified applications for dissolution of Civil Partnerships
Part xii Child support Act 1991
Part xiii Referrals to principal reporter
Part xiv Management of money payable to children
Part xv Management of child's property by virtue of section 9(5)(a) or 11(2)(g) of the Act of 1995
Part xva Application by survivor for provision on intestacy
Chapter 50 Causes under the Presumption of death (Scotland) Act 1977
Chapter 51 Actions of multipoinding
Chapter 52 Actions of proving the tenor
Chapter 53 Actions of reduction
Chapter 54 Applications and references under the Defamation Act 1952
Chapter 55 Causes relating to intellectual property
Chapter 56 Judgments of the House of Lords
Chapter 57 Admission of advocates
Chapter 58 Applications for judicial review
Chapter 59 Applications for letters
Chapter 60 Applications for suspension, suspension and interdict, and suspension and liberation
Chapter 61 - Judicial factorsPart ii Applications under section 11a of the Judicial factors (Scotland) Act 1889
Part iii Discharge of judicial factors
Chapter 62 - Recognition, registration and enforcement of foreign judgments, etc.Part ii Registration and Enforcement under the Administration of Justice Act 1920 and the Foreign Judgements (Reciprocal Enforcement) Act 1993
Part iii Registration of awards under the Arbitration (international investment disputes) Act 1966
Part iv European community judgments
Part v Recognition and enforcement of Judgements under the Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments Act 1982 or under Council Regulation (E.C.) No 44/2201 of 22nd December 2001
Part vi Registration under the Merchant shipping (linerconferences) Act 1982
Part vii Reciprocal enforcement of orders in relation to confiscation of proceeds of crime and to the forfeiture of property used in crime and to forfeiture of property used in crime
Part viii Registration of awards under the Multilateral investment guarantee agency Act 1988
Part ix Recognition and enforcement of arbitral awards under the Model law on international commercial arbitration
Part x Recognition, registration and enforcement of miscellaneous decisions
Part xi - Recognition, Registration and Enforcement of Foreign Judgements, under Council Regulation (E.C.) No. 2201/2003 of 27th November 2003(a)
Part xii European Enforcement Orders
Chapter 63 - Applications relating to trustsPart ii Petitions by trustees for directions
Part iii Public trusts
Chapter 64 Applications under section 1 of the Administration of justice (Scotland)Act 1972
Chapter 65 References to the European Court of justice
Chapter 66 Applications under the Evidence (proceedings in other jurisdictions) Act 1975
Chapter 67 - Applications under the Adoption (Scotland) Act 1978Part ii Freeing for adoption
Part iii Adoption
Part iv Convention adoption orders
Chapter 68 Applications under the Solicitors (Scotland) Act 1980
Chapter 70 - Applications under the Child abduiction and custody Act 1985Part ii Interantional child abduction (The Hague Convention)
Part iii Recognition and enforcement of custody decisions (The European Convention)
Part iv Applications under the Hague Convention where the council regulation applies
Chapter 71 Registration and enforcement of Part i orders under the Family Law Act 1986
Chapter 72 Bankruptcy (Scotland) Act 1985
Chapter 73 Rectification of documents
Chapter 74 - CompaniesPart ii Company voluntary arrangements
Part iii Administration procedure
Part iv Recievers
Part v Winding up of companies
Part vi Disqualification of company directors
Chapter 75 - Applications relating to the financial servicesPart ii Applications under the Uncertified securities regulations 1995
Chapter 76 - Causes in relation to confiscation of proceeds of crimePart ii Applications under the Prevention of Terrorism (temporary provisions) Act 1989 or the Order of 1995
Part iii Applications under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002
Chapter 78 Special cases under section 27 of the Court of Session Act 1988
Chapter 79 Applications under the Access to health records Act 1990
Chapter 80 Applications in respect of qualified conveyancers and executry practitioners
Chapter 81 Applications for parental orders under the Human fertilisation and embryology Act 1990
Chapter 82 The Human rights Act 1998
Chapter 83
Chapter 84 Applications under the Terrorism Act 2000
Chapter 85 Applications under the Protection from abuse (Scotland) Act 2001
Chapter 86 Applications under section 28, 28a, 62, 62a, 63 65g or 65h of the Competition Act 1998
Chapter 87 Causes relating to articles 81 and 82 of the treaty establishing The European Community
Chapter 88 Civil matters involving parental responsibilities under the council regulation
Chapter 89 Prevention of Terrorism Act, 2005
Chapter 90 Freedom of Information