Skip to content
Law Society of Scotland
Search
Find a Solicitor
Contact us
About us
Sign in
Search
Find a Solicitor
Contact us
About us
Sign in
  • For members

    • For members

    • CPD & Training

    • Membership and fees

    • Rules and guidance

    • Regulation and compliance

    • Journal

    • Business support

    • Career growth

    • Member benefits

    • Professional support

    • Lawscot Wellbeing

    • Lawscot Sustainability

  • News and events

    • News and events

    • Law Society news

    • Blogs & opinions

    • CPD & Training

    • Events

  • Qualifying and education

    • Qualifying and education

    • Qualifying as a Scottish solicitor

    • Career support and advice

    • Our work with schools

    • Lawscot Foundation

    • Funding your education

    • Social mobility

  • Research and policy

    • Research and policy

    • Research

    • Influencing the law and policy

    • Equality and diversity

    • Our international work

    • Legal Services Review

    • Meet the Policy team

  • For the public

    • For the public

    • What solicitors can do for you

    • Making a complaint

    • Client protection

    • Find a Solicitor

    • Frequently asked questions

    • Your Scottish solicitor

  • About us

    • About us

    • Contact us

    • Who we are

    • Our strategy, reports and plans

    • Help and advice

    • Our standards

    • Work with us

    • Our logo and branding

    • Equality and diversity

  1. Home
  2. News and events
  3. Legal news

Legal news

You are currently filtering for: civil-court-work
Clear filter

Sheriff Appeal Court civil rules restated for 2022

14th December 2021 | civil litigation | Civil court work
Amendments designed to achieve more rapid and flexible progress

Success fee excluded from agent and client award

6th December 2021 | civil litigation | Civil court work
Inner House rules fee not part of expenses of process

Court of Session live streams first appeal hearing

17th November 2021 | civil litigation | Civil court work
Case "of international significance" to be available online today

Scale back proposed remote hearings rules: Faculty

8th November 2021 | civil litigation | Civil court work
In-person should be default for contentious matters: response

QE Hospital claim competent despite adjudication clause

8th November 2021 | civil litigation , dispute resolution | Construction , Adjudication , Civil court work
£72.8m claim sisted as dispute within adjudication provision

Inner House to resume in-person hearings

29th October 2021 | civil litigation | Civil court work
Court of Session to hear appeals in court from 15 November

Tribunal claimant must seek interim diligence in court

13th October 2021 | civil litigation , employment , europe | Employment law , EU / international , Civil court work
Supreme Court: lack of employment tribunal power not a breach of EU law

Social Security Scotland debt cases could move to FTT

11th October 2021 | civil litigation , welfare/benefits | Social welfare health benefits , Money and debt , Civil court work
Ministers consult on transferring jurisdiction from sheriff court

Carloway calls for constructive approach to courts future

28th September 2021 | civil litigation , criminal law | Criminal court work , Civil court work
Address for new legal year seeks to dispel myths over SCTS plans

Land Court and Lands Tribunal to merge

8th September 2021 | agriculture-crofting , civil litigation , property (non-commercial) | Agriculture and estates , Civil court work
Expanded Land Court expected to offer more streamlined service

Draft rules direct remote civil court hearings for most

7th September 2021 | civil litigation | Civil court work
SCJC consults on default position after the COVID emergency measures

Civil Online for simple procedure stays until March

2nd September 2021 | civil litigation | Civil court work
Court passes six month extension to compulsory online claims

Courts revise COVID practice as restrictions ease

9th August 2021 | civil litigation , criminal law | Criminal court work , Civil court work
Masks and restricted access to continue for time being

Questions over court plans for beyond level 0

14th July 2021 | civil litigation , criminal law | Criminal court work , Civil court work
SCTS plans relaxations from 9 August; Society seeks focus on complex cases

Future of Civil Courts conference papers published

22nd June 2021 | civil litigation | Civil court work
Report and contributed papers available online

Faculty opposes "chilling" ideas to curb judicial review

24th May 2021 | civil litigation , government-administration | Civil court work , Parliamentary
Government's response to review could undermine rule of law

Civil Online document upload available from Monday

13th May 2021 | civil litigation , information technology | Civil court work
Service available across all sheriff courts for most types of case

Conference tackles digital future of the courts

11th May 2021 | civil litigation , information technology | Civil court work
Full day event considers how to use remote capability after COVID

Crucial hearings should still be in-person: UK bars

4th May 2021 | civil litigation , criminal law | Criminal court work , Civil court work
Joint statement claims remote court hearings impede effective advocacy

Volkswagen emissions group action allowed to proceed

20th April 2021 | civil litigation , reparation | Civil court work
Judge grants permission for 5,000 owners to claim under new procedure

Commission said to be against UK Lugano membership

13th April 2021 | civil litigation , europe | EU / international , Civil court work
Refusal would be setback for ability to enforce judgments

Rape complainer denied late challenge to no-jury refusal

10th March 2021 | civil litigation , government-administration | Civil court work
Judge rejects plea for equitable extension of time for judicial review

Survey opens on keeping Civil Online mandatory

24th February 2021 | civil litigation | Civil court work
Civil Justice Council reviewing whether to keep rule beyond September

Court conference will review post-COVID civil business

24th February 2021 | civil litigation | Civil court work
Lord President requests event to provide forum for discussion
  • «
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3 (current)
  • 4
  • »

Additional

  • News and events

In this section

  • Legal news
  • Law Society news
  • CPD & Training
  • Blogs & opinions
  • Events
  • 75th Anniversary

Categories

  • civil litigation
  • criminal law
  • employment
  • obituary
  • careers
  • practice management
  • law society of scotland
  • government-administration
  • welfare/benefits
  • family-child law
  • reparation
  • professional regulation
  • property (non-commercial)
  • insolvency
  • consumer
  • human rights
  • mental health-adult incapacity
  • planning/environment
  • europe
  • information technology
  • immigration
  • education-training
  • executries
  • corporate
  • commercial property
  • agriculture-crofting
  • dispute resolution
  • risk management
  • intellectual property
  • client relations
  • tax
  • licensing
  • banking-financial services
  • trusts-asset management
  • reviews
  • opinion
  • For the public
  • Research and policy
  • Regulation
  • Journal online news
  • interview

News Archive

  • 2023
  • 2022
  • 2021
  • 2020
  • 2019
  • 2018
  • 2017
  • 2016
  • 2015
  • 2014
  • 2013
Law Society of Scotland
Atria One, 144 Morrison Street
Edinburgh
EH3 8EX
If you’re looking for a solicitor, visit FindaSolicitor.scot
T: +44(0) 131 226 7411
E: lawscot@lawscot.org.uk
About us
  • Contact us
  • Who we are
  • Strategy reports plans
  • Help and advice
  • Our standards
  • Work with us
Useful links
  • Find a Solicitor
  • Sign in
  • CPD & Training
  • Rules and guidance
  • Website terms and conditions
Law Society of Scotland | © 2025
Made by Gecko Agency Limited