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Summary Cause Forms

The following forms are to be utilised for preparing a Summary Cause Action to the Sheriff Courts in Scotland. All the forms are available in PDF format (which requires Adobe Acrobat software to view on your computer). Forms 1a - 1d are avilable in MS Word format, and the rest of the forms in Rich Text Format (RTF).

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Operations and Policy Unit
Scottish Court Service
Tel: 0131 229 9200

[Certificate B]
[Incidental Application]
[1a]	[1b]	[1c]	[1d]	[2]	[3]	[3a]	[3b]	[3c]
	[4a]	[4b]	[5]	[5a]	[5b]	[6]	[7]	[8]
[9]	[10]	[10a]	[10b]	[10c]	[10d]	[10e]	[10f]	[10g]
[11]	[12]	[13]	[14]	[15]	[15a]	[15b]	[15c]	[17]	[18]	[19]	[20]
[21]	[22]	[23]	[23a]	[23b]	[23c]	[24]	[25]	[25a]
[25b]	[26]	[26a]	[26b]	[26c]	[26d]	[26e]	[26f]
[27]	[28]	[28a]	[28b]	[28c]	[28d]	[28e]	[28f]	[28g]
[28h]	[28i]	[28j]	[28k]	[29]	[30]	[30a]	[31]	[32]
[33]	[34]	[35]	[36]	[37]
See Guidance Notes

 

Form No.	Document Title	Text	Adobe PDF
1a	For use when the defender is an individual and the action is for, or includes, payment of a sum of money.
1b	For use when the defender is a company or other organisation and the action is for, or includes, payment of a sum of money.
1c	For use in all cases when action does not includes a claim for payment of a sum of money.
1d	For use only in actions of multipoinding.
2	Form of claim in a summons for payment of money
3	Form of claim in a summons for recovery of possession of heritable property
3a	Form of notice of removal under sections 34, 35 or 36 of the Sheriff Courts (Scotland) Act 1907
3b	Form of notice of removal under section 37 of the Sheriff Courts(Scotland) Act 1907
3c	Form of letter of removal
4a	Notice informing defender of right to apply for certain orders under the Debtors (Scotland) Act 1987
4b	Certificate of Sequestration
5	Form of claim in a summons of multiplepoinding
5a	Form of statement by holder of fund or subject when not the pursuer
5b	Form of claim on the fund or subject in action of multiplepoinding
6	Form of claim in a summons of furthcoming
7	Form of claim in a summons for delivery
8	Form of claim in a summons for implement of an obligation
9	Form of claim in a summons for count, reckoning and payment
10	Form of statement of claim in a summons for damages for personal injury
10a	Form of claim for provisional damages
10b	Form of response
10c	Form of statement of valuation of claim
10d	Form of intimation to connected persons
10e	Specification of documents
10f	Form of minute - application for further damages
10g	Form of notice of application for further damages
11	Form of service
12	Form of certificate of execution of service
13	Service on person whose address is unknown Form of advertisement
14	Service on person whose address is unknown Form of notice to be displayed on the walls of court
15	Service by post - form of notice
15a	Statement to accompany application for interim diligence
15b	Form of schedule of arrestment on the dependence
15c	Form of certificate of execution of arrestment on the dependence
17	Form of minute - no form of response lodged by defender
18	Form of minute - pursuer not objecting to application for a time to pay direction or time order [this should also include a minute for decree]
19	Form of minute - pursuer opposing an application for a time to pay direction or time order
20	Form of oath for witnesses
21	Form of affirmation for witnesses
22	Form of third party notice
23	Form of response to third party notice
23a	Form of minute of intervention by the Commission for Equality and Human Rights
23b	Form of minute of intervention by the Scottish Commission for Human Rights
23c	Invitation to the Scottish Commission for Human Rights to intervene
24	Order by the court and certificate in optional procedure for recovery of documents
25	Form of minute in an application for letter of request
25a	Form of letter of request
25b	Form of minute in application for taking evidence in the European Community
26	Form of witness citation
26a	Form of certificate of witness citation
26b	Form of child witness notice
26c	Form of vulnerable witnesses application
26d	Form of certificate of intimation
26e	Form of application for review
26f	Form of certificate of intimation
27	Form of reference to the European Court
28	Form of extract decree - basic
28a	Form of extract decree - payment
28b	Form of extract decree - recovery of possession of heritable property
28c	Form of extract decree and warrant to sell in sequestration for rent and sale
28d	Form of extract decree - warrant for ejection and to re-let in sequestration for rent and sale
28e	Form of extract decree - furthcoming
28f	Form of extract decree - delivery
28g	Form of extract decree - delivery - payment failing delivery
28h	Form of extract decree - aliment
28i	Form of extract decree - ad factum praestandum
28j	Form of extract decree- absolvitor
28k	Form of extract decree - dismissal
29	Form of certificate by sheriff clerk Service of charge where address of defender is unknown
30	Minute for recall of decree
30a	Minute for recall of decree - service copy
31	Form of note of appeal to the sheriff principal
32	Application for leave to appeal against time to pay direction
33	Appeal against time to pay direction
34	Application for certificate of suitability for appeal to the Court of Session
35	Form of receipt for money paid to the sheriff clerk
36	Action for aliment - Form of notice of intimation to children and next of kin where address of defender is unknown
37	Action for aliment - Form of notice of intimation to children, next of kin and guardian where defender suffers from mental disorder
Cert.B	In response to an Order for recovery of documents
Incidental	Incidental Application Style Form