http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2001/8/schedule/madeAct of Sederunt (Ordinary Cause Rules) Amendment (Commercial Actions) 2001Service Level AgreementsKing's Printer for Scotland2016-08-25SHERIFF COURT This Act of Sederunt inserts a new Chapter (Chapter 40) into the Ordinary Cause Rules 1993 (S.I. 1993/1956) (“the Rules”) to make provision for a new category of actions (commercial actions) (paragraph 2(5)). The rules comprising the new Chapter 40 provide as follows:–rule 40.1 defines a commercial action;rule 40.2 provides for who may hear a commercial action;rules 40.3-40.6 and 40.13-40.17 provide for various matters of procedure in commercial actions;rules 40.7-40.9 provide for certain aspects of pleading in commercial actions;rule 40.10 and 40.12 provide for a Case Management Conference, which will be held in place of an Options Hearing in commercial actions; andrule 40.11 specifies the period of notice for applications for summary decree in commercial actions as 48 hours. SCHEDULE Paragraph 2(6), Rule 3.1(1)(b) and 40.4
FORM G1A Form of initial writ in a commercial action