Act of Sederunt (Rules of the Court of Session 1994 Amendment) (Protective Expenses Orders) 2018 comes into force on 10 December 2018.

This Act of Sederunt amends Rule 37.2 of the Rules of the Court of Session 1994 to alter the time limits applicable for parties requesting the issue of the jury precept in civil jury trials in the Court of Session. It will come into force on 21 September 2018.

This Act of Sederunt amends the Act of Sederunt (Simple Procedure) 2016 to provide for a Time to Pay Application as a form of response, to set out a new procedure to recall a decision and to make other minor amendments. It will come into force on 30 July 2018.

This Act of Sederunt amends the fees of solicitors that are prescribed in the tables of solicitors’ fees. The amended fees have effect in respect of work carried out on or after 24th September 2018.

Act of Sederunt (Fees of Messengers-at-Arms, Sheriff Officers and Shorthand Writers) (Amendment) 2018 amends the fees chargeable by 2.6%. It comes into force on 4 June 2018.

The Act of Sederunt (Summary Applications, Statutory Applications and Appeals etc. Rules Amendment) (Drug Dealing)Telecommunications Restriction Orders) 2017 makes provision for applications for drug dealing telecommunications restriction orders and for the variation, extension or discharge of such orders. It comes into force on 19 January 2018.

The Act of Sederunt (Summary Applications, Statutory Applications and Appeals etc. Rules Amendment) (Transfer from Lands Tribunal for Scotland) 2017 makes provision for cases transferred from the Lands Tribunal for Scotland to the sheriff court under the Electronic Communications Code (Jurisdiction) Regulations 2017. It comes into force on 19 January 2018.

This Act of Sederunt (Rules of the Court of Session 1994 Amendment) (Sittings of the Court) 2017 sets out when the Court of Session sits and comes into force on 1 January 2018.

This Act of Sederunt amends the Act of Sederunt (Summary Applications, Statutory Applications and Appeals etc. Rules) 1999. It makes provision for applications connected to illegal working compliance orders under the Immigration Act 2016 (c.19) to be made by minute in the process of the original order, and comes into force on 1 December 2017.

The Act of Sederunt (Civil Legal Aid Rules Amendment) 2017 amends the Act of Sederunt (Civil Legal Aid Rules) 1987 in relation to applications under section 19(1) of the Legal Aid (Scotland) Act 1986. It comes into force on 13 November 2017.