PART 3CIVIL PROCEDURE
CHAPTER 6VEXATIOUS PROCEEDINGS
I1101Vexatious litigation orders: further provision
1
The Inner House may make a vexatious litigation order in relation to a person only if satisfied that the person has habitually and persistently, without any reasonable ground for doing so—
a
instituted vexatious civil proceedings, or
b
made vexatious applications to the court in the course of civil proceedings (whether or not instituted by the person).
2
For the purpose of subsection (1), it does not matter whether the proceedings—
a
were instituted in Scotland or elsewhere,
b
involved the same parties or different parties.
3
A copy of a vexatious litigation order must be published in the Edinburgh Gazette.
4
A judge of the Outer House may grant permission to a vexatious litigant to institute civil proceedings or, as the case may be, to take a step in such proceedings only if satisfied that there is a reasonable ground for the proceedings or the taking of the step.
5
The decision of the judge to refuse to grant permission under subsection (4) is final.
6
Subsection (7) applies in relation to civil proceedings instituted in any court by a vexatious litigant before the Inner House makes a vexatious litigation order in relation to the vexatious litigant.
7
The court may make such order as it sees fit in consequence of the vexatious litigation order.
8
In subsection (7), “the court” means—
a
the court which is dealing with the proceedings,
b
in the case of proceedings in the sheriff court, the sheriff.