Court of Session Act 1868
1Short Title.
2Interpretation of Terms.
3Commencement of Act.
I.—JUDICIAL ARRANGEMENTS.
4Sittings of Court of Session regulated.
5Court may extend Sittings of Inner House in certain Cases.
6Blank Days of Lords Ordinary abolished.
7Court to meet at 10 a.m.
8Divisions may meet on Mondays during Session.
9Quorum of Teind Court which shall meet on alternate Mondays.
10Registration Appeals to be heard on Monday.
11Hearings before consulted Judges to be taken on Mondays.
12Case of Illness or Absence of Judges provided for.
II.—SUMMONS.
13Summonses may be signed by any Agent practising before the Court of Session.
14Induciae of Summonses and other Writs passing the Signet shortened
15As to proving lost Summonses or Pleading.
16Certified Copy may be used in place of Original in Service of Summonses and Writs.
17Lord Advocate's Concurrence not to be necessary in Actions of Reduction-Improbation and Ranking and Sale.
18Warrant of Inhibition may be inserted in Will of Summons. Publication of such Warrants and Letters of Inhibition.
19Summonses against certain Defenders, &c. may be served by Sheriff Officers.
20Amendment of Summonses and Pleadings in undefended Causes.
21Party appearing not to state Objections to Execution of Summonses, &c.
III.—CALLING AND DECREE IN ABSENCE.
22New Procedure in reference to calling of Summonses and Enrolment for Decree.
23Mode of obtaining Decrees in Absence.
24Certain Decrees in Absence to have Effect as Decrees in foro.
IV.—RECORD, MOTIONS, AND PROBATION.
25Revisal of Pleadings not to be allowed as Matter of course.
26Procedure after Pleadings completed, and Adjustment of Pleadings.
27Procedure after Record closed, and Adjustment of Issues.
28Review of certain Interlocutors of the Lord Ordinary.
29Amendment of Records in defended Actions.
30Pleadings in Actions of Multiplepoinding.
31Motions in the Outer House.
32Regulations as to Time of addressing the Court in Proofs under the Conjugal Rights and Evidence Acts.
33Time of Trial of Cases under the Conjugal Rights and Evidence Acts.
V.—JURY TRIAL.
34Exceptions taken at a Jury Trial may be insisted in, either by Motion for new Trial, or by Bill of Exceptions.
35Form of Bill of Exceptions; Evidence need not be set forth at Length in the Bill.
36Verdict may be taken subject to the Opinion of the Court on a Point reserved.
37Evidence may of Consent be taken in Shorthand.
38Special Case may be substituted for Special Verdict.
39Abandonment of Action in the course of a Trial.
40Pursuer recovering less than 5l. of Damages not to recover. Expenses if the Judge shall certify.
41Provision for Payment of deficient Stamp Duty pursuant to Judge's Certificate to be final.
42Clerk to remit the Duty, &c. to Commissioners of Inland Revenue.
43Certain Exemptions from serving as Jurors abolished.
44In Civil Causes Juries to consist of Eight Common and Four Special Jurors.
45Mode of returning Jurors.
46Provisions for Trial of Civil Causes by Jury at Circuit.
47Jurors to be cited by registered Post Letter.
48Verdicts may be returned by a Majority.
49Remuneration of Jurors.
50Inferior Court Agents to act at Jury Trials on Circuit.
VI.—INNER HOUSE PROCEDURE.
51Form of Reclaiming Notes, and Time of presenting.
52Effect of a Reclaiming Note against a Final Judgment.
53Definition of Final Judgment in the Outer House.
54No Appeal allowed against Interlocutory Judgment without Leave; Effect of such Appeal.
55Disposal of such Reclaiming Notes.
56After Reclaiming Note against a Final Judgment, Cause not to be remitted to Outer House.
57Inner House may order Repayment of Money, &c.
58Hearing of Motion for new Trials, &c.
59Provision for Rehearing before Five Judges in case of equal Division of Opinion
60Cases of Difficulty and Importance may be referred to Seven Judges in place of to the whole Court.
61New Trial not to be granted if Court equally divided.
62Amendment of 29 & 30 Vict. c.112 s. 3.
63Special Cases on Questions of Law.
VII.—APPEALS FROM INFERIOR COURTS.
64Process of Advocation abolished.
65Appeals substituted for Advocation.
66Form of Note of Appeal.
67Not competent to appeal after Six Months from Date of Final Judgment.
68Time at which Interlocutors of Inferior Courts may be extracted.
69Effect of Appeals under this Act.
70Notice of Appeal.
71Form of bringing Appeals into Court of Session.
72Proof and Judgment upon Appeals.
73Appeal under s.40 of 6 G.4 c.120.
74Procedure in place of Advocations ob contingentiam.
75Exclusion of Review in such Cases.
76Appeals substituted for Advocations under special Enactments.
77Provisions for completing Record in Processes removed to the Court of Session by Appeal.
78Exclusion of Review by Advocation under special Enactments to imply Exclusion of Review by Appeal.
79Regulation of Interim Possession pending Appeal to the Court of Session.
80How far Provisions of Part VII to apply to depending Actions.
VIII.—ACCOUNTINGS, SUSPENSIONS, AND SUMMARY PETITIONS.
81Accountant may be required to attend Debate, and assist in settling the Terms of the Remit.
82Accountant to have Power to compel Production of Documents, and Attendance of Parties and Witnesses.
83In case of Default Accountant to proceed ex parte.
84Accountant may apply to Court for special Direction.
85Parties may appeal from Accountant, or move the Court for special Direction.
86Accountant to report Results in the Form of a Certificate of his Opinion.
87Court empowered to take the Assistance of the Accountant in applying their Judgment so as to bring out Results.
88Procedure when Remit to Accountant made by the Lord Ordinary.
89Lord Ordinary on Bills, &c. may grant Warrant ad factum praestandum.
90As soon as Note passed in Bill Chamber, Cause to be come Court of Session Process.
91Questions of Possession or specific Performance may be presented in the Form of a summary Petition.
92Appointment of Judicial Reporters on summary Petitions.
IX.—MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS.
93Procedure in Time of Vacation.
94Lord Ordinary may sign Interlocutors in Vacation.
95New Procedure in place of Actions of Wakening.
96New Procedure in place of Actions of Transference.
97New Procedure in place of combined Actions of Wakening and Transference.
98Transference of Actions depending in the Inner House.
99Not competent to object to Productions after Record closed.
100Amendment of Conjugal Rights Act.
101Cognition of the Insane regulated.
102Bonds of Caution for Judicial Factor for Lunatics to be approved of by Principal Clerks of Session only.
103Regulation as to Declinature of Jurisdiction.
104Annual Returns to be made to Parliament.
105Salaries of certain Officers to be regulated.
106Court to make Acts of Sederunt.
107Repeal of Acts, &c.

Court of Session Act 1868

1868 Chapter 100

An Act to amend the Procedure in the Court of Session and the Judicial Arrangements in the Superior Courts of Scotland, and to make certain Changes in the other Courts thereof.

WHEREAS it is expedient to amend the Laws relating to the Procedure of the Court of Session in Scotland, and the Judicial Arrangements of the said Court, and Court of Commissioners for Teinds :

Be it enacted by the Queen's most Excellent Majesty, by and with the Advice and Consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the Authority of the same, as follows :