2018 No. 266

Court Of Session

Act of Sederunt (Rules of the Court of Session 1994 Amendment) (Jury Trials) 2018

Made

Laid before the Scottish Parliament

Coming into force

In accordance with section 4 of the Scottish Civil Justice Council and Criminal Legal Assistance Act 20131, the Court of Session has approved draft rules submitted to it by the Scottish Civil Justice Council.

The Court of Session therefore makes this Act of Sederunt under the powers conferred by section 103(1) of the Courts Reform (Scotland) Act 20142 and all other powers enabling it to do so.

Citation and commencement, etc.1

1

This Act of Sederunt may be cited as the Act of Sederunt (Rules of the Court of Session 1994 Amendment) (Jury Trials) 2018.

2

It comes into force on 21st September 2018.

3

A certified copy is to be inserted in the Books of Sederunt.

Amendment of the Rules of the Court of Session 19942

1

The Rules of the Court of Session 19943 are amended in accordance with this paragraph.

2

In rule 37.2 (citation of jurors)4—

a

in paragraph (1), for “28 days” substitute “70 days”;

b

in paragraph (2), for “21 days” substitute “63 days”.

Saving3

The amendments made by paragraph 2 do not apply to jury trials where the interlocutor allowing issues in the action is dated before 21st September 2018.

CJM SUTHERLANDLord PresidentI.P.D.Edinburgh
EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Act of Sederunt)

This Act of Sederunt amends rule 37.2 (citation of jurors) of the Rules of the Court of Session 1994.

Paragraph 2 amends the time limit by which the pursuer must request the issue of a jury precept from 28 days to 70 days before the diet for jury trial, and amends the time limit by which any other party may request the issue of a jury precept (where the pursuer has failed to do so) from 21 days to 63 days.

Paragraph 3 provides that the amendments made by paragraph 2 do not apply to jury trials where the interlocutor allowing issues in an action is dated before this instrument comes into force.