Act of Sederunt (Rules of the Court of Session Amendment No. 4) (Miscellaneous) 2010

UK Supreme Court

4.—(1) The Rules are amended in accordance with the following subparagraphs.

(2) In rule 16.3 (service by messengers-at-arms), for paragraph (6) substitute—

“(6) In the application of this rule to service in England and Wales, reference to a messengers-at-arms shall be construed as a reference to a person entitled to serve Senior Courts writs; and in the application of this rule to service in Northern Ireland, reference to a messenger-at-arms shall be construed as a reference to a person entitled to serve Court of Judicature writs.”.

(3) In rule 53.2 (action of reduction: intimation to clerk of inferior court or tribunal)—

(a) in paragraph (5)—

(i) for “House of Lords” (in the first place) substitute “Supreme Court”;

(ii) for “the petition of appeal to the House of Lords has been lodged” substitute “the notice of appeal to the Supreme Court has been filed”;

(b) in paragraph (6), for “House of Lords” substitute “Supreme Court”.

(4) For Chapter 56 (Judgments of the House of Lords) substitute—

“CHAPTER 56A JUDGMENTS OF THE SUPREME COURT

Applications to apply judgments of the Supreme Court

56A.1.— (1) An application to apply a judgment of the Supreme Court in a cause shall be made by motion in the Single Bills.

(2) On enrolling a motion under paragraph (1), a party shall lodge four copies of the Supreme Court judgment in process.”.