Court of Session Practice Notes

Practice Notes are documents issued by The Lord President in respect of the Court of Session. They inform practitioners of a practice the court is minded to take or inform practitioners of a practice the court expects them to take.

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Court of Session Practice Note No. 2 of 2022 - Personal Injuries Actions under Chapter 42A (?) (?) (?)	Download
Court of Session - Practice Note No. 1 of 2022 (?) (?) (?)	Download
Court of Session Practice Note No.2 of 2021 - Causes in the Inner House – hearings by video conference (?) (?) (?)	Download
Court of Session Practice Note No 1 of 2021 (?) (?) (?)	Download
Court of Session Practice Note No 2 of 2020 - Group Proceedings under Chapter 26A (?) (?) (?)	Download
Court of Session - Practice Note Number 1 of 2020 (?) Substantive Hearings by Video Conference (?) (?)	Download
Court of Session - Practice Note - Number 1 of 2019 (?) Court dress in the Outer House (?) (?)	Download
Court of Session - Practice Note - Number 2 of 2019 (?) Personal Injuries Actions under Chapter 42A (?) (?)	Download
Court of Session - Practice Note - Number 1 of 2018 (?) Affidavits in Family Actions (?) (?)	Download
Court of Session - Practice Note - Number 3 of 2018 (?) Petitions under section 46 of the Court of Session Act 1988 – petition for removal of persons camping without authority on local authority land (?) (?)	Download
Court of Session - Practice Note - Number 2 of 2018 (?) Medical Certificates (?) (?)	Download
Court of Session - Practice Note - Number 1 of 2017 (?) Commercial Actions (?) (?)	Download
Court of Session - Practice Note - Number 2 of 2017 (?) Amendment of Practice Note No.5 of 2015 (Judicial Review) (?) (?)	Download
Court of Session - Practice Note - Number 3 of 2017 (?) Judicial Review (?) (?)	Download
Court of Session - Practice Note - Number 4 of 2017 (?) Personal Injuries Actions under Chapter 43 (?) (?)	Download
Court of Session - Practice Note - Number 5 of 2017 (?) Personal Injuries Actions under Chapter 42A (?) (?)	Download
Court of Session - Practice Note - Number 6 of 2017 (?) Personal Injuries Actions under Chapter 42A (?) (?)	Download
Court of Session - Practice Note - Number 1 of 2016 (?) Judicial Guidance to the Jury Regarding Non-Pecuniary Damages (?) (?)	Download
Court of Session - Practice Note - Number 2 of 2016 (?) Amendment of Practice Note No.5 of 2015 (Judicial Review) (?) (?)	Download
Court of Session - Practice Note - Number 5 of 2015 (?) Judicial Review (?) (?)	Download
Court of Session - Practice Note - Number 4 of 2015 (?) Personal Injury Actions (?) (?)	Download
Practice Note (Immigration) 2 of 2015 (?) (?) (?)	Download
Court of Session Practice Note 1 of 2015 (?) Reporting Restrictions (?) (?)	Download
Court of Session - Practice Note - Number 1 of 2014 (?) Sittings of the Inner House (?) (?)	Download
Court of Session - Practice Note - Number 1 of 2013 (?) Personal Injuries Actions (?) (?)	Download
Court of Session - Practice Note - Number 2 of 2013 (?) Immigration and asylum judicial reviews (?) (?)	Download
Court of Session - Practice Note - Number 2 of 2014 (?) Personal Injuries Actions (?) (?)	Download
Court of Session - Practice Note - Number 1 of 2012 (?) Immigration and asylum judicial reviews (?) (?)	Download
Court of Session - Practice Note - Number 2 of 2011 (?) Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007 (?) (?)	Download
Court of Session - Practice Note - Number 3 of 2011 (?) Causes in the Inner House (?) (?)	Download
Court of Session - Practice Note - Number 1 of 2011 (?) Reporters in Family Proceedings - Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007 (?) (?)	Download
Court of Session - Practice Note - Number 2 of 2010 (?) Expeditious progress of causes in the Outer House (?) (?)	Download
Court of Session - Practice Note - Number 3 of 2010 (?) Digital recording of proceedings (?) (?)	Download
Court of Session - Practice Note - Number 1 of 2010 (?) Causes in the Inner House (?) (?)	Download
Court of Session - Practice Note - Number 1 of 2009 (?) Early dissolution of liquidations (?) (?)	Download
Court of Session - Practice Note - Number 2 of 2009 (?) Amendment by way of motion (?) (?)	Download
Court of Session - Practice Note - Number 3 of 2009 (?) Motions etc. intimated and enrolled by email (?) (?)	Download
Court of Session - Practice Note - Number 1 of 2008 (?) Intimation of copy account of expenses (?) (?)	Download
Court of Session - Practice Note - Number 2 of 2008 (?) Unopposed motions for additional fee: Rul 42.14 (?) (?)	Download
Court of Session - Practice Note - Number 3 of 2008 (?) Applications for Judicial Review: discretionary transfers to the Upper Tribunal (?) (?)	Download
Court of Session - Practice Note - Number 4 of 2008 (?) Applications for Judicial Review: transfers to the Upper Tribunal (?) (?)	Download
Court of Session - Practice Note - Number 1 of 2007 (?) Personal injuries actions: Expert evidence (?) (?)	Download
Court of Session - Practice Note - Number 2 of 2007 (2) (?) Motions in Certain Causes (?) (?)	Download
Court of Session - Practice Note - Number 2 of 2007 (1) (?) Anonymising opinions published on the internet (?) (?)	Download
Court of Session - Practice Note - Number 1 of 2006 (?) Petitions by executors of underwriting members of Lloyd's of London (?) (?)	Download
Court of Session - Practice Note - Number 1 of 2004 (?) Affidavits in Family Actions (?) (?)	Download
Court of Session - Practice Note - Number 5 of 2004 (?) Form of opinions and neutral citation (?) (?)	Download
Court of Session - Practice Note - Number 2 of 2004 (?) Procedure Roll (?) (?)	Download
Court of Session - Practice Note - Number 3 of 2004 (?) Pleas-in-law in personal injuries actions (?) (?)	Download
Court of Session - Practice Note - Number 7 of 2004 (?) Procedure Roll Diets (?) (?)	Download
Court of Session - Practice Note - Number 6 of 2004 (?) Commercial actions (?) (?)	Download
Court of Session - Practice Note - Number 2 of 2003 (?) Personal injuries actions (?) (?)	Download
Court of Session - Practice Note - Number 4 of 2004 (?) Revocation (?) (?)	Download
Court of Session - Practice Note - No 2 of 1997 (?) Flat, boxed Process (?) (?)	Download
Court of Session - Practice Note - Number 7 of 1996 (?) (?) (?)	Download
Court of Session - Practice Note - Number 12 of 1994 (?) Commercial actions (?) (?)	Download
Practice Note No 8 1994 - amended version (?) (?) (?)	Download

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