PART 6INCIDENTAL PROCEDURE: SPECIAL PROCEDURES
CHAPTER 25PROOF
Transcripts of evidenceI125.6
1
A transcript of the record of the evidence is to be made only where the Appeal Sheriff orders it to be made.
2
In the first instance, the solicitors for the parties are personally liable, in equal shares, for the cost of making the transcript.
3
The transcript provided for the use of the Court must be certified as a faithful record of the evidence by—
a
the shorthand writer who recorded the evidence; or
b
where the evidence was recorded by tape recording or other mechanical means, by the person who transcribed the record.
4
The Appeal Sheriff may alter the transcript where the Appeal Sheriff considers it necessary to do so, but only after hearing parties on the proposed alterations.
5
Where the Appeal Sheriff alters the transcript, the Appeal Sheriff must authenticate the alterations.
6
The transcript may only be borrowed from process on cause shown.
7
Where a transcript is required for the purpose of an appeal but the Appeal Sheriff has not directed that it be made—
a
the appellant may request a transcript from the shorthand writer or the person in whose possession the recording of the evidence is;
b
in the first instance, the solicitor for the appellant is liable for the cost of the transcript;
c
the appellant must lodge the transcript in process; and
d
any party may obtain a copy by paying the fee of the person who made the transcript.