PART 7

SPECIAL APPEAL PROCEEDINGS
CHAPTER 28

APPLICATION FOR NEW JURY TRIAL OR TO ENTER JURY VERDICT

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).
Rule 28.2 in force at 1.1.2016, see rule 1.1(2)