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Important changes coming soon to Sheriff Court & Supreme Courts
As part of the Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service’s (SCTS) ongoing journey towards fully digital, end to end services for all civil business, several key updates to Civil Online will be launched in October 2025.
Delivered by the Civil Lab, these improvements aim to:
• Enhance user experience
• Expand case tracking capabilities
• Improve access to documents across all cases
• Introduce increased functionality for both Sheriff and Supreme Courts
Visit the SCTS YouTube page to view the instruction video.
To ensure a smooth transition, SCTS will host two Solicitor Support demonstration sessions online. These will provide an overview of the changes, walkthroughs of the new functionality, and opportunities for Q&A.
Meeting ID: 348 192 768 344 8
Passcode: zd6gi3o5
Meeting ID: 361 431 130 067 4
Passcode: 63RS2VN3
Please prioritise attending one of these sessions to become familiar with the new features and avoid disruption to your working practices.
For more details on Civil Online, including how to register and obtain user guidance please visit the Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service website:
1. Non-Initiating Document Submissions
You will soon be able to submit non-initiating documents in around 90% of the Court of Session case types via Civil Online. Functionality to submit motions via Civil Online will not be included at this time. Email submissions will still be accepted, however, solicitors will be encouraged to use Civil Online for all submissions going forward.
2. Updated Document Availability – Motions
A number of motion-related documents will become visible on Civil Online for Court of Session cases:
These documents will appear in the Motions Table, giving you a clearer overview of case activity.
3. Minutes of Tender & Pursuers’ Offers
These documents will be available to view in the case tracker under a new “Other Documents” section.
Once they are assigned a process number by court staff, they will move from “Other Documents” into the main Inventory of Process.
1. Expanded Case Tracker Functionality
The Civil Online Case Tracker will soon support a broader range of Sheriff Court case types, bringing the platform closer to full digital processing.
You will be able to track and submit non-initiating documents for the following case types:
2. Updated Document Availability
You will soon be able to view a wider range of documents within the Inventory of Process for Sheriff Court cases.
Newly visible documents will include:
These will be displayed directly below the related motion or submission, improving traceability and case transparency.
1. Pending Documents
A new Pending Documents section will appear on the Case Tracker page. This will display any documents you have submitted to the court that are still awaiting processing.
2. Increased File Upload Limits
To support more efficient submissions:
