Act of Sederunt (Sheriff Appeal Court Rules) 2015

Form of application for new trial

28.2.—(1) An application for a new trial is to be made in Form 28.2.

(2) Such an application must be made within 7 days after the date on which the jury have returned their verdict.

(3) The motion must specify the grounds on which the application is made.

(4) When an application for a new trial is lodged, the party lodging it must also lodge—

(a)a print containing—

(i)the pleadings in the sheriff court process;

(ii)the interlocutors in the sheriff court process;

(iii)the issues and counter-issues;

(b)the verdict of the jury;

(c)any exception and the determination on it of the sheriff presiding at the trial;

(d)a process made up in accordance with paragraph 4 of Schedule 1 (form of process).