SCJC Publications

Any publications relating to SCJC consultations can be found on the Consultation page.

General publications:

The New Civil Procedure Rules - Second Report (published 03 August 2022)
Views of the child - Guidance for completion of court forms
Sheriff Principal Taylor’s Review of Expenses and Funding of Civil Litigation in Scotland - summary (published 11 January 2019)
The New Civil Procedure Rules - First Report and Annex
Interim update on priorities (published 13 October 2016)
Final Report of the Rules Rewrite Working Group (published 24 April 2015)
Costs and Funding Committee Report on Implementation of Sheriff Principal Taylor's Review of Expenses and Funding of Civil Litigation in Scotland (published 01 April 2015)
Access to Justice Literature Review: ADR methods (published 19 December 2014)
Access to Justice Literature Review: Party Litigants (published 11 December 2014) 
Interim Report of the Rules Rewrite Working Group (published 28 March 2014)

Strategy:

Strategic Plan - 2026-2029 (published 20 July 2026)

Reform:

Taylor Review (published 2013)
Gill Review - chapters 1-9 (published 2009)
Gill Review - chapters 10-15 (published 2009)

SCJC research:

Research on the Incidence of Interveners (published 14 August 2025)
Research on the type of cases seeking a Protective Expenses Order (published 02 October 2024)
Research on the cost caps used in practice: within Protective Expenses Orders (published 02 September 2024)