Scottish Statutory Instruments

2021 No. 226

Court Of Session

Sheriff Appeal Court

Sheriff Court

Act of Sederunt (Rules of the Court of Session 1994, Sheriff Appeal Court Rules and Sheriff Court Rules Amendment) (Qualified One-Way Costs Shifting) 2021

Made

28th May 2021

Laid before the Scottish Parliament

1st June 2021

Coming into force

30th June 2021

In accordance with section 4 of the Scottish Civil Justice Council and Criminal Legal Assistance Act 2013(1), the Court of Session has approved draft rules submitted to it by the Scottish Civil Justice Council.

The Court of Session therefore makes this Act of Sederunt under the powers conferred by sections 103(1) and 104(1) of the Courts Reform (Scotland) Act 2014(2), section 8(6) of the Civil Litigation (Expenses and Group Proceedings) (Scotland) Act 2018(3) and all other powers enabling it to do so.

(1)

2013 asp 3. Section 4 was amended by the Courts Reform (Scotland) Act 2014 (asp 18), schedule 5, paragraph 31(3) and by the Inquiries into Fatal Accidents and Sudden Deaths etc. (Scotland) Act 2016 (asp 2), schedule 1, paragraph 1(4).