The Act of Sederunt (Simple Procedure Rules) 2016 has been laid in the Scottish Parliament. The rules will pave the way for the introduction of online processing for most payment actions up to £5000.
The Act of Sederunt provides rules of court, forms and a set of standard orders for the simple procedure and comes into force on 28 November 2016. The rules were drawn up by the Scottish Civil Justice Council
Simple Procedure is the start of a journey to online processing in civil courts and will be offered through an online portal currently being developed by the Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service.
Initially, the new simple procedure will make online processing available for most payment actions up to £5000 and an online portal will enable the legal profession and the public to start actions, submit case documents, pay fees and track progress online. It is planned to extend this to all areas of simple procedure by mid-2017, allowing over 60% of all civil business in the sheriff courts to be processed online.
If you have any queries or would like to receive updates on ICMS development please email enquiries@scotcourts.gov.uk